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Fountain Pens
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Fountain Pens
Does anybody here use fountain pens? I own some and I LOVE them. That said, I can't really afford (nor do I want) to buy really expensive ones, so I rely mostly on entry-level ones (like the impeccable and cheap Lamy Safari).

I can post pics and write some reviews if you're interested. Of course, feel free to share your own experiences with FPs!
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#2
RE: Fountain Pens
Pens?

In an age of keyboards?
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#3
RE: Fountain Pens
(September 17, 2014 at 1:43 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Pens?

In an age of keyboards?

I find them useful when I have to reorganize my uni notes and when I write for my pleasure in general. If I were typing the same things on the computer I would simply not have that amount of concentration...
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.

Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.

Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.

Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.

Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
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#4
RE: Fountain Pens
I love pens! You know you can't talk decent pens without talking decent paper (and ink), otherwise you're spreading caviar on a Mc"Rib" Sandwich, amiright?

Cartiere Magnani, expensive, but very nice.
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#5
RE: Fountain Pens
Yup, I use a fountain pen. I think I have seven of them, four Parker and three Waterman.

The difference between a 'good' fountain pen and an entry-level is pretty much the quality and material of the nib.

Steel nibs are 'scratchy' as they are not very flexible.

A gold nib writes smoothly. There are other exotic nibs like platinum and rhodium, but I have no experience with those.

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#6
RE: Fountain Pens
The steel nibs just require a lighter touch, less flex. I've seen some pens that claim to have overcome this with the design of the nib..and there's no reason to doubt that it would be possible to do so....even if the manufacturer in question is bullshitting us about -their- nib. That's my big gripe with gold nibs, btw. Steel or gold, if the nib design is shit you're going to have to apply finesse and you may as well have bought an earring or something, you know (if you wanted the shiniez)?

IMO, a gold nib only had an edge before stainless became available. More form than function.
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#7
RE: Fountain Pens
I tried getting into fountain pens for inking some of my comic panels, but I found I had more freedom with line quality with a fine brush and some India ink on Bristol board. But that a different matter. Still have all my pens and nibs though, just in case. Big Grin
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RE: Fountain Pens
(September 17, 2014 at 2:30 pm)Rhythm Wrote: The steel nibs just require a lighter touch, less flex. I've seen some pens that claim to have overcome this with the design of the nib..and there's no reason to doubt that it would be possible to do so....even if the manufacturer in question is bullshitting us about -their- nib. That's my big gripe with gold nibs, btw. Steel or gold, if the nib design is shit you're going to have to apply finesse and you may as well have bought an earring or something, you know (if you wanted the shiniez)?

IMO, a gold nib only had an edge before stainless became available. More form than function.

Maybe so, but I did say "the quality and material of the nib."

I have experience with steel nibs on 'good' pens and they weren't as nice as the gold ones.
But that may be more attributable to design or manufacture. My sample size is not very large.
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#9
RE: Fountain Pens
I like mechanical pencils, or pens and ink... where you dip it into the calliography ink. That is fun.
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#10
RE: Fountain Pens
I have Pelikan, Viconti, and Mont Blanc. My every day users are Namiki Falcon and a Kaweco Sports Classic.

Good entry pen is the Classic. I want to get a couple of Omas. I also want to modify my nib on the Namiki. http://www.nibs.com/
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