rotring craze

[penviolino]

Ok. I know that this is called the Fountain Pen Network, but fountain pens aren' the only good pens in the world. Sure, they're flashy, they have class, but has anyone ever considered that there may be other pens out there lurking and finding a home? Well, I have taken a considerable liking towards ball point pens, if that's alright, and they seem to be fine. Despite my lovely Cross fountain pen, I still like my ballpoints. And, why do you think that companies like Montblanc and Pelikan also make ballpoint pens? That is why I believe that every pen is significant, not just the fancy ones. Plus, I also wanted to boast about the new Rotring ballpoint pen that I have recieved. Now Rotring, that is a great German company. They make pencils, and all sorts of pens. I especially like the grip of it and the weight. here is a picture:

http://http//www.euroffice.co.uk/euro_img/full/510239.jpg

 

 

-Mine is exactly like this

 

Rotring also makes fountain pens!

[Ray]

I think most of us here prefer the writing experience from a fountain pen. Montblanc, Pelikan and all the others make ballpoint pens because there is a demand for them. But all ballpoints use a disposable refill, and that's what actually does the writing. Spend more money on a ballpoint pen and you get exactly the same writing feel becasue the refill is the same. Spend more on a fountain pen and you will usually get a better writing experience, because the nib will generally be better made the more you pay.

 

Ray

[meanwhile]

I never use old-style ballpoints, except for pens with Fisher spacepen refills which I sometimes carry for their ability to make notes on almost anything. Until switching recently to fountain pens I was a gel pen addict - almost always Pilot C-TEC-4's - much finer and smoother than an ordinary ballpoint, and spectacularly intense colours. They're almost pressure free, so they make excellent underlining and annotating pens for books.

[KCat]

Gels are great. I like my Fisher that hubby bought me. Ballpoints definitely work better for some things (like my crummy "duplicate" checks).

 

And fancy? Who said an FP has to be fancy?

 

And I still love mechanical pencils.

 

I haven't been able to get into FPs as highlighters - still finding pencil highlighters to be my favorites.

[ConnallMac]

Gels are great.  I like my Fisher that hubby bought me.  Ballpoints definitely work better for some things (like my crummy "duplicate" checks).

Have you tried using a Lamy Safari for this? I have found that the hard stainless steel nib is great for carbonless forms! I am using it at work all the time now!

 

 

J. Haney

Edited June 16, 2006 by ConnallMac

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

Hmm, you need a visit to the student pen world--no-frills fountain pens that are made to write! Fountain pens are generally cheaper for us who write a lot. I used to use up Bic stics weekly--until I discovered fountain pens.

 

Dillon

[Bill]

Penviolino,

 

In a way it was a ballpoint that got me "back into" fountain pens (and lead me to this and other FP forums). I was visiting my youngest son when he spotted a Waterman Carene BP in my pocket. He was hoping it was a fountain pen but, undaunted, proceeded to introduce me to his new passion of finding, using, and repairing vintage user pens and even mixing inks for unique colors. When I got back home I dug through drawers and such to find neglected FP's, BP's, rollerballs, and more. I even found my original Parker 75 sterling silver grid pattern FP/BP set. I then hit a couple of pen stores for cool inks (and, er, a pen or two, also).

 

As soon as I saw the glistening line and felt the sweet, effortless sensation of a glass-smooth nib on paper, I was totally smitten. In effect, I said, "Wow, where has this been all my life." No ballpoint has ever done that for me. I completely stopped carrying them, even my expensive ones. Now when I look at an attractive series of pens, I skip right past the ballpoints thinking, "What a perfectly good waste of a beautiful pen."

 

When my mother's doctor pulled a Mont Blanc from his pocket recently, my senses sharpened and I prepared for some nib voyerism. What a letdown when I realized it was a BP! He might as well have been carrying a BIC. It made no sense to me. I felt confused. I felt betrayed.

 

AFAIK, I've never had an addictive personality...that is, apparently, until now!

 

Bill

[KCat]

Gels are great.  I like my Fisher that hubby bought me.  Ballpoints definitely work better for some things (like my crummy "duplicate" checks).

Have you tried using a Lamy Safari for this? I have found that the hard stainless steel nib is great for carbonless forms! I am using it at work all the time now!

 

 

J. Haney

i've tried several serious nibs - it's not the pens' faults. My Core - probably the strongest nib I've ever seen - can't even make an impression. My ballpoints barely do. I have to really push down hard with *those* to get the duplicates to show up. Very annoying - and money I won't ever spend again. Unfortunately, I bought two boxes about a year before we decided we were going to move - so I have a lot of 'em left. They're just POS checks.

 

which leads me to a question I'll pose in Chatter re: duplicate checks