Can You Use A Desk Pen Holder With A Normal Fountain Pen?

[mhtawfiq]

While at my desk working i write quick to-do lists and notes to keep track of things. usually no more than 1-2 lines at a time every 10-20 minutes.

 

I don't fully put the cap back on, but i probably end up placing the pen inside the cap and taking it out to prevent it from drying 10's of times by the end of the day.

 

I was thinking if i get a desk pen holder base, can i use it to keep the pen from drying during the day, or will the fit/diameter of the holder with different fountain pens not be tight enough to prevent drying?

 

I don't want a full desk pen set since i take a different pen to work everyday.

 

Something similar to this:

 

http://i.imgur.com/TAemIvt.jpg

[AustinMalone1999]

Not a great idea. Without an inner cap the seal will be terrible and won't offer very much more protection from the elements than when left open. You sound like you need a few Pilot Vanishing Points with some customized nibs.

[Keyless Works]

I use my Nakaya desk pen stand for my Aurora Optima, Pilot 845, Montblanc 146...and others...doesn't fit my 149 though.

[ac12]

There is no universal desk pen base that will fit all the different pens that you may have. There is too many variations in the size and shape of the section.

There are problems If the holder does not fit properly.

#1 is evaporation from the loose fitting or lack of seal of the pen in the holder

#2 If the pen is smaller in diameter than the holder, when you put the pen into the holder, the pen could land right on the tip Not good because some/many holders have a screw at the bottom of the holder.

 

Why not a full desk set (pen + base).

You can always carry your other pens, but your quick to access pen will be in the holder.

[Quantumchaos]

I have been wondering the same thing and always wanted a vintage desk pent set that could be fitted into use with modern fountain pens somehow.

 

Hmmmmm

[Sasha Royale]

My opinion ? If the hole fits, stick it in there ! No promises concerning prevention of the nib drying, however. Know which "hole" fits best ? The pen cap. How about standing the pen cap in a "dollar store" shot glass, and resting your pen in the cap. Consider wrapping the cap in a piece of cloth, and burying it halfway in a juice glass, filled with "pie crust weights".

 

I have never done this myself. The "soft capping" , you described, has always been sufficient for me.

[Frank Savage]

If the diameter is OK, with P51/Hero100/616 style of pens, it works great. I use it this way daily.

[Lam1]

I use a Esterbrook base for a waterman 52 which doesn't have a cap and it works great, with perfect fit. The same base is used for a Parker Vacumatic for which I don't have the base, the fit is not so perfect, but still the pen never dried on me.

[dcwaites]

If the cap pen fits...

 

If it is only for use during a working day, and you cap the pen normally when you finish, there shouldn't be any problem.

[ac12]

As I mentioned, just make sure that the tip of the nib is not landing on a screw at the bottom of the holder, as that could/will damage the nib.

[Anne-Sophie]

 

What is the variation of diameter of your pens?

 

Are we talking Parker 51 or Montblanc?

[JordanN]

I've been thinking today about making a desk holder for normal fountain pens to use at work.

 

I could run a strap through the pocket clip of a normal cap to keep it in place against the branch holding it, though I at first considered removing the final to screw the cap in place. I'd have to weigh the stand down to keep it from moving when I pulled the pen out. The main dowel that the pens would attach to would be rotatable between 45 and 90 degrees.

 

Maybe I'd supply a ink well/paper weight slot in the base on either side of the pens. The base would also have a name plate, and maybe a couple of flag slots. I might also supply slots for challenge coins.

 

I might use cheap Chinese pens such as Hero 616 with it, or perhaps ideally two Lamy 2000s, one fine and the other bold.

 

I'm not skilled at woodworking, but this could be an interesting project to learn with.

[ac12]

JordanN

Desk pens holders don't snap tight on the pen, gravity holds the pen in the holder, against a slight taper or step.

Caps that snap on, will be difficult to easily pull the pen out. Some pens could probably be put into the cap, but not snap it home, and that should work OK.

 

Most of the bases that I have, have a stone (marble or similar) or glass base, probably for weight but also for looks.

[Tasmith]

I've been thinking today about making a desk holder for normal fountain pens to use at work.

 

I could run a strap through the pocket clip of a normal cap to keep it in place against the branch holding it, though I at first considered removing the final to screw the cap in place. I'd have to weigh the stand down to keep it from moving when I pulled the pen out. The main dowel that the pens would attach to would be rotatable between 45 and 90 degrees.

 

Maybe I'd supply a ink well/paper weight slot in the base on either side of the pens. The base would also have a name plate, and maybe a couple of flag slots. I might also supply slots for challenge coins.

 

I might use cheap Chinese pens such as Hero 616 with it, or perhaps ideally two Lamy 2000s, one fine and the other bold.

 

I'm not skilled at woodworking, but this could be an interesting project to learn with.

 

Does MWR at Ft. Meade have a wood working shop?