How Many Inked?

[kharrisma]

Hi All,

 

How many Esties do you have inked up at any one time? All six of mine are inked in matching colors at the moment, as well as seven others of various non-Esterbook persuasions. It's a labor of love to have to write something with each of 'em daily to keep 'em primed and ready to go. My moods change so frequently, I feel the need to have a lot of different inks on hand and ready to go.

 

My collection is small enough that each bottle if ink I have has a pen dedicated to it, but that state of affairs probably won't last too much longer at the rate I'm adding to the collection. Such a problem to have

Edited September 13, 2014 by kharrisma

[pajaro]

Two, a red Phaeton fine and a blue Safari pump filler with a 9312 italic.

[ac12]

2 also; both LJs.

#1 with Cross/Pelikan black, #2 with Cross/Pelikan blue

I have other pens for my other inks.

But I still try to limit the number of pens that are inked, as I have had pens dry out on me too much.

So for my lesser used inks, I pull out my dip pen to use them.

[northlodge]

Only 1,

 

but I only ever have a maximum of three on rotation at a time.

 

(always a Parker 51, currently sitting with a Wyvern 101 in black leather, and a Copper J with a 2314 M nib)

[TXKat]

I don't have any.....

[drumley]

I typically have a minimum of 2 inked with a maximum of 5 at any one time. I typically a match the color to the barrel. I always have a red and green inked as I use them for checklists at work.

[injesticate]

I have all four of my Esties inked, plus three others. Two of the seven are black, but all the Esties are black. I just won two more on the 'bay, so that may change.

[DrCodfish]

Only 1,

 

but I only ever have a maximum of three on rotation at a time.

 

(always a Parker 51, currently sitting with a Wyvern 101 in black leather, and a Copper J with a 2314 M nib)

One Esterbrook at a time for me, but Northlodge's note gives me an idea, perhaps I need to have fewer pens in rotation (currently from 7 to 12 (thereabouits) and actualy 'rotate' the rotation more frequently.

[pajaro]

One black J with a 9556 and a copper J with a stub. Cleaning the rest up for static display.

 

Rarely use anything except extra fine any more. A P51 vac demi does most of that for my medications log.

[gweimer1]

Right now, it's three. My two regulars - Estie Trans J Elect-a-Point 120, and the Dollar Pen 9461

 

The other is an Estie SJ 9668 that I'm getting ready to sell. By next week, I should have a couple more inked and ready.

[amberleadavis]

So, as of this post - 22 Esties are inked ... not counting mine. I washed out Esties today, but last week, I had more than 6 inked.

[Lou Erickson]

None of my Esties are inked today; I keep two pens inked, and today they're a Waterman and a Pelikan. Estie will hit the rotation again.

[ac12]

I have 5 more Esterbrooks inked right now, but those are inked only to test the pen and nibs to make sure everything works as it should.

These 5 are gift pens, so don't really count as ones own pens.

[Veltri]

I have 4 Js inked.

Two in use at work (A blue quasi-icicle with Waterman Mysterious Blue/Montblanc Mystery Black ink 10:1 ratio, and a grey with Aurora Black)

Two at home are a blue and a green both with Montblanc Mystery Black.

[injesticate]

I have all four of my Esties inked, plus three others. Two of the seven are black, but all the Esties are black. I just won two more on the 'bay, so that may change.

 

I must have been drinking when I typed that...

At present, 3 Esties inked: Midway Blue, Dragon's Napalm, some odd blue, one that will shortly be inked in black.

[cellardoor04]

I have 3 out of 8 inked, one of which is my current daily writer, an M2 with 9788 nib