What NON-fountain pen writing instrument do you LOVE?

[davisgt]

I love to write with my fountain pens, and I'm finding that I'm drawn to write with them more and more frequently. I have been wondering, though, if that means I'll be turning my back on my treasured friends with which I've been writing for many years. For instance, I have a Must de Cartier Silver Ball Point Pen that a very close friend gave me almost twenty years ago. I treasure this pen and sometimes use it just for the sentimental value - that, and it has a great feel to it. Nothing like a fountain pen, but perfect for a ballpoint.

 

So I was wondering - what non-fountain pen writing instrument do you still love to use or treasure?

 

Looking forward to your responses.

 

Todd

[FrankB]

My alternate to FP's has been pencils for many years. Although I still use wood case pencils, I have a collection of vintage mechanical pencils. Most of them have larger 0.9mm to 1.1mm leads that I really enjoy. Among my favorites are Duofold Senior MP's from the 1920's.

Edited July 10, 2008 by FrankB

[jbn10161]

If I cannot use a FP, I most enjoy using felt tip pens. (But I should add that the reality is that, when I cannot use a FP, I probably use a roller ball (Uni-ball Vision Elite) even more than felt tips.)

[le chat serein]

I'm all about pencils when I can't get my hands on an FP. Mechanical, wooden, it doesn't matter. The slipperiness of graphite is always very satisfying.

[handlebar]

My Omas Arco rollerball and Milord rollerball.

 

Jim

[xmattxyzx]

Rotring Initial RB, Rotring 600 RB, Lamy Pico

[Ghost Plane]

Sidewalk chalk, to indulge my OTHER creative side.

[O'Hare]

pencils

[AfterMyNap]

Sidewalk chalk, to indulge my OTHER creative side.

 

LMAO!!!!! :roflmho: :roflmho: :roflmho:

 

 

It's a tie between a Carene RB and a Retro 51 nickel RB with a MonteVerde fill. Both are nirvana in the non-FP league.

[sbullock]

burnt stick.

[chancew1]

I try very hard to always use my fountain pens but still find a Fisher Bullet Space Pen useful from time to time. It is simply so portable and reliable.

[cmeisenzahl]

My Lamy Dialog 2.

http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/2006/1...alog-2-pen.html

[wvbeetlebug]

Fisher Bullet Space Pen

 

Same here. My other favorite ballpoint pen is the Pilot Easytouch. Very smooth.

[Robert Hughes]

Sharpie. It will write on surfaces most other implements slide right off, like mix console tape.

[Kelly G]

Sharpie. It will write on surfaces most other implements slide right off, like mix console tape.

 

I agree 100%. They are handy and waterproof. Great for address labels and marking the small squares of wet sandpaper with the grit size that I use to smooth pen parts.

[KCat]

MPs - pretty much any comfy MP with 2B lead makes me happy. That includes Pelikan, Lamy, and even a couple of cheapie buy-'em by-the-half-dozen models.

 

Second - A Cross BP that isn't too thin and

 

Third - my Fisher commemorative Space pen (rubberized, triangular shape, not the bullet)

[PigsEye]

The only pen I used to write with was the Uniball deluxe micro. I had my workplace order them for me. When they were no longer available, it took me a while, but I settled on the Pilot G2 05.

[mayeeta]

I still regularly use wood-cased pencils and mechanical pencil. Sometimes use highlighters, chalks, felt pen, pastels, and a cheap roller ball(for carbon paper).

[manolo]

Lamy 2000 bp.

 

Bic 4 colous bp (childish, I know, but...it has something special, maybe that, and barrel diameter is perfect)

 

Edding 1200 (a bit too thick for most things, but I love the sound of the tip on the paper)

[tar heel]

my favorite non-fp is probably a pilot g2 with a .38 refill from Japan. what I use the most, though, is probably a black or red dry erase marker (I'm a teacher).