Hello all,

I know many consider the Rotring Core a hideous pen, but I have been using it to take notes this week in several rapid-fire marathon summer class sessions, and it has performed well. It reminds me of the athletic shoes that supposedly inspired its design: not stylish, but comfortable and goes well with jeans and a backpack. And I only paid $10 for it! I have the Technor finish with the XS nib, which I think equals a fine point. It's loaded with Pelikan Turquoise.

Lisa

Going with 2 sheaffers today:

Green Legacy with med nib and sheaffer black ink.
Gold Targa with fine nib and sheaffer black ink.

I broke down this week and took my Hundred Year Pens out of the Piquadro. In their place, I'm carrying The Pharaoh.



And I have Djehuty to thank for this rendering of my profession into hieroglyphics:



(Since the Egyptians didn't use pens, this means "Craftsman of Reeds." It worke for me -- thanks, Djehuty!)

Well, I must say Richard is getting all fancy on us.\

Today my lead pen is The OldGriz Dragon w/Dakota Red from PR.

Good morning Taki, hope you slept well.
60F and its is going to be cloudy today. You would not believe the gully washer that came through here last evening. Amazing.

Today me lead pen is my big Huashi w/Binderized nib.

Good morning, JD! Yes, I did sleep well. Had a dream about an exam in my university in Japan Not sure about temperature, but looks like it's going to rain.

Esterbrook grey LJ 2314F nib filled with Apache Sunset today

One just out of the rotation: my Omas 360 Magnum, that was loaded with my fifty-fifty mix of Montblanc Red and Sheaffer's King's Gold (that renders an excellent and well-behaved orange). I wrote a very long letter that exhausted a full load of this pen.

The envelope was addressed with my Pelikan M200 Anthracite, that writes with a Pendemonium stub nib and another fifty-fifty mix: Omas Violet and Waterman Florida Blue. It produces a very beautiful Royal Blue.

The third pen in use is my Bexley Tuck-Away in cracked ice pattern and stub nib, loaded with a Montblanc turquoise cartridge. The combination of orange and this color on the same page was stunning.

Have a nice Sunday!

Alejandro

I am using my Hero 100
and Hero 616...

I'm using my Bexley Tuckaway too, today--red, fine nib, filled with American Blue. Also using a Pel M300 black filled with Pelikan Violet.

Enjoyed seeing Djehuty's hieroglyphics for Richard's profession. Liked the Pharoh pen, too. Beautiful.

And a cheerful good morning Taki. 60F and it is going to be hot and humid.
Check that tooth paste before you brush.

Today the saga of the Van Gogh continues.

Good morning, JD! It's my day off, sunny and 62F. Thanks for the tooth paste warning, we use Tom's of Maine so I think we are OK
(just double-checked, and it is made in U.S.A).

I used a few different pens yesterday:

Estie grey LJ 2314F nib with Apche Sunset
Pel M400 White Tortoise with Storm
Stipula Saturno with Umber

Today will be FPN pen with Florida Blue and decimo with Bouquet d'Antan.

Today, it's a 60 y.o. brown, striated Sheaffer Balance given to me by my father, restored by Richard. It's a beautiful writer, thanks Richard. Filled with PR Lake Placid Blue.

Good mornin, JD. It's 57F and the high will be low 70's

Estie grey LJ with 2314F filled with Apache Sunset
Silver VP with Noodler's Blue

Feeling a little green this week so I am carrying a Pelican M200 and a Waterman Phileas. I've had the Waterman for about a year and this is the first time I've used it. I'm liking it..........

Today I have these inked and in use:

Waterman Carene Amber Shimmer M nib with Waterman Florida Blue
Parker Duofold Jr. Black and Pearl Streamline "N" Nib with Sheaffer Skrip Black
Pelikan 400 Sovereign Blue Stripe with Parker Penman Sapphire Blue
Conlkin Endura Sr. Black and Bronze with De Atramentis Vanilletinte Brown

Cleaned out the last of the Levenger Cobalt Blue from the Conlkin Endura Jr Lapis and put it in the case
Also cleaned out the MB love letter red from the red Este and put it in the Case.

Finally got some Waterman Purple and mixed up a batch of Binder Burple and am going to load up the FPN LE and try it out!

Today we have
Filcao Libra with Parker Quink Washable blue
Bexley Funtime Grape Cooler with Caran d'ache storm
Sailor Sapporo music nib with Namiki black
Namiki Vanishing Point with Visconti green

I used the different colors to create self indexing in my engineering log.

Joi

Work:-

Modern Duofold - Penman Sapphire (just got this ink and am keen to use it)
Sheaffer Connaisseur - Diamine Indigo
Pelikan M600 - Pelikan Brilliant Black


Home:-

Sheaffer Tucky - Sheaffer Blue
Parker 51 - Parker Blue
Parker Falcon - Cross Black

Well, here are the "usual suspects" for me:

Home (desk): Sheaffer PFM V (burgandy, m-f nib) (newest addition).
Work (desk): Sheaffer Snorkel desk pen (black, F5 triumph nib) in a black onyx Sheaffer stand.
Work (pocket): Sheaffer Snorkel (aqua, F5 triumph nib).
All have either Aurora blue or black ink (depending on my mood).

Not fountain pens, but related:
mechanical pencil: Pentel Kerry (black, 0.7mm) (the absolute best mechanical pencil)
el-cheapo pen for when people ask "can I borrow a pen": (currently) ball-point pen from "Bear Metallurgical Company" (red, medium?)

In my pocket today, and all used today:
Sheaffer 18 kt RGP Legacy Stub with Parker Black Quink
Pilot Murex, also with Parker Black
Mont Blanc 75th anniversary 147 w/ Pelikan Blue
Cross Townsend 18kt RGP .5mm pencil

I keep a cup filled with company promo pens on my desk for those who wish to borrow a pen.

This week, I am using a Reform Calligraph with a fine nib, loaded with Noodler's Pendemonium Special Edition Route 66 Blacktop Black. Today, I may have been taking many pages of notes in a crowded, stuffy classroom, but my mind was cruising a summer highway with the windows down and the B-52s in the CD player.

Lisa

Good morning, JD and everyone. 57F curently and the high will be in 80's today.

I will be using the Estie and VP again

Good morning Taki. It is so cool outside I opened the windows. 60F, time to sit outside.

Today my lead pen is one of my M800s w/custom nib and PR American Blue.

Today I am using my Waterman Edson with Waterman South Sea Blue ink, my Pelikan 1000 Souveraen with Noodler's Purple ink, and my Sheaffer Balance II Amber Glow with 18kt Feathertouch nib and Noodler's Antietam ink.

While at my keyboard, have a Estie 444 Dip-less well; the holder has a 9668 Firm Medium nib installed. Ink is MB Black (hey, I gotta use the crap up somehow and it is useless in FPs as such.)

Hmmm...don't have anything else inked up at the moment...but I got the Pel Level 5 (14K nib) and Sheaf Intrigue Silken Bark from Nikko this week. The Pel is gonna be fun--the 50ml bottle is empty and I can fill'er with whatever I want...and I may just want Midnight Blues...

Bill...amazed I don't have more pens ready to go...

Today, a Lamy Al-Star, EF Nib, with Legal Lapis; a Levenger True Writer filled with Noodler's Kiowa Pecan; and a Parker "51" Special filled with Levenger's Raven Black.

1.Early 1970s Pelikano running on Waterman's blue/black - a real surprise, smooth and faultless writing in what was meant to be a "school" pen.

2. Black and gold PFM V with medium nib using some sort of Noodler's blue (label came off the bottle).

3. Modern Aurora 88 filled with blue black quink.

I like number 2 because its such a cool design.

I am using the 88 because although it doesn't skip any more it has in the past and I want to learn to trust it. I have a range of the early 88s ( 88, 88K and 88P and "Magic Reservoir") and I really want to convince myself that the modern Auroras are as good as the vintage ones.

Well, back to work today after a long hiatus (self-imposed, of course) so I will take my EF Lamy 2000 filled with Noodler's Aircorp and a Parker 51 Vacumatic with Noodler's Blue/Black.

cheers,
John

Goodmorning,JD and everyone. Very windy and 74F already.

Work day.

Silver VP with Noodler's Blue
Orange Capless with J. Herbin Ambre

Today I intended to start out with my new Danitrino Mikado in raw ebonite and then to move to a Aurora 88P vintage but in the end I have just stayed with the Mikado.

Its the biggest fattest pen I have ever held and it just goes and goes. About 15 A4 pages by my count and no sign of needing a refill.

Good morning, everyone! JD must be enjoying the quiet house

Same pens as yesterday, VP's are hard to beat when I'm working. Hopefully I finish the fill of Ambre today and change ink in both this weekend

Good morning Taki and you are so right. Actually get to sleep late if I choose.
Gonna be a hot one and thunder bumpers in the forcast.

Today my lead pen is my Indian made Wality ED, a large pen with a very decent nib.

Hi Friends,

Today is a great day ....
I just received my brand new PILOT CUSTOM 823 from Taizo (a wonderful and trustful seller). I've tested it with blue Mont blanc Ink. The feeling was increadible . It seems that this pen is much better than my SAILOR 1911 with 21K Naginata nib. Let's see after one week ....


Regards,

Sticking with the FPN LE and Binder Blurple today. Nice combination.

Hello. Today it is new Pilot Knight (Black) M nib, Private Reserve Plum. Alternating when I get bored (happens alot) with Lamy Al-Star (metallic green) M nib, PR Buttercup Yellow and Sheaffer Slim Targa (steel) M nib with Caran d'Ache Sunset. Really love the Pilot...and the Lamy...and the Sheaffer...



Kathryn

You would not have believed the cloud burst yesterday Taki; all the fur balls went berserk.
Good morning, it is 60F and it’s going to be very sunny.

Today my lead pen will be my Laban Cigar, a surprisingly good writer.

Good morning, JD. Hope your doggies have better day today (sounds like they will). 62F and we are going to have nice sunny day, but now we need to wa ter some of the trees in our yard.

Orange Pilot Capless now loaded with Pilot BlueBlack
Silver VP filled with Diamine Imperial Purple

My brand new Namiki 743 with FA nib and Pilot blue-black ink & my Pel M605 with a mix of Namiki Blue/Levenger Cobalt/Noodlers Black.

A chrome VP loaded with Zhivago and the Pelikan Pharo loaded with Waterman South Sea Blue for work and carrying around, and the Jan Austen dip pen with the second nib in the set for journalling at home.

Good morning Taki and everyone who is up.
I am not using my Visconti, I am so sad about it but it would be a shame not to see it go to someone who could use it. sniff
60F and going up.

So today my lead pen will be the relly big Namixin and PR American Blue.

Good morning, JD. I hope the Visconti will find a good home 72F already

Today Aurora Green Optima with greeen ink with factory italic nib to write a baby shower card. Might also use FPN pen with Florida Blue.

Today I am using my Pelikan 1000 Souveraen Black & Green with fine nib and Noodler's Purple Ink, my Pelikan 800 Souveraen Black & Red with fine nib and Pelikan Koenigsblau Ink, and my Waterman Edson Diamond Black with medium nib and Waterman South Sea Blue Ink.

I'm using a newly arrived Platinum maki-3 (phoenix), which I bought at auction on a whim (and figured I'd give away as a gift)...and instead discovered how much I enjoy writing with it. Wonderfully smooth nib. Filled it with PR plum and I'm off taking notes...

Writing with my FPN LE today with Binder blurple. Dipped and played with my new Wahl Eversharp Lapis Gold Seal this morning before turning it over to my pen restoring buddy Danny Fudge for a new sac.

Work:-

Large(ish) pen week I think

Cherry Red CS Duro - Waterman Forida Blue
Lapis Duofold - Penman Sapphire (same as last week, refilled as I like this ink)
Sheaffer Legacy - Sheaffer Black


Home

Pelikan M800 (still trying out EF nib) - Pelikan Black
Waterman Kultur Blue Demo - Diamine Sapphire Blue
Parker 75 - PR Naples Blue

Hi everyone,
Today I don't have to use a pen but yesterday I used my Pelikano for bokkeeping. It was very nice to write with it!

Today I am using a Waterman 52.

Good morning, JD. 64F and the high will be 81 today. It's my day off, but still got to do a lot of things (deactivate boobie traps (aka toys on the floor) and clean the house, do at least 4 loads of wash, get passport photos for my son, do paperwork for the license renewal of my trade, bills, take the kid to swim class...)

Not sure if I get to use pens much, but Sheaffer Balance Ebonized Pearl with Diamine Tropical Blue.

Today, it is a black Scheaffer "School Pen". Inexpenseive, Cartridge fill, quite light and agile and a decent writer for a super low price..it was less than 10 bucks. I rotate my pens daily so they all get some use.

Craig

A Sheaffer 500 TD with PR Black Cherry (yummy); Copper Esterbrook J with Orange Crush.

My new favorite! A Sheaffer Valiant snorkel. I never knew I could enjoy a firm nib so much.