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Just received my fist 51, teal blue lustraloy, with what I think is a medium nib. I am one very happy camper and happy that I went for it. BTW, how can one tell what the nib size is?

 

Also, looking for a rich blue ink (not quink blue black) for the pen, any suggestions?

 

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Daniel

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I really like Waterman Florida Blue ink, and it is easy on the pen from what I've read here.

 

There is a chart of Parker "51" nibs which someone may be able to direct you to, but I don't find it very helpful because its so small.

 

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Favorite Pens: Parker "51"Lamy 2000; Bexley America the Beautiful; Pilot Custom 823, 912 and 74; Sheaffer Early Touchdown; Parker Vacumatic; Sheaffer Legacy

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Thanks Ron, will check it out at my store, hope they have it.

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Dan,

 

The nib will be marked on a Teal Blue, but then you have to take it apart to see the mark and I believe that if it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

As the pen is an Aero I assume by the colour, then you can get away with some of the saturated inks as long as you flush it well. I also keep some Parker Quink Washable Blue around as a fill of that does wonders for cleaning a "51" out. I have used PR Supershow in an Aero "51" but would not use it in a Vac.

 

If you don't want to gamble on the really saturated inks, then Diamine works well in a "51" too.

 

The chart of nib sizes is on Parker51.Com, but it relates to the early Vacumatic nibs I think. US Nib sizes run smaller than the English nibs, so a English M is nearly a US Broad.

 

There is a simple answer to this, try it and get a feel for it, see how it writes for you :eureka: The only "51" nib I could never get on with was a XF in a Vac that I cured by exchanging it for a M.

 

Enjoy the pen.

 

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Thanks Jim,

 

No way I'm going to dismantle anything at this stage. I concur with what you said about the feel, I simply love the way it writes and I guess that's good enough.

 

I am not sure we have such a large choice of inks as you mentioned, and the truth is the only ink I have today is the quink blue black. As you can tell I'm an adventurous type :unsure:

 

I'll start learning about inks and checking out the very few really worthwhile stores we have here in Israel.

 

Thanks

 

Dan

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Dan,

 

Welcome to the HAPPY end of pendom :D

I use a 50/50 mix of Waterman's Florida Blue and Waterman's Purple.

Sounds iffy but was recommended way back by someone on PT. I tried it and haven't used anything else since. The purple takes the slightly faded look - and NO it's not all purpley (if there's such a word).

Anyhow enjoy your "51" but be warned: you will soon develop an itch for 'just one more' :rolleyes:

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... I use a 50/50 mix of Waterman's Florida Blue and Waterman's Purple.

Sounds iffy but was recommended way back by someone on PT. I tried it and haven't used anything else since...

That combination was recommended by Richard Binder. I use a 3:1 mix of Pelikan blue to Pelikan Violet, and also find it to be excellent. For a darker, more saturated blue with excellent flow characteristics and a hint of violet, I highly recommend Aurora blue.

 

Glad you enjoy your "51." Been writing with one all day and share your enthusiasm.

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Ruaidhrí thanks,

 

I thought you guys only inked up on Guinness ;) ;) ;)

 

Dan

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Well - I currently have PR American Blue in one of my aero "51"s and PR Midnight Blues in the other aero "51" - American Blue in particular is a really pleasant, deep blue. But both my pens have fairly stained pli glass sacs to begin with so I'm not terribly concerned with staining and I do manage to flush them out with some regularity. I'll have to try the Quink washable blue trick!

 

Nice pens, those "51"s and I'm already scoping around for another one... :D

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I am not sure we have such a large choice of inks as you mentioned, and the truth is the only ink I have today is the quink blue black. As you can tell I'm an adventurous type :unsure:

Nothing wrong with Quink Blue/Black, I have a Vac "51" filled with it on my desk right now. It was the ink I used right through school, college and beyond. I guess that you should be able to get EU inks easier than the US? If so could you order from The Writing Desk? I am sure that Martin would ship to you if possible. No connection, just a satisfied customer.

 

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Guinness for BLACK ink only. Advantage is that it's one of the few inks you can drink :D

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What a marvelous idea Ruaidhrí :eureka: !

Jrodriquez, I tried the black ink and it tastes horrible :bonk:

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