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I'm really interested in Snorkel. So I wanna know if it is a great pen to write with or just a collection.

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I use several of my Snorkels. I have some shirts which have a "pencil" pocket, and the thin Snorkels fit perfectly in those pockets. My only caution regarding using a snorkel is that you will need to remember to fill the one you are using if you are planning on a lot of writing before you leave for the day. They hold enough ink for most daily uses, but not enough for several days heavy use.

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I love to write with my late brother-in-law's early 60's nearly mint Snorkel Desk Pen. After using it for nearly a year I sent it to a pen restorer and found out the sac was rotted and some rusting in the spring that made it hard to retract to its fullest position. He restored it and now it writes with normal wetness, and I love using it. I think it is a medium nib. Bought a second snorkel desk pen on eBay and it is in restoration now.

 

Question for Snorkel lovers: the plastic insert in this latest desk pen holder has a crack in the plastic going through the threads. Can this insert be replaced with another one? Will this make the pen dry out faster when it is screwed into the holder?

 

I thought about using a little silicone grease to fill the crack, but maybe this is not a good idea. I can get a vintage base with an intact insert for $15, maybe this would be the best way to go.

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Yep, My one snorkel always comes to work, the fine point and slim size are good for scribbling notes in meetings and clipping to a shirt pocket. Not a big fan of fine points generally but find it is more suitable than a blobby broad nib in this context. Never leaked, usually lasts for 3 or 4 days worth of scribbles between fills and I can get several A4 sheets out of a fill. Lots of colours to choose from, readily available and a great design what's not to like?

 

Edit: Ok, a nice flexible oblique broad nibbed one would be nice too but sadly i don't think such a beast exists.

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yes, there are two left in my rotation: an Autograph (.7 italic) and a Valiant (M). Both are great writers and get used regularly.

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I have one with a firm fine nib. Very smooth. Great writer. I got it from the original owner who used it daily and heavily during an entire college career.

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I don't have any of mine in current rotation but I have used them. One thing I found was that the one with the EF nib in particular was very finicky about the ink used. It didn't even like Waterman Mysterious Blue, which is one of my go-to inks for testing vintage pens. But it loved Skrip Purple.

I should put one of those pens back into rotation, to try out the vintage Sheaffer Brown someone sent me awhile back.

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I have two, a fine and an extra fine which come and go in the rotation. I'm not overly fond of fine nibs, but it's such a funky filling system that it overcomes any qualms I have about the nibs. I just make sure use a nice wet and lubricating ink in them.

 

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Just took a desk model off a three month duty at work, and an Admiral is about halfway through its turn in rotation in the pocket. I like changing inks too much to use one all the time, but they're fun to fill and generally nice writers.

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I collect the broader nibbed ones, and I ALWAYS have several inked and in rotation. Once they are restored, they are workhorse, go-to pens for me, and I love the feel of the nibs and body. They are my favourite pens. :D

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I'm raising my hand to be counted as a Snorkel user. My black Statesman with an F4 nib is glorious. I've got two more in the queue awaiting new sacs and seals...

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Hi Brandemwei,

 

Snorkels are well made, serviceable, reliable writers, and mostly affordable. They have become, because of varieties of color, trim and nibs, quite collectible. Not much ink capacity, but that just provides an opportunity to use that Rube Goldberg filling system. I have several; a Vermilion Admiral with a very flexible stub being my favorite. Nice pen for Birthday cards and the like.

 

Bob

Shouldn't phonics be spelled with an f?

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Using a Touchdown desk pen now, but will be swapping it out for a Snorkel.

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