Jump to content

Yet Another Noob

XYZZY

By XYZZY
in Introductions

 Share

Recommended Posts

XYZZY Vintage

XYZZY

Posted
Posted

Hi there. Yet another noob fountain pen user here. A bit about me:

 

Pens: If you had asked two months ago, my favorite pen of a couple years would be a Pilot Hi-Tec-C, 0.4mm, with Blue Black ink. The ink not just because I like the color, but because it's consistently noticeably smoother than the blue or the black, in what's already a smooth pen.

 

For the past month my favorite pen is my Pilot Kakuno with EF nib and CON-70 converter. Clearly a starter fountain pen, but I'm having a blast trying lots of ink, as well as sampling paper.

 

I'm an overwriting southpaw, but not with a hooked grip. When I bought my first pen I bought a bottle of Noodlers Q'Ternity (or however it's spelled) because I read about how important it is for lefties to have a fast drying ink in their fountain pen. It does dry crazy fast but, alas, it has many negatives and is not a keeper for me. So I now have about 20 ink samples from Goulet and Anderson Pens, as well as some paper samples. At the moment I'm trying to go through those, figuring it probably makes more sense learn a bit about what papers and inks work well for me before dropping a lot of $ on better pens (which I will most definitely do).

 

I am semi-retired from a reasonably successful 30+ year career in the tech industry. I've been "out of that racket" for three years. However, I spend my time doing bookkeeping for my wife's small companies, which I find keeps me more busy than any previous jobs that I've had. And, alas, doesn't pay nearly as well. :P . But I wouldn't have it any other way :)

 

I have no idea what I might contribute here. I've learned a lot in the past month by lurking, and hope to continue to do so.

 

Lastly: no, my handle is not just random banging on the keyboard. It's magic.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 12
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • XYZZY

    2

  • Chrissy

    1

  • northstar

    1

  • gcconspiracy

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

northstar Donor Pen

northstar

Posted
Posted

Hello and welcome to FPN.

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous  Who taught by the pen

Taught man that which he knew not (96/3-5)

Snailmail3.png Snail Mail 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Henricum_Tropen Collectors Item

Henricum_Tropen

Posted
Posted

Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


- Winston Churchill



Link to comment
Share on other sites
PAKMAN Ancient Artifact

PAKMAN

Posted
Posted

Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

PAKMAN

minibanner.gif                                    Vanness-world-final.png.c1b120b90855ce70a8fd70dd342ebc00.png

                         My Favorite Pen Restorer                                             My Favorite Pen Store

                                                                                                                                Vanness Pens - Selling Online!

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33563
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26746
    5. jar
      jar
      26101

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...