Introduction

[Chthulhu]

Hello, everyone,

 

I'm more an accumulator than a collector, and not excusively of fountain pens, but since my wanderings have led me to the Pilot Plumix/Pluminx discussion thread, I felt I should at least make a stop here and say hello.

 

Apart from a single Plumix, acquired only yesterday, I have several Pilot Varsity disposables, a couple of Shaeffer cartridge fountain pens, a Japanese manga pen whose manufacturer escapes me at the moment and for which I have been unable to find replacement cartridges, a heavy brass "gift" fountain pen with no name on it, and somewhere in a bix in my garage is a very old rubber-bladder-type pen in need of repair, manufacturer unknown. I also have a few dip pens and assorted inks.

 

These are in addition to hundreds of other writing implements, none of any great interest or value, but which do see occasional use as my interests and moods change. :-)

 

Regards from Escondido, California,

 

 

[bardharlock]

 

May the Old Ones take no notice of you.

[WendyNC]

This is a great place to accumulate some more!

[pmsalty]

Fellow accumulator, welcome!

PMS

[RayMan]

Welcome.

[mana]

Ia, Ia...

 

[Chthulhu]

Thank you all. :-)

[EventHorizon]

Welcome to the FPN!!

[Defacto]

Welcome!!!!

 

N

[jar]

Welcome to FPN from a lesser evil.

[Chthulhu]

a Japanese manga pen whose manufacturer escapes me at the moment and for which I have been unable to find replacement cartridges

 

I found the silly thing; it's a Tachikawa Manga Pen.

[Michael W]

[playpen]

Welcome to FPN.

[Chthulhu]

Thank you again! While doing some tidying in my workspace, I turned up another I'd forgotten about: an inexpensive Parker UK Reflex, medium nib. It had slipped into the cracks and was completely dried out. I crossed my fingers, squirted some Higgins FP India into the empty cartridge, stood it nib down for a few minutes, and to my surprise it started instantly!

 

I've been comparing my various cheap pens (my nicest pen has also gone missing) and have found the Pilot Varsity disposables and this Parker to be the smoothest writers, probably due to the huge amount of ink they lay down. :-)

 

I also discovered that the spare cartridges for the little Tachikawa manga pen (NP-30 EF - replaced by their "School" manga pen) have left the building, as well as the empties I kept for possible reuse.

 

I really need to keep my area neater. :-/

 

I had my eyes peeled at Comic Con in San Diego last week (where I bought the Tachikawa several years ago) but no luck finding new cartridges. I did pick up a stainless steel refillable Sharpie just because it looked so pretty. <G>

 

Also grabbed some Prismacolor brush pens and a couple of freebie fine-line Prismacolor markers. All of that was from Carpe Diem (http://www.carpediemstore.com) of Walnut, CA.

Edited July 30, 2009 by Chthulhu

[Flounder]

Ngth' psguthoth gfdh! cthulhu Gggdh-wshf'vf!

[Chthulhu]

Gesundheit. :-)

[Chthulhu]

Well, I've identified my missing "nicest" fountain pen: it's a Montefiore Classic that I can replace for $12. I remember that it wrote smoothly and cleanly, and that I really liked the weight and balance of it, so I will probably order one shortly. In the meantime, my wife and I will be visiting some of the local "antique" shops (read: shops with collections of random (Potty Mouth) labeled as antiques) and see what, if anything, turns up. There might be something there I can tinker with. :-)

[I am not a number]

Ngth' psguthoth gfdh! cthulhu Gggdh-wshf'vf!

That's easy for you to say!

 

Welcome Chthulhu, I've left some nice dead fish in a saucer by the Gnophkeh-flap, but you'd best get a shimmy on, you know what those Gof'nn hupadgh Shub-Niggurath can be like once they get a scent of herring...

[Chthulhu]

Welcome Chthulhu, I've left some nice dead fish in a saucer by the Gnophkeh-flap, but you'd best get a shimmy on, you know what those Gof'nn hupadgh Shub-Niggurath can be like once they get a scent of herring...

 

Many thanks! I'll get the oven on. <G>

[pen2paper]

oops.. did I read Higgens India Ink in a Fountain Pen!!!

Negative/Ney/Nada/NO-you will clog up your pens.. no wonder they were hidden unused in a drawer!

senior moment-Old Griz can suggest something to clean out the material that are lingering/coating your pen innards.

Use Fountain Pen ink in Fountain Pens.

Check the ink reviews here for safe inks, and the qualities/colors, that will suit your needs/preferences.