Writing with the nib upside down?

[lapis]

Sure wish I had a dime everytime this is asked (just kiddin').

 

I use any pen upside down when I instantly need a very fine line. Some pens work differently than others do, but IMO no "real" FP is unable to write upside down. And I've never yet met a pen which didn't like this. Paper, of course is a different story.

 

Mike

[OtterNZ]

I do it when I need to write smaller than the pen normally does, e.g. on some small forms designed for ball point sized lines, or when I annotate something, and often when doing sums.

 

I tend not to do it when writing normally, I'm 20 and I worry that someone who grew up using fountain pens will see me doing it and think that I'm just another silly kid who doesn't know how to use the pen I'm holding.

[Tweel]

where can i find this chart

There are 2 useful charts comparing nib widths:

 

Richard's Pens: http://richardspens.com (Home page), click on "Nib Repair, Adjustment & customization" and then scroll down to the Adobe chart half-way down the page.

 

Classic Fountain Pens also has a useful nib size comparison chart: nibs.com

 

There's a third useful chart attached to this post.

 

I tend not to do it when writing normally, I'm 20 and I worry that someone who grew up using fountain pens will see me doing it and think that I'm just another silly kid who doesn't know how to use the pen I'm holding.

...Or they'll see you and appreciate exactly what you're doing. That's based on my experience -- for example, with a friend who bought, and loved, the Parker 51 when it came out, but adopted BPs early. My pen-flipping was no surprise to her!

 

-- Brian

 

[eric47]

The only pen I do so often is an Omas 361. Rigid fine on one side, flex on the other.

 

gicoteni posted some info and photos here.