where do you put the cap

[beelzebub23]

It depends on the pen for me. I have a Jinhao that I always post, I will never post my 149, of course I would post my boheme and I can't post my white jade namixin.

[Deirdre]

I have been known to clip the cap to my shirt or, in some cases, my bra. Men, YMMV.

[mpstrong]

I always post. If I put the cap on my desk, it would get lost in the clutter. If I am writing with my lap desk while sitting on the floor (what can I say, I like leaning against the hearth), and I put the cap on the floor, my cat willl play with it and I will never find it again.

 

Cheers,

Mike

[Stuggi]

On my Parker Frontier, I usually post the cap, I need a pen that looks good with the cap posted.

[Fuddlestack]

Where do I put the cap? Crikey. Where did I put the cap is my usual question.

[Lorna Reed]

I never post the cap. I'm a leftie so usually hold the cap in my right hand or carefully place it on a nearby shelf.

[Pauldavid]

Unless the pen is extremely short, I'll avoid posting the cap. It just feels right for me to hold the pen in one hand and the cap in the other.

 

+1

[SkooterNB]

Unless the pen is extremely short, I'll avoid posting the cap. It just feels right for me to hold the pen in one hand and the cap in the other.

 

+1

 

And again +

 

I just have been looking for a little stand to put it on whilst writing.

[Vincent1278]

When I worked for a company that produced and sold pens as promotional items I learned that a cap shouldn't be posted unless the pen is designed specifically for such or you can cause damage to the pen barrel and the threads or sleeve of the cap. Since then I've not posted any pens.

 

I also learned from some 'experts' that posting the cap is some sort of American habit that came about when cheap pens became available in the '50s. I'm not saying it's true, only what I've heard.

 

I think fountain pens look better without the cap posted--you're covering a portion of the design of the pen's barrel. I do believe that these pens are made to be well-balanced without the cap posted, so if one feels the need to post it then maybe it's not the right pen for that person's hand.

[majorworks]

Over time I've become less inclined to post my pens. Some don't post well anyway. Like Deirdre, I have gotten into the habit of clipping the caps to my shirt, or, if I'm working on the train, somewhere on my backpack. I don't like putting them on the desk for some reason.

[ethernautrix]

The cap always stays on the head. Except when indoors. And never at the table.

[Mille]

The cap always stays on the head. Except when indoors. And never at the table.

 

Doesn't it look silly, and doesn't it fall off?

[Judland]

I usually just hold the cap in my other hand while writing. I've gotten used to this over time and it's the most effective way for me, while using my fountain pens at the office.

 

I'm in a lot of meetings and take short notes in between all of the discussions that take place. Posting and un-posting would be far too cumbersome. Leaving the pen posted during an entire meeting would just dry out the nib, as I don't usually write frequently enough. So, the cap stays in my hand.

[Journaleur]

I will add my agreement with what seems to be the consensus. I usually do not post; I keep the cap in my left (none writing hand) most of the time. About a third of the time (very rough guess, I place the cap on the desk or table.

[ethernautrix]

The cap always stays on the head. Except when indoors. And never at the table.

 

Doesn't it look silly, and doesn't it fall off?

 

Of course it looks silly. So?

 

I have a very small head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hee.

[ailleurs]

Depends on the pen. My Monteverde Regatta feels far too heavy to me with the cap posted, so the cap stays on the desk nearby. For lightweight, cheap pens, I'll post because I don't care about scratching the barrel. With a pen that I might want to sell in future or is more valuable, the cap goes next to where I'm writing.

[tmcneil82]

If i didn't post my pens, none of my fp's would have caps now. Also, i don't have anything crazy expensive, so i don't worry about damage that much. More on that, if i bought a crazy expensive pen, i would fully expect posting the cap to not harm it in any major way (scratching is to be expected, but i'm talking about serious damage). Wouldn't that be like buying a car you couldn't drive on blacktop because it would damage the tires?

[dnb]

I leave it on the desk or in my hand.

[JBat]

It depends on the pen for me. My Omas Milord is a little top-heavy with the cap posted. My MB Chopin is a much smaller pen and feels perfect with the cap posted.

[jdkonzem]

I never got in the habit of posting, it always made the pen to heavy or to awkward to write with. So i put it on the desk or in my shirt pocket...