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Hello folks, new member here from near Brisbane in Australia.

 

Picked up a reference to FPN from another forum that has a pen section, "The Nib" on Badger and Blade Forum, yes I am a traditional wet shaver as well.

 

Anyway I have had a fountain pen for many years although travel and work changes have meant that I have put it into storage on occasions. Mainly I use a Lamy 2000 which I think I bought back in the 1980's and have recently picked up a Safari to use as a beater around the office. Over the years I have used this and other pens on and off but as I am often taking notes these days and as I hate ballpoints I find that a FP is perfect for this.

 

Looking to pick up on tips on inks, paper, etc., although as I am a long way from the rest of the world the added time and cost of shipping things here will limit any out of control acquisition disorders that may be lurking. :-)

 

One thing I am fortunate in is that near where I work there is a specialty pen shop which has a good stock of items like inks and while they may be expensive compared to purchasing from internet sellers, the immediacy of being able to see the colors and just picking it up kind of offsets the risks of losing a fragile bottle of ink in the mail.

 

Hope to see more of this great site.

 

Cheers, OldGreyGuy

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Hi and welcome! There seem to be quite a few australians here. Lots and lots of helpful info and nice people, I'm sure you'll be glad you joined. :W2FPN:

I grew up in bris vegas, which area are you in? And I'm curious which shop is close by? Next time I'm up there i'll have a wee look!

(And the shipping costs for pen and ink from say, the U.K seem quite reasonable.)

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Welcome !

 

My personal experience, with live shopping in pen stores, is that the people

are very accomdating.

 

I still don't understand the connection between B&B and FPN, but I am glad

for it. For me, the great shave is a good brush and a Rolls Razor.

"Ink on the fingers and blood on the chin".

 

:W2FPN:

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Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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welcome! :W2FPN:

i've offered a new lamy 2000 in stainless steel to my mother but every time we open the cap there is a small ring of ink near the nib...you have the same prob?

A people can be great withouth a great pen but a people who love great pens is surely a great people too...

Pens owned actually: MB 146 EF;Pelikan M200 SE Clear Demonstrator 2012 B;Parker 17 EF;Parker 51 EF;Waterman Expert II M,Waterman Hemisphere M;Waterman Carene F and Stub;Pilot Justus 95 F.

 

Nearly owned: MB 149 B(Circa 2002);Conway Stewart Belliver LE bracket Brown IB.

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you join us!!

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Greetings from California and a very warm welcome to FPN. Glad you've joined us; it's great to have you here :thumbup:

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Welcome to FPN. I'm so glad you've joined us.

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Hi and welcome! There seem to be quite a few australians here. Lots and lots of helpful info and nice people, I'm sure you'll be glad you joined. :W2FPN:

I grew up in bris vegas, which area are you in? And I'm curious which shop is close by? Next time I'm up there i'll have a wee look!

(And the shipping costs for pen and ink from say, the U.K seem quite reasonable.)

Hi pandabirdy1,

 

I'm a north Brisbane guy, but I have lived elsewhere (Canberra, London, Boston & San Francisco), currently we are up in the Moreton Shire and I have a place I am preparing for retirement in a few years up behind the Sunshine Coast near Pomona/Cooroy.

 

There are two pen shops in Brisbane, one in the Brisbane arcade that runs between Queen and Adelaide Streets and the other at the end of Queen Street near Wharf Street, I think they are linked in some way as they use the same name and signage.

 

I'll have a look at the UK costs, the same applies to shaving items, pricing from the UK for many items including shipping is less than local retail costs.

 

Cheers, OldGreyGuy

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welcome! :W2FPN:

i've offered a new lamy 2000 in stainless steel to my mother but every time we open the cap there is a small ring of ink near the nib...you have the same prob?

I have noticed this when using 'wetter' inks, try a cheap but dry ink like a Pelikan 4001 and see if that solves the problem.

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Welcome,

 

I hope you are not affected by the current storms.

We have had a few holidays around Brisbane, both north and south.

One in Bargara, which I see has been very badly hit.

We had planned to retire out there back in 2005 but family changes made us pull out.

But, we'll be back.

 

Dick D

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Greetings,

 

I have several writing friends who live in and around Brisbane. One of them is quite an ink afficianado, and is doing a handwritten epistolary novel with different inks for each character.

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Hello folks, new member here from near Brisbane in Australia.

 

Picked up a reference to FPN from another forum that has a pen section, "The Nib" on Badger and Blade Forum, yes I am a traditional wet shaver as well.

 

Anyway I have had a fountain pen for many years although travel and work changes have meant that I have put it into storage on occasions. Mainly I use a Lamy 2000 which I think I bought back in the 1980's and have recently picked up a Safari to use as a beater around the office. Over the years I have used this and other pens on and off but as I am often taking notes these days and as I hate ballpoints I find that a FP is perfect for this.

 

Looking to pick up on tips on inks, paper, etc., although as I am a long way from the rest of the world the added time and cost of shipping things here will limit any out of control acquisition disorders that may be lurking. :-)

 

One thing I am fortunate in is that near where I work there is a specialty pen shop which has a good stock of items like inks and while they may be expensive compared to purchasing from internet sellers, the immediacy of being able to see the colors and just picking it up kind of offsets the risks of losing a fragile bottle of ink in the mail.

 

Hope to see more of this great site.

 

Cheers, OldGreyGuy

 

Hi and welcome to FPN. I live in Redcliffe, just north Brisbane. My favourite pen store in town is the Penshoppe in the Brisbane Arcade. Its a very nice store and its where I bought my first Montblanc. They are fairly pricey however, but have good customer service and I go there to test the nib size for all pens I feel like buying online. Just some advice that you probably already know, but all the pen shops in Brissie have poor selection of paper, go check out Dymocks in town, it has a great selection of RHODIA and CLAIREFONTAINE paper in all shapes and sizes! Cheers!

Fountain pens are like weapons. They just make your pocket bleed so much.

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A warm welcome from snowy Michigan!

 

Glad to have you with us!

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