What Pen Did You Finish Today?

[praxim]

Onoto 6233. The 62xx (and 5601) are good entries to plunge fill Onotos, being typically well behaved while still carrying their classical range of nibs. This one has a 3/ST, the nib apparently specialised for stenography. Lacking the skill, I do not know how well the adaptation suits that purpose.

 

Ink was Graf von Faber Castell's Turquoise, which looks a little more teal to me.

[ScarletWoodland]

A frankenpen I cobbled together last week. It has the nib/section from a Hero 7052 with a rubbish cap seal, on the body, cap and converter of a Jinhao 301 that had a slightly dodgy, hooded nib and slippery section. It's faintly ridiculous but I enjoy it.

 

Drained a half full converter of Diamine Desert Burst today, transcribing 8 months worth of my diary into a 5 year diary. Literally have nothing better to do at this point 😄.

 

Filled it straight back up with Desert Burst, as that ink and nib were dedicated for my diary, even before I frankenpenned the poor thing.

[Noihvo]

[praxim]

Onoto 5000 Streamline, No 3 nib, exhausted of GvFC Burnt Orange, an ink I find quite good to use.

 

On 29 March I wrote about the Onoto 6000 Streamline with No 3 nib:

The Onoto though is a special case. This pen dates to 1921. It has a tendency to dry out when left for 24 hours or so. This means you need to open the valve and perhaps dip it in water before first writing of the day. Beyond that, it is brilliant. The No 3 nib is smooth, flexible, easy with which to write. The exceptionally plain black 'Streamline' shape is boring as all something, yet completely comfortable and unobtrusive to hold. None of the sometimes mentioned blobbing happened with this pen whether at first fill or nearing the end (admittedly, I have experience with tuning the shutoff valve). The pen could hardly be less intrusive or more effective, and it is 99 years old. Warranty has expired.

The tendency to dry out is a consequence of its ink supply being shut off, and having only a small reserve via the unfinned feed.

 

The Onoto 5000 differs from that 6000 by being a bit shorter.

[Tasmith]

Montblanc 146 with Diamine Registrar's. Flushed, cleaned and will re-ink with the same ink.

 

Edited May 9, 2020 by Tasmith

[praxim]

Stylishly presented, Tasmith.

 

 

I finished a Geha 790 with 14k nib which was very flexible, a little surprisingly (whether or not my surprise is warranted). I would have been more impressed had it not tended to suffer ink starvation after writing for a while, until one wound on the piston a bit more. I expect this is owing to a need to flush or more directly clean the feed; air is not getting back to replace ink drawn.

 

Lamy T52 Turquoise, one of the better ones for me.

[Noihvo]

 

[Dont_Flexme]

A Pilot Vanishing Point with a custom CI nib and a Parker 21 Special with a fine nib.

[85AKbN]

Red Safari, refilled again with Diamine Red Poppy.

[KaB]

Just had my Kaigelu 316 run out of Diamine Matador for the 3rd time in two days. Yes I've been doing a lot of writing

[N1003U]

My Edison Premier in Cappuccino Swirl, filled with Iroshizuku Yama-guri, just ran out, fortunately while I was talking some unimportant notes, and not in the middle of a letter. I suppose I will refill it soon (it is soaking right now in preparation for short-term storage), but I also have some other browns currently inked (4001 Brilliant Brown, Edelstein Smoky Quartz, and Iroshizuku Tsukushi) that I will give some attention first.

 

I have about 3ml of Ku-jaku left from a sample, so next I need to figure out what pen I want to fill with it. I am still in search of a teal that really makes me smile.

[praxim]

Montblanc 264 ran out of good old Pelikan Königsblau. I like this old pen more with more use.

[BaronWulfraed]

Conway-Stewart "58" LE

[sharonspens]

Pilot E95 (burgundy, F nib) filled with Callifolio Andrinople

[praxim]

A Waterman Exception sailed over the no-ink horizon. That is about as interesting as I can make a modern, hard nib in a black and gold pen with excellent engineering. Diamine Monaco Red was the enlivener.

[chromantic]

I finished the long standard cartridge of MV Sapphire in the Lyra rollerball.

[chromantic]

I discovered the PaperMate with 1864 had run dry when I got to work tonight but that gave me the opportunity to use the blue Varsity I carry in my bag for emergencies.

[praxim]

I have just finished a Pelikan 100N to which I had recently fitted a new seal. It is a lovely pen. While I (may be known to) like Aurora 88 pens from that period, I noted in my journal that I could sell half of those (fear not: I would retain plenty ) to stock up on more 100 and 100N for a more equable split. The nib and pen really are lovely. Celebrate, Pelikan aficionados.

 

Ink was Graf von Faber Castell Deep Sea Green, one of my preferred colours in a maybe not-wholly-discriminate range of preferences.

[praxim]

I discovered the PaperMate with 1864 had run dry when I got to work tonight but that gave me the opportunity to use the blue Varsity I carry in my bag for emergencies.

The one you prepared earlier, as they say on kitchen shows.

Always a wise pen move.

[praxim]

Pilot E95 (burgundy, F nib) filled with Callifolio Andrinople

Now that I notice this, wth is Callifolio Andrinople? Well, I have looked it up now.

 

[Note to self: no more new ink brands....]