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First time I got into fountain pens was when I was maybe nine or so. I got into my sister's caligraphy pens. They were never quite the same afterwards.

 

Not going to lie - I am probably not here for the same reasons you are. I don't give a fig's hoof about pen vintage or the finer points of their workmanship, they're wasted on me. For I am a wrecker, with an eye for pure utility but prone to fits of ink fingered experimentation. My collection is a broken Schaeffer(cheap), a broken Parker(dirt cheap), and a traumatized Waterman(less cheap, now ugly, but still working).

 

Why do I persist with fountain pens at all? Because ballpoints stink. Especially as a lefty, where dead spots mean wearing holes in the page. Now I've randomly developed an interest in art and pigments again, and am seeing what works.

 

On that note, looking for a cheap, sturdy, screw-cap fountain pen for testing potentially noxious pigment inks.

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Hmm, sounds like you're making offensive weapons :D

 

Get onto eBay and look at the Chinese pens. They are dirt cheap -$10 for new pen? And you can get them cheaper than that. Best of all, the Chinese pen aficionados say they are generally very good pens despite the price. The thought is that at those prices, you won't mind if you manage to muck one up.

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I don't give a fig's hoof about pen vintage or the finer points of their workmanship, they're wasted on me. For I am a wrecker, with an eye for pure utility but prone to fits of ink fingered experimentation.

 

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On that note, looking for a cheap, sturdy, screw-cap fountain pen for testing potentially noxious pigment inks.

Brother, you are like me.

Get a 10 pack of Dollar 717i off eBay and experiment happily. Mine robusted their way through a few experiments, and came out working, if scarred.

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Hello and welcome to FPN. :W2FPN:

 

If you're going to go searching for pens on eBay then please not the correct spelling of Sheaffer for when you search. ;)

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Hello and welcome to FPN. :W2FPN:

 

If you're going to go searching for pens on eBay then please not the correct spelling of Sheaffer for when you search. ;)

 

Speaking of spelling, did you mean note? :D

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Hmm, sounds like you're making offensive weapons :D

 

Get onto eBay and look at the Chinese pens. They are dirt cheap -$10 for new pen? And you can get them cheaper than that. Best of all, the Chinese pen aficionados say they are generally very good pens despite the price. The thought is that at those prices, you won't mind if you manage to muck one up.

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Welcome to FPN.

 

Yup. get into the chinese pens.

Chop them up and put them back together to suit your needs. Some great pens for very little money.

Previously, I would have recommended vintage pens from the big manufacturers - but the prices have risen into silly money. That said, you can still get a pen for life from there, if you can lay out the extra cash!

 

Enjoy the forum.

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Brother, you are like me.

Get a 10 pack of Dollar 717i off eBay and experiment happily. Mine robusted their way through a few experiments, and came out working, if scarred.

 

Thanks, those look like a good idea. Transparent is definitely a plus for experimenters. Do the pistons come off?

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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On that note, looking for a cheap, sturdy, screw-cap fountain pen for testing potentially noxious pigment inks.

Welcome !

 

The jinhao 159 is an inexpensive fountain pen, on Ebay, for under 10$ CAD. Screw-top cap, and a big, indestructible "war club".

Give it a soapy flush, before first ink. Then, try to destroy it. (choose one with free shipping.)

 

Good hunting !

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Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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