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Misfit: That is a very handsome pen!

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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Today’s pen is the Kaweco AL Sport Ruby Red with 1.1mm stub nib. The cartridge in it needed some reviving with water. The ink is Waterman Radiant Pink. 

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    I just put a cartridge of Platinum Blue-Black in my UEF BelAge. I may have to report for jury duty tomorrow morning, so I am anticipating having to take notes on terrible paper. My last stint as a juror, they wouldn’t let me use my own paper, so I learned to use my narrowest nibs and driest inks. 

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 30 currently inked pens:

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

Parker Duofold Lady needlepoint, MB Cool Grey

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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inkstainedruth Ancient Artifact

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Today it's been the recently acquired Parker 45 Flighter, B (or stub?) nib, with diluted Robert Oster Dragon's Night; and the Sailor Pro Gear Slim Purple Cosmos, zoom nib, with diluted Sailor Jentle Sky High.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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avlisyar Vintage

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At the moment, I am using :

         1. Edison Pearl .... PR Cobalt Blue

         2. Aurora Talentum ... Parker Blue/Black

 

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On 10/20/2024 at 6:02 PM, B. Honeydew said:

I've been enjoying my new Lamy Studio with KWZ Thief's Red ink.

 

 

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Nice Pic @B. Honeydew  😀👍

 

On 10/21/2024 at 6:22 PM, Misfit said:

Today I’m going back to my favorite 1.1mm stub nib pens. It will be the Monteverde Trees of the World Avenue of the Baobabs. It is filled with Iroshizuku Tsukushi. The pen is based on actual Baobab trees in Madagascar. 

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Really nice looking pen...  👍😀   Looking forward to seeing a sample of the Tsukushi ink.

 

 

LINK <-- my Ink and Paper tests

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Today I'm playing with a newly-arrived Moonman V60. I've been considering an OMAS 360 and bought this to see if the handling would suit me - the jury's still out at the moment.

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B. Honeydew Near Mint

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I am using a Conklin amber Duragraph filled with Waterman Serenity Blue ink today. The pen has a stub nib so it isn't always practical, but is enjoyable to use upon occasion.

 

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On 10/20/2024 at 3:02 PM, B. Honeydew said:

I've been enjoying my new Lamy Studio with KWZ Thief's Red ink.

 

 

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I've been looking for a nice match for my Piano Red Studio.  I may have to try this.  Nice combination.

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Mr.Rene Collectors Item

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Left to right...

Eversharp Skyline with Pelikan Brown Ink

Aurora Solid Sterling made with Parker Penman Emerald Cartridge Ink

Sheaffer Calligraphy with Diamine Oxford Ink

Sheaffer No Nosense 

Parker 45 last version with domo cap and Parker Turquoise Ink

Pilot Justus 95 with Pelikan Royal Blue ink

Jinhao 9019 with Elegance Class Quink Blue Ink

 

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2 hours ago, Mr.Rene said:

Left to right...

Eversharp Skyline with Pelikan Brown Ink

Aurora Solid Sterling made with Parker Penman Emerald Cartridge Ink

Sheaffer Calligraphy with Diamine Oxford Ink

Sheaffer No Nosense 

Parker 45 last version with domo cap and Parker Turquoise Ink

Pilot Justus 95 with Pelikan Royal Blue ink

Jinhao 9019 with Elegance Class Quink Blue Ink

 

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You do have an eclectic preference in choosing your fountain pens indeed!  Do most of them have a particular nib you get or something they have in common I wonder?

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      It's not nearly so thick that I feel it comprises my fine-grained control, the way I feel about the Cross Peerless 125 or some of the high-end TACCIA Urushi pens with cigar-shaped bodies and 18K gold nibs. Why would you expect me or anyone else to make explicit mention of it, if it isn't a travesty or such a disappointment that an owner of the pen would want to bring it to the attention of his/her peers so that they could “learn from his/her mistake” without paying the price?
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      Why nobody says that the section of Tuzu besides triangular shape is quite thick. Honestly it’s the thickest one among my many pens, other thick I own is Noodler’s Ahab. Because of that fat section I feel more control and my handwriting has improved. I can’t say it’s comfortable or uncomfortable, but needs a moment to accommodate. It’s funny because my school years are long over. Besides this pen had horrible F nib. Tines were perfectly aligned but it was so scratchy on left stroke that collecte
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