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On 10/20/2023 at 9:27 AM, txomsy said:

Those pens look very cool! What a temptation!

 

Yeah, they're expensive, but so beautiful--and of course, they have a warranty. :)   I keep visiting the website occasionally and drooling.  Someday they're going to have one available that I just can't resist.

"To read without also writing is to sleep." - St. Jerome

 

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On 10/20/2023 at 6:09 PM, Doc Dan said:

Mine has been shipped and is on the way. I guess I need a new bottle of ink to try...just because. 😀

 

Please do a review once you have it in hand.

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Speaking of glass pens, I just saw a bunch of Jinhao 82 (the one that looks like a Sailor, in case the number is incorrect) with a glass nib on AliExpress for cheap.

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

Sheaffer 100 Satin Blue M, Pelikan Moonstone/holographic mica

Parker T1, Dominant Industry Dominant Blue

MontBlanc 1441 F, Monteverde Brown Sugar 

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

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On 10/19/2023 at 10:22 PM, inkstainedruth said:

I have one of the Herbin glass pens.  I was at a party at a friend's house a number of years ago, and another friend brought it and was trying to find a home for it, so I said I'd take it.  It came with 2 small bottles of ink in the box but I don't know if they're the "regular" Herbin inks or the dip-pens only stuff.  

I couldn't get the pen to write at all, though.  A guy I used to know used to collect glass pens, but I don't know how to get hold of him, to ask him what I was doing wrong.

A few years ago I saw a glass-nibbed fountain pen in an antiques mall a couple of hours or so northeast of me, but I was afraid to buy it because I hadn't been able to get the dip pen to work....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

I have one of probably a cheap type (came in a cutesy set I fell for in high school).  Mine doesn't work (high-school dreams of romantic poetess-ness: dashed).  It seems the glass pens can have an issue where the "swirls" that hold the ink don't go far enough to the tip to actually deliver the ink to where it needs to be.  Having looked at mine in a loupe, I think this is the case.  (Conversely, I bought another as a gift for a friend a year ago and tested/looked at it before gifting to make sure, and it worked.)  Apparently one can grind the tip a bit to get to the swirls.  I'm not that brave (though I guess worst that happens is I make it unusable in a different way?).  I've tried running a needle firmly down the end of the swirls hoping to extend them further (scratch the glass, basically)... I think that'd take a lot of work and patience, if it even worked at all.

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It reminds me of Private Reserve Pearlescent Series Blue-Silver ink. Super pretty! 

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

Sheaffer 100 Satin Blue M, Pelikan Moonstone/holographic mica

Parker T1, Dominant Industry Dominant Blue

MontBlanc 1441 F, Monteverde Brown Sugar 

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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8 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

It reminds me of Private Reserve Pearlescent Series Blue-Silver ink. Super pretty! 

Yeah, it has a pastel blue with a bit of silver in it. It reminds me of my old muscle car in color from my high school days. 

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1 hour ago, Doc Dan said:

Yeah, it has a pastel blue with a bit of silver in it. It reminds me of my old muscle car in color from my high school days. 

  
 

  That’s a rad color for a car! What did you drive? 

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

Sheaffer 100 Satin Blue M, Pelikan Moonstone/holographic mica

Parker T1, Dominant Industry Dominant Blue

MontBlanc 1441 F, Monteverde Brown Sugar 

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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15 hours ago, Doc Dan said:

1967 Chevrolet Camaro with a hot 327 cubic inch engine. 


  That’s rad. My Camaro wasn’t nearly as cool (Black ‘87 RS).

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

Sheaffer 100 Satin Blue M, Pelikan Moonstone/holographic mica

Parker T1, Dominant Industry Dominant Blue

MontBlanc 1441 F, Monteverde Brown Sugar 

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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2 hours ago, Doc Dan said:

The RS was a nice car, with and without T-tops. 


    It was fun while it lasted, poor thing took quite a beating while I learned to drive. 

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

Sheaffer 100 Satin Blue M, Pelikan Moonstone/holographic mica

Parker T1, Dominant Industry Dominant Blue

MontBlanc 1441 F, Monteverde Brown Sugar 

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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I did some writing using Diamine Bougainvillea ink (beautiful stuff). I found I need a light touch when newly inked, but can use more normal pressure after the first few words.  It writes pretty good and it will be perfect for the reason I bought it...testing inks. I was able to wash it simply by running water over it. Cool. 

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10 hours ago, Doc Dan said:

I did some writing using Diamine Bougainvillea ink (beautiful stuff). I found I need a light touch when newly inked, but can use more normal pressure after the first few words.  It writes pretty good and it will be perfect for the reason I bought it...testing inks. I was able to wash it simply by running water over it. Cool. 


    I’m glad that it’s working well for you. I love using it for ink swatches on a Col-O-Ring, and writing in my ink journal. 

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

Sheaffer 100 Satin Blue M, Pelikan Moonstone/holographic mica

Parker T1, Dominant Industry Dominant Blue

MontBlanc 1441 F, Monteverde Brown Sugar 

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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On 10/26/2023 at 12:27 AM, Doc Dan said:

1967 Chevrolet Camaro with a hot 327 cubic inch engine. 

Oooooh.  '67 is my favorite year.

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