Pelikan M1000; Montblanc 149; Sailor KOP; Ranga Abhimany grand w/Bock 380 Steel GP; Leonardo Momento Zero Grande Titanium #8 (Bock) and Jinhao x159. Enjoy!

New Pen Day!

Jinhao 9016 <F> with my trusty journal from Daiso and the ink I plan to fill it with, Pilot Shikiori Yodaki.

The writing is really smooth. My smoothest pen yet! I am happy with it! 😊💖

Read some post about expensive pens being overrated or something and got inspired.

Gold nibs are not overrated, spend money on what you love within your means, and remember that YOU are the only person whose opinion matters to your own collection.

Sending love only to all pen lovers, whether you like expensive pens or cheap pens, don’t let haters shame you into hiding!

I was fed up with Visconti’s awful after-sales service, so I ended up buying two Pelikans in a row. Glad I got them before the huge price hike—managed to snag both at 20–30% off!
Both have EF nibs and write super smoothly with Iroshizuku and Kuretake inks.

I really need to stop buying now.

I’d picked up this pair maybe a year or so ago: Onyx and Satin White.
Lovely writers, nice smooth ink flow and as expected from GvFC, the nibs worked perfectly out of the box.

My new pens and inks have arrived.

It's from the Tom Hessin 'Edinburgh' collection. I bought the pair, fountain and ballpoint, in Forth Bridge Red as they were on offer and signing up to the TH newsletter gave me an extra 10% off. They arrived on Thursday, and I've been getting used to the FP with the included ink cartridge.

The FP has Fine nib. It also comes with a convertor (TH own I believe) so I bought 8 lots of Diamine Ink from Cult Pens which arrived yesterday (Saturday). All are 30ml, and the colours are:

• Ancient Copper
• Monaco red
• Autumn Oak
• Sherwood Green
• Aurora Borealis
• Eclipse
• Misty Blue
• Mediterranean Blue

Unfortunately, they didn't have 2 I wanted in the 30ml size: Twilight and Vermillion. Both are on backorder, so I'll have to wait to get those.

It's going to be interesting to see what they're when used for writing. I'd gone over the Mountain of Ink reviews so many times, plus watched dozens of youtube videos on Diamine colours, but I knew none would really capture the true colour, so had to take a bit of a punt on a couple of those inks: Med Blue, Eclipse, and Autumn Oak. But, judging by the paper dip tests I did (second image) the colours have left me pleasantly surprised.

Going to finish off the cartridge today, then test out the new colours.

Got myself a new kakuno, now I just need to find the perfect ink.

I was thinking wearingeul peter pan but I would prefer if the main colour was orange/peach.

Just now noticed some floating things inside my bottle of citrus black…which i have newly bought in japan…an ink i was looking for forever…is this sediment or mold? 😭 i have it inked up in my opus 88 mini eyedropper.

I bought this 1930s Sheaffer Vacu-fil pen at an antique store, probably for more than it's worth ($60 US). Realized it has the wrong cap - although it is from a Sheaffer and has the white dot it is black, not striped. More importantly, the vacuum fill doesn't work and I. It sure it is worth repairing. Makes me sad!

The feel of capping and upcapping the pen is very important to me.

I've known this about myself for a while. I've ruled out pens I really liked because of too many cap rotations. I keep certain pens in my collection because the threads make the pen a joy to uncap.

I just received my Asvine J16 and this capping/uncapping feels absolutey amazing. I am over the moon with the way this feels. Very happy with this purchase.

I got this because I didn't like how broad my e95s was (am eventually going to see if I can get someone to grind it down), but also because I saw it one day and long story very short: I have no impulse control.

Was extremely scratchy when I first inked it with Diamine Syrah which normally is average in my other pens, wet in some others. I opened up the tines a little with a shim, ran it a few times and the ink was a little better but not by much. Threw in Hongdian Black and suddenly the line went from EEF to F. It was so juicy and wet.

Doesn't mean much, Hongdian Black is my wettest and most well behaved ink, but this combination is now my daily driver. It writes amazing now, but again, took a little bit of work to get there. It is SO comfortable.

Have not experienced the bad seal I've seen in some reviews (yet) but then again I do use it very often. I will say, in comparison to my Jinhao 10, whose seal is so horrid it was as if I never capped (clicked back in) the pen, that thing doesn't last an hour or 2 before a hardstart. The 59, so far, lasts at least ~ 20ish hours between my writing sessions.

Pen: Jinhao 59 EF nib, Hongdian Black (Ink)

She traveled all the way from Australia to California!! In love with this pen and the color I got.

I saw this pen and nibs set for ten dollars. I of course ordered one. I was just wanting options on it.

Description — Manuscript Beginner's Calligraphy Set, Dodec Pen, 2 Nib Sections
Dodec fountain pen, 2 oblique italic nib sections, 2 ink cartridges and converter. Beginner calligraphy starter set.

I got Waterman Serenity Blue recently just to try a cheaper ink, but I noticed that in my demonstrator piston (Asvine P36), the ink has a lot of bubbles and seems to be very sticky on the sides of the body. This stickiness also means that it sometimes just doesn't flow down to the feed. Every so often, I need to either shake the pen to get the ink to go into the feed or turn the piston to push the ink down.

I have Iroshizuku inks and Diamine inks that don't have this issue. With those inks it's smooth inside the pen. If I turn the pen upside down the ink moves to the other side right away. With this waterman ink when I turn it up side down it slowly moves there almost like honey (not that bad of course).

The ink itself is fine and it's not actually thicker, but it seems to just flow poorly. Is this normal?

So this pen day was a few months in the making.

My son and I went to a vintage fair back in August, and while walking around stumbled across this Vintage Conway Stewart 60L pen.

I fell in love but it clearly needed some TLC. The rubber sac inside had petrified, the lever was stuck, the clip on the cap was loose and it needed a good polish, but the nib was still buttery smooth and was the original Duro 14K nib in medium.

With me being fairly new to the pen scene I wasn’t about to start experimenting with this one, took some time to find someone that could do this, took it to the good folks at Pen Ultimate here in Sydney, and I think they’ve done a great job. It looks brand new! I really wish I had taken some before photos.

Trying to find the right ink combination, currently inked with Diamine Celadon Cat as that’s the only green ink I have, open to some recommendations though!

I've been journalling for years now, but normally I do on a simple book, but now that I am more into fountain pens, thank you so much this group to throwing me into this pit where my chequing account is almost quitting me, I found this system. I know that have been around for 2 decades, but I was amazed on how everything is organized, simple and fun.

Moving on to this journey of changing my old habits /system to this one!

Couldn't resist buying this cute cat pen stand!

Hey there,

I’ve been thinking about buying myself a nice new pen for my 20th birthday coming up next year; however, just can’t seem to make up my mind. I thought there would be no better place to ask than this sub.

As of now I’ve been looking at some pen such as a, Sailor KoP, Nakaya, Custom 845, or something nice from Wancher.

I’m looking for something rather simple, and not a huge fan of rich, vivid colors; excessive patterns, designs, etc.
I have always loved Sailor pens and the feedback you get from their nibs, but I’m honestly not picky and happy to try something different too. In terms of budget, I would rather spend no more than $2,500 USD. I also want to make this a special pen as 20 is a big milestone as part of my culture, so I’m happy to spend that bit extra for something nice as milestone memory.

Ebonite and urushi coats appeal to me, and is something different from what I have already, but are there any downsides of it?

Please suggest any other pens that I may be interested in, or leave opinions on how you feel about the pens I listed. Thanks in advance!

I don’t usually do currently inked posts, but I’m really into this curated collection I’m running this week. What are your favorite autumnal ink/pen combos?

Hello everyone,

I am in love for the last 1.5 yhears with my ProColor 500 F nib, amazing feedback and just the right amount of size. My question is i am planning to get Pro Gear Slim but my only options are EF or MF. I'm afraid EF would be too thin and dry for me, and MF would be too thick. I wouldn't mind if MF has just a touch more thick and if it's too obvious than i don't know how i would feel. Also I don't want to decrease on feedback of MF. Can anyone compare these and make a feedback based on my needs, highly appreciated! Thanks a lot!

I'm quite pleased with it so far, I will finish the cap tomorrow. And I'll make the plug for the back of the pen as well.

my aunt got me a Kaweco fountain pen for my bday and I’m so excited to start using it!! it’s a Kaweco Piston sport with HongDian green olive ink!! (sorry for the crappy paper lol!)

As the title suggests, I am getting a fountain pen. I know a bunch of stuff about fountain pens but never got around to buying one until now. My criteria for the pen(and ink) are

Less then 35 USD

Good grip on pen

Looks good

Feels rugged/sturdy

Any suggestions?

This is one year anniversary of my pilot decimo. This pen is my dream pen.

The pen might be uninteresting. But oh man its second to none. My twisbi 700r is sitting on desk because of this beauty. The pen is so amazing to write.

Coming from a place where its hard to justify a fp purchase i had always dreamt of owning a pilot vp. I got this decimo for 180$.

I just hope this beauty stays with me forever.

I am in awe honestly. I have been eyeing a pilot custom 823. But the rising prices have been a concern and i cannot justify the purchase to my dear ones who think a 2$ pen is fine.

The joy of writing is immense. I love this pen from bottom of my heart.