Fountain Pen Collectors?

Discussion in 'The Chatterbox' started by Brian_Powers, Jun 26, 2015.

  1. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Oh, yeah!
    I'm not seeing any feathering :happy088:. What kind of paper are you using?
    After a Google search for the best paper for fountain pens, Rhodia seemed to come up on everybody's list. I've picked up a few of the A5 top spiral bound to use for my Bible Study and Sermon rough drafts. I like to hand write those, with a fountain pen, of course, then finalize on the computer to print them out.
    The notebooks just came in; getting ready to start in on my sermon. I'll let you know what I think of the paper afterwards.
     
  2. Avalon

    Avalon Active Member

  3. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

  4. Avalon

    Avalon Active Member

    Thanks!
     
  5. Glondus

    Glondus Well-Known Member

    the paper i used for that photo is a coated low quality paper, given during an Airbus conference. the coating is so good that it is my favorite paper :)
    rhodia is good but it is expensive in Turkey. I found several local paper companies, with cheap coated paper. they work so far. If you are in the USA, jetpens and gouletpens should help you to choose good paper:)
     
  6. Glondus

    Glondus Well-Known Member

    i just wanted to share some inks i recently bought.
    KWZ honey is really impressive.nice shading, good flow, and as a surprise to me it smells like vanilla :)
    the paper i used is rhodia (white), sorry for the white balance
    rhodia_close.jpg rhodia_close_2.jpg rhodia_white.jpg
     
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  7. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    Where do you buy your inks?
     
  8. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    Do you find using the syringe easier and less messy than a converter? I’m retired now, and want to get back into fountain pens, but not really expensive ones. I started with a Lamy Safari, and a couple that were less expensive than the Safari. The Safari works well, but dipping the nib into an ink bottle with the converter can be a little messy.
     
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  9. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Yes, less mess. Just be sure to save the old cartridges. Suck up some ink from the bottle into the syringe, squirt it into the cart, there you go. Squirt any leftover ink in the syringe back into the bottle.
     
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  10. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    Thanks!
     
  11. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    @BamaT Glad to help.
    I have several Lamy Safaris. Love 'em.
    Not sure how you define inexpensive, but Pelican pens write nice and smooth.
    Have fun!
     
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  12. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    You might want to look for a Sheaffer snorkel (vintage).

    https://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Sheaffer/SheafferSnorkel.htm
     
  13. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

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  14. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

  15. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    That looks interesting. Have you used a syringe, and if so, is the snorkel less messy than even a syringe? It kind of looks like it may be the cleanest.
     
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  16. Glondus

    Glondus Well-Known Member

    i live in turkey, and using several local stationary shop or website.
    assuming you live in the usa, i suggest you to check gouletpens and jetpens for fountain pen and inks.
     
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  17. Glondus

    Glondus Well-Known Member

    if you are looking for cheap reliable pens, you may want to check
    - twsbi, nibs are made by jowo. simple design awesome quality for the price.
    - pilot metropolitan, japanese fine and medium nibs.
    - jinhao x750 and a #6 nib from gouletpens. nib in jinhao can be replaced and gouletpen nibs (jowo).
     
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  18. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    This is the least messy thing I have used.
     
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