Reply With QuoteMy ystudio Brassing Pocket fountain pen arrived today. I'll post some pics tomorrow.
One of the X750s arrived today... I've filled it with J. Herbin Anniversary Storm Grey ink (with gold flake) and it seems to be very VERY nice. A little wet, but that might just be the ink.
Going to use it for a few days and see how I go. Not bad for £3 delivered from China.
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My ystudio Brassing Pocket fountain pen arrived today. I'll post some pics tomorrow.
Getting back into fountain pens, just received a Conklin duragraph which I'm enjoying. Still got my old school parkers (25 from my GCSEs and a 45 I bought to do my A levels so 1985 and 1988). I know we all like a picture, so here's my current collection
What's in the box:
Another box:
Best open it up:
Size comparison with a Kaweco AL-Sport:
Last edited by Phil Lee; 21st February 2017 at 16:57.
/\ That looks nice. May have to have a look at these.....
Chris
It's a small, pocket pen that can't be used posted so you have to bear that in mind when considering it. It does use a full size converter though, unlike the AL-Sport.Originally Posted by Bluemoon7
I've had a MB Starwalker, a few cheapies and own and have tried a few Pelikans, but my Parker Duofold is by far the stiffest. May be worth a shout.
Ian
Pelikan fountain pens are pretty awesome and in many ways smoother and often cheaper than MB
How do you rate the Coklin? Its is on my list of inexpensive pens to try.Getting back into fountain pens, just received a Conklin duragraph which I'm enjoying. Still got my old school parkers (25 from my GCSEs and a 45 I bought to do my A levels so 1985 and 1988). I know we all like a picture, so here's my current collection
^ They're typically American. Good value,nice colour resins and hard steel nib. I found the Duragraph too long when posted but am on the lookout for a Minigraph. Monteverde is another good value US brand, or Bexley or Edison if you want to pay a bit more.
Last edited by bonzo697; 22nd February 2017 at 20:31.
£45 - really impressed with it, I agree it's a bit long when posted, but I can live with it. Came from cult pens if you're interested, be warned if you close click the link, could be expensive;)
http://www.cultpens.com/i/q/CK44214/...tain-pen-amber
Went to buy one at xmas but my brick and mortar store only had the cracked ice in stock. Was tempted by really wanted Amber. Don't post so not an issue.
Clicking on Cultpens is always expensive!
But they do send you Haribo :)
That is very true and often free pens and pencils too.
Cult sent me pens that turn into palms trees this week.
YOU MONSTERS! What have I become
What ink does everyone use? Something other than blue or black! Need to fill by twsbi eco
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It all depends what you use your pen for.If you're using it to write with Diamine of J Herbin make several shades of blue and black. If you're a pen nerd they also make a whole range of ghastly colours and some with metalflake in, or you can try some of the stupidly expensive Japanese stuff.
Diamine Imperial Blue.
https://www.bureaudirect.co.uk/j-her...nniversary-ink
I like Diamine Inks and have many colourful shades....the little 30ml bottles are only £2.35 from Cultpens. And they are both great British companies :)
Today I have inked up
Diamine Aqua - Visconti Van Gogh
Diamine Handel - Pilot Custom 74
Diamine Eau de Nils - Lamy 2000 * this is one of my favourite colours
Diamine Ancient Copper - TWSBI 580
Iroshizuku Asa Goa - Platinum #3776
For the stupidly expensive inks or the hard to find brands I buy samples off ebay for a couple of quid from this seller in Scotland.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/INK-SAMPLE...9XuBt42dwvanbg
Don't put metallics in it as it will be a buggar to clean out!
Another fan of Diamine here. I must have 30 or so. Current Diamine inks in pens:
Eau de Nil (great cheap colour match for Sailor Yama-Dori)
Aqua Lagoon (v bright and fun, i write birthday cards with it)
Bilberry (personal favourite, very saturated purple)
Matador
Syrah
Other inks on the go:
Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo
Noodlers Old Manhattan Black (exclusively for sale in the Fountain Pen Hospital, NYC)
I like the additional lubrication you get with a nice expensive Japanese ink like Pilot or Sailor, but frankly for the price, Diamine allow me to have a gigantic collection of colours for very little financial outlay.
The Jinhaos are incredible value for money. Out of the box they are good writers.YOU MONSTERS! What have I become
The clincher is they take a No6 nib which can be got in various sizes and takes the pen to another level.
I got a Bock ef and 1.1 italic. Yes it's painful paying 7x the price of the pen for a nib, but the result is a beautiful writer for around £12.
http://www.beaufortink.co.uk/bocknibs.html
These are my inks:
They are:
Front row
J Herbin Emerad of Chivor (Green with gold flakes)
Pilot iroshizuku shin-kai (blue/black)
Pilot iroshizuku kiri-same (Grey)
Robert Oster Fire and Ice (Teal with red shading)
Diamine Majestic Blue cartridges
Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Brown
Diamine Sargasso Sea
Cult Pens Deep Dark Orange
Diamine Teal
Diamine Blaze Orange
Diamine Imperial Blue
Diamine Ancient Copper
Back Row
Sailor Jentle Yama-Dori (Teal)
Sailor Jentle Tokiwa-Matsu (Olive green)
Pelikan Edelstein Topaz
Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire
Are they a straight swap or do you have to mess about and tinker?
Think we should start an TZ Ink Trading Club :)These are my inks:
They are:
Front row
J Herbin Emerad of Chivor (Green with gold flakes)
Pilot iroshizuku shin-kai (blue/black)
Pilot iroshizuku kiri-same (Grey)
Robert Oster Fire and Ice (Teal with red shading)
Diamine Majestic Blue cartridges
Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Brown
Diamine Sargasso Sea
Cult Pens Deep Dark Orange
Diamine Teal
Diamine Blaze Orange
Diamine Imperial Blue
Diamine Ancient Copper
Back Row
Sailor Jentle Yama-Dori (Teal)
Sailor Jentle Tokiwa-Matsu (Olive green)
Pelikan Edelstein Topaz
Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire
At the moment...
Pelikan 4001-Brilliant Brown (used in my daily Pelikan)
Pelikan 4001-Violett Violet (for the eldests fountain pen for fun)
Waterman-Serenity Blue
Parker Quink-Black
I have a stock of empty 5ml sample bottles in my drawer too.
Where did you get them from, or have you collected them overtime?
I got them in eBay. Search for 5ml vials.
My lava red X750 turned up today... i still can't work out how they are making ANY money on these.YOU MONSTERS! What have I become
So, I don't want to start another collection: ink, therefore is Diamine a good general purpose ink that can be used across a range of different brands of pen?
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Crikey! That is lot of inks. Thankfully I'm only allowed to use black at work. 50 shades of black perhaps! So far have Parker Quink permanent, Iroshizuku Take Sumi, Diamine jet black and onyx black. LuBee kindly sent me some Aurora black, will be trying it out in my Parker Sonnet EF
I too use cult pens deep dark orange. Perfect for a casual work environment and mark up. Super stuff and not too loud but pleasingly cheerful.These are my inks:
They are:
Front row
J Herbin Emerad of Chivor (Green with gold flakes)
Pilot iroshizuku shin-kai (blue/black)
Pilot iroshizuku kiri-same (Grey)
Robert Oster Fire and Ice (Teal with red shading)
Diamine Majestic Blue cartridges
Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Brown
Diamine Sargasso Sea
Cult Pens Deep Dark Orange
Diamine Teal
Diamine Blaze Orange
Diamine Imperial Blue
Diamine Ancient Copper
Back Row
Sailor Jentle Yama-Dori (Teal)
Sailor Jentle Tokiwa-Matsu (Olive green)
Pelikan Edelstein Topaz
Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire
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Its great stuff and very inexpensive, hence why I have about 25 different shades. I'd use it in any pen as it doesnt seem to have any unwelcome properties unlike some of the Noodlers inks.
The exception to this is the Shimmertastic Range I would keep this to a specific pen as its a sod to clean the shiny particles out if a pen ( Ive never had it clogg a feed but only use it in a Lamy Safari with a 1.9 nib)
Last edited by LuBee; 24th February 2017 at 21:29.
My inkage habit listed below.
I am happy to get some sample vials and if anyone is interested, trade say 2ml testers (with the exception of those marked up as samples and the Lamy inks) either for some other ink or if you want to just cover the postage happy to do that.
Personally I'd like to try some more Iroshizuku inks, Pelikan and Robert Oster.
Diamine
Blue Lightening (Shimmertastic)
Teal
Golden Brown
Raw Sienna
Macassar
Red Dragon
Oxblood
Merlot
Handel (Music Collection)
Vivaldi (Music Collection)
Majestic Purple
Indigo
Denim
Saragossa Sea
Eclipse
Sapphire Blue
Aqua Lagoon
Eau de Nil
Graphite
Apple Glory
Sherwood Green
Salamander
Peach Haze
Pumpkin
J.Herbin
Vert Olive
Gris Nuage
Bouquet D'artan
Vert Empire (short cartridge)
Lie De The (short cartridge)
Rouge Caroubier (short cartridge)
Vert Empire (short cartridge)
Iroshizuku
Yama Budo
Asa Goa
Conway Stewart
Green
Aurora
Black
Private Reserve
Avocado (sample)
Spearmint (sample)
Caran D'ache
Divine Pink (sample)
Waterman
Blue Black (cartridge)
Black (cartridge)
Lamy
Turquoise
Dark Lilac
Fluorescent Green
Last edited by LuBee; 24th February 2017 at 21:31.
Straight swap.
http://blog.gouletpens.com/2013/12/j...n-nib.html?m=1
Cheers was pricing up some Bock nibs and they seem quite reasonable.
Maybe pencils are the Quartz equivalent of watches but I am getting into Rotring. It's fun buying the mechanical pencils that I remember having in the 1990s. In terms of fountain pens it seems that vintage Rotring are also collectable.
Yes, I've always liked Rotring mechanical pencils and used them before I went back to fountain pens. I was always losing them though, and dropping them so bending the lead sleeve at at the writing end.
I remember drawing maps and charts on tracing paper with Rotring drawing pens and stencils for the letters. Loved it, but totally redundant in the digital age.
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I have no idea how, this arrived today
Last edited by 72bpm; 25th February 2017 at 23:08.
Duofold arrived from Andymonkey today, lovely to look at, will get the ink out tomorrow.
Never had the "guts" to buy the Duofold, don't know why!
You are a bad lad!I have no idea how, this arrived today
Nakaya Ake Tamenuri arrives Thursday!
I didn't order the Namisu
Which nib did you get on the Namisu?Nakaya Ake Tamenuri arrives Thursday!
I didn't order the Namisu
Creature of habit, fine. As I said before I didn't order the pen!
Should I buy Bock housing and feed or the "kit compatible" housing and feed?
On the subject of which I would like try this on my Names as well? It says on their website No 6 Bock nib. I sit possible to but just the nib
Sorted, need the Bock housing and feed not the kit compatible. Took the pen apart and compared the two - looks like Bock.Should I buy Bock housing and feed or the "kit compatible" housing and feed?
On the subject of which I would like try this on my Names as well? It says on their website No 6 Bock nib. I sit possible to but just the nib
Yes, I got the nibs complete with Bock feed. Although I know you can get just the standalone nib from say Goulet pens.
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