jbb
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Post by jbb on Mar 12, 2016 14:31:13 GMT
I write my letters with a dip pen on vintage, watermarked paper. My ink is a mixture of iron gall & fountain pen ink. Here's my go-to pen, it's an early 20th century fountain pen but I use it as a dip pen.
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jburchett
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Post by jburchett on Mar 13, 2016 3:39:41 GMT
I'm 99% exclusive to my fountain pens, and I try to rotate through them so that they all get a little bit of love. But there will always be that 1% of the time that calls for the use of something other than the beloved fountain pen.
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Post by alcyone on Mar 13, 2016 20:28:35 GMT
I use only fountain pens except for addressing envelopes; then I use a Skilcraft ballpoint. If I couldn't use a fountain pen I'd probably use a cheap gel pen, because they mostly write pretty smoothly.
I have quite a few fountain pens, so I try to give them a fair shake in the rotation. The ones I use the most are the ones with the biggest ink capacity, because they take longer to run dry so they can be rotated.
When I write a letter, I often select one based on characteristics like interesting ink, interesting nib, makes my handwriting look nice, comfort, or most usually, is it in my pocket/backpack today.
Ny current favorite is one of the first ones I got during my current phase of penmadness, an Edison Hudson in ruby acrylic. It is a good size for my hand, writes a crisp line, is the right width for my writing style, and is comfortable to hold.
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Post by skye on Mar 18, 2016 11:36:17 GMT
At home for writing letters I use fountain pens. Right now I have 14 inked up as I like having a variety of colours. When at work I use whatever cheapie pens they have as a) pens tend to walk off and rarely come back b) paper is cheapy copy paper and c) some colours of ink do not photocopy or scan well. As for addressing envelopes, it depends on the distance it needs to travel, weather here and season. In the summer time I may just address using fountain pen and apply tape occasionally. Otherwise I use sumi ink and a dip pen or other calligraphy ink that I think is waterproof.
Currently on a Franklin-Christoph kick and I think all of their pens (6) are currently inked. Also inked are variety of modern and vintage pens, some with flex nibs, some without.
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Post by sails on Oct 29, 2016 17:28:01 GMT
I write my letters with a dip pen on vintage, watermarked paper. My ink is a mixture of iron gall & fountain pen ink. Here's my go-to pen, it's an early 20th century fountain pen but I use it as a dip pen. That's just TOO pretty! I use Hero 616s because they're easy, light, fattish, and virtually make me forget I'm holding a pen; Sailors because in addition, they're a step or three up in fit and finish and I like the 'hissing' nibs; my one Platinum 3776 Bourgogne that keeps getting refilled no matter what. But sometimes I use a gel pen or ballpoint for addressing envelopes.
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Post by obakegaippai on Apr 15, 2017 20:32:42 GMT
My favourite pen to use for letter writing and just about everything else is the Uni-ball Signo Gel Impact 1.0mm - it lays down thick bold lines and is so smooth, it just glides along the page. I stockpile refills!
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Post by joy52 on Apr 15, 2017 23:24:19 GMT
I love the feeling of the ink going on to the page, the tactile experience, the range of colors, the variety of pens and nibs. It makes writing a conscious rather than unconscious aspect of composing, rather than simply being concerned with the content. And it slows the world down just a bit. I could not have expressed it any better....this is exactly why I use fountain pens ONLY. Don't get me started on fps! I have about a dozen pens inked up at a time. Every single one with a different ink. Most pens are inked up with a matching colour. My favourite pens: Osmiroid with a M Italic nib, Lamy Joy calligraphy pen with 1.1 stub nib, Waterman student pen F nib...writes like a dream, my Jinhao 599 Orange demonstrator F nib...puts down a perfect fine line, Rotring Rivette F nib, Lamy Studio B nib, TWSBI Eco stub nib, Diplomat Aero B nib...etc This changes every so often, but the Osmiroid, Jinhao 599 and some of my student pens are always ready to go. I own quite a number of fps, but most are really inexpensive!
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Post by Pukka-J on Apr 19, 2017 5:36:37 GMT
I use fountain pens for almost anything, both at work and at home. At work I use finer nibs since they bleed less on lower grade paper. I also use my fountainpens for drawing.
I have a pretty nice collection, most of which I suppose are considered expensive. A Mont Blanc 146, several high end Pelikan, Lamy and Sailor pens and some Watermans. My latest gift to myself is a nice Aurora.
Sometimes I use a mechanical pencil too though.
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Post by distractedmom on Apr 27, 2017 17:57:35 GMT
Sometimes I use a mechanical pencil too though. Yes! Every once in a while, I get the urge to write with a pencil.
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Post by allanorn on Apr 28, 2017 0:19:13 GMT
As a left-handed push writer I am really picky about the resistance of a pen as it moves across paper. I'm primarily a fountain pen user, especially for correspondence. My favorites are a Pilot Custom Heritage 912 with a Waverly nib, an Edison Beaumont EF, and a couple of vintage and modern Pelikan pens. I do address envelopes with a waterproof gel pen but am looking to the Sakura Pigma Micron pens to start doing some dressing up of envelopes. Anyone with experience using them?
However, I use gel rollerballs at work because of the cheap paper they stock.
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Post by blessed on Apr 28, 2017 9:06:44 GMT
I do address envelopes with a waterproof gel pen but am looking to the Sakura Pigma Micron pens to start doing some dressing up of envelopes. Anyone with experience using them? I have the Sakura Pigma Micron Bible Study Kit, which includes two 01 pens and six 05 pens. I use them mostly to write inside my Bible (no bleed-through!) and sometimes for addressing envelopes. I am very happy with them and would get them again.
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Post by radellaf on Apr 29, 2017 7:24:15 GMT
Tends to be the pens (90%+ fountain) I've bought most recently, with exceptions for older ones I occasionally take a renewed interest in. I keep over 40 inked so I have a nice color selection but 3 or 4 definitely see more use than the rest.
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blushinpen
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Post by blushinpen on Aug 8, 2017 16:18:01 GMT
I love writing with my fountain pens, so it stands to reason that I use fountain pens for letter writing. I have a small collection of pens, and whatever three pens I have inked that week, I will use. There are phases, of course, where I use one pen over another. Usually, I gravitate toward the Pilot Falcon with a SF nib. It does wonders to my penmanship, I think.
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Post by christyotwisty on Sept 22, 2017 18:07:02 GMT
I use fountain pens for most of my writing at work and home. I like to try new pens and experiment with nibs and lines and papers, how they interact. I What pens do you use and why do you like them (if you do). I carry at least one Lamy Safari or a Platinum Preppy. For writing letters I'm not particular about what pen I use, except if the correspondent expressed earlier preferences or dislikes for ink colours, or gave me an ink sample. Barely more often than others I'll use my purple Pilot Metropolitan with J. Herbin's Violette Pensee, or dark lilac Lamy Safari with purple ink, as some fellow penthusiasts compliment them, and some penfriends whom I didn't meet through FP forums find those combinations pleasing and intriguing enough to try the joy of fountain pens for themselves.
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Post by jfb on Oct 28, 2017 17:23:48 GMT
At the moment I'm using fountain pens 99% of the time, as I write this I have an old Arnold lever fill, an Esti J, a Serwex 362 and a red Caran d'Ache ballpoint pen that I've had for years(I mostly use that for deposit slips only these days)in my shirt pocket. I do rotate my pens. I do dabble in dip pens and I have clutch pencil or two. I also like Mirado Black Warriors.
Pax, John
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