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Re: Anyone else here into Fountain Pens?

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cheddar wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:47 pm New pen day! Vanishing Point:

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The rest of my collection (some models have already appeared in this thread [emoji106])

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I have a brass Liliput that I EDC. That fireblue looks awesome!
I wish that watch were 38mm?
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Boourns wrote:
cheddar wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:47 pm New pen day! Vanishing Point:

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The rest of my collection (some models have already appeared in this thread [emoji106])

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I have a brass Liliput that I EDC. That fireblue looks awesome!
They’re such great little pens. The finish on the Fireblue is really fun, and it feels great in the hand.
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I came across this pen review site: https://www.penaddict.com/top-5-pens/
There are watch geeks, and there are pen geeks. Love them all!!! :)
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pdsf wrote:I came across this pen review site: https://www.penaddict.com/top-5-pens/
There are watch geeks, and there are pen geeks. Love them all!!! :)
Thanks for reminding me about this site…now I’m gonna waste many more hours on it. [emoji3]

I put a quick ranking myself in the handwritten posts thread.
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might be of interest:

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I know nothing of fountain pens, but love signing documents with my inexpensive Lamy. Is that Kickstarter a good deal? I'd like to get something a little nicer and not plastic.
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Stretch44 wrote: Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:40 am I know nothing of fountain pens, but love signing documents with my inexpensive Lamy. Is that Kickstarter a good deal? I'd like to get something a little nicer and not plastic.
I wouldn't rule out all plastic pens though. Sailor make beautiful models, check out the 1911s for example. And their nibs are awesome if you prefer more feedback from the paper. I have a 1911 pro color stardust with just a steel nib and it's one of my nicest looking pens.

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I'm sure you've also seen pilot vanishing points as well. Those aren't plastic and are great for carrying around, maybe not as nice looking as a sailor but they have equally as nice gold nibs.
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Stretch44 wrote: Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:40 am I know nothing of fountain pens, but love signing documents with my inexpensive Lamy. Is that Kickstarter a good deal? I'd like to get something a little nicer and not plastic.
This is probably like someone suggesting a no-name fashion watch, but it is a no-name fashion watch with a 316L case and a myiota quartz movement. A forced metaphor, but I have this and I really like it:

I wish that watch were 38mm?
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I like the look of both of the latest pens posted. [emoji7]

I may have bought another pen today [emoji51]
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New pen arrived yesterday…it’s a chonky boi. The narwhal on the nib and portholes to see the ink reservoir are nice touches…

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My Lamy Safari has become a bit scratchy, which is odd. Makes me want to get a new fountain pen now. Anyone has experience with the Platinum 3776?

@cheddar - what's the chonky boi? :)
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pdsf wrote:My Lamy Safari has become a bit scratchy, which is odd. Makes me want to get a new fountain pen now. Anyone has experience with the Platinum 3776?

[mention]cheddar[/mention] - what's the chonky boi? :)
Sorry for the delay in responding…it’s been an eventful month.

It’s the Narwhal Nautilus Fountain Pen in Mylandia Blue. Very substantial and very satisfying to write with.
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Interesting pen at Colorado Pen Co.



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