[Mediocre]

Fountain pens or the lowly rollerballs (like many of mine lol), etc...

That is what this thread is for! From high-end custom fountain pens to ballpoint, post up!

I have the smooth copper Schon in route, looking forward to watching it patina. Stock photo, as it has not arrived yet

 

[cheu_f50]

Edit: I only have fountain pens ... disregard.

 

[Bird-Dog]

Most of my pens come from a time when we had to fill out sales orders on multi-part NCR forms. There are 4 FP's and 4 MP's in this pic, just to round things out. The rest are BP's and RB's that were the real "workhorses" (wink). Heavy emphasis on Parker and Waterman.

 

[Mediocre]

Edit: I only have fountain pens ... disregard.

You do not even have a cheap clicker around !?!?

I changed the thread to be more inclusive, now post up!! I look forward to learning!

 

[E150GT]

My only nice pen. Found it in a drawer at home. My wife got it as a graduation gift. I've been using it for a couple years now.

 

[time+tide]

I busted these guys out ever since being stuck at home since I don't have any free cheap office pens to use. High school Parker brothers, rollerball and fountain

 

[cheu_f50]

You do not even have a cheap clicker around !?!?

I changed the thread to be more inclusive, now post up!! I look forward to learning!

Well there are a few clickies around ... but I won't accept them as mine HAH.

This is my daily Pilot Metropolitan. Had this for about 3 years I think the paint at the end is flaking off, hoping In a couple of more years the whole thing would be bronze. That'd be pretty cool assuming I don't lose this one like the other 3 before it.

Also have a Cross Bailey at my desk as a back up. Nothing special, these are both budget fountain pens that cost less than $20.

I've lost a few pens to know getting a Mont Blanc or similar is as good as flushing money down the toilet.

 

[LeDandy_66]

My only nice pen. Found it in a drawer at home. My wife got it as a graduation gift. I've been using it for a couple years now.

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The Townsend! I had one a long time ago as a rollerball. Would have preferred ball point. A substantial and eye catching pen.

 

[Karlskrona Watch Co]

My daily driver for about 4 years has been a TWSBI Diamond 580. Their customer service is excellent. I also have a Montblanc and a Pilot Metropolitan that get seldom use.

 

[LeDandy_66]

Ball points only for me. I'm left handed and do not have good technical writing skills. Good side is that ball points are the cheapest to buy from a series. Best pen in the lot: the yellow Waterman Charleston.

 

[LosAngelesTimer]

Fountain pens or the lowly rollerballs, etc...

That is what this thread is for! From high-end custom fountain pens to rollerballs to your trusty Bic, post up!

I have the smooth copper Schon in route, looking forward to watching it patina. Stock photo, as it has not arrived yet

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That's a beauty!

 

[cheu_f50]

You do not even have a cheap clicker around !?!?

I changed the thread to be more inclusive, now post up!! I look forward to learning!

You know what ... I am an idiot and I apologize. I do have one non foundation pen. Entirely forgot about this ST Dupont Classique. I don't quite remember when it was discontinued, but this has been the pen I've always thought of as the "classic pen" because my dad had one to match his ST Dupont lighter, and it's made for Jackie Kennedy in the 70s, inspired by her lighter (or at least that's how I remembered it).

Anyhow when I saw it in a shop in Australia brand new as new old stock while I was on vacation to attend the 2019 Formula 1 Australian GP, I couldn't help myself to not buy it. Since then I've used it twice, once to sign my marriage certificate, and once to sign the paperwork for the purchase of my house.

 

[LosAngelesTimer]

A few years back, I realized my penmanship had gone to hell due to lack of use - everything I "wrote" was via a physical or virtual keyboard. I addressed this by picking up a couple of Parker Jotters and a handful of notebooks from Moleskine and Field Notes. Since then, I've added more Parkers, a Machine Era Markup in brass, a Tactile Turn bolt in titanium with a timascus bolt and a handful of others. I also dug out a couple of old Lamys from my desk and Frankensteined them together to make the one you see below - it was a fountain pen but now houses a rollerball refill. I own nothing truly high-end. My pen comfort level maxes out at roughly $150.

 

[Always Alba]

This is my favourite pen (and pencil). A limited edition set of 144.

 

[Mediocre]

You know what ... I am an idiot and I apologize. I do have one non foundation pen. Entirely forgot about this ST Dupont Classique. I don't quite remember when it was discontinued, but this has been the pen I've always thought of as the "classic pen" because my dad had one to match his ST Dupont lighter, and it's made for Jackie Kennedy in the 70s, inspired by her lighter (or at least that's how I remembered it).

Anyhow when I saw it in a shop in Australia brand new as new old stock while I was on vacation to attend the 2019 Formula 1 Australian GP, I couldn't help myself to not buy it. Since then I've used it twice, once to sign my marriage certificate, and once to sign the paperwork for the purchase of my house.

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Nice pens, and I knew you had one somewhere! I agree ST Dupont makes a fine rollerball!

 

[Mediocre]

That's a beauty!

Thanks! If it proves to be a purchase I enjoy, I will get their brass one to put beside it. Would be fun to watch them age together!

 

[Mediocre]

A few years back, I realized my penmanship had gone to hell due to lack of use - everything I "wrote" was via a physical or virtual keyboard. I addressed this by picking up a couple of Parker Jotters and a handful of notebooks from Moleskine and Field Notes. Since then, I've added more Parkers, a Machine Era Markup in brass, a Tactile Turn bolt in titanium with a timascus bolt and a handful of others. I also dug out a couple of old Lamys from my desk and Frankensteined them together to make the one you see below - it was a fountain pen but now houses a rollerball refill. I own nothing truly high-end. My pen comfort level maxes out at roughly $150.

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What are your thoughts on the tactile turn bolt? I owned a Ti, bolt-action pen (do not recall the brand, purchased when Drop was Massdrop) years ago, and I have no idea where it has gone lol

 

[Simon]

Got quite a few vintage - mainly British 1930's-1960's
I have a vintage Pelikan collectors' grail pen: Pelikan Toledo from 1934
Here a photo of a giant 1929 Conway Stewart Duro no1 with a 1925 Conway Stewart 'Dinkie'

 

[LosAngelesTimer]

What are your thoughts on the tactile turn bolt? I owned a Ti, bolt-action pen (do not recall the brand, purchased when Drop was Massdrop) years ago, and I have no idea where it has gone lol

I think it's fantastic. It's built extremely well and is very, very fidget friendly.

My only real concern is the thickness of the barrel, which they recently addressed with the release of a slim variant. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably go with the slim in the small size as the one I have - full size titanium - is pretty large. It works for desk use but doesn't travel especially well.

 

[E150GT]

Fountain pens or the lowly rollerballs, etc...

That is what this thread is for! From high-end custom fountain pens to rollerballs to your trusty Bic, post up!

I have the smooth copper Schon in route, looking forward to watching it patina. Stock photo, as it has not arrived yet

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Ooooh I like this., I am a copper collector. I like copper. I usually find my copper in the trash though.