Thread: Stylus-philes speak out!

For all you lot out there that are into fancy writing instruments, what's in your pocket today? (I know tony is a fellow fountain-pen nut, there must be others)

Amusingly enough, there is a mirror of this thread going on right now over at fountainpennetwork.com about FP lovers who use straight razors, thought I'd start one up here that inverted it!

In my shirt pocket today are riding a couple of fountain pens: a Lamy Al-Star Safari full of bulletproof Noodler's Iraqi Indigo and a Namiki Vanishing Point loaded with bulletproof Noodler's Legal Lapis. In my laptop bag is a Duke Charlie Chaplin full of bulletproof Noodler's Nikita Red. (in my line of work, ink must be solvent-resistant)

I have a Waterman Expert II with Waterman's Blue-Black ink in the converter with me today...nothing exceptional, but better than my Pilot V-Pen with black ink I usually carry with me.

Mark

Today we have an oversize Shaeffer Balance in black and a 1930s Conklin in a red/silver crackle finish.


Tony

Bummer, I looked at my Ferrari Da Varese Startacus rolller ball tortoise shell this morning on the counter and decided not to grab it. That thing is so hefty I could use it as a weapon!

Chris L

What's sitting at the desk with me is an early Moore L-92 (The Moore Pen) EF flex nib with Waterman blue-black and a Pelikan M400 EF with Sailor red-brown.

Nothing fancy... just a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck ball pen and a Waterman Carene black sea fountain pen... and in my laptop bag a simple Caran d'Ache ball pen, special edition made for the 50 years anniversary of the CERN

I've been thinking about getting a decent rollerball pen. I'm looking for something solid that performs well as opposed to "luxury" - if you know what I mean. Can any of you gents in the know point me in the right direction?

Jordan

A Waterman that belonged to my Grandfather!

Ps I'm also smoking one of his pipes and stropping my razor on his old strop! ( he died in 1966 aged 94)

Originally Posted by jnich67

I've been thinking about getting a decent rollerball pen. I'm looking for something solid that performs well as opposed to "luxury" - if you know what I mean. Can any of you gents in the know point me in the right direction?

Jordan

I don't much of anywhere without my Mont Blanc Starwalker rollerball with a twist seal cap. I've used Mont Blancs for over 10 years and love them. If I ever lose one, I'll be ordering a replacement shortly thereafter.

You can check out the current product line here: MONTBLANC - Writing Instruments

And an online store with *great* pricing is Montblanc Pens At JOON New York - All The Best Pens In The World They can't advertise the prices that they sell but I think it's a standard 15% discount below what Mont Blanc dictates as normal pricing.