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    I used to be there alot, all I looked at was the ink and Japanese pens... Just to much info and all for me

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    Left handers don't do well with fountain pens...We have the tendancy to wipe the ink as we write But I thnk they are beautiful pieces...I jst wish i could use one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wintchase View Post
    Left handers don't do well with fountain pens...We have the tendancy to wipe the ink as we write But I thnk they are beautiful pieces...I jst wish i could use one.
    I write with my right hand but the way I used to write I would smudge all the ink away.

    I'm slowly starting to hold things properly tho which is good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wintchase View Post
    Left handers don't do well with fountain pens...We have the tendancy to wipe the ink as we write But I thnk they are beautiful pieces...I jst wish i could use one.

    It's all in the technique... over-writing, under-writing... paper vertical, horizontal or tilted.
    A "dry" ink that dries quickly is nice... but much like using a straight razor; it's all technique.

    Note: I'm right handed... but teaching myself to write with my fountain pens left handed so that I might pass them onto my daughter (a lefty) when she's big enough.

    And for pens in the OPs price range?.... Lamy 2000, Pelikan M200/M205, Parker '51, Many Touchdown Scheaffer's, TWSBI (A new Asian import piston filler... 40$ish, and suprisingly nice)

    I'm a member of the FPN as well... I post under the same name there as here.

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    I'm thinking about picking this one up...




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    Quote Originally Posted by basil View Post
    Im not exactly sure which one it is i tried since i have no idea about brands or types. After looking at a few pictures on the websites i think it was a lamy safari that i wrote with.
    I do like my Lamy. It is not expensive and has
    a smooth steel nib. It is a great pen for work. There
    are a couple of Lamy models some look very bold and
    "manly" yet they do not have a solid brass (heavy as heck) body.

    A good starter is the Waterman Phileas. The nib is
    well polished and writes well from day one. I have
    seen them at promotion prices that are hard to pass up
    and like them.

    Fountain pens are like strops. It is easy to ding them
    and trash the nib while you learn to use them. For this
    reason get a modest one early on.

    The good ones do last for years so other than the
    first one have at it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by basil View Post
    Went to a store today and tried out a few pens.

    Most were out of my price range but I bought a Lamy Studio pen with a medium nib. It flowed nice and it came with a converter so I can use bottled ink.

    Now my next question I which ink can I use that won't flow too wet. I do a lot of writing in moleskine notebooks and I don't want it to bleed through.
    Fountain pen ink is wet.
    Desks commonly had blotters so the ink would not smear while wet.
    Find a sheet of blotter paper and cut it to fit your notebook.
    Cut it so it can work like a page size book marker. Blotter paper comes
    in 8x11 or the big sheets for a desk top blotter.

    Enjoy....

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    Quote Originally Posted by niftyshaving View Post
    Fountain pen ink is wet.
    Desks commonly had blotters so the ink would not smear while wet.
    When I started school in the 1950s all the school desks had inkwells.
    Until recently, tablets of good quality letter writing paper came with a pre-cut sheet of blotting paper.

    "He's blotted his copybook" is an expression used to this day in Britain when someone makes a mistake.
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    Quote Originally Posted by welshwizard View Post
    When I started school in the 1950s all the school desks had inkwells.
    Until recently, tablets of good quality letter writing paper came with a pre-cut sheet of blotting paper.

    "He's blotted his copybook" is an expression used to this day in Britain when someone makes a mistake.
    I recall dip ink pens in the bank and my first University ID card
    had to be signed with a dip pen and ink. Good nibs and dip
    ink is a thoughtful way to write a note card.

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    Quote Originally Posted by basil View Post
    Howdy all,

    I had a chance to try out a fountain pen the other day and I liked the way it flowed.

    I was wondering from the more experienced users what would be one to recommend.

    I am looking to spend around 50-100 and like the sound of the ones that don't use cartridges but the piston filled ones? At least I think that's what it's called.

    Appreciate the help,

    Basil
    Basil,

    I own several fountain pens. The one I like the best is the Pelikan, although there are other manufacturers--Conklin, Montblanc, Namiki, Parker, Sailor, Waterman--that make quality products.
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