Thread: Fountain Pens?

If I buy something cheap I tend to lose it. Instead of a plastic flashlight I have a 5 cell Maglight. I think I've had it for 15 years.

I have a Cross pen and it's the only the second pen I ever kept up with long enough to empty a refill.

If I like fountain pens I'll probably invest in a decent one.

I just had a thought, I bet they stink on multi-copy forms.

well i like up until the last sentence, of that I do not know.

That is what hailed the "new" pen onto the market, Carbon Copy and multi page copies, FP's just have a heck of a time dealing with em. However there are a few pens and more notably Nibs that deal with it just fine. Sheaffer's Triumph nib was dubbed "the Nail" because it had the stifness needed to do hard writing and not damage the nibs as it would many of the finer nibs out there at the time. But the ball point was "easy way out" and the fall of the FP was asured.

I got into FP's to get away from the deathgrip I used to write all the time. Now my hand is relaxed and I can write a letter that is more than a few words long without my hand cramping up

The Ahab came in today. It was surprisingly easy to fill and I was pleased that the ink doesn't cling to the pen as you dip it in the ink.

I'll find out tomorrow how much I like using it at work. I have to write customer service notes to myself all day.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

I just had a thought, I bet they stink on multi-copy forms.

In the short time that i have been using them I found they are not good for multi-copies. I my life that is not a common issue so I will continue.

If you are writting on carbon copies try a lamy safari extra fine it is hard as nails and I use one everyday on carbon copies it also matters what ink you use because that type of paper bleeds easily try it with Noodler's XFeather.

I've been enjoying the Ahab. Just took a few minutes of using it to get used to the different feel.

Not having any problems being a lefty.