Thread: Fountain Pens?

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

9 times out of 10 a converter holds much less ink than a cartrige. And some pens just don't have a converter available for them. The Preppy has a converter but it costs twice the amount as the pen lol. Cartriges can be flushed with a bulb flusher or a syringe, The Goulet pen Co. has kits for that. So you can still fill a cartrige with any ink you want (thats FP safe...) and take advantage of bulk ink deals. I'm still looking for an old bottle of Sheaffer ink, in a gallon bottle

Good post!

I bought a Parker Sonnet yesterday. A lot more than I should have spent but it had the features that I wanted. First and foremost I didn't want to unscrew it every time I needed to write. I get a lot of calls and need a quick note. I feels good in my hand. Most of the cheaper models I saw are bulky and uncomfortable. I was really disappointed with the Lamy Safaris when I held them in my hand. Big and bulky with grooves that force me to hold it in a certain way. Many of the high end ones were big also so just not to pick on the cheap ones. No need to put a chain and weight on them to prevent someone from stealing them. The clips on the Safaris were also ridiculously big. The Sonnet looks classy.

It came with a converter and one cartridge. Just by looking the converter it looks to hold about 40% of the volume of the cartridge. Wall thickness etc could vary that, it is just an estimate.

I could have bought about 30 Pilot Varsities for the same price. I am afraid that tomorrow I will loose it on the first day at work!

Tim

Originally Posted by 32t

Good post!

I bought a Parker Sonnet yesterday. A lot more than I should have spent but it had the features that I wanted. First and foremost I didn't want to unscrew it every time I needed to write. I get a lot of calls and need a quick note. I feels good in my hand. Most of the cheaper models I saw are bulky and uncomfortable. I was really disappointed with the Lamy Safaris when I held them in my hand. Big and bulky with grooves that force me to hold it in a certain way. Many of the high end ones were big also so just not to pick on the cheap ones. No need to put a chain and weight on them to prevent someone from stealing them. The clips on the Safaris were also ridiculously big. The Sonnet looks classy.

It came with a converter and one cartridge. Just by looking the converter it looks to hold about 40% of the volume of the cartridge. Wall thickness etc could vary that, it is just an estimate.

I could have bought about 30 Pilot Varsities for the same price. I am afraid that tomorrow I will loose it on the first day at work!

Tim

My avg pen was in the $150 range and for years I never lost one of them, in fact I still have them. I got the Lamy, big hands.., for a work pen that I didn't have to worry about.

Just like razors there are a wide veriety of styles to fit a persons user needs. I like a larger pen just like I enjoy a larger razor. Try them all and remember what feels good

Originally Posted by 32t

Good post!

I bought a Parker Sonnet yesterday.
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Nice.... you will enjoy it I love mine.