Thread: Any Fountain Pen Users?

Hmmm...You could have a weak bladder Carl...Nothing to be ashamed of you know...


Sorry mate. My way of saying WTF you talking about? Beyond my limited knowledge. I'm an idiot.


Mick

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Hey guys. I could go to another forum I used to frequent, but I haven't been there for ages and it feels a little rude just popping up and asking a question; so I'll ask you lot. I have a Swan Mabie Todd I think it is, 40's I think, leverless. I get a lot of leakage and it's getting annoying. It's a really wet nib, and nicely flexible but still nice for everyday stuff. The feed and nib simply pull out of the pen. They do seem to fit back in reasonably tightly, but I'm wondering if it's tight enough and if it needs some sort of method to seal the feed a bit.

Any suggestions to stop the leaking (I think some ink is migrating up the feed (nib creep) but I don't think this fully explains the leakage).

Sounds like it needs professional help. If you're so inclined, there is a place in the States that does good work (Fountain Pen Hospital - Celebrating 65 years as the world's showcase of fine writing instruments.). Good luck!

Originally Posted by MickR

Hmmm...You could have a weak bladder Carl...Nothing to be ashamed of you know...


Sorry mate. My way of saying WTF you talking about? Beyond my limited knowledge. I'm an idiot.


Mick

Mick, The bladder is actually new. You know that black rubbery looking thing under the nib? Sometimes it had grooves in it? That's the feed, whereby the ink travels to the nib. Mine is I think not fitting as tightly as it could in to the barrel of the pen. Maybe I could try and get a new feed?

Thanks for the tip about the hospital, Peter. I'd rather not send it so far a field. I could send it to where I got it from which is 'Old Post Office Pens' in Melbourne...

Well I finally have moved up past ink well dip pens into an actual fountain pen.
Aurora Ipsilon

Originally Posted by Pyrateknight

Well I finally have moved up past ink well dip pens into an actual fountain pen.
Aurora Ipsilon

Nice, how does it write? I broke out my Parker Sonnet the other day. I'd been using an old Swan with a flexible nib but it's leaking started to annoy me...

Had to get used to the flow rate. Have to have a fast light hand compared to a dip pen. I like it. It only took an hour and I was adjusted.

In France, you learn to write with a fountain pen. God I missed my fountain pen when I couldn't find cartridges in the US. Anyways, it's back and there's no such thing as writing with a nib which travels so effortlessly on the paper.
I am planing on getting a new one soon. I will have a Meisterstück one day, but in the meantime, I was thinking to upgrade from my good old Parker, which has met with the floor a couple times in his long life, to a Lamy Safari. I heard it's the Proraso of the fountain pen, the amazing value which never disappoints.

Any users around?

Hey gents, who makes a good quality, fast drying blue ink? I'd prefer something a little brighter as opposed to a midnight blue.

I like Noodler's blue ink. They have several different ones, but the bullet proof blue is really great. Bright blue color and dries pretty fast.

Originally Posted by Magikflea

Any users around?

Yes Sir,
I have a matte finish black Safari with a 1.1 mm broad nib. I bought my wife a bright yellow Safari with a medium nib.