Pen-Fi - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

cbw · 02-16-2008, 10:15 AM

Well i figured since no one posted this i might as well start it. I wanted to see what kind of pens all you head-fi'ers had out there.

Here is my custom made Bethlehem Holy Land Olive Wood fountain pen

And my ink of choice J.Herbin

I've also started experimenting with some Peliken 4001 inks to see what color combinations i might like to have.

So what pens and inks do you guys use?

Kees · 02-16-2008, 10:37 AM

The best tasting pens ever.

Barry · 02-16-2008, 01:09 PM

Here in the US of A - it has been years since I have seen a BIC Clic (what we used to call the pen on the right). Just great to deal with tests that made me nervous.

Kees · 02-16-2008, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Barry

Just great to deal with tests that made me nervous.

clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick clickclickclickclick....and then you notice everybody is looking at you

and you stop

and twenty seconds later clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick clickclickclickclick....you notice you are doing it again

and you stop again

...........clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclic kclickclickclickclickclickclick

....clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickc lickclickclickclick.....

Barry · 02-16-2008, 02:06 PM

Exactly!

Old Pa · 02-16-2008, 02:16 PM

Old Parker ball points with new Parker Gel ink cartridges. I just got tired of the fountain pen battles.

milkpowder · 02-17-2008, 06:10 PM

Actually, there is a Pen-Fi thread already

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f11/pe...arning-204313/

cbw, you have a nice taste in inks!

ZepFloyd · 02-17-2008, 06:42 PM

this is somewhat related, figure i could post in here. what markers do you guys use to mark your blank cd's? i find the sharpies to be to broad for me..maybe i just write to small but some of my letters come out bad because i need something with a finer point. any suggestions?

cbw · 02-17-2008, 07:16 PM

Actually, there is a Pen-Fi thread already

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f11/pe...arning-204313/

cbw, you have a nice taste in inks!

Well i guess thats why i didnt find the thread i was looking in the wrong place! I guess i shall post there from now on.

this is somewhat related, figure i could post in here. what markers do you guys use to mark your blank cd's? i find the sharpies to be to broad for me..maybe i just write to small but some of my letters come out bad because i need something with a finer point. any suggestions?

Can't help you there, I've always used a fine point sharpie but i never write very small.

Trippytiger · 02-17-2008, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by Old Pa

Old Parker ball points with new Parker Gel ink cartridges. I just got tired of the fountain pen battles.

Same here! I'm more of a pencil guy most of the time, but when I head out without my schoolbag (and hence an ample supply of writing implements) I usually take a notepad and a Parker Jotter with a gel ink cartridge in it. I like the size and shape of the Jotter, but the ink cartridges they come with are just nasty. The gel ones write wonderfully.

They're also a lot better than any of the (admittedly cheap) fountain pens I have used. I'm not a fan of those at all.

Originally Posted by ZepFloyd

this is somewhat related, figure i could post in here. what markers do you guys use to mark your blank cd's? i find the sharpies to be to broad for me..maybe i just write to small but some of my letters come out bad because i need something with a finer point. any suggestions?

For a while I had a permanent black Staedtler Lumocolor pen that I somehow acquired by accident. It has since disappeared, just like all of my Staedtler pens seem to do, but when I did have it I thought it was just great for writing on CDs because it had an extremely fine tip for a permanent pen. Looking at their website now, I see they actually market a range of Lumocolors specifically for use on CDs and DVDs. I'd definitely suggest giving one of those a try!