guitarman19853
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My first FP... i like it so i'm considering going for the real thing now. any suggestions? honestly, i'm looking sub $50 category...
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Originally Posted by stevesurf Most people really have no idea that many pens should be treated like jewelry. |
Originally Posted by Uncle Erik Many years ago, I was taught that you should treat your fountain pen like your toothbrush; don't let other people use it! Helps to rinse it out every now and then, too. |
Originally Posted by guitarman19853 My first FP... i like it so i'm considering going for the real thing now. any suggestions? honestly, i'm looking sub $50 category... |
Originally Posted by guitarman19853 Another question i had is paper... my Pilot Varsity bleeds on some papers... I'm the kind of person that takes greater pleasure taking notes if taken with a fine pen so i intend to use it every day... but its my current notebook paper that bleeds... is there certain brands of notebook paper that are more FP friendly? What would be a good ink to start out with? I'm a fan of bold smooth writing black inks. Further down the road, i'd like to add a really rich blue and a blood red. i'm assuming that if you clean the pen, colors can be interchanged at the time of a refill. The other issue with ink for me would be value... since i'm putting it in a $25 pen, the most expensive ink probably wouldnt do me much good. |
Originally Posted by guitarman19853 My first FP... i like it so i'm considering going for the real thing now. any suggestions? honestly, i'm looking sub $50 category... |
Originally Posted by guitarman19853 The other issue with ink for me would be value... since i'm putting it in a $25 pen, the most expensive ink probably wouldnt do me much good. |
can anyone with a Lamy Safari do a writing sample and let me know what nib size you have? im thinking im going to order one |
Originally Posted by guitarman19853 Another question i had is paper... my Pilot Varsity bleeds on some papers... |
Originally Posted by stevesurf I actually stopped using paper for notes quite awhile ago - I use the Levenger Note Cards (of course, leaving a Post-It note for someone can be the exception). They never seem to bleed, but then again, I am still using MB inks. The Note Cards have become a great system of "ready reference" information and they're handier... ![]() |