[Silent One]

The Tangster comes through! 

 

[attika89]

  It arrived! Here's some terrible test writing(I have no fine motor control when I wake up).

Yaaay! Cool!

 

[MuZI]

 
Using my green Esterbrook today.

 

[jay-w]

I had the TWSBI 580 cleaned and put away but I miss it so it's going back into rotation. I'm thinking of trying Iroshizuku Shin-kai again. It might look better with the 1.1 stub as it was a little washed out with my finer nibs.
 

 

[Silent One]

jay-w, that's a beautiful contrast of technology in your pix.

 

[mechgamer123]

Guess I'll jump in here too.
I bought a Lamy Safari about two months ago, then lost it (first pen I've lost in years 

) so I "upgraded" to a Lamy Al-Star with a silver body and fine tip. Really regretting not getting an extra fine tip though, because my math class (the only one I take physical notes in) requires me to write smaller than the capabilities of a Lamy fine nib. And I think the limited edition black one would've looked cooler too.
I also bought a Pilot Petit1 for general use, but the clip broke off, so that's pretty useless now.
I've been using the fountain pen that came with my bottle of Noodler's ink for a while, it's their dropper model. The only problem is that after leaving the cap off for a minute or two, it takes a while to get the ink back up and running again, and I'm a bit sketched out on not having a cartridge in a pen I carry around with me every day...
So, suggestions on what to try next? I'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible since I'm a poor college student.
 
I was looking at getting a black Al-star with an extra fine tip, or the Vista. The Al-star is on the top of my budget though.
I also thought I might try this if it's available locally at Kinokuniya: http://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Penmanship-Fountain-Pen-with-Ergo-Grip-Extra-Fine-Nib-Black-Body/pd/4007

 

[jay-w]

  jay-w, that's a beautiful contrast of technology in your pix.

 
Thanks. I was too lazy to get out the dslr so just took a quick pic. Old and new tech definitely have a place in my daily life.
 
Quote:

  Guess I'll jump in here too.
I bought a Lamy Safari about two months ago, then lost it (first pen I've lost in years 

) so I "upgraded" to a Lamy Al-Star with a silver body and fine tip. Really regretting not getting an extra fine tip though, because my math class (the only one I take physical notes in) requires me to write smaller than the capabilities of a Lamy fine nib. And I think the limited edition black one would've looked cooler too.
I also bought a Pilot Petit1 for general use, but the clip broke off, so that's pretty useless now.
I've been using the fountain pen that came with my bottle of Noodler's ink for a while, it's their dropper model. The only problem is that after leaving the cap off for a minute or two, it takes a while to get the ink back up and running again, and I'm a bit sketched out on not having a cartridge in a pen I carry around with me every day...
So, suggestions on what to try next? I'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible since I'm a poor college student.
 
I was looking at getting a black Al-star with an extra fine tip, or the Vista. The Al-star is on the top of my budget though.
I also thought I might try this if it's available locally at Kinokuniya: http://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Penmanship-Fountain-Pen-with-Ergo-Grip-Extra-Fine-Nib-Black-Body/pd/4007
 

 
mechgamer123 why don't you just buy an EF lamy nib? I have almost all of them it's one of the best things about Lamy that you can swap them out easily.

 

[mechgamer123]

  mechgamer123 why don't you just buy an EF lamy nib? I have almost all of them it's one of the best things about Lamy that you can swap them out easily.

Because at $15, it's not that much cheaper than just buying another pen, and then that way I would have two pens for a few bucks more. That was my reasoning...

 

[MuZI]

Got my Hero 616 pens today. At $4 shipped each they are amazing. I think people are too harsh on them.

 

[proton007]

  Got my Hero 616 pens today. At $4 shipped each they are amazing. I think people are too harsh on them.

 
Well, if evaluated as a standalone pen, they're great value for $4. The quality however, varies, and the nib will wear out pretty quickly, which is offset by the disposabilit; you can just get another one.
 
If seen as a Hero pen among so many other pens available,  they're nothing more than a cheap Parker 51 imitation. They've copied every single detail, right down to the clip, and just stopped shy of branding it as 'Parker' rather than 'Hero'.

 

[Tsujigiri]

  Guess I'll jump in here too.
I bought a Lamy Safari about two months ago, then lost it (first pen I've lost in years 

) so I "upgraded" to a Lamy Al-Star with a silver body and fine tip. Really regretting not getting an extra fine tip though, because my math class (the only one I take physical notes in) requires me to write smaller than the capabilities of a Lamy fine nib. And I think the limited edition black one would've looked cooler too.
I also bought a Pilot Petit1 for general use, but the clip broke off, so that's pretty useless now.
I've been using the fountain pen that came with my bottle of Noodler's ink for a while, it's their dropper model. The only problem is that after leaving the cap off for a minute or two, it takes a while to get the ink back up and running again, and I'm a bit sketched out on not having a cartridge in a pen I carry around with me every day...
So, suggestions on what to try next? I'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible since I'm a poor college student.
 
I was looking at getting a black Al-star with an extra fine tip, or the Vista. The Al-star is on the top of my budget though.
I also thought I might try this if it's available locally at Kinokuniya: http://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Penmanship-Fountain-Pen-with-Ergo-Grip-Extra-Fine-Nib-Black-Body/pd/4007

What ink are you using? Some are faster than others and less likely to have flow problems. Noodler's has both faster and slower inks. For black, my go-to is Aurora's black ink. It's fast, dark, and not extreme enough to harm the pen.

 

[Tangster]

If you don't need black, I quite like Diamane Prussian blue, which flows really well. Aurora blue is a fast flowing ink too.

 

[mechgamer123]

 

  Guess I'll jump in here too.
I bought a Lamy Safari about two months ago, then lost it (first pen I've lost in years 

) so I "upgraded" to a Lamy Al-Star with a silver body and fine tip. Really regretting not getting an extra fine tip though, because my math class (the only one I take physical notes in) requires me to write smaller than the capabilities of a Lamy fine nib. And I think the limited edition black one would've looked cooler too.
I also bought a Pilot Petit1 for general use, but the clip broke off, so that's pretty useless now.
I've been using the fountain pen that came with my bottle of Noodler's ink for a while, it's their dropper model. The only problem is that after leaving the cap off for a minute or two, it takes a while to get the ink back up and running again, and I'm a bit sketched out on not having a cartridge in a pen I carry around with me every day...
So, suggestions on what to try next? I'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible since I'm a poor college student.
 
I was looking at getting a black Al-star with an extra fine tip, or the Vista. The Al-star is on the top of my budget though.
I also thought I might try this if it's available locally at Kinokuniya: http://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Penmanship-Fountain-Pen-with-Ergo-Grip-Extra-Fine-Nib-Black-Body/pd/4007

What ink are you using? Some are faster than others and less likely to have flow problems. Noodler's has both faster and slower inks. For black, my go-to is Aurora's black ink. It's fast, dark, and not extreme enough to harm the pen.

In the lamy? I'm using the blue ink cartridge that came with the pen...
I am using Noodler's heart of darkness in my Noodler's dropper pen though.
 
Glad to see you're still around the forums once in a while!

 

[Tsujigiri]

  If you don't need black, I quite like Diamane Prussian blue, which flows really well. Aurora blue is a fast flowing ink too.

 
I do have and quite like that ink as well. Diamine is underrated overall, IMO. But keep in mind that Prussian blue is actually gray; some people don't know this beforehand and are disappointed when they get it.
 

  In the lamy? I'm using the blue ink cartridge that came with the pen...
I am using Noodler's heart of darkness in my Noodler's dropper pen though.
 
Glad to see you're still around the forums once in a while!

 
Ah Lamy blue should be the same ink as Montblanc blue IIRC. Yeah, I haven't been spending as much time here lately,  but I do plan to stick around. I see you've changed your avatar, congrats again on UW!

 

[mechgamer123]

 

  In the lamy? I'm using the blue ink cartridge that came with the pen...
I am using Noodler's heart of darkness in my Noodler's dropper pen though.
 
Glad to see you're still around the forums once in a while!

 
Ah Lamy blue should be the same ink as Montblanc blue IIRC. Yeah, I haven't been spending as much time here lately,  but I do plan to stick around. I see you've changed your avatar, congrats again on UW!

Haha, thanks! You still need to come up to Seattle sometime
What are your recommendations for a cheap and really fine tipped fountain pen?