The Fountain Pen Thread

I've really been enjoying my Kaweco Sport with medium nib lately. I forgot how nice this little pen is. It writes a nice smooth line, and it writes on the narrow side of medium for a western nib. You really can't go wrong with these pocket pens.

 

I've been using pilot cartridges in my VP. no fuss... way too easy for a work pen. Can stash extra carts in my knife bag.

 

I know carts are comparatively expensive, but one will last quite a while for me, since most of my writing is just quick notes and lists with a medium or fine nib. It takes me ages to get through a bottle of ink.

 

I got close to a month out of my last cart. Carts are a little easier to keep in my knife bag too.

 

i dont think ill ever actually finish a bottle of ink lol

 

I will if I PIF most of it away haha.

 

Anyone ever try a Pilot 78G fountain pen? $10 shipped (with a converter!) from our favorite auction website. :thumb

 

I have a bunch. Some are brilliant and some are not great. If I had to pick between one of my better (and refinished) 78gs and my Edison with Masuyama nib (both very fine), I'd probably go for the 78g.

 

I had a 78gB and 78g BB. The BB was too dry and but the B was decent. I PIF'd both after discovering Pelikans.

 

I`ll let you know what I think as I just ordered one today. Went on-line to buy ink ended up with 7 samples a 78g and a pilot converter that I may put in the Metro as I`m not a fan of the one I have and a weekly Midori note book..... oops:syn:

 

I bought Pilot 78G from Ebay after reading this thread somewhere around June. Since then it became my main pen and I'm pretty happy with it. It's cheap and it works just fine for me. It works so well that have no interest in trying any other fountain pens, which is a huge plus for me, as the last thing I need is another rabbit hole

 

I've got some nice pens, and I still have a 78G in my pocket. They're light, a good size, seal reasonably well, and have easily cleaned and replaced nibs/feeds/sections that can be adjusted and redone with little fear. I took some sandpaper to mine to give it a nice matte finish and remove the gold paint on the cap. It's not a luxurious pen, but very practical.

 

My new Visconti Homo Sapiens Crystal Swirls Pen

 

A very handsome fellow James!

 

You all had me close to wanting a fountain pen early in this thread, thank god I got over that!

 

lol.. well I also bought some of Visconti's little brothers in the Rembrandt's

 

Love the orange one. That is quite the recent haul @James

 

Well I went to the DC pen show, with some guys from B&B who are also here (Even met up with Jim in NY before hand) so I cam back with some cool pens and inks. check out this Akkerman Ink, they took a very old bottle design and remade it. to make filling a pen easier there is a marble in the upper section so you can tip the bottle upside down then when righted the marble cuts the flow off to keep the ink in the upper section so you can fit you pen into it to fill (the whole nib has to be submerged for it to fill or it will just pull in air, so the smaller area makes it deep enough when ink levels are running low to allow that to happen)

 

The enabling is strong within you!

My Pilot Parallels showed up!

 

Have you played with them yet ?