Pens: Quality writing

[fire]

I prefer ball-point to gel-ink because gels run when wet. How often have you been caught in the rain with a love letter, and then, in the bus, have to interpret the runs going every-which-way down the page, like the fragments of your broken heart? Permanent gel is ok, but still the drying time is longer than ball-point, and they tend to bleed.

[extarbags]

@fire

How often have you been caught in the rain with a love letter, and then, in the bus, have to interpret the runs going every-which-way down the page, like the fragments of your broken heart?

. . . .

[shift6]

A biographical movie about fire is in the works, starring Audrey Tautou.

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[fire]

Two Audreys:
[http://home.uchicago.edu/~shelata/audrey_hepburn41_small.jpg[/img]](http://home.uchicago.edu/~shelata/audrey_hepburn41.jpg]

[Bill_Dungsroman]

Ooh, tough choice. Hepburn was gorgeous, but Audrey is, as in right here and now.

[Chris_Nahr]

@Donald_L

How about a Pelikan M200 (body only $45) with a custom steel nib ($40).

Pelikan makes nice pens, too. Cheap Pelikan fountain pens were what I used at school. Now that you mention it, I recalling buying an expensive Pelikan fountain pen with a gold nib (because gold is always impressive, right?) only to discover that gold deforms under pressure, i.e. when writing. The lines soon became so wide that the pen was effectively unusable. Always use a steel nib! Gold-plated if you like but the nib itself has to be steel.

[Gladguy]

@Mudfrost

Thanks for the recommendations. They both look good. I’m interested in the Cross Morph, but can you tell me a little more about it? Is the writing smooth and is there any “skipping” as you write? In other words, is the ink flow consistent and clean?

Thanks again.

No problem. The Morph writes really nicely. It uses Cross refills, so if you’ve ever written with a Cross pen, you should know exactly what to expect in terms of inking. Personally, I never liked traditional Cross pens because they are too thin for my hands. The Morph is really comfortable to hold for extended periods.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you make out in the end!

[gdunbar]

@extarbags

Hey, my name is also Geoff! Represent.

Outstanding! Do you feel a sense of superiority (and perhaps unstated rivalry) to anyone with the inferior name of “Jeff”?

Uh… me neither.

Geoff

[jeffd]

When the revolution comes, you are first up against the wall Jee-off.

@gdunbar

Outstanding! Do you feel a sense of superiority (and perhaps unstated rivalry) to anyone with the inferior name of “Jeff”?

Uh… me neither.

Geoff

[KaoFloppy]

@jeffd

When the revolution comes, you are first up against the wall Jee-off.

OT: Can someone please tell me where does this quote come from?

[Ephraim]

@KaoFloppy

OT: Can someone please tell me where does this quote come from?

It’s a Douglas Adams Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy paraphrase.

@HHGttG

[LEFT]The Encyclopaedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man. The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as “Your Plastic Pal Who’s Fun To Be With.”[/LEFT]
[LEFT]The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation as “a bunch of mindless jerks who’ll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes,” with a footnote to the effect that the editors would welcome applications from anyone interested in taking over the post of robotics correspondent.[/LEFT]
Curiously enough, an edition of the Encyclopaedia Galactica that had the good fortune to fall through a time warp from a thousand years in the future defined the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation as “a bunch of mindless jerks who were the first against the wall when the revolution came.”

Oh, and Radiohead used it for “Paranoid Android”, the song title (and perhaps elements of the song?) inspired by said novel.

[Andrew_Mayer]

@walTer

These are my current work favorites…a good pen makes all the difference: Sanford® Uni-Ball® Gel Impact® RT Retractable Gel Pens, Bold Point, 1.0 mm- a bit fatter and a medium point…nuthin better really.

I was an RT man for a good 4 years. I picked up the Pilot G-2 a few months ago and never looked back. It’s better in every way imaginable, not the least of which it doesn’t tend to clog, which I’m led to understand is a big deal for a Gel Ink pen. I’ve turned a lot of folks at work onto them.

[Factory]

Pens?

http://www.staedtler.co.uk/Mars_micro_gb.Staedtler

FTW, the only thing I can say is possibly ruins the perfection of those pencils is that the grip has a tendacy to loosen. (I’m assuming it’s absorbing sweat)

[KaoFloppy]

@Ephraim

It’s a Douglas Adams Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy paraphrase.

That’s funny, so that’s where I’ve read it first. I’ve always thought that passage was copied from something else.

on-topic-ish: The only thing I’ve ever bought from Staedtler were erasers.

[PeterGinsberg]

I’m more of a pencil man myself – I dunno, confidence issues maybe? I like the eraser.

Anyway, I didn’t see this posted yet:
How to make your own $200+ mont blanc pen for $15. He gets a little cute, the short version is mont blanc refills fit in a Pilot G2 Pro.

[olaf]

I like the Parker Vector. Its a roller ball I think.

[Damien_Falgoust]

@malphigian

Anyway, I didn’t see this posted yet:
How to make your own $200+ mont blanc pen for $15. He gets a little cute, the short version is mont blanc refills fit in a Pilot G2 Pro.

If you’ve got a benchtop drill press and small lathe, you can turn your own pens.

[wonderpug]

@malphigian

I’m more of a pencil man myself – I dunno, confidence issues maybe? I like the eraser.

Anyway, I didn’t see this posted yet:
How to make your own $200+ mont blanc pen for $15. He gets a little cute, the short version is mont blanc refills fit in a Pilot G2 Pro.

Dang I was all set to try this at lunch but my local Staples doesn’t have any G2 Pros.

Do connoisseurs recommend Mont Blanc fine or medium tip cartridges?

[fire]

I am resurrecting this thread because I was checking out pens today and came across this Cross 75% off sale. http://www.cross.com/Catalog/ProductCategory.aspx?cat_name=Special+Offers

Much as I like 75% off, I’m hesitant: the Cross pens I’ve ever used have had ink flow that’s globby and skips. Is that just because the Cross pens I’ve tried have been tried by everyone and their mother? Or is that the nature of Cross?

I like the feel of Lamy fountain pens, but wtf, for most of their designs, the body is made of plastic.

Any interesting pen updates from you?

[Andrew_Mayer]

Pilot G2 07.

Come to think of it I may have found out about them from this thread.

I adore these pens, and have bought a big fat case of them. I cannot be without one in reach at all times, and panic when I have to use something else to write with.

That pen and my Moleskine have allowed me to have a small anchor of perfection in my life.