Went to KCMO today. They have a pen store. Got a Kaweco Perkeo to replace the Pilot Petit1 Mini. Will use this for work with Diamine Matador red ink. The grip is plastic like the barrel. I had expected it to be a sort of rubber. (Ignore the scratch in the wood. I said ignore it. Stop looking!)
The Nib Acquisitions for 2021.
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Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
Muuuuust stop looking at scratch, Muuuuust stop looking at scratch, Muuuuust stop looking at scratch,
Is there a scratch somewhere?
Kaweco mechanical pencil and some "F" leads for my Lochby pocket journal.
I got a black Conway Stewart 286 from ebay. It has been dellivered yesterday and the sac needed replacing. Before going to bed last night I used a hair drier to separate the section from the barrel. I left the nib and section to soak in some water to get any dried ink out. The sac was completely melted in the barrell but I got it out. During lunch I used the ultrasonic cleaner with rapido-eze to clean the whole section, I left it for 4 cycles and once dried I mounted an 18 sac. Applied a bit of shellac to hold it in place too.
Cleaned the outside of the pen and I have now filled it with Pelikan 4001 Violet and am ready to use it
Apart from the normal sign of usage on the barrel it looks nice
Cleaned the outside of the pen and I have now filled it with Pelikan 4001 Violet and am ready to use it
Apart from the normal sign of usage on the barrel it looks nice
Long scratch on the table? I didn't notice until @StuMcB brought it up.
My old Fisher AG7 developed a all split in the barrel a few weeks ago. So after a little web search, off for repair at the UK supplier of Fisher pens. Today a brand new AG7 arrived back home. All shinny and new, medium black refill included. Sweet.
tankerjohn
A little poofier than I prefer
Filson pen sleeves! Very likely my final pen-related purchase of 2021! I recently had a pair of Filson Mackanaw wool pants hemmed and the tailor gave me back the strips of that amazing thick felted Filson wool. I had an idea to turn them into pen sleeves, so I had her sew up the sides and pull them inside out. Ta da - pen sleeves! They sure came out great. She did an awesome job. These will cushion and protect my pens better than about any other material and I feel great about not throwing out such fine wool.
The pen is loose with the ink. A few times, I have pulled the cap off and ink droplets spurted or spattered out.
Are you talking about the Aurora black, brass Sport, Rhodia paper or a combo thereof?
Lol, you might as well throw all three in the same hat.
Or Chanel's Allure ?
These, I believe, are the last acquisitions for 2021. Bought for 25 GBP at a live auction
From leftto right:
Platignum de luxe button filler
Swan 3160
Sheaffer's Saratoga snorkel
Platignum
Apart from the last Platignum, which is a cartridge pen and IMO really useless, the first two had the sacs replaced and the Saratoga new innards. Saratoga and Swan have very fine and rigid nibs. I had to change the nib of the Platignum de luxe with a modern Chinese one as the original was in really bad shape.
Am now looking for a Sheaffer's PFM, an all plastic one as I do not like metal caps. The hunt continues.
Merry Christmas !!!!
From leftto right:
Platignum de luxe button filler
Swan 3160
Sheaffer's Saratoga snorkel
Platignum
Apart from the last Platignum, which is a cartridge pen and IMO really useless, the first two had the sacs replaced and the Saratoga new innards. Saratoga and Swan have very fine and rigid nibs. I had to change the nib of the Platignum de luxe with a modern Chinese one as the original was in really bad shape.
Am now looking for a Sheaffer's PFM, an all plastic one as I do not like metal caps. The hunt continues.
Merry Christmas !!!!
