The Enabling/Enablers' Thread

[cursethis]

Have pity on a newbie. Just tell me which ones to buy, and I'll buy them instead. You can live vicariously through my purchases...!

I'm forced to take a sabbatical. I grabbed an antique gold filled Waterman Ideal, circa 1910, for my father. After snagging something like that, I need to ride the high for as long as possible.

As for cheaper Watermans on eBay, you can get Allures that aren't labeled in the description for between $20-30 easily. With some more searching, you can even get a Waterman Agora (similarly unmarked) in the same price range. Both models are from the 80s/90s and are no longer being made, but they write like butter.

 

[jzuzphreek]

Both models are from the 80s/90s and are no longer being made, but they write like butter.

Is it pleasurable to writing with saturated fats? I would imaging the nib bleed and feathering on would be terrible.

 

[cursethis]

Is it pleasurable to writing with saturated fats? I would imaging the nib bleed and feathering on would be terrible.

Zero nib bleed and zero feathering, at least not with the paper I use.

There's a difference between writing wet and writing smooth.

 

[Brandon P K]

Methinks the humour went amiss, here, somehow...

 

[andrew98]

Methinks the humour went amiss, here, somehow...

Indeed. The intended meaning was lost on the way from metaphor to metafive, I think.

-Andy

 

[Brandon P K]

Indeed. The intended meaning was lost on the way from metaphor to metafive, I think.

-Andy

 

[cursethis]

I got the joke, I just immediately turned it into a chance to enable. Watermans get no love here in the Nib.

 

[Mr5x5]

I got the joke, I just immediately turned it into a chance to enable. Watermans get no love here in the Nib.

A Phileas was the first pen recommended to me by one of our fine members back in the days when the Nib first opened. I think many here have their favorites to like or dislike, Waterman just never rises to the level of fanaticism or contempt. A humble journeyman of a pen.

 

[oc_in_fw]

I got the joke, I just immediately turned it into a chance to enable. Watermans get no love here in the Nib.

Maybe not mentioned a lot, but there is good talk about their flex nibs.

 

[Brandon P K]

Maybe not mentioned a lot, but there is good talk about their flex nibs.

Ooooh, a flex nib Waterman - I like the sound of that!

 

[andrew98]

I got the joke, I just immediately turned it into a chance to enable. Watermans get no love here in the Nib.

I love and use the few modern Waterman pens I have. They're all from the '90s and early 2000s. I acquired them several years ago, so I don't talk about them much.

Ooooh, a flex nib Waterman - I like the sound of that!

Vintage. Waterman Ideal and the like.

-Andy

 

[cursethis]

I love and use the few modern Waterman pens I have. They're all from the '90s and early 2000s. I acquired them several years ago, so I don't talk about them much.

Vintage. Waterman Ideal and the like.

-Andy

Most of my Watermans are from the 80s and 90s, as I'm working my way back (slowly) to the 1900s.

I kind of got side-tracked from my original goal of collecting at wide range of manufacturers.......... very side-tracked.

 

[andrew98]

Most of my Watermans are from the 80s and 90s, as I'm working my way back (slowly) to the 1900s.

I kind of got side-tracked from my original goal of collecting at wide range of manufacturers.......... very side-tracked.

That's happened to me twice with three different manufacturers over the years. Waterman is a great one to get sidetracked with.

-Andy

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

I use a very Vintage Waterman Ideal a lot! If I didn't love the swirled pattern on the Pelikans fromt he 90's I could have seen myself getting more Watermans. There is still time. Just not at the moment.

My Ideal is old... I can't put a year to it. I think it has a non-original cap to it too but it works and it writes nice. The flex is amazing and I'm having a hard time adjusting to dip pens nibs because the nib on the Ideal flexes so much easier- and wider but it doesn't go as fine...

 

[jzuzphreek]

Indeed. The intended meaning was lost on the way from metaphor to metafive, I think.

-Andy

Well, you know what comes between Fear and Sex (vier und sechs)?

Spoiler

fünf!!

 

[andrew98]

Ha!

-Andy

 

[OldSchoolYoungin]

Wanted to enable some of you that think Iroshizuku inks are too expensive.

Yes, they ARE expensive when you buy them in the US, mostly due to taxes, duties, etc. If you buy them directly from Japan, they're literally half price: $15-17 each. More than most brands, but a far sight better than $30 each.

There's a seller on eBay named engeika, a lot of you have bought Sailors from them. If you buy four inks, you get charged a flat rate of $15 to ship all of them instead of being charged extra for each additional bottle. I picked some up but did not get the option to combine shipping. I messaged engeika and they took care of everything quickly.

 

[jzuzphreek]

so, potentially $83 for 4 bottles of ink.

 

[cursethis]

so, potentially $83 for 4 bottles of ink.

You're not supposed to actually total it up. My wallet cries when that happens.

 

[jzuzphreek]

Couldn't help it. On the other hand, it could be AS LOW AS $75!!! That's a bargain!