What pen to use? and what pens you use? (4 Viewers)

[ZombieApocalypse]

No. There is no difference in writing performance between any of the lamy pens except for the lamy 2000

yeah buddy, like I know what a lamy 2000 is

errr...nope. I would say they are totally different to any other pen

Hmm. I think i'll just buy one anyway.
What do you think is a better deal? $18 for the LAMY Safari Fountain Pen - Matt Charcoal- postage included... or $40 with 5 black cartridges?

 

[ohexploitable]

I used to use Parker Quink. Don't they use them anymore?

I use Quink.

The blue-black is really nice but not actually blue-black haha.

 

[harrisony]

yeah buddy, like I know what a lamy 2000 is

Hmm. I think i'll just buy one anyway.
What do you think is a better deal? $18 for the LAMY Safari Fountain Pen - Matt Charcoal- postage included... or $40 with 5 black cartridges?

I have spare blue carts you can have if I find them although there is no way 5 carts costs $22. I personally use a converter and bottled ink

 

[ohexploitable]

No. There is no difference in writing performance between any of the lamy pens except for the lamy 2000

except for the flex and the 14 carat gold nibs

 

[ohexploitable]

i have a converter but prefer to refill cartridges with a syringe, carts have almost twice the ink capacity of converters

also, you can refill extra carts and seal them with blu-tack as spares

 

[harrisony]

except for the flex and the 14 carat gold nibs

I thought Lamy only had steel nibs

 

[ZombieApocalypse]

I have spare blue carts you can have if I find them although there is no way 5 carts costs $22. I personally use a converter and bottled ink

what's a converter?

This one is pretty too D:
I want all of them

Edit: It says it comes with a convertor- what ever that is?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lamy-Saf...ritingItems&hash=item2312666407#ht_1095wt_899

 

[ohexploitable]

I thought Lamy only had steel nibs

steel ones are the main ones, but they also have other ones which come with the more expensive models

 

[harrisony]

what's a converter?

it allows you to refill from bottles of ink instead of having to buy cartridges

 

[Drongoski]

i have a converter but prefer to refill cartridges with a syringe, carts have almost twice the ink capacity of converters

also, you can refill extra carts and seal them with blu-tack as spares

You have a syringe?

 

[ZombieApocalypse]

it allows you to refill from bottles of ink instead of having to buy cartridges

Is it messy?

 

[harrisony]

Is it messy?

If you're sloppy like me you can get ink over your fingers

 

[ZombieApocalypse]

If you're sloppy like me you can get ink over your fingers

heh... i'm pretty clumsy.
I don't know if this is a factor or not... but i'm left handed? So like... does the ink dry quickly, or is it going to lag and get my hand and paper smudged?

 

[ohexploitable]

heh... i'm pretty clumsy.
I don't know if this is a factor or not... but i'm left handed? So like... does the ink dry quickly, or is it going to lag and get my hand and paper smudged?

that will be a problem lol...

i have "quick dry" ink and it takes ~5 secs to dry

normal ink will still smudge after 10 secs

 

[harrisony]

heh... i'm pretty clumsy.
I don't know if this is a factor or not... but i'm left handed? So like... does the ink dry quickly, or is it going to lag and get my hand and paper smudged?

stay away then, you will most likely need to change your writing style otherwise your going to have a mess all over your page.

 

[ohexploitable]

your 'bulletproof' inks (inks that chemically react with the paper so are permanent) take longer still

and saturated inks take a while too

 

[ZombieApocalypse]

stay away then, you will most likely need to change your writing style otherwise your going to have a mess all over your page.

aww, really?
Well. I do need to change handwriting anyway. I have atrocious handwriting that is barely legible

your 'bulletproof' inks (inks that chemically react with the paper so are permanent) take longer still

and saturated inks take a while too

But fountain pens look so cool

I think I can adapt writing like he does ^

Harrisony, lemme borrow your pen brah

 

[ohexploitable]

You have a syringe?

and needles

 

[khorne]

I use a Aurora Diamante fountain pen but instead of the cheap arse ink they give with it, my ink is created by combining smashed sapphires with the semen of the Balugarian Wild Frog, to make a fast flowing ink.

 

[benji_10]

Is it messy?

If you do it properly, then no. All you have to do is submerge the nib completely into the ink, then twist the top of the converter to suck it up. In theory, your hands shouldn't touch the ink at all, although you'll probably get some when wiping the pen down. I always manage to get some on my hands no matter what I do.

And use Quink if concerned about drying times. They dry pretty fast. ~ 5 seconds, from experience.