The Fountain Pen Thread
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Um what? Everyone uses laptops these days at uni.
My handwriting is so poor nowadays since I'm so out of practise.
My handwriting with a fountain pen was lovely when I was at school. My headteacher at primary used to insist that one lesson a week was used to practise such skills.
Years of computer use and a year of night shifts using pneumatic power tools wrecked all of that by my mid thirties
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Always had a soft spot for a Waterman as relatively affordable back in the day but always bought them as gifts, never got one for myself.
Years of computer use and a year of night shifts using pneumatic power tools wrecked all of that by my mid thirties
.Always had a soft spot for a Waterman as relatively affordable back in the day but always bought them as gifts, never got one for myself.
Something like this will work quite well
https://www.montegrappa.co.uk/colle...-edition-fountain-pen-titanium-18k-solid-gold
https://www.montegrappa.co.uk/colle...-edition-fountain-pen-titanium-18k-solid-gold
Shouldn't stop you.I'm left-handed, so, no
I have a couple of cheap but decent fountain pens that I enjoy using and there was some discussion about them in the items you've purchased thread last month. I'll throw this link out there again
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This is what I use. It's a Cross.
I bought this as a cheap extra pen to put a different colour ink in:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07Y8L9JQ1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And was rather surprised to find it quickly became my favourite to write with.
It is also the pen I put my red ink with glitter (yes, I know
) in - and it seems to block up a lot less frequently than any other pen I've used that ink in.
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07Y8L9JQ1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And was rather surprised to find it quickly became my favourite to write with.
It is also the pen I put my red ink with glitter (yes, I know
) in - and it seems to block up a lot less frequently than any other pen I've used that ink in.
I think your writing style needs to suit a fountain pen.
I used to use a Parker 'vector' fountain pen all the time during school. Now I find thin fibre tip technical drawing pens suit the draw+mind map style of writing now and the majority of long drafts are written on computer.
I write a lot of notes when researching, and the Mrs brought a Mont Blanc 'Starwwalker' at xmas but at that price I don't want to damage it by leaving it around or writing notes. It's more for special writing.
I used to use a Parker 'vector' fountain pen all the time during school. Now I find thin fibre tip technical drawing pens suit the draw+mind map style of writing now and the majority of long drafts are written on computer.
I write a lot of notes when researching, and the Mrs brought a Mont Blanc 'Starwwalker' at xmas but at that price I don't want to damage it by leaving it around or writing notes. It's more for special writing.
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Just looking at the front page - they were mostly ghastly.
Don't forget to check http://penisland.net
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Do they do fountain pens?Don't forget to check http://penisland.net
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Havn't used one since I was at school and I don't miss them my handwriting wasn't any better then either lol
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There's a pen show? Where, when?