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Mc Lovin said:
I had a harley davidson signature pen, it was given to me by a mate at school. It was the best pen i had had, untill i dropped it on its nib
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ChristianZS said:
Mc Lovin said:
I had a harley davidson signature pen, it was given to me by a mate at school. It was the best pen i had had, untill i dropped it on its nib
Dont cry!https://www.montgomerypens.com/product_detail.asp?...
Mc Lovin said:
ChristianZS said:
Mc Lovin said:
I had a harley davidson signature pen, it was given to me by a mate at school. It was the best pen i had had, untill i dropped it on its nib
Dont cry!https://www.montgomerypens.com/product_detail.asp?...
Edited by mitzy on Thursday 16th October 13:44
Use a Waterman with a fine nib myself. There are also a couple of Lamys on my desk as well.
Best advice is to visit the shop and try them. Even 2 pens of the same make with the same nib can feel different to write with. My hand writing has improved no end since I stopped using a biro.
ETA: Never, ever let anyone else borrow it or write with it either. Does the nib no end of harm.
Best advice is to visit the shop and try them. Even 2 pens of the same make with the same nib can feel different to write with. My hand writing has improved no end since I stopped using a biro.
ETA: Never, ever let anyone else borrow it or write with it either. Does the nib no end of harm.
Edited by Red Firecracker on Thursday 16th October 13:54
Depends how much you actually write. Waterman are fine for light use but the nibs go after about a year.
I tend to write about 15-25 pages of A4 per day (more if on a deal) so I use a Montblanc Meisterstuck. It refills from an ink bottle not silly cartridges which cost a fortune. I've had mine for 8 years and it's still going strong.
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I tend to write about 15-25 pages of A4 per day (more if on a deal) so I use a Montblanc Meisterstuck. It refills from an ink bottle not silly cartridges which cost a fortune. I've had mine for 8 years and it's still going strong.
www.wheelersluxurygifts.com/shop/item/0/2793
Fairly cheap (by PH standards as usual ) £20 Parker Frontier GT here, which is a really nice, stainless steel finished ink pen. (Wanted to upgrade my fine but worn out Muji pens)
Agree with the point re improved handwriting, can't explain that one - perhaps there's more traction with the fountain pen nibs..?
I don't think there's any need to spend a fortune, I took a look at some supposed 'expensive' pens and they looked like that type of cheap-arse tat you get either in a Christmas cracker, or with a free diary from work...
Agree with the point re improved handwriting, can't explain that one - perhaps there's more traction with the fountain pen nibs..?
I don't think there's any need to spend a fortune, I took a look at some supposed 'expensive' pens and they looked like that type of cheap-arse tat you get either in a Christmas cracker, or with a free diary from work...
eldudereno said:
You cannot beat a Bic, even if I won the Euro Lottery I wouldn't buy any other. Spending £120 on a pen is quite shameful, would rather give the money to charity.
Slightly less shameful than, say, spending £20k on a sports car, rather than buying a £2k Micra and giving £18k to charity...I'm a big fan of good fountain pens, and use one daily. I don't write much, but appreciate using quality instruments when I do so. Anyone who thinks that there is nothing more to writing than a Bic Biro has clearly never experienced the pleasure of a good quality fountain pen.
Having said that, I was given one of these about 5 years ago by my sister-in-law as a stop-gap after I lost my then-current pen, and I have been so surprised by how good it is I haven't replaced it. It's not expensive, but is a delight to use - much better than it should be for the price. To the OP - so much within your budget that you probably won't even be considering it, but I'd recommend it anyway.
Oli.
Having said that, I was given one of these about 5 years ago by my sister-in-law as a stop-gap after I lost my then-current pen, and I have been so surprised by how good it is I haven't replaced it. It's not expensive, but is a delight to use - much better than it should be for the price. To the OP - so much within your budget that you probably won't even be considering it, but I'd recommend it anyway.
J-Skid said:
I tend to write about 15-25 pages of A4 per day (more if on a deal)
! What's your job? Oli.
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