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Posted: 11/20/2018 1:43:10 PM EDT
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In that 150$ area, the Lamy 2000 and Pelikan 200 series pens are great values.
The Lamy still bears a nice gold nib and is a piston filler. The Pelikan these days has a steel nib, but it's a good one... and again, a piston filler. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 1:43:17 PM EDT
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton.
A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 1:44:30 PM EDT
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check out some local auction houses. they have real nice high end antique fountain pens near me all the time.
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Posted: 11/20/2018 1:49:04 PM EDT
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This is an item you want to buy from a pawn shop. Your $150 will go a lot farther. ETA: My most recent pen pick up. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/83325/1BBE04E4-A2E2-438B-9A6D-763AE43FF527_jpeg-744086.JPG ETA2: For some a premium pen is simply conspicuous consumption, for others it adds “weight” to the act of signing a mortgage, contract, or other life changing document. If my pawn shop friends are to be believed most of their pens come from lawyers. I have to ask, how good of a steal did you get on that? |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 1:56:16 PM EDT
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OP, throw another zero on the end and watch GD lose their marbles https://www.nibs.com/catalog/pens/brand/14 
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Posted: 11/20/2018 1:59:40 PM EDT
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I can't for the life of me fathom buying an expensive pen.
I prefer to type stuff and a paper mate works for everything else. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:01:59 PM EDT
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I figured as much, and I'm guessing I'd get nauseous if I knew the price lol. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This is an item you want to buy from a pawn shop. Your $150 will go a lot farther. ETA: My most recent pen pick up. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/83325/1BBE04E4-A2E2-438B-9A6D-763AE43FF527_jpeg-744086.JPG ETA2: For some a premium pen is simply conspicuous consumption, for others it adds “weight” to the act of signing a mortgage, contract, or other life changing document. If my pawn shop friends are to be believed most of their pens come from lawyers. I have to ask, how good of a steal did you get on that?
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:18:51 PM EDT
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. Then I got some Gully Chinese pens. Quality was not job 1. Then I got a couple more Pilots. Then I bought some Chinese Jinhao's. (Still hadn't learned my lesson.) My new Favorite is a Lamy Safari. Now I'm looking for better quality over low price. Gouletpens.com has inks, and fillers and cleaners and stuff. Almost as bad as BRD. You can buy cheap, at Amazon. Learn with them, if you will. Then buy quality. Appreciate the difference. JMHO. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:25:28 PM EDT
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. ~25 bucks, steel nib and piston filler. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:26:56 PM EDT
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. Amazon link They write very well for a dirt cheap disposable. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:36:34 PM EDT
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Anybody that pays over about a dollar for a pen is a fucking idiot. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:44:19 PM EDT
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I'll look into those.
What is good about the Pilot Metropolitan? I like pilot; it's known territory. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:47:40 PM EDT
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I'll look into those. What is good about the Pilot Metropolitan? I like pilot; it's known territory. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:47:49 PM EDT
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I’ve signed a lot of $30k checks with a pen I stole from a restaurant.
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:50:16 PM EDT
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This thread is about as stupid as people lining up and paying $12 for broth. Just broth. Why don't we start three more threads; fine cars, fine aircraft, and fine guns, and then you can shit on those threads also! |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:50:32 PM EDT
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Cartridge refillable, looks nicer. Same nib, I believe. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'll look into those. What is good about the Pilot Metropolitan? I like pilot; it's known territory.
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:52:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The looks matter. I'm only doing this for the principle. 
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Posted: 11/20/2018 2:59:17 PM EDT
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. This is my favorite. Last year I picked up a Faber Castell for $35 on a black Friday sale at Goulet. Might wait until Friday and see what they have for deals. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 3:03:42 PM EDT
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Anybody that pays over about a dollar for a pen is a fucking idiot. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 3:07:11 PM EDT
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Get a pack of Pilot Varsity disposables, just to see if it even interests you. Amazon link They write very well for a dirt cheap disposable. I prefer to use Uniball Signo 207 .5mm, but everyone steals them. Clients, kids, vendors, they're always walking off. For that reason, I refuse to have a pen around that's more than $10. My mother offered me her Mont Blanc when she retired and I told her to keep it. I keep Uniballs in my office and $0.87 promo pens elsewhere in the office. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 3:37:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Neat. $8 and change for three pack. I'll try these out. I prefer to use Uniball Signo 207 .5mm, but everyone steals them. Clients, kids, vendors, they're always walking off. For that reason, I refuse to have a pen around that's more than $10. My mother offered me her Mont Blanc when she retired and I told her to keep it. I keep Uniballs in my office and $0.87 promo pens elsewhere in the office. I keep the cheap bics that the company provides sitting out for them Although I did get a good laugh out of watching the owner of the company try to use my fountain pen when he was in my office one day
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Posted: 11/20/2018 3:59:22 PM EDT
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OK, I'm playing the grammar Nazi card on this one because it's a big pet peeve of mine and it's abused all the time.
"150" is not a range, it is a number or a value. A range is the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale: "the cost is thought to be in the range of $1-5 million a day". End of lesson. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 4:07:07 PM EDT
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Although I did get a good laugh out of watching the owner of the company try to use my fountain pen when he was in my office one day 
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Posted: 11/20/2018 4:11:40 PM EDT
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OP, what color Fedora do you have? Need to know in order to recommend something that won’t clash.
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Posted: 11/20/2018 4:17:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You don't just write with it? Is there a killswitch on it or something? at that angle the part that actually contains the ink is not touching the paper. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 4:29:02 PM EDT
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He had the nib turned 90* to how it should be held. at that angle the part that actually contains the ink is not touching the paper.
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Posted: 11/20/2018 4:35:06 PM EDT
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. IM me your address and I will send you some. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 4:45:24 PM EDT
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@Kopec IM me your address and I will send you some. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. IM me your address and I will send you some.
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Posted: 11/20/2018 4:49:26 PM EDT
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This guy is a friend of mine. He moved to NC and is a professor at a college up there and has this going too. He's a fair and honest fellow and can give you some good advice.
https://www.facebook.com/thepenmaninc/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARCxxTpckNS2hvR0h_dZHHfJMs2XeY3r-sTLKzakcQ38MBXntObZd1KV-xsuthvc_0vhyqLxmNUXUpQZ |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:01:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe I'll just stick to crayons.
As long as the nib is oriented similar to this you're fine 
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:03:40 PM EDT
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@Kopec IM me your address and I will send you some. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. IM me your address and I will send you some. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:10:46 PM EDT
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OK, I'm playing the grammar Nazi card on this one because it's a big pet peeve of mine and it's abused all the time. "150" is not a range, it is a number or a value. A range is the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale: "the cost is thought to be in the range of $1-5 million a day". End of lesson. I suspect that he will not succeed. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:16:19 PM EDT
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For his next lesson - he will attempt to teach Arfcommers the difference between "What" and "Which". I suspect that he will not succeed. 
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:27:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For his next lesson - he will attempt to teach Arfcommers the difference between "What" and "Which". I suspect that he will not succeed. 
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:33:35 PM EDT
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Anybody that pays over about a dollar for a pen is a fucking idiot. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:39:24 PM EDT
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Their is hope that he'll be able to improve they're grammar, but there fairly stubborn. On second thought, he could of taken up tilting at windmills. What would we do than? 
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:46:21 PM EDT
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But I bet you spend $400 on a 10-piece Snap-On ratcheting wrench set when you can get a Gearwrench set for $40. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anybody that pays over about a dollar for a pen is a fucking idiot. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 5:49:17 PM EDT
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Their is hope that he'll be able to improve they're grammar, but there fairly stubborn. On second thought, he could of taken up tilting at windmills. What would we do than? 
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Posted: 11/20/2018 6:57:06 PM EDT
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 7:06:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When you look at his post history he's either a young kid or a really immature 20 something. Instead of just learning and asking why a nice fountain pen might be worth it he jumps into a curse filled rant. Pens aren’t my thing either. I cheap out on some things and buy top notch on others. Different strokes for different folks, and I can understand why the OP wants a nice pen. |
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Posted: 11/20/2018 7:25:44 PM EDT
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This just came in yesterday, the Prometheus Bamboo fountain pen. it was on a kickstarter that I backed. They should be available via their regular website soon.
Jason is the company owner, his main business is making high end flashlights (torches). 
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Posted: 11/21/2018 1:05:21 PM EDT
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What's a good, cheap fountain pen for a beginner? I’ve only ever used ballpoints but I write a shit ton. A shit ton. See what I mean? Seriously, though. |
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Posted: 11/23/2018 1:07:42 AM EDT
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Here you go. I'm sure they'll negotiate some.
Sparkles, man. |
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Posted: 11/23/2018 1:12:15 AM EDT
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I have over 200 fountain pens, and just bought a lathe and a mill to start making my own - so it's safe to say that I'm "in to" them :)
I strongly recommend Franklin-Christoph in your price range. If you like the aesthetic of the Diplomat, check out the Model 28 Libertas. Others to consider: Pilot Vanishing Point, and the Pilot Falcon. Both are great pens for what they are and it in your price range... but I think the Libertas is a better all-around pen, especially if you're not going to be buying a bunch. |
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Posted: 11/23/2018 1:15:01 AM EDT
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OP, throw another zero on the end and watch GD lose their marbles https://www.nibs.com/catalog/pens/brand/14 My favorite "nice" pen at the moment is a Sheaffer Legacy Heritage II. |
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Posted: 11/23/2018 1:39:41 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/23/2018 8:17:19 PM EDT
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I had a Namiki Emperor Vermillion. Beautiful pen, but it just wasn't what I was looking for. My favorite "nice" pen at the moment is a Sheaffer Legacy Heritage II. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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OP, throw another zero on the end and watch GD lose their marbles https://www.nibs.com/catalog/pens/brand/14 My favorite "nice" pen at the moment is a Sheaffer Legacy Heritage II. I spent the better part of several hours searching for aftermarket pistons, not converters, to make piston pens. When you start making them, what type of fill are you planning? I've been researching lathes and mills too, I think I'm going to jump in soon, I need a new hobby. |
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Posted: 11/23/2018 8:32:02 PM EDT
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OK, I'm playing the grammar Nazi card on this one because it's a big pet peeve of mine and it's abused all the time. "150" is not a range, it is a number or a value. A range is the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale: "the cost is thought to be in the range of $1-5 million a day". End of lesson. His range is $150.00-$150.99. |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 2:16:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Makes me laugh that Namiki is a Pilot company. I spent the better part of several hours searching for aftermarket pistons, not converters, to make piston pens. When you start making them, what type of fill are you planning? I've been researching lathes and mills too, I think I'm going to jump in soon, I need a new hobby. |
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Posted: 11/27/2018 12:00:03 PM EDT
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It's not bad, but you gotta write quickly. No leaving the pen on the paper unless you want a puddle. It requires pretty much zero pressure, which is kinda neat. And yes, my penmanship isn't very good. If it got any worse, I'd have to become a physician.
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