Out of the frying pan...

[gweimer]

What have I gotten myself into?   

[Pilgrim]

You're about to make good basses look inexpensive.

[Highlander]

Dante had a lot to answer for...

[TBird1958]

 Collect model trains...................... 

[4stringer77]

Cool Pen collection! Don't stop there. Get some quill pens, parchment paper and start working on your calligraphy. Really get in to being a renaissance man and get a harpsichord while you're at it too why not?

[rahock]

What kind of batteries do they take?
Rick

[dadagoboi]

I collected 'Flighters', the all stainless Parkers for a while.  From left, 25BP, 25, 45(?)FT,45, 51 (holy grail for me), 180 (two nibs XF/M in one pen), Sonnet, Sonnet.




It's fun and you can build a collection pretty cheap.  I stopped after I bought a Shaeffer Snorkel, realized it was quit or no turning back.  How well does that 'Hero' write, Gary?

[gweimer]

The Hero writes pretty well for a $3 copy of the Parker 51.  I have a 1950 Parker 51 (16K fine nib) coming in the mail this week.  I love the gray Parker 45, which is currently my daily pen.

[uwe]

The human mind is a cavernous abyss.

[dadagoboi]

The Hero writes pretty well for a $3 copy of the Parker 51.  I have a 1950 Parker 51 (16K fine nib) coming in the mail this week.  I love the gray Parker 45, which is currently my daily pen.

I like B nibs.  My scrawl looks better with a wider line.

The human mind is a cavernous abyss.

Spoken from the bottom of it?

[nofi]

fountain pens are great. they speak of a time when folks took their handwriting and letter writing skill seriously. a well written document using a fountain pen is a thing of beauty.

[Pilgrim]

In high school I wrote with a fountain pen and green ink.  As Johnny Carson would say, "Call it a little peccadillo..."

[Highlander]

AAAARRRGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

(Nurse... the medication, and prepare his room...)

[slinkp]

I never did write with a fountain pen... but I used to spend hours and hours drawing with dip pens.
My favorite nibs were the Hunt 102 (very very fine lines, yet quite flexible and able to thicken a lot with pressure)
and the Hunt Globe Bowl Point (nowhere near as flexible, much thicker lines, but very smooth).



What I really liked though was drawing with brush and ink.  Very tricky, but so satisfying.

[uwe]

Spoken from the bottom of it?

Yes, from it's darkest depths where light is never shed.