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can't help, as i use that pen myself :(
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I use a Sakura Pigma Micron pen. The great thing about 'em is that they are archival... fade proof, waterproof. It hasn't smudged on me yet. Also in a few different point sizes... I use a .45 mm line width in blue black.
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first, yippee for you getting a moleskine!
i love my ultra fine point sharpie. no smudging.
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hmm i dont know i always have and asortment around but my fave are the finepoint vball liquid ink pilot pens(they come in many different colors and no smudging).
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I use a 0.5 Pilot VBall GRIP. I'd really love one of those cool space pens that you can write upside down with, very cool design, but unfortunately I don't think they sell those here in Finland :(
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I use a variety of fountain pens and Noodlers inks.
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Pilot Birdie.
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Fisher Space Pen - Bullet with clip. Black ink, matt black shell. The perfect size, shape, and versatility for my 'Skine. A surprisingly black ink for a ball-point.
Apart from that, Staedtler Triplus Fineliners in all colours (dark grey and brown are particularly lovely).
Enjoy your dreaming!
Kt - The Department
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My new favorite is the Muji Aluminum Barrel Fountain Pen
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I am using Parker fountain pen that works great on those smooth Molesine's pages.
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niblogs Muji fountain pen looks very cool.
I use artline drawing pen with water resistant ink...it's okey but I'm looking for a good fountain pen, it's so much better to write with fountain pens. But last time I used fountain pen I could never find good ink for it...by "good" I mean water resistant/fade proof and quick drying ink.
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No, I have not found a good waterproof ink for fountain pens. (You can use waterproof ink in most fountain pens - but then you MUST flush it with water every time after writing.) For waterproof writing and drawing I use COPIC Multiliners
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Hlynur,
Have you looked into or tried Noodlers Ink. The permanent Black should suit your needs. Completely waterproof on paper and safe in fountain pens. It's a nice dark black as well.
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Thanks Stompy, I must try Noodlers Ink
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Too bad I can't use my bottle of Noodler's ink on this Mini Visconti Van Gogh Crystal fountain. It only accept catridges coz size is just smaller than a pocket size Moleskine. 40% off so I bought it!
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Patrick,
Don't be put off.
Just rinse out a used cartridge and fill it with the ink of your choice with a syringe.
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Thanks for advice Stompy and niblog.
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ahhh Stompy, right! I think it will be a "drained" rather than "used" cartridge :)
Thanks. needle needed.
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Patrick,
I use a small veterinary syringe with 1ml capacity, and the needle is from an inkjet ink refill kit which I find is safer than a a sharp.
Good luck!
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I like to write three lines per one line of the notebook with 0.25mm Pilot Hi-Tec-C pens, and two lines per line with 0.5mm Pentel Hybrid Gel Grip pens for important notes (appointments, deadlines, etc.). The latter requires one to put something in between the pages if you don’t want any ink to get on the opposing page, though. I use (and reuse and reuse) notecards. (Clearly, I am a student.)
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I fell in love with my Pilot Vanishing Point recommended over at the Moleskinerie blog. In one week it quickly became my favorite pen. The fine nib is a bit too fine but for $20 you can get a medium nib replacement, mine is on the way.
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I have always been a 'perfect pen' addict, and my perfect pen (happily very moleskine-friendly) is the Sanford Uni-ball Micro 0.2mm black roller ball pen. My fiancee jokes that I can't even jot down a phone number without one of these. It's not quite that bad, but I can't do serious creative work with anything else, especially anything thicker; it feels like I'm writing with a 2x4 otherwise.
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I bought five black fine point Gelly Rolls at a Michael's Arts and Crafts. I always have trouble finding these pens and I want to start carrying one as a backup to my Noodler's-loaded Pilot Vanishing Point. Prices is $1 each. They are archival, acid free, waterproof, and light proof. Lots of Mollies like them.
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I just ran a test on a bunch of pens. I Flickred the results. Check out the Flickr ink test photo set. Conclusions: The G2 didn't withstand the same tests that Noodler's and Sakura Gelly Rolls did. My money is now on the Sakura Gelly Roll.
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mshea, that was really hilarious. i liked the inclusion of the penn state ballpoint. i've been toying with the idea of doing my own test, based on some of the pen choices people have mentioned.
i probably won't be including the pilot vanishing point, but i should be able to gather up some of the others.
and since my moleskine rarely comes in contact with hairspray, i'll probably just give it the old smudge test.
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Either a rapidograph, usually a 0 or a 1 point; OR a 'Staedtler Pigment Liner'(what I'm using this minute); waterproof and lightfast, in a 0.7 point. They're fun! Especially on the sketchbook pages-they really flow nicely.
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I'm with Slogrl -- You can have my Ultra Fine Point Sharpie when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands.
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I use a Retro 51 Tornado fountain pen with Private Reserve ink that does just fine. Sometimes I use a Sensa Classic ballpoint (the refills are made by Fisher, so my Sensa writes wherever a Fisher Space Pen can).
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I use a pair of the schoolboy typical classic Parker Frontier Fountain Pens as can be seen here. With them usually coming with a medium nib which is the standard fountain nib, they do blot through or leave marks from time to time, I guess the traditional and natural look it gives the the Moleskine book does have some kind of appeal.
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My favorite Moleskine pen lately has been a Lamy Safari with medium nib. It's inexpensive, looks cool, and is nearly indestructible.
I've also been a fan of Parker's ballpoint gel refills. In my experience, they dry faster than G2 ink, and are almost as easy to find as G2s.
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I use most of these in my Moleskines.
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use the pilot hi-tec. drys fast, doesnt smudge, and the flow of ink is perfect. look for it in japan, or japanese stationary stores. the .25 point is insanely fine!
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cheap pens
I just lost my kanji-inscribed Zebra Jell3:(
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TheRach [deleted] says:
I've never found a G2 that I liked, mine always end up skipping and not writing well for some reason. I usually use fine ballpoints, or my old pilot fountains. Or anything that's nearby at the time.
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I like the "dirty" look that I get in my draws with the Fisher Space Pen, and is good for writing too.
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I picked up a bullet space pen, and so far love the tactile feel when it's closed, the simplicity of the design, the length it extends to when opened, and the fact I can demonstrate "look it writes upside down!".
However, in the spirit of trying out new things, what's a good entry-level fountain pen to purchase? I'm overwhelmed by the choices out there. Are there any particular faves amongst the moleskine crowd?
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Nick, the disposable Pilot Varsity will run you three US dollars or so.
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Taichiplayer [deleted] says:
I use a Waterman Phileas fountain pen. It writes buttery smooth on those lovely ivory pages. The feel of a nice fountain pen makes you feel special.
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There are many factors when considering a first FP IMO, but by all accounts, the Waterman Philieas is a good place to start.
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TheRach [deleted] says:
I have a collection of Parker fountain pens and I'd say if you want something to cart around, you might want to look into one of them with cartriges. They're pretty cheap and easy to find.
And on a similar note -- anyone else have a Parker Vaccumatic? Heavenly!
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Moleskine Friendly Fountain Pens list from 43folders.com
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@TheRach - Not a Parker Vac, not yet. London Pen Show in October...
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I use the Fisher space pen and the Uni-ball vision pens by Sanford. I like these because they do not require much force and pressure to write. Although the Pilot G2 is supposedly the official Moleskine pen.
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I love my Namiki Vanishing Point with a medium nib, but lately I have been getting into my Montblanc Starwalker resin with the Fineliner refill. It writes as smooth as a stick of butter on warm glass.
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I usually use Sakura Gelly Roll pens. But I recently bought a Lamy Safari and I've been using it for my black ink entries. I like to color code.
I have pictures of these pens uploaded.
Also, I recommend using Noodlers ink for fountain pens. It's very economical, works well with my pen, and is waterproof and archival safe (if that sort of thing is important).
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is there a flickr community dedicated to pens?
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there should be.
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I found one about fountain pens, but not a generic pen group.
Hmm. Perhaps I should start one.
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@dakegra: what keeps you!
i could post my dip pens (kroontjespennen) and my bamboo pens...
or?
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I've set up a new group for photos of your favourite pen, imaginatively entitled 'favourite pen'
:-)
www.flickr.com/groups/favourite_pen/
come and join!
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I don't understand all this support for G2...sure it's kinda smooth but so is my uniballs. i have boxes of the signo RT 0.38 in black and blue black, and i have the new Jetstream 0.7 (which actually writes to about a 0.4, the .7 is just the size of the ball) and it's the best consumer pen i've ever used. and believe me, i'm picky about my pens. and zero bleedthrough.
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It's a cross between the Uniball Signo RT and the elusive Pilot G-TEC-C4. You can buy both of these, and many more at JetPens.
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I've been a pen collector for about 40 years and Moleskine user for about 5 years. In the years I have been Skinning, I have found that it is not so much a matter of what pen you are using as much as it is about the INK.
I have a range of pens from the the Pilot Varisity, G-2's, Sensa, Fisher Space, Parker 51's, Duofold's, Vintage pens through to some limited editions. I find that I am most happy with two Sailor pens. One with an EF nib and the other their Togi nib. I love them both, but it is Noodler's Bulletproof Black that really makes the difference. I had been using Sheaffer's black and Noodler's Squeteague, Beaver, and La Couleur Royale. All of them have to much water in them and bleed through the standard Moleskine paper. They work great on the sketchbook pages, but they are not very waterproof. Sharpie's are great permenant ink pens, but not for the paper. Here again I would only use for sketchbook paper.
For a ballpoint pen, I am deeply in love with the Sensa line and the Fisher Space pen refills. I enjoy a bold black or blue nib. The colors in the Fisher line are really very nice, but I have found that with time they have a tendancy to bleed on the moleskine standard paper. Especially the red ink.
When it comes to using color in my Moleskine's I have leaned more heavily on colored pencil leads. My favorite being the Bic leads and second would be the "ish" leads that are getting harder and harder to find, but comes in a great range of color beyond the basic blue, red, green, pink. I also use W&N watercolour's which if not to wet works great on the standard paper. Doesn't take to kindly to the sketchbook paper though.
The whole issue comes down to personal tastes and personal preferences. Give them all a try and have fun doing it.
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G-Tec C4 has the finest point, in my opinion. Works well.
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For me, Uniball(mitsubishi pencil co.)'s supertank works great. no drity sludge, runs smoothly.
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I love my Staedtler Pigment Liner. No bleed through, no smudging, and dries fast. I also use it to ink pencil drawings, and when I erase it, the ink doesn't smear or fade. ;)
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Not all left handers have a crook but UNIBALL SIGNO 0.38 rullless my world. it's exactly what you are looking for, and i write lefty in my moleskine no problem.
**Edit: Ohh, thanks to poster above for pointing out Jetpens.com. The aforementioned pen is available here. This pen is just the right amount of fineness without it being a weapon and puncturing any nice paper.
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I know that this is going to sound like a cliche', but my favorites are the Pilot G2 (both 05 and 07) and my tiny Fisher Space Pen. I don't think I could live without them on a daily basis. I also love my Cross Ion, despite the fact that the ink stinks. Why is that, I wonder?
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Gee, I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Faber-Castell PITT artist pens. You can get them not only in black but also in Sepia and Sanguine. I am not an artist but I must say I feel almost like I'm doing a Da Vinci journal when I use the Sanguine color!
From Dick Blick's site:
"The Superfine, Fine, Medium, and Brush nibs not only replace ink bottles — they’re instantly available for work. The ink is waterproof, unsurpassably lightfast, acid-free, and pH-neutral.
These disposable pens have prominent nib-type markings. They're available individually, and in a variety of sets."
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fiveyearwinter [deleted] says:
Hi guys. New.
Anyway - I use the Pilot Razor Point marker pen in black. It's got a clean, dark line, comes in blue and red as well, and shows through (but doesn't BLEED through) the ruled pocket Moleskine pages.
I keep hearing about the G2. Gotta pick one up and try it.
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I use the Pilot Knight Fountain Pen for every day writing and a .25 koh-i-noor rapidograph for drawing. I carry a fisher explorer black space pen as a backup.
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ok, after much internal monologue, i finally talked myself into getting a G2, it being the official moleskine pen and all. and the result? utterly dissapointed. my uniball signo RT 0.38 runs much smoother and more consistant. and now i got an extra pen that i won't use. *sigh*
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fiveyearwinter [deleted] says:
I don't dislike the G2, although I was expecting more flourish with the pen design and packaging and all, the way people talk about it.
It's just a retractable. A solid pen, I think, but I definitely prefer my Pilot Razor Point marker pens.
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I use a Cross fountain pen. But the nice thing I do.. is I fill it with Dr. Martin's watercolor's. They have ULTRA Brilliant colors, and every time I refill, the ink changes color as I write. I like to change colors every few days to keep the brain meats excited. ; )
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chad.sobodash [deleted] says:
Has anyone tried a Sheaffer Award? I'm about to buy one tomorow, and I'd love some feedback on it.
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I rather fancy the staedtler pigment liner range. I usually use a 0.05mm for writing, a 0.1mm for sharp doodling, and up to a 0.7mm for inking other things... I keep the entire retinue of .05mm, .1mm, .3mm, .5mm and .7mm pigment liners. I've also used the triplus fineliners, and their excellent watercolor brush pens (mars graphic 3000 duo), but the pigment liners, they are my favorite... in fact the only *non* staedtler writing instrument I have is a koh-i-noor mechanical pencil, .7mm... I'm almost as much of a pen snob as I am of a camera snob :)
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I use a Signo on my Moleskine. It's a 0.7, altho I'd love to get one of those 0.38s that I hear the Signo fans here rave about. I use a range of colours, too, especially purple.
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equusignis [deleted] says:
i've used a variety of pens in my moleskine. mostly felt tip, permanent in indian or tuscan red but my favorite pen to use is a fine tip dip pen with good winsor newton calligraphy ink. it is the richest color and great line quality. not real convenient but i keep a bottle of ink and pen in my bag at all times when i can sit at a table...
sd
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I have a Moleskine dream diary too - I've written in it with many different things, always black ink. My current favourite is a Pentel Energel, 0.7.
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Pinoy04 [deleted] says:
My favorite pen for my mole is the Pilot Precise Grip EXTRA Fine. hehe
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I like the Faber-Castel Pitt pens a lot actually.
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chad.sobodash [deleted] says:
Well, I just bought a Sheaffer Javelin (fountain). I like it, but the ink bleeds too much. Does anyone know any ink that is Sheaffer friendly? I heard that Sheaffer ink is alot thinner than others because of the pens. I dunno if Noodler's is safe, much less Higgins. I do love the pen though. It's very smooth and feels good in my hand.
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bllarkin [deleted] says:
I am using a Faber-Castell Pitt pen, superfine. The tip may not be as fine as some, but the ink is great, no bleed, quick drying (good since I am a lefty with a crook :) ), and you can get them pretty darn cheap (under $2 apiece).
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equusignis [deleted] says:
@chad: don't use the Higgins in your Sheaffer. It might flow initially but will clog and it is a pain to clear. If you do need to clear a fountain pen like that. Use 1 part hot water to 1 part ammonia or ammonia based glass cleaner like Windex. Let it soak for an hour with several shakes in between and it should unclog.
If you want some cool colors, check out Winsor Newton calligraphy inks that are suitable for fountain pens. Hope this helps!
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chad.sobodash [deleted] says:
Mostly I want a really bright royal blue. That's why I was shooting for Noodler's, but I doubt anything other than the self-lubricating ink will treat my pen right. I have a cheap Sheaffer Calligraphy, so I'm planning on using that to test whatever ink I settle on. I'll have to look into Winsor Newton!
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bllarkin [deleted] says:
I just ordered some Uniball Signo RT .38 (12 pens for $11.75 shipped), hope I like them. What is the difference between the RT and the DX, just the fact that the RT is retractable?
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I went shopping for some Uniball Signo coloured pens this morning. Didn't find any, but what I found might be better - STAEDTLER® triplus® gel-liner classic of 0.33 mm thickness. In addition to the standard red, blue and black, there's also pink, purple and green. I've used the purple and green in my Moleskine and they don't bleed through.
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bllarkin [deleted] says:
Those look like some nice pens. I am going to the arts and crafts store in the next town over today to look for some good pens and pick some up. We'll see what I come up with.
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bllarkin [deleted] says:
Picked up a couple of the Sakura Pigma Micron pens (in .25 mm and .20 mm), and I like them. No bleed, nice thin lines, archival. I want to get some of the colors and some bigger point sizes, but I really like these pens.
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I have the same trouble. Love the Pilot G2, but it simply doesn't dry fast enough. The smearing pages of my moleskine can attest to that fact. But on a LJ community I found this, tried it, LOVE IT.
www.instructables.com/ex/i/7899F5DC1A2310299AD7001143E7E5...
It works mate.
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Actually, what that page is showing is how to use a Mont Blanc refill in a standard retractable G2 pen.
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I am using a Cross fountain pen with original cross ink.
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My favorite pen right now is a Recife Depose. Smooth writing and good heft and balance. It's a real joy.
www.flickr.com/photos/18991265@N00/167086167/
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I guess I am more plainly utilitarian. I have a fleet of Zebra F-301s in black. They are tough, have a decent line, and are comfortable. Oh, and cheap. I am hardly artistic in my moleskines though. (CoryQ)
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Uni Jetstream 0.7. Smooooth, solid, no smudge or bleed. I like em better than the G-2 I used to swear by. they end up being around $2.50US each, but its well worth it for this kind of quality in a disposable pen.
www.flickr.com/photos/revtrance/168518402/
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Over the years i've used many different pens, each usually determined by my financial resources at the time, but I have found that the Staedtler Pigment Liner suits both my style and Moleskine very well indeed. Most of my work being done with an 02 and 05.
Good luck with your search.
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I'm quite glad with Pilot G-TEC-C3 and C4. They are sharp, sharp, dry quite fast. Not waterproof, of course, but you can do nice things with that. They come in many nice colors (lovely sepia) and different thiknesses.
 
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The 43Folders Moleskine Hacks page mentioned the Hero 329 as one of the pens that writes well in the Moleskine. I ordered one from HisNibs recently and it arrived yesterday. It offers a very smoothy write, but I noticed as the ink dried, it left spidery lines on the edges of the writing. Or maybe there's something stuck in the nib. Oh ...
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I just got a Conway Stewart Dinkie - and it's lovely, writes like a dream and feels great in the hand.
here it is here:
www.flickr.com/photos/curtisjames/143525108/
Although I use my Lamy for everyday stuff.
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Let's see, my fountain pens are a Namiki VP and a Lamy 2000, both w/ Noodler's inks of course. ;-)
I also use a Pilot G2 in blue, but more recently have really been liking the Uniball 207 gel pen. I also have a large Faber-Castell mechnical pencil and sometimes use the Pilot Varsity or Fisher Space Pen.
Chris
amateureconblog.blogspot.com/
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I had a matte black Fischer bullet with a clip and lost it, and was too bitter to buy another one. Inspired by this comment thread, I drove over to the local art supply store. I told the lady at the counter, "I'm not an artist, I'm a nerd and I need a pen."
Then I tested pretty much every pen that looked remotely promising. I ended up with the following: a Sakura 0.5 Gelato Gelly Roll, a Faber-Castell S PITT artist pen, and a Kuratake 0.05 Millennium ZIG (ZG?). All in black.
The Kuratake is my favorite so far, as long the nib doesn't snap. I fear the snapping. Second favorite is the Sakura. Anyone want to buy the Faber-Castell? :)
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chad.sobodash [deleted] says:
Some thoughts on my Sheaffer Javelin:
The Sheaffer Skrip ink is really the only thing I can put in this pen. I've tried multiple "fountain pen safe" inks in a Sheaffer Calligraphy and they pretty much ruined the pen. However, I'm very pleased with the Skrip ink. It makes traveling with ink much easier and also writes smoothly and quickly everytime.
The nib is a tad scratchy, but I can live with it. For my first good fountain pen investment, I can live with slight scratchiness. I'm usually leave it unposted and I'm quite pleased with it's weight.
I'm considering getting a Hero 329, but I'll have to hear some good things about the inks and the nib first. At a glance, I'm assuming the nib is pretty scratchy.
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I've been using Pilot Better Retractable Fine Point pens for about 8 years. They do smudge a little bit, but there is something about them that is very forgiving to handwriting - it makes everyone's look pretty.
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chad.sobodash said "I'm considering getting a Hero 329, but I'll have to hear some good things about the inks and the nib first. At a glance, I'm assuming the nib is pretty scratchy."
Actually, it depends on the paper, too. I just received my Hero 329 and it writes smoothly on some papers and shows some resistance on other papers. Unfortunately, on the Moleskine, I've noticed the ink dries to have spidery lines around the writing. At first, I thought there was some fine hair caught in the nib but it isn't - I don't get this "effect" on other types of paper.
I think the ink might have some effect on the pen, too. I'm using Pelikan Royal Blue on the Hero 329.
So far, what works best on my Moleskine is Staedtler triplus gel-liner. I got the set of 6 colours, which works for me, because I do use the purple along with the blue and the black. I sometimes use the green and the red, too. It's the pink that's used the least.
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I used to use a Parker fountain pen, but the ink kept leaking. Now I use a Parker Jotter and a Reflex (when I can find it) with the Parker Gel inks.
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chad.sobodash [deleted] says:
Here's a quick sketch I did to show you how the Sheaffer Javelin (with the blue Skrip ink) looks on Moleskine paper (plain)
Edit: I couldn't figure out how to post it like the above people, so I just added it to the group.
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I almost forgot one of my *other* favorite pens... it follows in the same thread as my others though. a Staedtler Mars professional. drafting pen. it has a screw on cap, and interchangeable inks and tips, so you can keep the same body, but have different line widths. It's like interchangeable lenses on an camera I suppose :) Writes just about the same as a pigment liner, but it looks fancier... :)
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my favorite pens are rapidiographs.... they don't dry super fast though. I also have been using a dip pin or quill a lot lately. those don't dry quick either, but I am left handed and have just taught myself to write/ draw with out resting my hand on the page. superior control in my opinion, similar to japanese (sic) brush caligraphy.
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I've discovered the Stabilo Color Gel 208 pens. I like a medium tip, but for some reason I never warmed up to the G2 0.7 mm pens. This pen is longer, has a rubberized grip near the tip, and has a pretty good heft in the hand. I love it.
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i kept thinking i didn't have any pictures of my moleskine to contribute, but i remembered that i did a pen test on the three pens i bought the other day. here is a link to the pool pic (view large for best comparison):
flickr.com/photos/groundcloud/173263763/in/pool-365219859...
please excuse the chickenscratch and lack of inspired doodlings.
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