What Pens(s) Are You Waiting For?

[Bogon07]

Writingrav - seems like you have a "cursed pen" not matter what is done it will always be a problem - a replacement could be the best solution.

It is Friday, 1-31-14 and I. Am waiting for a Stipula Speed Fountain Pen in the Color of White with a 0.9 Italic nib........

It stands out from the crowd.
Anxiously awaiting to see you views on how it performs and feels in the hand.

Advised of a delay on the Sailor ProGear Imperial Black cat from Japan

[Llewellyn]

A Visconti Michelangelo in blue/silver

Ssssshhhhhh, don't tell my wife

[Funkmon]

Weirdly, a Duke Parker Sonnet rip off. Should have come by now. Grrrrrr.

[velo]

Erm, late night net surfing = new to me Lamy 2000 with a fine nib.

[Toffer]

A vintage pen, only cost me about 4 pounds on eBay. No idea what it is as it didn't say, although its black and looks a bit like a Parker to me. Will be fun to have a look at it in the flesh!

[reprieve]

I broke my "no more pens" vow again… and now I'm waiting for a black Omas MOMA with gold trim and a medium/broad nib.

[Scrawler]

I have been waiting 14 months for my Waterman Ink-Vue to come home. Special tools had to be built to resac it. I think I will only have to wait one more month.

[writingrav]

Writingrav - seems like you have a "cursed pen" not matter what is done it will always be a problem - a replacement could be the best solution.

It is Friday, 1-31-14 and I. Am waiting for a Stipula Speed Fountain Pen in the Color of White with a 0.9 Italic nib........

It stands out from the crowd.
Anxiously awaiting to see you views on how it performs and feels in the hand.

Advised of a delay on the Sailor ProGear Imperial Black cat from Japan

Bogon and all. I have to report that after hand tightening the section on to the barrel, I mean really turning and finding I could move it a couple of revolutions until it finally stopped I have written with it for two straight days with no ink seeping onto my fingers. Why it didn't come like that I don't know. Why it didn't come back that way I don't know. But be warned. If your Classic leaks tighten the section and if you disassemble the pen be very careful putting it back together.

[Tracy Lee]

I broke my "no more pens" vow again… and now I'm waiting for a black Omas MOMA with gold trim and a medium/broad nib.

My proclamations of "no new pens right now" have cost me so much more money, it seems, than just not making any such proclamation. What is up with that, anyway? I just dropped a small fortune. It is a compulsion.

[Jon Szanto]

I have been waiting 14 months for my Waterman Ink-Vue to come home. Special tools had to be built to resac it. I think I will only have to wait one more month.

I recently bought an Ink-Vue and I'm going to make those two tools myself and do the restoration. It isn't like you're building an Atlas Seven missile to the moon. Then again, I haven't actually done it, so we shall see - let's be sure to put photos up of the finished restorations!

[Jon Szanto]

It is a compulsion.

Yeah, you seem to be a regular Imelda Marcos of pens!

[Jon Szanto]

Waiting on two shipments: the first is a couple of NOS, no-name German piston fillers that are contemporary with the first of the Pelikan piston pens, very late 1930's. Some restoration to do, mostly with the age, but look to be very nice examples:

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And as of yesterday, managed to win a nice-looking Moore set. I have a current fascination on Moore's...

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[Scrawler]

I have been waiting 14 months for my Waterman Ink-Vue to come home. Special tools had to be built to resac it. I think I will only have to wait one more month.

I recently bought an Ink-Vue and I'm going to make those two tools myself and do the restoration. It isn't like you're building an Atlas Seven missile to the moon. Then again, I haven't actually done it, so we shall see - let's be sure to put photos up of the finished restorations!

I cannot do any advanced restoration work myself at the moment due to the state of construction of my domicile. I bought this one with plans to write an essay about keyhole nibs. I will be posting pics to compare this with two other keyhole nib pens. I agree it is not like an Atlas rocket, but it does require precision and a lot of care. They were not built with restoration in mind.

[Jon Szanto]

I agree it is not like an Atlas rocket, but it does require precision and a lot of care. They were not built with restoration in mind.

Indeed - and I'm indebted to Richard Binder's page on Ink-Vue restoration to guide me. Not something I set out to find, but it popped up in a very odd assortment on an auction, and I thought "that pen looks familiar" and felt it was an important addition to my gathering.

The one thing I don't think I can make much of is the nib, which appears to have taken quite a drop, point down. If you know of any good sources of keyhold nibs, please PM me. I'm going to be doing a bit of hunting at the LA Pen Show in a few days.

[Scrawler]

I agree it is not like an Atlas rocket, but it does require precision and a lot of care. They were not built with restoration in mind.

Indeed - and I'm indebted to Richard Binder's page on Ink-Vue restoration to guide me. Not something I set out to find, but it popped up in a very odd assortment on an auction, and I thought "that pen looks familiar" and felt it was an important addition to my gathering.

The one thing I don't think I can make much of is the nib, which appears to have taken quite a drop, point down. If you know of any good sources of keyhold nibs, please PM me. I'm going to be doing a bit of hunting at the LA Pen Show in a few days.

I hope you will have good luck finding a nib. These pens are not common, many having likely been thrown away a long time ago. It will be nice to see another example of a working one.

[kaisnowbird]

I broke my "no more pens" vow again… and now I'm waiting for a black Omas MOMA with gold trim and a medium/broad nib.

My proclamations of "no new pens right now" have cost me so much more money, it seems, than just not making any such proclamation. What is up with that, anyway? I just dropped a small fortune. It is a compulsion.

Yep, sounds familiar. I dared not to make such vows and resorted to strict budgets, and look how well that turned out - I'm half way through my March budget and shamelessly consider myself having exercised some real self-control.

[Snargle]

I've got three pens en-route: A Kaigelu 316 from China, and from India, a Camlin SD and a Camlin Elegante.

[john]

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Hope can have it on next week. "President" pen which comes with the Warranted 14k flexible nib.
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Eagle pen with Eversharp 14k semi flex nib.

[kaisnowbird]

I've got three pens en-route: A Kaigelu 316 from China, and from India, a Camlin SD and a Camlin Elegante.

Which one of the three Kaigelu 316 did you get? (I'm thinking about getting one too.)

[Snargle]

I've got three pens en-route: A Kaigelu 316 from China, and from India, a Camlin SD and a Camlin Elegante.

Which one of the three Kaigelu 316 did you get? (I'm thinking about getting one too.)

I got the Amber one. For $20 shipped, I just couldn't hold off any longer. Even if I just fondle and stare at it, it should be worth it. I may even get lucky and find out it writes well!