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    Cool My First Fountain Pens!

    So here are my first fountain pens, all purchased within just a few months.
    - Noodler's King Philip Purple Std Flex
    - Noodler's Black Ahab Piston Flex Nib
    - Noodler's Flex Nib Piston Fill Resin Fountain Pen - Jade

    The inks used were Noodler's Army Green and Black Swan in Australian Roses!

    Noodlers are great fountain pens for beginners (that's the advise I was given) and I agree. I'm ready to move onward! A Pearlette from the Edison Pen Company? Hhmmm possibly, a TWSBI Vac 700? Or maybe a Visconti Rembrandt? Who knows but for now this is what I am using

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    Visconti, Visconti! (Serious bias here, temper advice accordingly)

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    LOL...Tracy do you have any pictures of your Viconti's posted on the forum?

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    Hi TonicLime. I love the Noodler's pens as well. They're among my favorites because they're easy to disassemble and clean, they're wet writers, and they're cheap.

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    How do you like the Noodler's Army Green?

    I don't have any Noodler's pen but I do want to get a black Ahab. Thanks for sharing.
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    The Noodler's Army Green is a great ink. It's my first green.... Its a good shade and is dark enough for daily use. It's good for writting letters. The FP Geeks are giving away a black Ahab if your on Twitter check it out It's a whale of a pen but not heavy. For $20 bucks you can't go wrong.

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    TonicLime (gottay say, I love the name) you've made a great selection for your first set of fountain pens. And even a better set to move on to. My advice for getting great pens on the cheap: watch ebay and be patient. I've scored many pens in really good condition for less than half of what they go for on the used market.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonicLime View Post
    The Noodler's Army Green is a great ink. It's my first green.... Its a good shade and is dark enough for daily use. It's good for writting letters. The FP Geeks are giving away a black Ahab if your on Twitter check it out It's a whale of a pen but not heavy. For $20 bucks you can't go wrong.
    Thanks! I just found out about it yesterday. Just posted my tweet tonight.
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    Cool pens. Imma recommend you try on a Lamy. Way different from the Noodlers. The Safaris are cheap and work wonderfully. lots of nib options and they're easily interchangeable. Have fun!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dannzeman View Post
    TonicLime (gottay say, I love the name) you've made a great selection for your first set of fountain pens. And even a better set to move on to. My advice for getting great pens on the cheap: watch ebay and be patient. I've scored many pens in really good condition for less than half of what they go for on the used market.
    I second this piece of advice. It has worked for me several times.

    @TonicLime - If you're interested in adding vintage pens, I'd suggest a Parker 51 or an Esterbrook J. I've gotten working examples for $30-45 on ebay. The 51 has a well-deserved reputation for reliability and durability. And with an Esterbrook, you can get extra nibs that you can swap around with ease.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jor412 View Post
    I second this piece of advice. It has worked for me several times.

    @TonicLime - If you're interested in adding vintage pens, I'd suggest a Parker 51 or an Esterbrook J. I've gotten working examples for $30-45 on ebay. The 51 has a well-deserved reputation for reliability and durability. And with an Esterbrook, you can get extra nibs that you can swap around with ease.
    I agree. As far a the 51 goes I usually recommend the aerometric filler because it usually never needs replaced (at least in my experience with them) and the filling an cleaning process is faster an easier than a vacumatic filler.


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