Got a fountain pen

[alfa147x]

Lamy Safari Fountain Pen - Charcoal - Fine

I really like it. I'm considering taking notes during meetings / class with it.

Anyone else with one?

 

[Born2bwire]

Fuck, are hipsters ruining quality office supplies for us now?

Just stay away from my technical pens and drafting supplies you PBR guzzling fashion freaks!

 

[Ichinisan]

More evidence that alfa is a hipster (in denial).

 

[RavenSEAL]

Classy, people are gonna freak the fuck out and ask how it works though. They'll probably think its an iPad stylus.

 

[alfa147x]

More evidence that alfa is a hipster (in denial).

I have hipster tendencies. Doesn't make me hipster.

If it Looks Like a Duck, Walks Like A Duck, Sounds Like a Duck. It's probably not a duck.

 

[alfa147x]

Classy, people are gonna freak the fuck out and ask how it works though. They'll probably think its an iPad stylus.

Classy would be a Mont Blanc. Not a $25 fountain pen.

When I graduated high school my uncle gave me a Mont Blanc ballpoint. Pretty cool but it rearly leaves my apartment. I would probably forget it somewhere :'(

 

[preslove]

I'd imagine that a fountain pen would be terrible for note taking. Taking quality notes requires speed, not penmanship. Aren't fountain pens are more for letters and long form writing where you can take your time?

 

[Squisher]

If you like that pen, this guy will set you up.

http://www.mantadesigns.com/zen/

 

[RavenSEAL]

Classy would be a Mont Blanc. Not a $25 fountain pen.

When I graduated high school my uncle gave me a Mont Blanc ballpoint. Pretty cool but it rearly leaves my apartment. I would probably forget it somewhere :'(

I mean that the concept is classy, I've seen $1400 fountain pens before.

 

[alfa147x]

I'd imagine that a fountain pen would be terrible for note taking. Taking quality notes requires speed, not penmanship. Aren't fountain pens are more for letters and long form writing where you can take your time?

I wouldn't say it would slow me Down. It's much easier to write fast when compared to a 10¢ bic.

 

[alfa147x]

http://vimeo.com/35979818

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Nice pen. I have a doctors scribble so I can't use those

 

[HamburgerBoy]

http://vimeo.com/35979818

You call that fast? lol.

 

[mnewsham]

Picked myself up a $2.99 one I found on I think ebay or something, a no name fountain pen, works better then disposables I have found though. Might spend more on a 25-45 range one for my birthday though.

 

[Demo24]

Is it 'scratchy'? That's just how I imagine writing with one is.

 

[mcveigh]

Is it 'scratchy'? That's just how I imagine writing with one is.

bad nibs are scratchy. good nibs are smoother than anything else

OP needs to get one of these....
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/f...14070-custom-51s-in-damascus-stainless-steel/

 

[SandEagle]

wow, can you drink from it?!

 

[lxskllr]

Fountain pens are cool. I have some cheapies, but I never use them since I seldom handwrite. Try calligraphy pens also. They're less practical than regular fountain pens, but are fun to use. You don't have to do "official" calligraphy either. Use it for nicer notes to people, and stuff like greeting cards.

 

[waggy]

Fountain pens are cool. I have some cheapies, but I never use them since I seldom handwrite. Try calligraphy pens also. They're less practical than regular fountain pens, but are fun to use. You don't have to do "official" calligraphy either. Use it for nicer notes to people, and stuff like greeting cards.

my Mother and her Father did that. They would be hired every now and then to make signs, write up stuff.

She has such beautiful writing and the pens and such they had were neat.

 

[alfa147x]

You call that fast? lol.

That wasn't a video to show speed...

 

[Ichinisan]

more evidence that alfa is a hipster (in denial).

i have hipster tendencies. Doesn't make me hipster.

D-E-N-I-A-L :awe:

Figure it out yet?

 

[blackdogdeek]

The guy for whom I was best man got me a Mont Blanc.

 

[dank69]

Let me know when you start using a feather and ink well you fucking conformist.

 

[mpo]

Be sure to carry blotting paper. Fountain pens will leak at some point in their lifetime--either from being dropped, knocked, or sometimes for no good reason.

 

[sygyzy]

That is an awesome pen. Definitely a classic. I have a few. Come join us at Fountain Pen Network.