Any other fountain pen users here? ...

[cmeisenzahl]

My daily use pens are a Lamy 2000 fountain pen and a Lamy Dialog2 roller ball. I'd love to get an Omas 360 sometime.

What do you use?

 

[chobochobo]

Originally Posted by cmeisenzahl

My daily use pens are a Lamy 2000 fountain pen and a Lamy Dialog2 roller ball. I'd love to get an Omas 360 sometime.

What do you use?

I've used FPs less and less at work due to a few reasons but most notably not having a shirt pocket to pop them in, and doing a dirtier/messier job than usual. At home, I've been alternating between a OS balance (my only nonflexible nibbed pen), a vintage italian Safety and a Coronet (black inserts).

The 360s are attractive pens but they have quality control issues - I had two, one with a flow problem, the other leaked from the end section.

 

[LabelKing]

I use a Sheaffer Flat-Top "Service Pen". The service pens are rather uncommon.

It looks like this but has various markings:

 

[Soph]

Waterman!
This is what I use
http://www.waterman.com/en/style/pens/charleston

 

[Nantucket Red]

Omas Paragon.

 

[rajesh06]

I - like you - prefer the minimalism of a Lamy - I use 2 Lamy 2000s at work, a Lamy Studio Palladium at home and I have a few Lamy Safaris of I am out and about.

 

[Gordon Freeman]

I use a Lamy Allstar size M as my workhorse pen.
I love it

 

[Nantucket Red]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

I use a Sheaffer Flat-Top "Service Pen". The service pens are rather uncommon.

It looks like this but has various markings

I have a green marbled Sheaffer service pen that has a black ring and a stamped number on the top of the cap.

 

[kai-wun]

I take notes with my red Lami Safari Extra Fine with Noodler's black. =)

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by Soph

Waterman!
This is what I use
http://www.waterman.com/en/style/pens/charleston

+1...my daily writer is black/silver. I have one in a medium tip and one in a wide tip, plus the mechanical pencil. I also have several vintage Watermans and a vintange "Presto" desk set at work that I use occasionally. I also have an un-inked Parker Duofold Pinstripe.

Ballpoints suck.

 

[Teacher]

I used to use fountain pens, mainly a surprisingly well made Colibri knock-off of the Mont Blanc (made of milled brass instead of plastic!). However, being a teacher, fountain pens became impractical, and I haven't used one in years. I still eye them from time to time, and I'm sure I'll get one or more again...some day.

 

[zjpj83]

I have quite a few but find them often messy and frustrating. More often than not, I turn to my roller-balls.

 

[chobochobo]

Originally Posted by zjpj83

I have quite a few but find them often messy and frustrating. More often than not, I turn to my roller-balls.

Well, a vintage Waterman leverfill is pretty easy to use and fairly mess-free. I did have one colleague who played around with the lever, lifted it up and asked 'what does this do?".

Other factors reducing my FP at work use are: crappy paper at work, waiting for ink to dry - and asking others to wait for the ink to dry, my penchant for nonblue/black inks that don't go down too well with the 'authorities'.

 

[LabelKing]

Carry a mini blotter.

I wonder if they made miniature blotters, perhaps a travel one.

 

[milosh]

I use a Parker 45 daily. I adore it.