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The Pen O’Clock News Episode 1

Welcome to the first episode of The Pen O’Clock News! We hope you’ll find this series a little bit of fun, because that’s the whole point of all this.

Notes:

Lamy Al-Star 2015 Copperorange + matching ink cartridges at Fontoplumo

Pelikan M805 Streseman

Pelikan Edelstein Amethyst Ink of the Year 2015

Kaweco Sport Dark Brown at Fontoplumo

Virtual Tour of the Anderson Pens Store

OMAS Arte Italiana Paragon London Smoke

OMAS Arte Italiana Milord London Smoke

Three Questions With GourmetPens on The Pen Addict

Ink Tasting Tuesdays on GourmetPens

SBREBrown

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GOAT Pens 2014

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By request, my Greatest of all Time fountain pens, 2014.

Left to right: Visconti Opera Elements, Faber-Castell E-Motion Croco, Italix Parson’s Essential, Edison Menlo, CONID Bulkfiller, Montblanc 146 “Le Grand” 90th Anniversary Edition, Visconti Homo Sapiens Crystal, Conway Stewart Winston, OMAS Milord, Visconti Divina Desert Springs, Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand (Victorian finish), Pelikan Souverän M1000, OMAS Paragon, Visconti Opera Master.

Serious Nibbage Part 13: Pelikan Souverän M1000

Serious Nibbage Part 11: Kaweco Sport Skyline Mint

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Azizah and I discuss the popular Kaweco Sport fountain pen! Is this pen Serious Nibbage?

For a review of the Kaweco Sport Classic (one of my earliest reviews), click here.

Check out previous episodes of Serious Nibbage:

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Serious Nibbage Part 10: Lamy Safari

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Azizah and I discuss the iconic Lamy Safari fountain pen! Is this pen Serious Nibbage?

Check out previous episodes of Serious Nibbage:

More on this pen:
My review
GourmetPens’ review

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Serious Nibbage Part 8: Marlen Aleph

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Azizah and I discuss the Marlen Aleph fountain pen! Is this flexible steel nib fountain pen Serious Nibbage?

Check out previous episodes of Serious Nibbage:

More on this pen:
My review
GourmetPens’ review

If you’d like to sponsor an episode of Serious Nibbage and would like us to review a pen/nib/ink, etc, contact me through the contact page, or via email.

Pen Shows: What To Expect, What To Do

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Serious Nibbage Part 5: TWSBI Classic

Franklin-Christoph “Christoph” Music Nib

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Now here’s something truly special: a nice, modern music nib. Expect 0% flex, but it does offer serious line variation, being a 1.9 mm italic. Three tines, two slits, superb ink flow, and a wonderfully smooth writing experience.

Need more details? Check out Serious Nibbage Part 2 with Gourmet Pens.

As promised, I have tried to put this nib in a number of popular pens. I haven’t inked up all of these pens, so I can’t guarantee a wet writing performance, but the nib fits easily in these pens.

Franklin-Christoph 02 – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 03 – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 19 – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 33 – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 40 Panther – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 66 Stabilis – Nib Unit
Edison Collier – Nib Unit
Edison Menlo – Nib Unit
Ken Cavers Cigar – Nib Unit
Lyle Ross Pompey 3 – Nib
Nemosine Singularity – Nib
Jinhao x750 – Nib
Jinhao x450 – Nib
Jinhao 159 – Nib
TWSBI Vac700 – Nib
TWSBI Micarta – Nib
Italix Churchman’s Prescriptor – Nib
Wing Sung 590 – Nib
Noodler’s Ahab – Nib
Noodler’s Konrad – Nib

Sizing #5 And #6 Nibs

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I was asked by a number of people to provide measurements for the popular #5 and #6 nibs. I came up with this:

Hey there!

Academia, fountain pens, the bizarre

Category Archives: Information

The Pen O’Clock News Episode 1

GOAT Pens 2014

Serious Nibbage Part 13: Pelikan Souverän M1000

Serious Nibbage Part 11: Kaweco Sport Skyline Mint

Serious Nibbage Part 10: Lamy Safari

Serious Nibbage Part 8: Marlen Aleph

Pen Shows: What To Expect, What To Do

Serious Nibbage Part 5: TWSBI Classic

Franklin-Christoph “Christoph” Music Nib

Sizing #5 And #6 Nibs