Well, not much of a post today (at least not yet), but I did want to tell all of you about a giveaway I’m having on Twitter! Just come and follow me on Twitter (PensnPaper) and tweet how you would use a 4-pack of assorted color (black, blue, red, and green) Pilot G-2 0.7mm Gel Pens along with the hashtag #G2Giveaway by 11:59 EST tonight (Saturday, January 15th) and you’ll be entered. A winner will be chose from the entrants by the Random Number Generator at Random.org (picked from the oldest comment to the newest)… Good luck! 😀
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Jan 15, 2011 @ 18:15:22
Jan 15, 2011 @ 21:23:07
I use G2’s as my ‘on the move’ pens. I just checked and found that I have a red and blue one in my coat right now. They’re next to two small notebooks I carry everywhere. One is for general notes and the other associated with my writing. At home I’m a laptop and fountain pen kind of guy.
Cheers — Larry
Jan 16, 2011 @ 18:17:10
And we were supposed to be paperless by now. Thank goodness we are not. In my small purse in a slot under the flap I carry a teensy 2″x4″ Levenger Circa disc-bound notebook which came with 3/4″ black discs. I substituted the original discs with the smallest discs, 3/8″ Rolla disks in pink, from Rollabind. The notebook’s partner is a 4″ capped, 5″ when posted, pink-accented clear Pilot Petit1 fountain pen with pink ink. These pens cost $4.50 each and come in fourteen different colors, from JetPens period com. My mini notebook has a page for each store or destination, plus some blank pages. When I run out of pages, I can make my own paper refills with my Levenger Circa desk punch. Staples will cut a stack of paper to custom size, charging by the number of cuts. For my larger disc-bound odd sized notebooks, I printed my own pages with dotted ruled lines. I can modify the pen by discarding the empty ink cartridge and filling the entire barrel with bottled ink using an eyedropper, then make it leakproof by smearing 100% silicone grease onto the threads. (See Pens’n’Paper “modded” Preppy fountain pen posted last year.) Beats buying disposable teeny cartridges. I bought these 2″x4″ notebooks from Levenger @ $8 for a pack of four. To reduce bulk, I discarded the decorative cover sheets which were under the clear plastic covers. When I need to write teensily (girl-talk) to fit more on a page, I turn the pen around and write with the back side of the nib with the resulting fine point. No problem because these pens are wet-writers. So cute! (Sorry, men.)
Jan 17, 2011 @ 11:04:52
Interesting that you carry the Petit1 minis. I haven’t bought any as they seem to only come with a medium nib. I often carry a Preppy .03 that I’ve converted to eye-dropper fill. Works great, though I’m not thrilled with the Sheaffer ink I put in it 🙂
Cheers — Larry
Jan 16, 2011 @ 22:14:38
I absolutely love the pilot pens. (In particular, I’m a sucker for the Hi-Tec-C 0.5 in black.) I use them all the time. Nice, fine line and not too much smearing. My only problem is that I leave my pens everywhere. My loss is someone else’s gain. However, karma pays me back. I have about 100 hotel pens from every pit stop between here and New York!
Jan 17, 2011 @ 11:39:47
Larry, dump the Sheaffer ink. In this high-tech world, surprisingly, there is a wealth of bottled ink colors available today. Any color you can think of, including infinitely varied shades of blue, which men prefer. Treat yourself. Yes, the Petit1 Minis lack a choice of nibs, but I like the teeny (again) size, rare in fountain pens. Formerly I carried a Fisher Space Bullet ballpoint (with a RED ink refill) which is the same size as the Petit1 Mini and has no clip, which is feminine. I switched from the bullet ball pen to the Petit1 for my purse because I prefer a fountain pen. And don’t forget, most fountain pens will write from the back side of the nib, not as smoothly but still handy to have in a pinch. I have to say that the Preppy is the best bargain out there, only three dollars! I have to get me some fine point Preppys because I bought mediums, in pretty colors, of course.
Jan 17, 2011 @ 14:15:38
Sorry, Larry, I left out the part that the back side of a fountain pen nib always writes finer than the front side (although not as smoothly). So, there you are, a choice of medium or fine in one teeny pen.
Jan 18, 2011 @ 06:34:30
Thanks for the info, Claire. You’re right about the Shaeffer ink. I have a mini-pen with no name on it. It has an all-metal barrel and no clip. I haven’t a clue where I got it as it was years ago. I still use it occasionally but it isn’t a great pen. I’ll have to order a couple minis.
Cheers — Larry
Jan 18, 2011 @ 12:24:34
Is your mini-pen a ballpoint? Or fountain? Does the cap unscrew or slide or click?
A Fisher Bullet ballpoint can be identified by the pressurized branded refill. Bullets are usually chrome-plated or sometimes matte black. Some have metal corporate logos attached where a clip would be, preventing rolling off a desk.
I have a couple of short mechanical pencils, one silverplated brass and one sterling. Both appear to be from the Victorian era and have decorative edging around the blunt end. Instead of a clip, each has a loop for hanging on a neckchain. These were made for ladies (sorry, gentlemen).
I must be the only person who dislikes clips. They do not survive my purse for long. The clip eventually grabs onto something and bends irreversibly open, so I break it off. Removing/smoothing the sharp edge where the clip broke off is the problem. Cheaper pens & mechanical pencils once had clips that slid on & off, which is what I would like to see again.