tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post1126964128196738674..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: From The Desk 3Kiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-74848034847442308922010-10-25T11:09:15.430+13:002010-10-25T11:09:15.430+13:00@Henrik: ballpoints are also useful for pressing h...@Henrik: ballpoints are also useful for pressing hard if you have to make carbon/NCR-paper copies, and also seem better than anything else for writing on glossy-finished paper and card. If you can live with a degree of ink fading, try a Caran d'Ache ballpoint because they're nice and smooth and need less pressure than most. Actually, I think many newer ones are pretty good, much better PointFourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167502477180002343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-75402191439714088052010-10-22T07:42:48.132+13:002010-10-22T07:42:48.132+13:00Ah, ballpoints.
They are very practical, easy to u...Ah, ballpoints.<br />They are very practical, easy to use, and cheap, they come in all colours and shapes, some can even be erased - they have everything you can wish for in a writing implement, except one: they make nice handwriting harder than necessary. A couple of pages and you have a tremendous writer’s cramp. For the occasional signature I guess it’s ok, but I wouldn’t rely on it for more Henrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539087675373785220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-79642582274770443662010-10-13T10:45:44.296+13:002010-10-13T10:45:44.296+13:00Thanks, Sapphire. The same was, I think, true of ...Thanks, Sapphire. The same was, I think, true of Lamy in the UK, but they seem to be more willing to sell to general dealers now. Economic realities may have trumped upwardly-mobile aspirations.PointFourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167502477180002343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-87993436592621179402010-10-13T09:24:15.732+13:002010-10-13T09:24:15.732+13:00Point Four, Cross is one of those 'lifestyle&#...Point Four, Cross is one of those 'lifestyle' pen companies that only sell to 'approved' dealers.<br /><br />The Cross pen to pencil converter actually works quite well. Any standard Cross ballpoint can become a 0.7mm pencil just by taking out the refill and putting in the converter.<br /><br />It doesn't hold much lead though and the eraser brings a whole new meaning to 'Michael J Corryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780267551120349263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-7212788827651371352010-10-12T20:25:12.229+13:002010-10-12T20:25:12.229+13:00I've been eyeing up the Cross Torpedo and some...I've been eyeing up the Cross Torpedo and some Bill Blase models on ebay Bill Blass or blase is a fashion designer tha is no longer around but he seems to have alot of cross designed pens and pencils.Time Wasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033204571074608347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-57596401551455605962010-10-11T20:26:57.928+13:002010-10-11T20:26:57.928+13:00I think debates over graphite leads are generally ...I think debates over graphite leads are generally quite civil. Debates over ink types produce a Sirocco type wind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-78932791968963545642010-10-11T19:44:49.693+13:002010-10-11T19:44:49.693+13:00Yes, but what lead...HB, HB Hard, HB Soft, B, Ain,...Yes, but what lead...HB, HB Hard, HB Soft, B, Ain, Stein, Nano Dia...Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-5963305832477359452010-10-11T19:26:12.565+13:002010-10-11T19:26:12.565+13:00Dave, I think you've just created a monster. A...Dave, I think you've just created a monster. All this conflict of various ink types - it makes you want to reach for a simple pencil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-81496357262606874242010-10-11T05:09:04.936+13:002010-10-11T05:09:04.936+13:00@Dave & Max; thanks! I agree about "blob...@Dave & Max; thanks! I agree about "blobbiness" of Parker refills. At least modern ones are acceptably dense. Thirty years ago, they were -very- pale. I see from Cult Pens that Parker are now making both gel and gel-hybrid inks in standard Parker G2 refills.<br /><br />Curious fact; lots of stationers in the UK stock Cross *refills*, but very few stock Cross pens or pencils. PointFourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167502477180002343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-78735442899577072932010-10-09T19:41:45.285+13:002010-10-09T19:41:45.285+13:00@Sapphire: I find it quite pleasant. It is quite p...@Sapphire: I find it quite pleasant. It is quite precise and do not smear or leaves any blobs behind. It is not quite as smooth as Caran d'Ache or Parker. But I find the Parker quite 'blobby' ;)<br />I prefer the medium refills as I find that the fine has too much resistance - almost as if the ball can not move freely. You are right about the refills. They are Lamy's proprietary Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565342287891967641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-22297140280114482842010-10-09T10:49:13.383+13:002010-10-09T10:49:13.383+13:00Lamy 2000 BP and MP use the same body so are essen...Lamy 2000 BP and MP use the same body so are essentially the same size.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-29136581543315838812010-10-09T10:34:05.454+13:002010-10-09T10:34:05.454+13:00Supplementary question. Is the Lamy 2000 ballpoin...Supplementary question. Is the Lamy 2000 ballpoint the same size as the pencil, or bigger?PointFourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167502477180002343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-16510051203343094452010-10-09T10:25:48.834+13:002010-10-09T10:25:48.834+13:00I always liked Papermate ballpoints, much more so ...I always liked Papermate ballpoints, much more so than the Parker Jotter, for a better feel and better ink. They don't make the Fine Black any more, so I eBayed a stock that should see me out, unless they invent affordable immortality pretty soon. Recently, though, I've been using a Pelikan Fine Black refill, which is a standard Parker G2 type, in a Parker Vector. It's excellent, PointFourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167502477180002343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-12122799551372034632010-10-09T07:11:54.741+13:002010-10-09T07:11:54.741+13:00Max,
What's the Lamy ballpoint like to write w...Max,<br />What's the Lamy ballpoint like to write with?<br />I've got a Cross like Dave's (only black) which is the least 'blobby' I've found so far. I was wondering about a Lamy Accent but I don't know what the ink is like.Michael J Corryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780267551120349263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-20885777900261284962010-10-09T04:13:23.900+13:002010-10-09T04:13:23.900+13:00It's alright Dave!! I do it to! I use a Lamy 2...It's alright Dave!! I do it to! I use a Lamy 2000 ballpen on a daily basis. And there's no option. Documentation needs to be in ink and a fountain pen would be highly impractical. So, a ballpen it is.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565342287891967641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-62979444109273452372010-10-08T23:20:59.720+13:002010-10-08T23:20:59.720+13:00The Jetstream is nice and the ink is waterproof an...The Jetstream is nice and the ink is waterproof and fade proof - I've got some doodles hanging in my room that have lasted for ten years or more in the sun.<br />The Signo 207 is pretty near bullet proof. The usual solvents won't budge it and even strong stuff and acids leave enough of a ghost to deter any attempt at cheque washing.Michael J Corryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780267551120349263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-47328053140997701472010-10-08T11:13:13.918+13:002010-10-08T11:13:13.918+13:00I recommend this for a fountain pen: http://www.cu...I recommend this for a fountain pen: http://www.cultpens.com/acatalog/Pilot_V4_Disposable_Fountain_Pen.html <br /><br />and this for a ballpoint (especially if you need to write through carbons): http://www.cultpens.com/acatalog/Pilot_VBall_Classic.html#a94<br /><br />Also a syringe or dropper, a cheap pair of pliers, and a bottle of whatever ink takes your fancy. This will take you a long, long Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-57295124193997053472010-10-08T10:20:19.870+13:002010-10-08T10:20:19.870+13:00If you're concerned with permanence, as many p...If you're concerned with permanence, as many people are, then Uni's rollerball range seems to have a particularly good reputation for waterproof, fadeproof, mostly pigmented inks, notably their Signo 207. That's a recent discovery I haven't tried yet, but for years I've used Uni's Micro Deluxe UB-155 in black. Bit scratchy, but fine, very dense line, and you'd PointFourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167502477180002343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-42674848579017725232010-10-08T03:05:54.269+13:002010-10-08T03:05:54.269+13:00Ink, yeah! Blue, great! Ballpoint? Brrr!
Wouldn&#...Ink, yeah! Blue, great! Ballpoint? Brrr! <br />Wouldn't you like to try a fountain pen instead? There is also some great ink that is forge-proof (from Noodler's).Matthiashttp://bleistift.memm.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-66666754628156330172010-10-08T02:49:51.351+13:002010-10-08T02:49:51.351+13:00I am left-handed and sometimes I use ink because t...I am left-handed and sometimes I use ink because the smear factor is different: ink and pencil both smear, but pencil continues to smear later, and ink stops once it dries. Also I am less likely to doodle in pen than I am in pencil, so I end up with cleaner notes on two counts!<br /><br />That being said I just bought a Graphgear 1000 and a Lamy al-star and love both of them! Still, if I had to Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170737974239601931noreply@blogger.com