Gents,
I know this has come up before or perhaps on other forums but I'm looking for a fine black pen for writing on floats?
Can anyone recommend a brand?
Many thanks
Tadpole
A good fine black pen?
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Re: A good fine black pen?
Faber Castell Indian Ink art pens are good....I got mine at Hobbycraft, but probably readily available at most art shops.
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Rotring Isograph 0.10mm is probably the best, but not cheap. I use them at work, so I don't have to buy one specially. However, for really fine lettering you can't beat a traditional dip pen with separate steel nib and holder, though you must always pull the nib; pushing the nib causes it to catch and can damage it, as well as resulting in spattering.
If you really want to be traditional you can always cut your pen from a crowquill, but good luck with that!
If you really want to be traditional you can always cut your pen from a crowquill, but good luck with that!
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Thanks gents, crowquill ! That taking 'traditional' a bit far, next I'll be using a magnifying glass mounted in a split cane and brass handle?
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Some good tips there, I'll be on the lookout as it is something I forgot with my recent floats.....always handy to know how much shot you need
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I found a local art shop still sold plastic 'handles' to take a selection of nibs, some of them very fine indeed, and some good Indian ink. With a little running in I can just manage an upstroke when handwriting, but it helps enormously if you can hold the pen at quite a low slope to the work, which is rather what draughtmen are trained NOT to do. probably because they are normally using pens which work best when held at 90 degrees to the work.
Sadly, when I was a cartographer I didn't use a pen at all, we used printed letters mounted on beeswax....and I have completely forgotten how to do 'proper' handwriting, which is very annoying because Miss Mason gave me enough clips round the earhole all those years ago.......cow!
Sadly, when I was a cartographer I didn't use a pen at all, we used printed letters mounted on beeswax....and I have completely forgotten how to do 'proper' handwriting, which is very annoying because Miss Mason gave me enough clips round the earhole all those years ago.......cow!
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I have had a few of these over the years. Excellent! I used to use them for writing on photographic slides.The Sweetcorn Kid wrote:I use the extra fine end.......
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