Just Got a Lamy Safari & Love It

The bullet end ones are from the late 50's at the earliest through the middle 60's.

I went with palmermethod.com for my own cursive resurrection. Iampeth.com also has lots of info too.



-X
 
Now my safari is giving my trouble. It seems to be writing a lot thicker then it has been and doesn't seem to give a consistent flow of ink.
 
If you have an ink converter for it you could try using that to draw up hot water several times and flush it through.

You can also get problems with the end of the nib gumming up if you have been writing on cheap paper, or if there is a hair or some other tiny piece of debris stuck in the end of the nib.
 
Don't use hot water; room temperature is best. Assuming you didn't damage your nib, you probably just need to flush your pen and nib. It could be that a bit of "shmutz' (non-technical term) is stuck between your tines (check under magnification).
Did you leave it uncapped for an extended period of time?
 
I.N.F.K said:
. Instructors are also unable to read my writing sometimes. I guess it surprises them to see cursive handwriting submitted by a twenty one year old in this day age, even if it is sloppy. Anyways I thought I would just share this and I encourage people my age to write in more cursive.
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FWIW every teacher I had from about 7th grade on would not allow cursive to be turned in for a grade. I can read it and I can still write it but it's a dead language I think.
 
Shotgun said:
FWIW every teacher I had from about 7th grade on would not allow cursive to be turned in for a grade. I can read it and I can still write it but it's a dead language I think.
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It may be a dead language, but it shouldn't be. What if the system goes down and electronic messages are a thing of the past?

On a side note, I definently need to purchase in extra-fine nibs from now on.
 
Shotgun said:
FWIW every teacher I had from about 7th grade on would not allow cursive to be turned in for a grade. I can read it and I can still write it but it's a dead language I think.
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I'm an elementary school teacher in Texas. Many places that have adopted the common core curriculum which doesn't even address penmanship, despite the advantages that good penmanship has when it comes to fine motor skills. Texas still requires cursive writing to be taught in the third and fourth grades, and prospective teachers must write a paragraph in cursive before they can actually get their teaching certificate simply to show that they can use cursive writing in this day and age.

Oh, think of the day when people cannot read the United States Constitution.
 
fast14riot said:
I too, went back and had to relearn cursive. Years as a mechanical drafter and block lettering with lead holders my writing followed suit. I chose to follow the Palmer Method while modifying it slightly to fit my own style. For less expensive but great pens check some of these out...

One of my favorites is my Esterbrook J... $40 vintage/used



The Pilot Plumix $7 new




The Scheaffer "school pen" $5-20 vintage/used depending on style or year



The Parker '21' $10-$50 vintage/used


Better view of the above pen...




These are my favorite low priced pens. I have an affinity for the vintage ones, and all are great writers. I would suggest one of the Esterbrook series, SJ (smallest) LJ (medium size) or J (largest) to start as nibs are readily available and just screw in and out, are easy to repair, great lever fill designs and abundant enough to keep prices down. Some colors in some sizes can fetch considerable money, but many more are to be had for the approximate prices I listed for second hand market.


-Xander
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Thank you Xander… that was just an hour or so at Jet Pens… haven't pulled the trigger on anything though. I have a couple antiques to use when I get the urge. I write very little at the job & when I do it is usually large with an AD or Design marker…
There is a joy using a fountain pen though.
I haven't written cursive since grade school in the 60's. In 7th grade we had a print shop teacher that insisted we print.
"You will take your time, write carefully and above all you will always be able to read what you wrote." That stuck with me. Add to it my first job was doing architectural backgrounds for an electric engineering place in the mid-70s. So it has been Architect/Engineer all cap block letters since.
And I can still read everything I wrote ;)

Good thread. I'm sure you guys will get me to spend on something soon.
Especially since I'm a sucker for mechanical pencils :rolleyes:
 
Ebb, you and I would get along just fine, I'm a sucker for pencils and lead holders as well! Have you ever been to Jonathan Levey's site, Mechanical Pencil Museum?


-X
 
as an art director, I still do a lot of sketching for a living. Lead holders rock. My favorite 2mm is a Rotring 600, but my absolute favorite is a 5.6mm HB lead in a Koh-i-noor metal Hardtmuth holder. Just a joy to draw with...

I keep meaning to go back and work on my cursive. Thanks for the links in that direction. I should break out the fountain pens and get back to it.

Tools of the trade... tools_of_the_trade.jpg
 
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I haven't been there yet Xander but will :)

Liam, you are one of the few… most, if not all, of the art directors are digital if anything.
More TV done here so they are all a conceptual bunch.

I think I have a tool shot here somewhere…


Back in the BC (Before Computer) days I did paper mechanicals and that lead holder would have 7H lead in it.
Light thin lines that the camera couldn't pick up. The studio owner would come in grab it to write and note on his layout pad with it…
%$#$%&!! engraving tool!!!

Some pens that were gifted to me a while ago..


Old phone photos…
:rolleyes:
 
Liam, that palomino black wing and rotring are my two favorites! Sidenote, Cal Cedar that makes the blackwing is located here in town and the owner used to belong to the same yacht club as me, helluva nice guy. They spent considerable time perfecting the new version to be as similar to the original 602 blackwing.

Ebb, looks like you and I have the same Grey Esterbrook, what nib does yours have?


-Xander
 
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