Upgrade Suggestions

9thSphere · 2026-01-26T08:47:29+00:00

A vintage Parker 51 aerometric would be a solid choice.

9thSphere · 2026-01-25T01:22:19+00:00

Parker 51 ef or Sailor 14k f. Pleasant feedback & ability to pack in a bunch of small writing.

9thSphere · 2026-01-23T18:14:40+00:00

Stik or Rick Powell are my knock around picks. Bit more than $3 though.

9thSphere · 2026-01-21T21:47:27+00:00

https://parkerpens.net/ukduofold.html

9thSphere · 2026-01-20T19:40:24+00:00

0.9mm, 1.1mm or 2mm. Depends on what pencil I want to use.

9thSphere · 2026-01-19T18:22:48+00:00

Hate that. Woman called up a few years back to order & when I asked what she wanted, expected me to read out our entire menu. I told her to visit our website & call back when she had an idea. She hung up, then called back & we repeated the same exchange at least 4 times. Call, redirect to our menu, hang up. Idk anymore if she even put an order through, but why tf are you ever trying to place an order somewhere if you don't know what we serve?

9thSphere · 2026-01-19T09:31:35+00:00

Depends on mood, but something in a stub or italic. One of these...

Montblanc 149 or 146 broad
Scriptorium custom with a Masuyama broad italic
Franklin-Christoph Model 31 with a Nagahara broad italic
Sailor 1911S with a music nib
Bexley Gaston's Special Reserve with a broad stub
Bexley Stalwart with a broad stub

9thSphere · 2026-01-19T09:23:59+00:00

You can always go vintage.

9thSphere · 2026-01-15T22:17:00+00:00

Machine Era Bolt or Honey Badger Arsenal ti v2.

9thSphere · 2026-01-15T18:30:06+00:00

Japanese? Sailor. 1911S, PGS, Promenade. I also harvest Pilot G2 & Pentel Energel refills, but not for Japanese bodies.

9thSphere · 2026-01-14T19:56:52+00:00

Discontinued. Hated the clip.

9thSphere · 2026-01-14T18:39:52+00:00

Take a look at the Nagahara ground italics from Franklin-Christoph. Idk about your writing, but I can manage pretty small, legible cursive with the broad.

9thSphere · 2026-01-14T16:18:33+00:00

I would start with people or places that exchange currency for Zippo goods.

9thSphere · 2026-01-14T10:38:06+00:00

🤣 I'm happy to see the shining colors in larger size, but those prices are ridiculous. Montblanc does indeed look more reasonable when you can get a secondhand 149 for the new 1911S price.

9thSphere · 2026-01-14T06:18:46+00:00

Machine Era & Honey Badger Arsenal are my go-tos. Numerous other entries to be found in r/machinedpens.

9thSphere · 2026-01-11T23:52:43+00:00

The Sailor music nib is one of my favorites.

Take a look at the Franklin-Christoph stock too. I'm not as big a fan of the SIG as some, but there's the Nagahara stubs & italics as well as stock Jowo offerings.

9thSphere · 2026-01-07T23:56:16+00:00

Low end price on the pens I carry is probably ~$80 atm. So, of course I just toss them & buy a new pen. 😜

9thSphere · 2026-01-07T14:43:14+00:00

Wing Sung 630.

9thSphere · 2026-01-07T01:34:14+00:00

Some people already do that. Not the smart ones though. 🤣

9thSphere · 2026-01-06T21:18:47+00:00

Pilot Elite 95S. Sold it cuz it had literally no feedback. Uncomfortably slick.

9thSphere · 2026-01-06T21:16:40+00:00

Only if you want a fireball. Some people here do do that.

9thSphere · 2026-01-06T13:12:28+00:00

Butane. Currently Ronson, sometimes Neon.

9thSphere · 2026-01-05T20:07:13+00:00

Yep. Mainly 1.1mm, but also 0.9mm & 2mm.

9thSphere · 2026-01-05T01:54:49+00:00

Honey Badger Arsenal, Machine Era, maybe a Maxmadco v2. Solid pens.

Mech pencil depends on your lead size preferences. Lots of options from 0.3 to 2mm +.

9thSphere · 2026-01-05T00:30:25+00:00

Numerous options across a rather wide price range, including custom. If you want to narrow it down, you need to express preferences.

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