A photo thread for those who enjoy the finer things in life: capacitive buckling springs and great writing instruments.
Other fine keyboards are welcome here too, like Model Ms, beamers, and the like.
No headphones allowed though, this isn’t r/mechanicalheadpens.
I will go first, with a selection of my daily drivers (too many to all fit on the pen rest I’m afraid):
Keyboard: New Model F77
Pens, left to right:
Montblanc Meisterstück FP
Helix Oxford Premium rollerball (bought it as a body for Signo 207 refills but its own refill is very nice)
Signo 207 gel refill in Sheaffer VFM rollerball body
Sarasa Clip refill in Hi-Tec-C Cavalier body
Pentel EnerGel alloy body
Pentel Tradio EnerGel
Lamy Safari FP
Pilot V-Pen erasable FP
Vision Elite rollerball
Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 22 Feb 2021, 13:59
by Findecanor
When I clicked on the thread, I had expected you to exhibit the use of pencil trays.
Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 22 Feb 2021, 14:49
by ddrfraser1
Same. Seems like a glaring oversight
Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 22 Feb 2021, 15:43
by ddrfraser1
That's more like it
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Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 22 Feb 2021, 18:11
by feltel
Where else to put the pencil if not on top of your keyboard. Atm an Unicomp Ultra Classic at my office desk.
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Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 22 Feb 2021, 19:44
by Gunsight1
Oh I'm definitely getting in on this!
Scarpia, is that an MB149 or 146? Either one, awesome!
Here's my quick pic with pens on hand!
top row: Pelikan 805 Blue Dunes, Sailor King of Pen, Aurora Optima
middle row: Omas Paragon, Pilot Vanishing Point
lower row: Visconti Homosapiens, Lamy 2000
Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 22 Feb 2021, 20:55
by Scarpia
Wow @Gunsight1 - that’s a classyglorious set of instruments!! The Pelikan, the Sailor 1911, a Visconti, and the Vanishing Point?! Holy crap dude.
My MB is a 146, bought it used many years ago but I hate to admit that I never used it much since the nib it came with is far too stiff for me, and I’m not brave enough to try to replace it. TBH I should just sell it and buy another with the right nib.
Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 24 Feb 2021, 19:59
by Inxie
Here's mine.
Apple pen is from when I worked at Apple some time ago. they gave them to us as gifts and I just held on to it..
Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 11 Mar 2021, 18:11
by Darkshado
Another submission, that pen was given in a little promo kit many years ago:
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Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 12 Mar 2021, 08:37
by beepbloop
Two of my favorite things
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Neither are particularly special pens, but I only really use them when I need to roughly outline articles or solve videogame puzzles, so yeah.
Don’t short sell yourself, that’s a Jetstream and a Signo 307, two of the nicest feeling writers ever made. Two of my favorite pens are just fancier pen bodies for the Signo refills, and I bought a 10-pack of the Jetstreams the year I discovered them. You have fine taste, my friend.
Oh and the keyboard is nice too
Re: Model Fs holding pens
Posted: 09 May 2021, 10:04
by Tritian
Got a monitor swing arm today to free up some space for my F122
Don’t short sell yourself, that’s a Jetstream and a Signo 307, two of the nicest feeling writers ever made. Two of my favorite pens are just fancier pen bodies for the Signo refills, and I bought a 10-pack of the Jetstreams the year I discovered them. You have fine taste, my friend.
Oh and the keyboard is nice too
Thanks! The Jetstream is genuinely amazing; I have the Signo on hand for those moments I don't feel like taking a cap off but I almost always just reach for the Jetstream anyway since it's so good.
The F is a brilliant keyboard and pen holder. What's not to love? Hahaha.
Don't have any of my ordered model Fs yet (that F122 looks v nice) but I do at least have a couple of Parkers, one of which is indeed sitting on my 2021 Model M:
Mine look more IBM-ish than some of the others, but that doesn't prove anything. I saved this keyboard back in the day because it was an oddball. Far as I know it's a standard PC/XT Model F, but the plain badge and the odd caps threw me. Unfortunately if it had a label originally it's gone now.
Yes, the stock caps (I think...) are underneath. These were an aftermarket add-on, or at least some of them were
I'm guessing that hitting one of those keys off-axis might make them a tad bindey? I always assumed that was why they stepped them, to force you to hit them dead centre!
