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Kestrel said:
This thread reminded me of how much I miss using the orig. Parker - the Jotto I guess ?
If I pick up some new ones from Amazon, will they be made in China now ?

Would be a toss-up between the classic colors or the stainless ones ...
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Well, when I purchased my Parker pen
from Staples office supply perhaps
5 years ago, it was Made in France.

FYI . . . .
 
I use a fellhoelter tibolt (and beat the **** out of it, opening boxes, using it as a hole punch/ pry bar) and mostly use Fisher Space pen ink in it.

Its a RELIABLE ink, even if its not a very high performing one writing wise. A gentleman one a pen forum described it as "consistently, reliably mediocre" which is poignant i think. It's not as smooth as some inks, but it ALWAYS works, and thats good enough for me
 
jacobd said:
I use a fellhoelter tibolt (and beat the **** out of it, opening boxes, using it as a hole punch/ pry bar) and mostly use Fisher Space pen ink in it.

Its a RELIABLE ink, even if its not a very high performing one writing wise. A gentleman one a pen forum described it as "consistently, reliably mediocre" which is poignant i think. It's not as smooth as some inks, but it ALWAYS works, and thats good enough for me
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That's exactly why I'm a fan of it now - it works every time, in any position, hot or cold. I think the specially developed thixotropic ink is what makes the writing quality on the modest side, but dang, it always writes.
 
Been using Fisher pens since the 90's. Driving OTR, working security & in the factory. STILL using the original ink barrel, even says a new refill is a $1.50, if only that were still true. Have one with the silver ink that can pass as a pencil til you try & erase it. Has never failed to get the job done. Still my daily pen at work with a 2nd newer pen in my backpack. Really don't think I'll be making a change any time soon
 
PhotonWrangler said:
Last week I was in a situation where I was sitting in my car in a parking lot, on my phone, when I suddenly needed to write something down that was important for work. I scrambled thru my center console looking for some paper and something that would write. I found a cheap no-name pen that thankfully worked, but it made me realize how important it was to have something in the car that would write every time, in heat or cold, in any position including upside down.

When I got home I remembered that someone had gifted me a Fisher Space Pen more than 30 years ago. I found it, still sitting in it's original packaging, and to my surprise it worked right away after sitting motionless for decades. No need to prime the ballpoint by scribbling dry lines on paper for awhile. I was impressed.

So I bought some refill cartridges which are still readily available for this model, and I'm going to keep it in the car along with one of those waterproof notepads.

What's your go-to writing utensil?
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SInce 2017, my EDC pens have been TWSBI ECO fountain pens, but I also carry a Fisher Bullet Space Pen in my EDC pouch as an emergency backup.
 
Reporting in, I've been reaching for the Powertanks so much, I bought another box of 12 last December. Although disposable and I don't think they have refills that fit anything else, they are pressurized and I think write easier than Fishers. I still keep a Zebra F301 Compact with a Fisher refill for EDC, and Powertanks in the coat pockets.

One more advantage of both beside writing upside down/under water, etc. is that they are much better on some thermal register paper than ordinary pens. If I'm in a restaurant and have trouble signing the receipt with their cheap pen, I have the solution.
 
louie said:
Reporting in, I've been reaching for the Powertanks so much, I bought another box of 12 last December. Although disposable and I don't think they have refills that fit anything else, they are pressurized and I think write easier than Fishers. I still keep a Zebra F301 Compact with a Fisher refill for EDC, and Powertanks in the coat pockets.

One more advantage of both beside writing upside down/under water, etc. is that they are much better on some thermal register paper than ordinary pens. If I'm in a restaurant and have trouble signing the receipt with their cheap pen, I have the solution.
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True! They'll write on surfaces that you can only 'dry scribble' on with regular pens. Powertank pens have been my favorite lately.
 
I purchased some Powertanks recently on the recommendation from this thread. They do write similar to my Uni Jetstream 0.7 ballpoint as far as line thickness. The EnerGel 0.5 line thickness is similar.

I am more familiar with an EnerGel 0.7 tip which seems to lay down a thicker line. I realize the EnerGel is a liquid gel ink and the Uni Power Tank ink is a pressurized, oil-based ballpoint. The line thickness is on a different scale depending upon the ink.
 
PhotonWrangler said:
Last week I was in a situation where I was sitting in my car in a parking lot, on my phone, when I suddenly needed to write something down that was important for work. I scrambled thru my center console looking for some paper and something that would write. I found a cheap no-name pen that thankfully worked, but it made me realize how important it was to have something in the car that would write every time, in heat or cold, in any position including upside down.

When I got home I remembered that someone had gifted me a Fisher Space Pen more than 30 years ago. I found it, still sitting in it's original packaging, and to my surprise it worked right away after sitting motionless for decades. No need to prime the ballpoint by scribbling dry lines on paper for awhile. I was impressed.

So I bought some refill cartridges which are still readily available for this model, and I'm going to keep it in the car along with one of those waterproof notepads.

What's your go-to writing utensil?
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I've been carrying a chrome Fisher Space Pen for a few months now. It's tiny when closed and I carry it in the watch pocket of my jeans (isn't that what the small pocket is called?), so it's with me anytime I'm wearing pants, LOL. The original black ink medium point was OK to write with, certainly acceptable for its ability to ALWAYS write. After giving that refill a good try of a month or two I bought and installed a fine point blue refill and I like it a great deal more, elevating the writing experience from "acceptable" to "perfectly fine for a ballpoint", no pun intended. I also love the design of the pen with its functionality of being both tiny to carry and full-sized to write with when posted, and its shape when closed is captivating to both sight and feel, and extra enjoyable considering that it's still function before form because the shape is how it accomplishes both sizing feats.

I think your thread is what got it in my mind that I needed a Fisher Space Pen but I forgot until coming across it again recently. Thank you, @PhotonWrangler!
 
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