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Old 27 December 2006, 01:13 AM   #1
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Icon20 DIY 15 dollar mont blanc pen

15 dollar mont blanc pen
http://www.instructables.com/id/EWAMSPFFCKEP2871N2/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=U...&creative=9325

You are pretty much writing with mont blanc, less the cost of the pen and not have to worry about if someone borrows it and never return it.

You are kinda ripping off mont blanc by not buying their pen and using their ink, at least you paid for the ink.


I supposed its not so bad if you already owns a mont blanc and need some disposable mont blanc for filling out forms and not having to worry about losing it.
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Old 27 December 2006, 01:43 AM   #2
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One of the best things about my Mont Blanc is the feel of it.
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Old 27 December 2006, 04:00 AM   #3
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One of the best things about my G2 with Mont Blanc ink, is the feeling of spending 300.00 on something else.
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Old 27 December 2006, 05:43 AM   #4
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Well then there *IS* something you would spend $300 on. What is it? Maybe I will spend $15 on that instead.
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Old 28 December 2006, 07:03 AM   #5
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i like my mont blanc, but it is tempremental and 2 of the last 5 re-fils have been dodgy
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Old 28 December 2006, 07:18 AM   #6
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Point taken. I would not wear a Seiko with a 3135 and be satisfied, even though they would both have the same guts!

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Well then there *IS* something you would spend $300 on. What is it? Maybe I will spend $15 on that instead.
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Old 28 December 2006, 10:20 AM   #7
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People knock MB pens as they are sort of the "Rolex of fountain pens" and that's not usually said in a good way. It's what 99% of the population think of as the "best pen" even though there are far better out there. However my MB pen has worked fine over the years and writes quite well even though it has seen some hard knocks over the years.

I found that using bottled ink and the converter gives much better performance than using the cartridge refills, so if the refills are not working I would suggest getting a bottle of ink and giving that a try.
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Old 28 December 2006, 04:13 PM   #8
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Avalon, there are also better watches than Rolex as well, just not as well known. Marketing takes a few points nowadays.
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Old 6 January 2007, 11:05 AM   #9
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I found this pen in my carry on satchel. I was in china from mid sept til end of october last year, and I stayed in ritz for about 3 weeks.

I remember using it to jot things down but since I never thought of it as more than a cheap pen, I never paid much attention to it until today.

So I begin to compare it to my mont blanc, It looks and feels like a mont blanc, it even writes like one. I know this can't be true as even Hotels like the Ritz don't give away real mont blancs as I realized that I got like 5 of these pens laying around.

So I compared them:

So far looks like they use the size size casing, even the weight are the same.


Same length.


So thats why it wrote like the real thing.
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Old 7 January 2007, 05:32 AM   #10
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Avalon, there are also better watches than Rolex as well, just not as well known. Marketing takes a few points nowadays.
As someone who no longer owns a Rolex, I understand that pretty well. ;-)

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Old 7 January 2007, 12:54 PM   #11
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As someone who no longer owns a Rolex, I understand that pretty well. ;-)

Panerai only? Do they make any real dive watches? I mean like 1000m+ w/r ones.
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Old 7 January 2007, 02:08 PM   #12
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Panerai only? Do they make any real dive watches? I mean like 1000m+ w/r ones.
Yeh, heres a pic of one... now I dont know what the model no is.. I get way confused with all the Subs!

http://www.network54.com/Forum/35339...ore+the+horse-
Edit: its a 243

Luminor 1950 Submersible 1000 M

Movement: automatic mechanical exclusive Panerai OP III calibre, 13¼ lignes, 21 jewels, Côtes de Genève decoration on the bridges. PANERAI personalised oscillating weight. Glucydur® balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device.
Power reserve 42 hours.
Chronometer certificate (C.O.S.C.).
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date, calculation of immersion time.
Case: diameter 44 mm, brushed steel AISI 316L.
Helium valve on the left side.
Bezel: brushed steel with polished edges, anti-clockwise unidirectional rotating bezel with graduated scale for calculating the time of immersion and ratchet click at minute intervals.
Back: screw, brushed steel, 3 mm thick.
Device protecting the crown: (registered Trade Mark) brushed steel.
Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 5.1 mm thick with magnifying lens over the date at 3 o'clock. Anti-reflective coating.
Water-resistance: 1000 meters.
Strap: rubber with PANERAI personalised steel buckle. Supplied with a steel screwdriver and a second interchangeable strap fit for diving.
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Old 7 January 2007, 03:29 PM   #13
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i like my mont blanc, but it is tempremental and 2 of the last 5 re-fils have been dodgy
I like the ink too. Because I am left handed G2 ink smears onto the paper and my hand. Mont Blanc doesn't for me. It also writes very smooth. My latest 3-4 refills have been dodgy too. In the past It wrote forever with no problems. Now they feel empty prematurely and because the refill is metal rather than plastic you can't see if the refill is empty, or just not working well.
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Old 8 January 2007, 12:09 AM   #14
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Yeh, heres a pic of one... now I dont know what the model no is.. I get way confused with all the Subs!

http://www.network54.com/Forum/35339...ore+the+horse-
Edit: its a 243
Can't say I like the face on that one, thanks for the link.

Where do you guys buy your "dodgy" inks? I am in the states and just order from reputable office supply stores or from one of their boutiques.

http://www.montblanc.com/boutiquelocator/
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Panerai only? Do they make any real dive watches? I mean like 1000m+ w/r ones.
Sorry don't own a Panerai.......
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Old 8 January 2007, 03:33 AM   #16
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Office Depot in the USA. Are they supposed to be dodgy or reputable? I wouldn't say counterfeit, maybe is it just old stock?
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Old 8 January 2007, 12:57 PM   #17
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Office Depot in the USA. Are they supposed to be dodgy or reputable? I wouldn't say counterfeit, maybe is it just old stock?
Should be very reputable. I get from officemax sometimes.

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutio...&searchBtn.y=0
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