Nib choices for Platinum pens

Charts issued by Platinum to assist customers in choosing the correct nib. Japanese charts with English translation.

Pen enthusiasts in the Philippines: FPN-Philippines

Mona shares her experiences as an admin of Fountain Pen Network-Philippines.

Filling systems in vintage fountain pens

Step through fountain pen history as we explore filling systems that are found in vintage fountain pens.

Buying your first vintage fountain pen

Are you daunted by the dazzling variety of vintage pens and don't know where to start? Keep reading!

Happy birthday Penfount!

We're so excited to have finally reached one year on the Fediverse!

Introduction to fountain pen filling systems

Are you unsure of the difference between a piston filling fountain pen and a vacuum filler? Should you use cartridges or a converter? This guide will help you to learn about the 5 main filling systems you're likely to come across in modern fountain pens.

Welcome to the new Penfount blog!

We've moved house! We have migrated the Penfount blog to Ghost. We hope this will enable us to get content out more quickly and take more contributions of content. We are aiming to publish one article a month going forward. If you're interested in getting updates

How to replace a Pilot steel nib

Did you drop your pen or screw up your nib somehow on your Pilot Metropolitan, Prera, Kakuno, or other Pilot steel nib pen? Luckily you have a few options for replacements!

Secret Santa post-deadline FAQ

Secret Santas, the shipping deadline is today! But don’t worry if you haven’t sent your package, just keep your giftee informed and all will be well. If you have questions, please review the answers below. If you have further doubts or issues, please reach out to an elf!

Secret Santas PLEASE READ: Important info and next steps

The exchange has matched! Each person in the exchange has been assigned a giftee. You should have gotten an email with a link to click on in order to retrieve your match. Your match is a digital “envelope” containing your giftee’s name, address, questionnaire, wishlist, and exchange preferences. Note

Secret Santa gift exchange signup instructions

The holidays are coming up and what better way to celebrate than to exchange gifts with your fellow fountain pen enthusiasts? This is your opportunity to penable a newbie, share ink samples that you will likely never use up, or re-home neglected pens to a new owner that will appreciate

Introducing Secret Santa!

We’re pleased to announce our Secret Santa exchange! This exchange has run on Reddit for the past few years and we’re pleased to be extending it to the Mastodon and Fediverse community this year! Signups will open on 28 October at 00:00 UTC and close on 18