Thread: What's the biggest fountain pen?

PS - I assume the Jr Gent II is about the same size as the Baron/Sedona?

Russell.

You may want to step up to the big pens. Emperor, Majestic, Imperial, or Lotus. Top notch kits requiring large drill bits. I made such a pen for a fellow who is 6'6". While very grateful for the pen, he commented on how it caught him funny in the web of his hand. He said that if I could make it 3/4" longer, it would be perfect. I thought about it and cut a blank extra long. I always buy extra tubes so I epoxied one tube in one end and epoxied the other tube in the other end. Sure, most of the second one got trimmed, but so what? It's just a fifty cent tube. This way, one can make the pens in any length one wants. I am pleased to report that it worked perfectly. If this guy is 6'8" with big hands, you may very well want to consider a custom length pen.

A quick look at a few kits I have made up here, and I would say the olympian is amongst the bigger kits,although it has only a thin veneer of wood on the tubes, so not overly heavy,it has the bigger nibs as well ,which for some reason people like to write with.

The Statesman for weight to size would the biggest fountain pen on the market, the Lotus, Imperial, Emperor and Majestic would not be far behind in size. The new Broadwell Nouveau Sceptre fountain pen kit looks really sweet as well. $31.95 US for the 22k/Rhodium fountain pen.

OK, so out of those, I haven't seen any of them available from Aussie suppliers. Is that correct? I'll have to order from the US to get them?

Russell.

Gary Pye has the Emperor. I don't see the Statesman on his site although it is a Dayacom pen. The Statesman would be a good choice, its a large pen without being as "flashy" as the Emperor.

The Churchill and El Grande are bigger than the Sedona and Baron, but are not designed to be posted (although can be friction fitted to the end) so the length is not much better than the Sedona. The Churchill is heavier than the El Grande, despite them both being made on the same tubes.

Originally Posted by Buzz

Gary Pye has the Emperor. I don't see the Statesman on his site although it is a Dayacom pen. The Statesman would be a good choice, its a large pen without being as "flashy" as the Emperor.

The Churchill and El Grande are bigger than the Sedona and Baron, but are not designed to be posted (although can be friction fitted to the end) so the length is not much better than the Sedona. The Churchill is heavier than the El Grande, despite them both being made on the same tubes.

I was trying to steer clear of the Emperor based on price, but in the end it may not matter. Didn't realise the Churchill/El Grandes don't post. That could be a problem then too. Guess I start shopping OS, although that could turn out as expensive as the Emperor locally anyway (which is out of stock at GPW anyway).

Russell.

Russell, the Churchill is a friction fit postable pen, I have one here in my hot little hands, use it every day. As Buzz says it doesn't screw on to post, but the friction fit is such that it sits there very nicely.

It is a well balanced pen with a very smooth nib.

Haven't made/used/held an El Grande, so can't talk from experience.

OK Fred thanks.

The BIL, when he posted the Sedona, the end of the cap only just reached his palm in the writing position, so the pressure from writing is applied to the cap section, hence why I was worried a friction fit would fall off. But if it's secure, it's probably OK. At least with a FP you don't have to press hard on the paper.

I do have 1 kit each of the El Grande & Churchill, but not in the required platings. I can make them up as a test, although I've still only got the 13mm dodgy drill, not the proper size.

Russell.

If length is the issue, you could halve the lower tube and use a longer barrel. Inserting a half tube from each end and leaving an untubed section in the middle will not affect the integrity of the pen.

Just be careful not to get too extreme and affect the aesthetics. Think too about how the pen is going to be carried, there is only so much depth in the average shirt pocket.

For length the stretchroller in a fountain pen would be the longest it a Dayacom product

Originally Posted by Buzz

If length is the issue, you could halve the lower tube and use a longer barrel. Inserting a half tube from each end and leaving an untubed section in the middle will not affect the integrity of the pen.

Just be careful not to get too extreme and affect the aesthetics. Think too about how the pen is going to be carried, there is only so much depth in the average shirt pocket.

Yeah pocket length is something I hadn't considered.

Can you get longer tubes in any diameter? I thought longer tubes were a limited range.

Sam, stretchroller? Who has that one? Not on GPW or Carrols list.

How big is the Classic Fountain Pen?

Russell.

You don't need longer tubes. Just cut them in half and leave a section in the middle that does not have any tube. I know you can get some longer tubes to suit some kits, but I've never seen them for the more upmarket pens.

Originally Posted by Buzz

You don't need longer tubes. Just cut them in half and leave a section in the middle that does not have any tube. I know you can get some longer tubes to suit some kits, but I've never seen them for the more upmarket pens.

Ahh Ok thanks

Russell.