Don’t see much love for the Parker Vector, but cheap, and despite not being used for six weeks over summer break, started writing almost immediately!
Posted Sep 5, 2019, 3:38 PM UTC
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Well, Maybe I'll try to pick up four pens now...
A pen counter/shop near me sells vector, IMs, Al-Star, Safari, metropolitan and some expensive cross and Sheaffers
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What I like best is that it is a good pen to use posted- as the lines don't change with the addition of the lid (i dont like the curved lids adding a bump).
What I don't like are the plastic sleeves being so delicate- though there is a stainless steel version.
I haven't experienced any of the four I've owned leak in normal use/storage, only that time i tried to force a regular ink cart to a parker pen...!
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I've been eyeing them as a throw around pen for quite sometime now, but I heard they tend to crack and the step down is really sharp.
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A black vector got me through highschool and my GCSEs 20 years ago. So i had to buy another one for old times sake when i started my collection.
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I happened to find my Parker Vector when I was moving into university halls back in 2006 - I'd gotten that pen for starting year seven. Must be 20 odd years old now.
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It wrote after 6 weeks!! I bought mine 30 years ago, and haven't used it for the past 20 years. Found it in a box with the cover off, popped a cartridge dripped some water on the nib, and off it went!! By far the most robust fountain pen I've had.
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I didn't use mine for 6 months, worked instantly. Then I gave it to my sister because I haven't used it properly in about 2 years 😂😂
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The Vector was the second fountain pen I owned, bought in the mid-eighties. I bought a new one perhaps fifteen years ago when I got back into fountain pens, but never really got back in the habit of using it. They're very reliable and, because they're thin, fit well into portfolios and the like. I always liked it better than the Pelikano I had in that era.
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I gave one to a coworker about 3 years ago to get him started with fountain pens (after he was admiring my Waterman Laureate). I was happy to find a replacement for it earlier this year.
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That was my first FP. Still use it!
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I may be the most bargain basement person on this forum, but I collect Vectors of every color in Fine. I know, you are very jealous of the fact I can squander so much money on Amazon Warehouse Deals as to own about 7 Vectors, but I assure you, I am not a snob despite my elevated pen status. I just got a purple one last week. Unfortunately, my oldest ones have cracked and are now in my junk drawer to use as spare parts.
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Bruh how can you post this without adding a collection picture?
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My house is a mess & I am currently experiencing very low blood pressure so I can't stand up w/o feeling like fainting. One day I'll post my collection.
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I was only joking lol, stay healthy fam. Have a good day!
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Vectors are great. I found one in a drawer a while ago. My dad used it back in the 90s. Cleaned it out, popped a cartridge in, and it wrote perfectly! I use it nearly every day now, when I don't want to risk my more expensive pens.
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Vectors are great pens! Sturdy, functional with great minimal aesthetics - built for copious note-taking. Easy to fit and carry around.
My very first fountain pen was a vector and every now and then I ink her and write for a few days - smooth and consistent, 30 years after :)
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I've had several Vectors over the years. It may not be a looker, but it sure is a smooth writer! I like it a lot.
My last Vector sacrificed itself for a noble purpose. I also have a Parker IM (the full metal version); it's a sober, elegant pen, and it feels better in the hand than the Vector. However, my IM was plain bad at what a fountain pen should do: writing! It was very dry, skipped a lot, very hard starts after as little as one day without use, while the Vector was always reliable and smooth. Took the IM apart, did deep and thorough cleaning, to no avail. Looking for possible solutions, I read somewhere else on Reddit that the nib and feed of a Vector fit on the IM section, so I pulled out the nibs and feeds from both pens, and put the Vector's in the IM. Sure enough, they fit perfectly! So now I have the feel and build of the IM, with the soul and smoothness of the beloved Vector.
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I freaking LOVE my Vector despite it being on the thin side. It's around 15 years old now or something stupid. It was one of my first. I have GOT to order a new converter for it.
Mine too. Without being too hipstery, I was using a vector in high school about 15 years ago as fountain pens made my handwriting neater. Even after buying a LAMY, I still prefer the vectors I have bought for smoothness and feel.
I lost my first as the plastic case cracked and although i actually used it without the case for a couple of years, its hard to keep track of essentially a pen nib section in a cap over fifteen years!