New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the fountainpens community. Those are big, robust pens that are a joy to write with. You need to slowly squeeze the dropper so that the ink flows down the walls of the cartridge without forming droplets which will block the mouth of the cartridge. (I wear a medium glove.). For $50-$70, an aerometric 51 will outperform all the cheap steel nib pens. Goulet Pens, Great pen/ink/stationary shop, loved by reddit for good reason. The 51 and the Snorkels aside, you could get a good Sheaffer lever filler for $40 or $50. (I like both EF and F personally, but a lot of people seem to think EF is too thin.) ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Narrowed it down to 4 pens. It's hard to go back. A converter will cost 4 or 5 bucks. Steel is too stiff for me. ._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR._3axV0unm-cpsxoKWYwKh2x{fill:#ea0027} After poking at pens for nearly 20 years, my favorite is the Parker 51 followed by the various Sheaffer Snorkel models. Also: the combination of nib, ink, and paper creates a nearly infinite range of results. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. New pens often have a cheap steel nib. However, less-absorbent paper often means longer drying time for ink. Unlike the popular ballpoint pen which uses a thick, greasy ink, fountain pens use thin, watery ink. This thread is great if you're looking for more recent info and a higher-end buying guide. Its pretty good and feels a little more upper tier than the petite I would recommend it. Best fountain pen under 250. hide. I'm sure some Lamy shills will argue with me on that one. Most of the pens recommended here have steel nibs. Dollar for dollar, old pens (once restored) are better writers than new ones. I have a couple steel nibs that I've smoothed into decent writers. Bleed-Through - where the ink soaks through the paper. You could put a couple lines about paper as ShallowJam suggests. Guide to Chinese fountain pens by /u/JobeX. They do repairs by mail, too. Also, the paper you use does make a difference, but one that is not covered in this post. I've carried one for over 10 years now and can't imagine using anything else. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} How long does a full Wancai last you. http://edisonpen.com/page.cfm/In-Praise-of-Steel-Nibs. Paper: I think you should either include more detail or a whole section for paper. If you want to spend more, consider one of Sheaffer's PFM (Pens for Men) models. Runners up (in terms of refill quality): Zebra Sarasa 0.5 Uniball Signo UMR-85 Pilot G2 0.38 Not necessarily recommendations, but something to cover a couple basic points: Cheaper and/or thinner paper performs less well ('bleed' and show-through), High quality paper is actually less absorbent (which was counter-intuitive to me).

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