Dollar 'calligraphy' Pen Review

[mitto]

Do you know it is for 40cents in Pakistan?

It is actually for less than even 16 cents a piece when you order a pack of 10 or more directly from Dollar Industries, Pakistan. The exchange rate is at $1 = Rs 108.00. and a pack of 10 Dollar pens is for Rs.160.00.

[sciumbasci]

Can a left handed a use this kind of nib?

Edited October 18, 2017 by sciumbasci

[P.E.N.S]

 

That's a beautiful pen!!

I wish I can get this pen in India. But, unfortunately It is not sold here and I'm not sure if I can get this pen from Pakistan . Hope someday a Pakistani brother would be able to arrange these beauty to us.

I will be glad it to send it to you via air mail! Hopefully we can arrange it around December mid onwards as I will have a little free time at that moment. Come in PM for more details.

 

I bought a pack of 10 directly from Dollar Industries, Pakistan for Rs.160.00 (approx $1.60) ie 16 cents for a piece.

Yea, it's really cheap as compared to two yeards ago. Did you try Piano Pens and Ball points?

[Qoan]

Can a left handed a use this kind of nib?

 

It is designed for right-handed people writing RTL, so it should be ideal for a left-handed writing LTR (i.e, the Latin script).

 

I'm right-handed though, so I haven't tried that out (I wanted my Dollar قلم to practise the Arabic script and it works nicely).

Edited November 12, 2017 by Qoan

[Honeybadgers]

I think these are neat pens. I like the nib, but the pen is just so cheap feeling. These things are really all about the nib and a reliable piston mechanism above all else.

 

Overall, great writer. I just don't think I'll use it all that much. At least I have a bunch of good little pens to give away.

[Qoan]

Overall, great writer. I just don't think I'll use it all that much. At least I have a bunch of good little pens to give away.

 

I can subscribe this. I have a full set of qalam and 717i, which are way more of these pens than I'm probably going to use ever.

 

Besides, they dry out relatively fast: a qalam half full with Black Quink emptied itself in little more than one month while I might have used it 3 or 4 times. As I like to have a whole bunch of pens ready for everyday use and I tend to forget those I use less, now I ink it up only when I want to practise with it a then clean it and store it when I'm done, but I'm using mostly Preppies and WSs for 'daily purposes'. None of these come with an italic or stub nib, though.

[mitto]

I use the Dollar italic nibs on its predecessor 'Eagle' piston filled pens. The Eagle was made of more durable plastic. I bought a bunch of NOS Eagles from an antique store in Karachi.

[Honeybadgers]

I wish the #5 nib worked on more pens. All I can see it really fits in in a noodler's charlie or nib creaper.

[MSA]

I use the Dollar italic nibs on its predecessor 'Eagle' piston filled pens. The Eagle was made of more durable plastic. I bought a bunch of NOS Eagles from an antique store in Karachi.

 

Mitto Sahab:

 

How do you replace Dollar nibs ? Do you do it yourself ?

 

Thanks

[mitto]

The nib feed are friction fit. Use a little dry heat and pull them out.

[hh1990]

Are there any places in the US that sell this model?

[Honeybadgers]

The nib feed are friction fit. Use a little dry heat and pull them out.

 

Don't even need heat. Just pull them out with a paper towel wrapped around the nib.