What Chinese Pens Are You Using Today?

[rezwrrd]

Beautiful. I had my eye on a Hero 849 with the Falcon-style nib a while ago, but I didn't have the money so I didn't bite. Garrowp, make sure to get lots of pics of the pen along with the writing sample! I'm kind of curious to see how it's put together.

[Albinoni]

What's the middle bronze looking one

 

 

 

Wow, they are very pretty.

[amberleadavis]

 

What's the middle bronze looking one

 

 

 

Wow, they are very pretty.

 

 

I think this was lost in the quoting.

[rezwrrd]

Back to my K356 today after a few weeks lent to a friend. She didn't use it after the first day, but it still started up fine after those two weeks.

 

(If I could only get my Parker 45 to start that well after a day...)

 

The cap spins and the clip rattles, but aside from those quibbles I'm very happy with my Kaigelu.

[Ligaya30]

Today I am using the Jinhao Dragon and Phoenix antique silver fountain pen. (Here's the link for reference: http://www.amazon.com/Fountain-Dragon-Phoenix-Antique-Silver/dp/B00E3KB232/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398708138&sr=8-2&keywords=jinhao+dragon+and+phoenix+fountain+pen.) It's a lot heavier than the Jinhao 601 and I think it writes a lot smoother so far too. It's a little big for my hand, but will test it out for a bit to see if I get used to it.

[DaveBj]

Two pages in my new novel with the Jinhao X450 that came in the mail back on Saturday. Feels good in the hand, no writer's fatigue at all (but I think that's more a function of my grip). No complaints, except that the medium nib writes too boldly for my taste. Eventually I'm going to swap it out for a F or EF from Mr. Goulet.

[TSherbs]

One of my handful of 616s (with PR Spearmint for paper grading)

[WC Lee]

sketching and doodling away with a Hero 616 filled with Private Reserve Invincible Black

 

Update: moved the ink over to the TWSBI 540 with an EF nib, the Hero 616 is alright for writing but not quite too good for sketching. The ink is actually making the TWSBI write much wetter than it normally does, I think I might like this.

Edited April 29, 2014 by WC Lee

[svengetman]

I used my Jinhao x450 with Goulet 1.1mm nib. It's a flat black with gold trim model. Boy its a wet writer with the OEM nib or the goulet. Its filled with Diamine Red Dragon.

Edited April 30, 2014 by svengetman

[azofsea]

Baoer 516 with Diamine bilberry. Love this pen. I tried to lend it to someone to write with last night & they wouldn't take it out of my hand because, they said, 'it's your posh pen'

[Zookie]

I've got a Jinhao X450 that I can't put down. I just love this pen, it's buttery smooth and just the right size for my big paws

[azofsea]

The Baoer 516 ran out so it's time to move on, with a backwards glance and a sigh. Love that pen so much & am upset I've scratched the cap by dropping it on concrete. While I'm waiting for my recent binge purchases to arrive (Duke 205 with the little opera masks, Wing Sung Lucky 2007, Guanleming 956, Kaigelu 316, Hero 338) I have got the Pirre Paul recently identified by Pickwick as a 202A and a Kaigelu 359 inked.

 

I think I would feel more kindly disposed to the K359 if I'd bought it in black. Red + gold glitter + silver trim on one pen is a bit much. It writes all right, but not amazingly. Not incredibly smooth, a bit like pens you were given at school before you had a chance to find what suited you.

 

Meanwhile the Pirre Paul is really growing on me. It's not as scratchy as when first I started using it, which suggests (maybe?) that I should have flushed it before I started using it. Not bad.

[oohpretty]

Today is my Kaigelu 316 Amber/Gray on test run. I was having problems with it 'burping' ink (think thats the correct term). I swapped out the converter and scribbled a few pages on scratch paper and that seemed to fix the problem. We'll see. The other two are my Jinhao X750 stainless steel with Rohrer and Klingner's Verdigris and a Baoer 388 red with Noodler's Red Black ink.

[richardandtracy]

Sometimes the K316's don't seal well between the c/c and the cartridge nipple. A little silicone grease on the outside of the c/c thread does it.

 

Regards,

 

Richard

[rezwrrd]

I had been planning on using my new Corona (non-Chinese P51 clone) exclusively today, but after reading today's Pearls Before Swine comic, I think I'm leaning toward the Jinhao X450.

Edited May 9, 2014 by rezwrrd

[Penryn87]

My Hero 892 "Raden" came in the mail today. Pretty well made pen for 20 bucks on ebay shipped. I can't really complain lol. Writes well right out of the box too!

[Newjelan]

Jinhao 500 Pearl

[azofsea]

My Kaigelu 316 arrived today - finally I have a pen that matches my cat:

 

 

Writes beautifully with Diamine Chocolate Brown - it is as heavy as you've all said, but I'll have to see once I've written a couple of pages with it how much that bothers me.

Edited May 12, 2014 by azofsea

[richardandtracy]

Love torties meself.

 

Richard

[WC Lee]

the cat is looking at it saying "is that for me?", don't be surprised if it disappears one day when you aren't looking