What Chinese Pens Are You Using Today?

[gweimer1]

I'm using a newly acquired Jinhao X450. This thing is a lead pipe compared to most of my pens.

 

I'm also playing with a couple loaners - TWSBI 540 and Jinhao 599

[Helen350]

I'm using a newly acquired Jinhao X450. This thing is a lead pipe compared to most of my pens.

 

I'm also playing with a couple loaners - TWSBI 540 and Jinhao 599

With a bit of smoothing, I have found the Jinhao 599 to be a real treat. Use them for taking class notes, and have experienced good ink flow for speedy writing. What has been your experience with the 599?

[mitto]

I am using a Baoke flighter. It is the best quality Chinese pen I have ever come across. Using this pen will make anyone forget about all other Chinese pen brands. Details are here :

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/280226-so-what-is-this-chinese-pen/

[Helen350]

Hero 901. Not happy with the nib. Considering purchasing a Knox K26. Pen has a classy gold/black look. Cost $2.80. Weight 50 grams. Do not have any Hero pens in my collection, so I thought I would experiment with the 901. Inked with a bit of Montblanc Blue/Black.

[shawndp]

Hero 237 - I used Hero way back in primary school so using this pen brought back memories of the ones I had before. Inked with Aurora Blue the XF is about the same width as my Sailor F if not a touch wider. Now if only I can decide between the 100 and the 1000

[Helen350]

Jinhao 599 metal version - Chesterfield Cobalt

Jinhao 599 window version - Chesterfield Erinite

[mitto]

Lanbitao 280. Two tone medium nib. Adjusted the tines a little bit and it is on the run . A smooth writer.

[hbdk]

Today I have been testing a Jinhao 601 (another Sonnet clone) with various blue-black inks. A very nice writer.

[Helen350]

Jinhao x750 with two-tone Goulet 1.1 stub - Chesterfield Antique Yankee

Jinhao 599 - Chesterfield Erinite

[DERoadie]

Jinhao 599 with mix of Meadow and Avacado. Smoothed the nib and enjoying a whole lot.

I have other Jinhaos inked but using the 599 the most.

[hbdk]

Just testing the Picasso 919 that Santa brought me

 

[Ian the Jock]

Kiagelu 368 in black with a fude nib.

 

Fabulous pen.....Heavy, wet, smooth, and looks great too.

With the fude nib it's like 3 pens in one.

I love using this pen and have given it a right hammering today, filled with diamine bilberry.

 

Ian

[mitto]

Jinhao 159 shining black inked with Palikan 4001 blue. Love it and love writing with it.

[Helen350]

Jinhao 950 blue/white porcelain - Chesterfield Xircon. Will be signing a few things today.

[richardandtracy]

For months now I have been using my K316's on a daily basis. Today's one is the Charcoal one. I have had to take the ball out of the convertor. Diamine Bilberry had stripped the chrome plating off the metal ball, and the brass inside was reacting with the ink to form a sludge that solidified in the ink channels, making the pen a bit dry. Anyway, I have removed the ball and cleaned the pen so it's working very nicely again.

 

I think of all my Parker Duofold shape pens, I prefer the Parker Pearl & Black, but the Charcoal K316 is almost as good, and I'm far less worried about loosing the pen, so use it a great deal more than the Parker.

 

Regards,

 

Richard

[katerchen]

For months now I have been using my K316's on a daily basis. Today's one is the Charcoal one.

 

Same here ... funny how I have all that $$$ sitting in various pens, yet more often than not I reach for that humble little $20 pen.

[jeffkoch]

I had two Kaigelu converter agitator balls corrode. I assume they got a bad production lot. I replaced the agitator balls in all my Kaigelu converters with balls salvaged from cheap cartridges.

[Helen350]

Jinhao x750 Shimmering Sand with a Goulet 1.1 nib - Chesterfield Amethyst

[mitto]

Jinhao x250 flighter GT , X450 flihhter GT , a lot of 5 x750 different finishes , a lot of 8 Jinhao 599 different fineshes , a Nemosine , a kaigelu 316 alongwith two Sheaffer Imperial 440 and 444.These are on way from US through magiclamp.pk.

[Scribblesoften]

My Hero 100 has worked it's way back into rotation.