What Chinese Pens Are You Using Today?

[richila]

I'm using that crazy 99-cent (shipping included) you-can-only-buy-one-at-a-time Jinhao X450, filled with Private Reserve 'Tanzanite'. (The color reminds me of mimeographs.) I flushed it with some soapy water upon arrival earlier this week and it's been a champ ever since. I had to chuckle when someone asked, "Is that a Montblanc?" "Almost" I answered.

My principal asked the same thing about my x450.

Today my Jinhao 159 is in action for schoolwork and the x450 for my personal notes-they both are using Levenger's Blazing Sunset with very different results.

[magnus919]

My principal asked the same thing about my x450.

Today my Jinhao 159 is in action for schoolwork and the x450 for my personal notes-they both are using Levenger's Blazing Sunset with very different results.

 

They use the same nib, slightly different feeds. I think what you're seeing is evidence of the highly variable finish quality of the nibs.

[richila]

 

They use the same nib, slightly different feeds. I think what you're seeing is evidence of the highly variable finish quality of the nibs.

Both are very smooth, the 159 is more of a medium while the x450 is finer and very wet.

[dcwaites]

It's probably the shape of the tipping. Some Jinhao #6 nibs are rather like a smoothed off stub, whilst others are quite rounded, with only a small amount of the tipping touching the paper.

[Inky.Fingers]

Are there any 14k gold nib that is not plated?

[dcwaites]

Both Hero and Jinhao make pens with 14k solid gold (not plated) nibs. Hero 100, Hero Emperor 100, Jinhao Dragon & Phoenix. The Jinhao does go in for a lot of pewter ornamentation.

[Zookie]

This is the one pen that I use every day. The others go in rotation, not this one!

It's a green black Jinhao X450 with a Noodlers nib that I always keep inked up with PR Ebony / Green ink.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 22, 2016 by Zookie

[richila]

This is the one pen that I use every day. The others go in rotation, not this one!

It's a green black Jinhao X450 with a Noodlers nib that I always keep inked up with PR Ebony / Green ink.

 

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Lol I use the same pen with the original nib inked with J Herbin Lierre Sauvage for my daily journaling.

[Zookie]

They're the best pens! I love the color, weight, and nibs. I have another in black (original nib) that I use almost as much.

[gopool]

This week I'm using a stainless steel Jinhao X750 with a Zebra G flex nib and a black Jinhao 3005 with a semi-hooded nib. One for fun and one for work.

[richila]

I gor my Baoer 517 in the mail yesterday and I am loving it.

[magnus919]

http://i.imgur.com/lxGrv3t.jpg?1

 

Jinhao 8812 and a Rhodia Webbie... we're going to play as soon as I get out of this meeting.

[Helen350]

Jinhao 8802 with medium nib. Inked with Chesterfield Antique Yankee.

 

 

[Helen350]

http://i.imgur.com/lxGrv3t.jpg?1

 

Jinhao 8812 and a Rhodia Webbie... we're going to play as soon as I get out of this meeting.

I'm waiting for this one to show up. It has not arrived in the States yet. Looks nice with that Rhodia Webbie! Hoping I will be able to secure a broad nib for this pen.

[magnus919]

I'm waiting for this one to show up. It has not arrived in the States yet. Looks nice with that Rhodia Webbie! Hoping I will be able to secure a broad nib for this pen.

 

This came in as a non-working pen. It took more than the typical 5-10 minutes to get this nib working. Now it's wet and smooth, and I keep it inked up with Noodler's Black Swan in English Roses. I've had pretty good luck getting spotty Jinhao nibs working well (as well as a Jinhao nib is going to work) but I still think the nib swap is a better idea.

[richila]

Today, my trusty Jinhao 159 and my Baoer 517 both are filled with Levenger Blazing Sunset.

[magnus919]

Today, my trusty Jinhao 159 and my Baoer 517 both are filled with Levenger Blazing Sunset.

My 159 is in my jacket pocket today.

[FromTheNetherlands]

I am writing with my Jinhao 250 today .

 

And I'm waiting for 3 Jinhao 450's who are somewhere between China and the Netherlands haha.

[magnus919]

I tested a bunch of Goulet nibs in my Jinhao X750 "shimmering sands" using Hero blue-black #232 ink (which I love).

 

http://i.imgur.com/yZNbUOp.jpg

Edited January 27, 2016 by magnus919

[Inky.Fingers]

Cheap is cheap. How you did it, seems to be a very creative user of the most economical fountain pen. To the user as Tron would put it.