What Chinese Pens Are You Using Today?

[51ISH]

Today I'm testing my new blue Kaigelu 356. I like it a lot so far!

 

I'm still waiting on my Kaigelu 356

 

Just ordered a Boaer 79....

 

 

I reckon that's about 6 pens that I should 'charge' to this thread

[vistafan]

Jinhao x450. I purchased it in May, however I was disappointed and put it away. Today I inked it up with Waterman Blue, after playing around with some micromesh and now I am happy. It is a smooth, wet writer.

[richardandtracy]

I have the Huashilai A053 (and the H330 clone - a Parker 61 Stratus).

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[flugella]

I wrote the staff meeting minutes today with a Hero 6116 inked with Noodlers Black Eel

[Sailor Kenshin]

Today it is x450 'Rogue,' loaded with JH Cafe des Isles... and also discovered to my chagrin that the cap is so tight when you pull it off, ink flies. :0

[51ISH]

Today it's the Jinhao 159 (again) ......

 

As I still have 2 pens in the post

[51ISH]

Ooops...double post sorry :embarrassed_smile:

Edited October 16, 2012 by 51ISH

[chadden42]

Are there any sites dedicated to Chinese pens? I am interested in learning more about manufacturers, history, etc.

Today, I am using the Jinhao century.

 

Thanks

Charles Hadden

[51ISH]

Just inked the Kaigelu 323 with Diamine Damson...

 

First time I've used D Damson.....I'll let you know.....

[yliu]

I have a Hero 267. It has a very fine nib, (thinkness similar to a fine ballpoint) not so smooth, but no skipping and other problems.

[J.R.]

Today I carried the Kaigelu 316, which is one that I dearly wanted to love. Smooth writer, no concerns of any kind - but it will Not adapt itself to my clumsy hand, or writing style (or lack of). Since the world wouldn't wait for me to scribble everything I needed to, I broke out the Noodler's.

[richardandtracy]

A Huashilai 3000. This one is quite the best of the three Huashilai's I've got recently and writes rather well.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[51ISH]

Today it's my Kaigelu K323 with Diamine Damson, and I am loving the combo...

 

But, the Kaigelu K356 has just arrived, and after loading it with Diamine Sherwood Green it is vying for my affections...oh and the Dolce-Vita Naranja is on 'stand by' for when I have need of a 'Blue ink' at the moment it's Diamine Majestic Blue...which I have decided, I really rather llke ....

 

 

Richard,

 

My Kaigelu 356 arrived with a ball bearing in the converter...how do you get it out?

 

( I cannot find what thread you described how to do it...mine doesn't seem to want to just pull 'apart'....anything further I feel will result in irrepairable dameage

[richardandtracy]

I just prized up one edge of the black centre of my c/c with a fingernail (though a pen knife blade would do), then puched the c/cpiston down until it was under a bit of load. Then followed the raised edge around the c/c prizing it up all round. Once it was 3/4 done a small twist of the piston popped the rest off. It goes back together very easilt by pressing it together.

 

Richard

[51ISH]

I just prized up one edge of the black centre of my c/c with a fingernail (though a pen knife blade would do), then puched the c/cpiston down until it was under a bit of load. Then followed the raised edge around the c/c prizing it up all round. Once it was 3/4 done a small twist of the piston popped the rest off. It goes back together very easilt by pressing it together.

 

Richard

 

Thank You

[Saintpaulia]

Kaigelu 357

Picasso 916

Duke 1853

Jinhao 165

[lovemy51]

yerterday and today: Jinhao 161

[lovemy51]

today: Yiren. black with "Y" clip.

[Emu]

Finally started using a bunch of Hero pens I bought some months ago ... stainless and burgundy 100s, a few each of the 616 jumbo, 329 and 330 models. These are my first Chinese pens, except for a Hero calligraphy pen I've had for a while. All of them wrote well from the start, after a preliminary flushing. No surprise about that because I bought them from hisnibs.com and isellpens.com, plus an eBay vendor that people here speak highly of. I have a few dozen pens, including some high-dollar ones, but these great little cheapies are every bit as much fun ... and as writing tools, as good as anything else I have. I don't expect they'll be as long-lived as my Watermans and Parkers, but given their cost, so what? Loading them with Lamy black, Noodler's Eternal Luxury Blue and Diamine Macassar.

[basterma]

Ying Jue 206 filled with Blue Parker Quink.