Chinese Pens Show And Tell.

[Ian the Jock]

 

I've done the exact same with my 250. Turned out really well. I think yours is a bit more crisp than mine though. I need practice.

Good stuff.

It's most satisfying when it works out, don't you think?

What did you use tools wise?paper/stones/smoothing sticks/dremel.

 

Ian

[richila]

A "Back to normal" S & T today.

2 Pens today. both of which could be put into the "Bling" category, but both completely different pens.

 

The Hero 9038 in purple marble, and The Hero 302 in black and gold

 

I'll start with the purple 9038.

This was one of those pens that you come across on ebay, raking around late on a Saturday night, and you think to yourself, "oh! that looks nice, I'll have a wee bid" so you do, and you win, then forget all about the pen until it drops onto the mat, or in my case, 2 pens drop onto the mat. (it came in 2 other colours, a kind of brown marble, and a claret marble, 1 of which I won).

The pen itself is a lovely colour, a nice dark purple marble, but is probably a bit gaudy for my own personal taste and could certainly be called "blingy". Lets just say, that it's not a pen I'd whip out in my local post office....but maybe you would.

It's quite a hefty pen, weighing in at 49g, but it is well balanced when writing. (posted of course)

And the main point...It writes astoundingly well. Nice and wet, with a medium line and it just flows.

The nib is lovely and smooth and the pen is a pleasure to write with, and if you like the slightly ott ornamentation, then it's well worth the paltry sum I paid for it.

 

 

Cheers

Ian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for posting this! I have been searching for a purple fountain pen for my daughter in law for Christmas. What size nib does the 9038 take? She prefers a broad nib; it is so much fun to have someone in the family to share the fountain pen love.

 

I got my son interested in fountain pens and improving his penmanship with an absolutely gorgeous blue Kurve X450. I should have taken a picture before I gave it to him; it is now in his box of treasures. I'm going to introduce him to the Champion method this weekend.

Edited November 3, 2015 by richila

[Ian the Jock]

Richila

For a Chinese pen its probably slightly broader than the usual Chinese medium.

The nib on the claret one is the same, so I'd assume that it's a standard size for this pen.

The purple doesn't show up great in the pics, but it's really purple in the flesh.

 

Ian

[bobje]

A Wing Sung Lucky 2007, inked with Diamine oxblood. Not much money, and after some marginal tine alignment, reverse writing makes a fine nib even finer. Lightweight, screw cap, and burgundy plastic looks richer than previous reviews have indicated.

 

[J_MM]

Good stuff.

It's most satisfying when it works out, don't you think?

What did you use tools wise?paper/stones/smoothing sticks/dremel.

Ian

I snip off the tip and smooth with nail file with rough grit and then a nail buffer for smoothing. Takes less than 5 mins. I should try the smoothing stone but I'M often too lazy to go get it.

[Ian the Jock]

I snip off the tip and smooth with nail file with rough grit and then a nail buffer for smoothing. Takes less than 5 mins. I should try the smoothing stone but I'M often too lazy to go get it.

 

A Wing Sung Lucky 2007, inked with Diamine oxblood. Not much money, and after some marginal tine alignment, reverse writing makes a fine nib even finer. Lightweight, screw cap, and burgundy plastic looks richer than previous reviews have indicated.

 

It looks good Bob

I like the faceted barrel and cap.

How light is it? Is it really light? Say less than 25g.

 

I snip off the tip and smooth with nail file with rough grit and then a nail buffer for smoothing. Takes less than 5 mins. I should try the smoothing stone but I'M often too lazy to go get it.

 

It's amazing what you can do in 5 minutes with a nail file.

I've become a bit addicted to the whole "grinding caper", and I've just ground one of my more expensive pens into a cursive italic. Thankfully all went well.

 

Ian

[bobje]

Ian, I'm guessing the weight of the Wing Sung Lucky 2007 is 16-18 grams, but I haven't weighed it.

[J_MM]

 

 

 

It's amazing what you can do in 5 minutes with a nail file.

I've become a bit addicted to the whole "grinding caper", and I've just ground one of my more expensive pens into a cursive italic. Thankfully all went well.

 

Ian

 

Yes, but have you gone the other way? Take a medium to a fine? This is my next experiment with some Jinhao nibs. It looks much more difficult and I suspect the angle of the grind is critical.

[Zookie]

I've got the same Wing Sung 2007,same color,and enjoy it very much. I keep it filled with Higgins Sepia most of the time. Great Pen for 7USD!

[jekostas]

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r181/jekostas/Fuliwen_zps5xqzkawk.jpg

 

Fuliwen 2037,

[Ian the Jock]

Yes, but have you gone the other way? Take a medium to a fine? This is my next experiment with some Jinhao nibs. It looks much more difficult and I suspect the angle of the grind is critical.

I have. But it was purely by accident.

 

As a noob I overdid the "smoothing" on one of my pens and turned a medium into a fine, and was actually the very reason why I swiped the nib from the x250.

I'm not a huge fan of fine nibs so that's why the fine ended up swapped into the 250, and eventually ended up as a broad italic.

It was very smooth and wrote well though, as a fine.

 

Ian

[Ian the Jock]

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r181/jekostas/Fuliwen_zps5xqzkawk.jpg

 

Fuliwen 2037,

 

That's a very nice looking pen jekostas, can you tell us a bit about it.

How it writes, how it performs etc.

It really is a nice colour, quite vibrant.

 

Ian

[jekostas]

The pen is listed as celluloid, but it's not. It's acrylic resin. That said, it's not a brass-bodied pen with an overlay - the acrylic makes up the body and cap. It's really quite nice as well, translucent and with nice depth to the material. The fit and finish are good with no major gaps in the material. The grip is kind of weird looking but surprisingly comfortable. The only real complaint I can make about the build quality and design is that the pen doesn't post well. You really have to jam the cap on the end to make it stay (which could break the inner cap), and it's terribly unbalanced because the cap is really heavy.

 

It writes really well. The nib was smooth and well adjusted and wrote well with any ink I tried. The nib springs really easily, however, so you can't press particularly hard or try and pull line variation out of it.

 

For $20, it writes well and looks gorgeous. I don't really know of any other pen with at that price point with a swirled blue acrylic resin body and I think that alone makes the pen worth buying. The fact that it writes quite well is a bonus.

[Ian the Jock]

I haven't done an S&T for a wee while, so I thought I'd weigh in with my two "BIG GUNS"

 

The first, really needs no introduction, as Richardandtracy has championed this pen for many a moon, It's the Kiagelu 316 (century stars), and mine is of the white variety.

The second, possibly isn't quite so well known, and has, unfortunately it would seem, been dis-continued, although I'd imagine that there will still be some Chinese vendors who have some.

It's the Jinhao 217 Rose and black.

So

The Kiagelu 316. Not much to say other than, that this is an awesome pen, which looks fantastic, writes beautifully, is superbly made and has a Kangeroo on the nib....magical.

The semi transparent look of the white version isn't everyones' bucket of birdseed, but I love it. The gold colour of the converter showing through just adds to the classy appearance in my opinion, and the white was always going to be my first choice over the amber, and grey, although, they will also need to at some point be "part of the gang".

Anyone who has an interest in Chinese pens should have one of these, if you don't, get one, you will not be disappointed.

The Jinhao 217. This is my favourite of all Chinese pens, and to achieve that mantle, it must be a bit of a pen, especially when I also have the Kiagelu above.

There's just something about it....it's gorgeous.

I have used it for almost a year now, and it is in the same condition as the day I bought it.

This pen has written more than any of my pens, Chinese or otherwise, and it has never skipped a beat. It seems to be of a higher quality than my other Jinhao pens, even down to the converter, which is a sturdier bronze metal affair. The nib is excellent. Superbly smooth with a medium line that never fails.

As I said before, it appears to now be discontinued, which is a shame, as this pen has been a gem of a find, although I did see a couple on "the bay" a few weeks back, but they went for considerably more than what I paid for mine, but I'll be keeping an eye out.

 

Both of these pens are just brilliant, and will be very, very difficult to un-perch from the top of my Chinese pen tree, and the pen that manages it will need to be something pretty special.

 

Cheers

Ian

 

 

I know there's an extra pic of the "Roo nib" but I just couldn't help it.

A nib with a Kangeroo on it is a thing of beauty in itself.

[oneill]

Hi Deborah; lets not tell your Daughter about buying those nasty but fabulous

Chinese Pens, just lets keep that to ourselves and I wont say a word either but I will just keep on buying them and giving them to all my friends just because I can...

[ian1964]

Ok, my first go at "stubbing" (if that is the correct term?). A Chinese pen that has disappointed from day one. Nothing to loose apart from the paltry $1.25 I spent. I used a pair of old metal clippers and 1200 Grit "Wet and Dry". The result was amazing really. I now own a pen that writes very well and smooth.

Edited November 21, 2015 by ian1964

[Ian the Jock]

IMG_20151121_132756.jpgOk, my first go at "stubbing" (if that is the correct term?). A Chinese pen that has disappointed from day one. Nothing to loose apart from the paltry $1.25 I spent. I used a pair of old metal clippers and 1200 Grit "Wet and Dry". The result was amazing really. I now own a pen that writes very well and smooth.

 

I've heard of 1 or 2 folks that have been disappointed with this pen.

Pleased to hear that you're not disappointed with yours' now.

This is a great way to give your "less than perfect" pens a new lease of life.

I just love ci stubs, and have been busily grinding a few of my nibs to suit my own handwriting style, and it's not only fun, it makes the pens even better than they were to start with.

 

Ian

[Ian the Jock]

Another "Jinny" show and tell today.

This time, a very "well kent face" which I'd imagine, most fans of Chinese pens already have, but then, going by the amount of folks "swithering" on the x450 for $0.99 thread, maybe not as many as should have.

THE JINHAO X450

 

cheers

Ian

[Ian the Jock]

I've been pretty busy with work and what not, and haven't done a show and tell for ages.

This one is a cracker, and to be honest, the pics don't do the pen justice...It really is a cracking looking pen.

 

 

Cheers

Ian

[amarjit]

Nice Pic @Ian