One brand I found nice is the the Chinese make Jin Hao, which makes all-metal bodied pens, at quite low prices.
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#32For the veterans. Can anyone make any ink recommendations for inks that don't bleed to the point of completely obscuring the text when the paper is later exposed to a little water?
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#33This old article blames poor penmanship on ball point pens (rather than keyboards) and considers them a poor replacement for fountain pens.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-the-ballpoint-pen-kil...
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#34I really like fountain pens, but I've ruined too much stuff with ink spills. Maybe I'm just clumsy.
Also I burn through legal pads as scrap paper and I imagine I would get bad bleeding on that paper.
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#35For the veterans. Can anyone make any ink recommendations for inks that don't bleed to the point of completely obscuring the text when the paper is later exposed to a little water?
Noodler’s Ink Bulletproof Black is the ink you’re looking for. It’s the only waterproof fountain pen ink I’m aware of.
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#36For the veterans. Can anyone make any ink recommendations for inks that don't bleed to the point of completely obscuring the text when the paper is later exposed to a little water?
Noodler's X-Feather is really waterproof and prevents feathering so much.
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#37I really like fountain pens, but I've ruined too much stuff with ink spills. Maybe I'm just clumsy. Also I burn through legal pads as scrap paper and I imagine I would get bad bleeding on that paper.
If you like fountain pens enough to give them another shot, a couple suggestions:
> but I've ruined too much stuff with ink spills.
Try a pen with replaceable cartridges instead of an ink well. Pilot makes pens like this, and I'm sure other companies do as well.
> Also I burn through legal pads as scrap paper and I imagine I would get bad bleeding on that paper.
Yep, legal pad paper is pretty much the worst thing ever for fountain pens. I won't recommend specific brands because everybody has different tastes on paper, but spend some time on /r/fountainpens and you'll get several dozen options for paper that works great with fountain pen ink.
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#38For the veterans. Can anyone make any ink recommendations for inks that don't bleed to the point of completely obscuring the text when the paper is later exposed to a little water?
Noodler’s Ink Bulletproof Black is the ink you’re looking for. It’s the only waterproof fountain pen ink I’m aware of.
Platinum Carbon ink is supposed to be waterproof as well.
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#39I did my schooling in India where, in those days, they transitioned us from pencils to pens in grade 5. Most notably, we were never allowed to use ballpoint or even felt-tip pens, it always had to be a fountain pen. I have never lost my love of the fountain pen. I bought a Kaweco just a few months ago.
I remember being excited when I went into standard 4 because I could finally use a fountain pen. Then I went abroad for 4 years and when I came back, fountain pens were gone - history.
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#40I have a number of fine Jinhao pens, that I use for all my work related writing.
At around $3,inclusive of postage, they are a bargain.
Their nibs might need some adjusting. They also do a line of Montblanc clones...
I have had a few Lamys but prefer the Jinhaos.