Any one else prefer writing with an extremely fine felt tip? My preference is the artline series. Gives the benefits of fountain – no pressure required, but also gives control and speed
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I own a rotring 600 which my father used 40 years ago - indestructable. However my Pentel GraphGear 1000 is so much better: metal body, rectractable tip (so I can carry it in my pocket), great grip, great balance.
Try the Rotring 800. It's all of those things. It's a bit more expensive than the Pentel, but if you're not prone to losing pencils, I think you'll like it.
That has a lead breaking issue; have they fixed it? I own the 800 and would recommend against it.
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I own a rotring 600 which my father used 40 years ago - indestructable. However my Pentel GraphGear 1000 is so much better: metal body, rectractable tip (so I can carry it in my pocket), great grip, great balance.
Try the Rotring 800. It's all of those things. It's a bit more expensive than the Pentel, but if you're not prone to losing pencils, I think you'll like it.
Yes have eyed that up already, but much more expensive. I can loose the Pentel knowing it's "just" another £8.
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#24Rotring makes the best pens and mechanical pencils, bar none. They're well-built, stylish, and incredibly durable. They do not look or feel cheap, and they're perfectly weighted. After years of experimenting with different models and refills, I've found the one brand I'll stick with forever. Do yourself a favor and look them up.
Found nicer pencils & pens at Target.
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#25Rotring makes the best pens and mechanical pencils, bar none. They're well-built, stylish, and incredibly durable. They do not look or feel cheap, and they're perfectly weighted. After years of experimenting with different models and refills, I've found the one brand I'll stick with forever. Do yourself a favor and look them up.
I own a rotring 600 which my father used 40 years ago - indestructable. However my Pentel GraphGear 1000 is so much better: metal body, rectractable tip (so I can carry it in my pocket), great grip, great balance.
Rotring also makes a version of the 600 with a plastic body: the Rotring 500. It has the same excellent mechanism and very similar grip, and it's lighter, which some people prefer. It's also less than half the price. It's my favorite mechanical pencil.
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#26zebra sarasas (cobalt color) are my faves! they smear less than other gel pens like the G2’s, which is good for lefties. great to know they’re an ISO standard size (parker-style G2).
You got it backwards. The linked article says that the Zebra Sarasa is a “Pilot-style G2” refill, not “Parker-style”.
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I've found pens to more commonly break before they run out of ink anyway. And my preferred roller ball pens (Uniball Air Micro) aren't refillable anyway. But I've taken to using a Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen more often anyway, and that's easily and cheaply refillable from a bottle of ink.
Heh. I've found that my odds of breaking a pen are negatively correlated to the price of the pen. I switched to using pigma microns at the beginning of the year. Just starting on my 3rd pen. The first two are not only not broken, but they are also neatly arranged in my stationery drawyer. Marked as finished. Wish they had a way of refilli g the inks on these pens. I wanted to try fountain pens but couldn't find archi…
Noodler’s Bulletproof Black is pretty darn archival-quality. I bought a bottle when I was briefly fascinated with fountain pens (it’s cheap too!) and tested the strength claims by soaking the paper overnight. No ink loss, though the paper came apart when I tried to get it back out.
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#28Rotring makes the best pens and mechanical pencils, bar none. They're well-built, stylish, and incredibly durable. They do not look or feel cheap, and they're perfectly weighted. After years of experimenting with different models and refills, I've found the one brand I'll stick with forever. Do yourself a favor and look them up.
I own a rotring 600 which my father used 40 years ago - indestructable. However my Pentel GraphGear 1000 is so much better: metal body, rectractable tip (so I can carry it in my pocket), great grip, great balance.
I own a couple GraphGear 1000, and likewise is by far my favorite.
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You might wanna try out Pilot Vpen [1] - its a disposable fountain pen available in a couple of colour options. I've been using them for 3 years now without issues, and no blobs form (generally, unless the paper was a tissue paper or smth) [1] https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Vpen-Disposable-Fountain-Pen-B...
Have you tried the Pilot 78G? It's a quite reliable and yet cheap fountain pen: https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2013/11/27/pilot-78g-fountain...
Are the 78Gs still manufactured, or have they been replaced with the Metropolitan? I haven't directly compared the 78G with Metropolitan, but I've been disappointed with how wide my Metro writes despite having a fine nib.
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#30Rotring makes the best pens and mechanical pencils, bar none. They're well-built, stylish, and incredibly durable. They do not look or feel cheap, and they're perfectly weighted. After years of experimenting with different models and refills, I've found the one brand I'll stick with forever. Do yourself a favor and look them up.
I own a rotring 600 which my father used 40 years ago - indestructable. However my Pentel GraphGear 1000 is so much better: metal body, rectractable tip (so I can carry it in my pocket), great grip, great balance.
I'm still using the same (cheap) Pentel P205 pencils that I got in university in 1989. I've bought lots of different pencils over the years of all different price ranges and I always come back the pencil I have the most history with.