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Probably not, all your signatures will be with nice ink, sure, but they'll still look like ballpoint signatures rather than fountain pen signatures.
It depends if it’s the act of signing itself that is ceremonalized, or the quality of the ink on the paper.
As someone that still fills a notebook roughly every three months, these pens are actually pretty nifty. Most regular ballpoints aren't ergonomic at all (I don't know how to describe it, but they take way too much force to write with and that leads to hand cramps in a long writing session). Rollerballs are way easier on the hand, and I tipped over to buying refillable ones because someone introduced me to J. Herbin i…
Especially if you go with a medium nib.
I guess I don’t quite get it. The inks are the least good thing about fountain pens - the ink drys slow and often doesn’t well on cheap paper. I personally love fountain pens. The style, the tech, the aesthetic, everything. So this to me seems like a step back - and the writing end breaks every 20-30 fills!
Nib size also makes a difference; this was with an extra fine nib on a Lamy Safari.
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Out of curiosity, what role/industry is that?
FWIW, it’s going away with the newer generation, but anyone in France over the age of 40-50 from an upper middle/higher class education would likely follow similar etiquette. Not sure if it’s still the case, but French students were required to use fountain pens from 1st grade till at least high school when i was growing up (as a leftie, being schooled by old school teachers who made you redo any assignment that had…
As someone that still fills a notebook roughly every three months, these pens are actually pretty nifty. Most regular ballpoints aren't ergonomic at all (I don't know how to describe it, but they take way too much force to write with and that leads to hand cramps in a long writing session). Rollerballs are way easier on the hand, and I tipped over to buying refillable ones because someone introduced me to J. Herbin i…
Try fountain pen, they are much more easier to write, as in even less effort. Especially if you go with a medium nib.
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Try fountain pen, they are much more easier to write, as in even less effort. Especially if you go with a medium nib.
I absolutely cannot stand medium nibs, it's horrible for smaller or narrow handwritings. Also, with a decent quality paper F nibs are just as comfortable to write with.
Medium can mean a lot of things. My Parker Vector's medium nib with Parker's own ink is equal to broad on many other manufacturers. Kaweco's medium is almost equal to Lamy's fine.
All nibs become quite comfortable after they are shaped by your hand and writing :)
I work in a job where I have to sign things with a fountain pen for etiquette reasons. I wonder if this will give the same effect as a fountain pen but be more practical.
Probably not, all your signatures will be with nice ink, sure, but they'll still look like ballpoint signatures rather than fountain pen signatures.
As someone that still fills a notebook roughly every three months, these pens are actually pretty nifty. Most regular ballpoints aren't ergonomic at all (I don't know how to describe it, but they take way too much force to write with and that leads to hand cramps in a long writing session). Rollerballs are way easier on the hand, and I tipped over to buying refillable ones because someone introduced me to J. Herbin i…
Try fountain pen, they are much more easier to write, as in even less effort. Especially if you go with a medium nib.
Very low friction, super-quick to scribble stuff down, easily erased etc. Even the cheapo mechanical pencils are pretty decent IME
Hah! I use exactly the same model as pictured. It's just so pleasant to write with. And even works for lefties like me.
I thought the ink drying speed was an issue for lefties and the resultant smear. These pens don’t seem to solve it... same ink after all.
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Try fountain pen, they are much more easier to write, as in even less effort. Especially if you go with a medium nib.
I absolutely cannot stand medium nibs, it's horrible for smaller or narrow handwritings. Also, with a decent quality paper F nibs are just as comfortable to write with.