Sachin=GOD Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 #Due to typing a lot' date=' i dont write that much. As a result my once good handwriting has suffered.[/quote'] This. My Hindi writing has gotten even worse because I havent written in Hindi for years now. As for fountain pens - I had to use those in school till class 5 and hated every moment of it because of the messy ink etc. Never used it again since I reached class 6 and was allowed to use gel pen/ball point. In gel/ball pens I usually like Staedtler for day to day use.
zen Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 I too hated fountain pens when in school as 1) they were compulsory (kids don't like anything that is compulsory, and 2) they were messy. As I mentioned in OP, recently, I was re-introduced to fountain pens and the quality of pens now is much better. Even entry level pens such as Platinum Preppy ($5) or Pilot Metropolitan ($15) provide a decent writing experience. My TWSBI 580 AL ($60) is a demonstrator pen with a piston filler and made in Germany nib. For a sub $100 pen, it is perfect daily writer. The $150 to $350 range is probably where you get the most value in terms of performance in relation to price. Most of the pens in this range will have gold nib (vs. steel) so you can get some flex. In the $500+ pens, the overall quality (or at least the materials used) would naturally be much better. At this price point, you are paying more for style, materials, brand, etc. than just for writing quality. So if some folks are judging quality and experience of using fountain from their experience in school a long time ago, let me tell you that you will be surprised with the quality of today's fountain pens :nice:
Sachin=GOD Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I too hated fountain pens when in school as 1) they were compulsory (kids don't like anything that is compulsory, and 2) they were messy. As I mentioned in OP, recently, I was re-introduced to fountain pens and the quality of pens now is much better. Even entry level pens such as Platinum Preppy ($5) or Pilot Metropolitan ($15) provide a decent writing experience. My TWSBI 580 AL ($60) is a demonstrator pen with a piston filler and made in Germany nib. For a sub $100 pen, it is perfect daily writer. The $150 to $350 range is probably where you get the most value in terms of performance in relation to price. Most of the pens in this range will have gold nib (vs. steel) so you can get some flex. In the $500+ pens, the overall quality (or at least the materials used) would naturally be much better. At this price point, you are paying more for style, materials, brand, etc. than just for writing quality. So if some folks are judging quality and experience of using fountain from their experience in school a long time ago, let me tell you that you will be surprised with the quality of today's fountain pens :nice: Hmmm..that might be the case. Will try one soon.
zen Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 0RkqpdvqSIg Cacao du Bresil (by J. Herbin) appears to be a cool ink .... Probably something you can sketch with and use for informal writing too
Sonix768 Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 This thread reminded me its been a quite a while since I actually written something.
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