G2 gang rise up
The People's pen
I'm on my third pen this year already
Left handed people live for a good pen that doesn't fucking smear constantly
Agreed. Let me know when the world invents one.
I learned to write at like 45° clockwise when I was in school just to avoid the smear.
Fountain pens are pretty great for that. You can customize your feel pretty easily.
My people.
Parker 45 Flighter with Quinoa Black is my daily rn.
If you ever want a cheap, new alternative to Parker 51 style pens, the Wing Sung 601 is actually really good. Most of the chinese imitations are rubbish, but the Wing Sung 601 is fantastic. Obviously a real vintage Parker is going to be higher quality, but if you like your Parker but also want a backup you won't be terrified of losing or breaking these pens are great. The 601 is heavily inspired by the Parker, it is clearly an attempt to make a modern version but it also isn't trying to pass itself off as a real Parker 51 with fake branding or anything so it doesn't feel tacky.
Also the Wing Sung 698 is a $20 piston filler pen that is very high quality (easily beats TWSBI Eco in my opinion in build quality) and the nib can be switched out with a pilot nib from a metropolitan, plumix, or any of pilot's other stunning nibs (that they stick on ugly pens to try not to completely undermine the market for their expensive pens lol). The fit is perfect, just like an official pilot pen honestly. I use a Wing Sung 698 with a pilot italic nib (from a plumix or a metro I can't remember) and over the years it has become my favorite daily driver pen that I can stick in my pocket and not care if it gets scratched up.
Here are random ebay links to the specific pens because it can be overwhelming even finding them to buy online. I recommend buying from the ebay seller jewelrymathematics as they are very trustable and focus on carrying chinese fountain pens. I ABSOLUTELY advocate for buying nice fountain pens but also only having expensive pens that are hard to replace is stressful, having some cheap but high quality fountain pens means you can enjoy the hobby in a lot more contexts.
Wing Sung 601 https://www.ebay.com/itm/234861926628?hash=item36aedc98e4:g:-ssAAOSwH8ta6B2H
Wing Sung 698 https://www.ebay.com/itm/234007412192?hash=item367bedbde0:g:KB0AAOSwBwBZkszL
I personally prefer the clear version with silver accents and a white cap but jewelrymathematics doesn't have it, this is an example of my fav 698 https://www.ebay.com/itm/275375673933?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=frlHIXeQQGu&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=KbfDVa6JQrq&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Pilot Metro ftw.
Tons of different ink colors, too.
I bought a chinese fountain pen and it's the best thing I've ever written with. Shit just hit different
I've had good pens but never fucked them.
And you think you've lived...?
Clearly not!
Lamy Studio is my jam
Zebra F701
I've switched out the nub on my stylus and have a matte finish screen cover on my tablet so it feels as close to actually writing as possible.
I recall using one when I was a kid. I needed to insert an ink thingie in the pen.
Would be fun to get one again if I wrote enough text or drew on a paper for it to be worth it.
Pentel Energel is the best.
I recently got into Energel and Uni-ball Signo pens. Sooo good.
Any pen that I touch instantly dries up, but maybe I've only ever used shitty pens. I use a Graphgear 500 0.9mm drafting pencil.
G I R T H
Bic 4 color (black). Love to the pen frens.
Get a jetstream
Even ink distribution with no gaps, perfect darkness and colour saturation, no ink bleeding
Sharpie S-Gel 0.38mm is fiiiiiine
