Thread: Any Fountain Pen Users?

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Well this was a little odd...

Another Jinhao that I have *no* recollection of having ordered arrived the other day. It's an X450 and, like all the other Jinhao pens I have, is a really impressively nice pen. It has a nice weight, feels solidly made, and even has a wee bit of flex in the nib.

But what worries me is this: am I now buying things in my sleep?

i have at least 6 x450's and my only complaint is the locking mechanism for the lid, they seem to fail pretty easily, so now i have about 3 that the lids stay on, all i do is swap the nib etc into a working body, or if i am feeling really lazy i just put a working lid onto the body that has the ink colour i want loaded in.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

i have at least 6 x450's and my only complaint is the locking mechanism for the lid, they seem to fail pretty easily, so now i have about 3 that the lids stay on, all i do is swap the nib etc into a working body, or if i am feeling really lazy i just put a working lid onto the body that has the ink colour i want loaded in.

So what you're saying is I need at least five more?

Originally Posted by Cangooner

So what you're saying is I need at least five more?

Well they are cheap enough, and there are a lot of finishes. I like the ones that are ribbed/ fluted, i only have one in blue, but i do periodically check to see what other colours and finishes are available.

Welcome Raoul, the jinhao x450's are nice pens, i haven't used a 750. They look similar just with a different grip thingo.
Let us know how you go.
eBay is a really cheap source. I fact it costs pretty much the same to buy a whole pen as it does to get a converter.

Talking of fountain pens and dip pens, posted this on fb the other night as part of a poemy sort of thingy thing. Sort of sums up what I do with a dip pen when I'm in the mood, doesn't it Ed? Ed's fly leaves were from several books all stapled together

"Later, I'll tear the fly leaves from old books and on them in brown ink write letters to those I've never met."

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Talking of fountain pens and dip pens, posted this on fb the other night as part of a poemy sort of thingy thing. Sort of sums up what I do with a dip pen when I'm in the mood, doesn't it Ed? Ed's fly leaves were from several books all stapled together

"Later, I'll tear the fly leaves from old books and on them in brown ink write letters to those I've never met."

Yes they were, all higgledy-piggledy with about 300 staples holding it all together.
But it was an interesting letter

One of my latest ink acquisitions:



Please note that the Midori like Journal is self made

Now I am going to have to re learn to write so my messages are legible.

Those are nice looking jars of ink. Expensive?

I really like that piece of leather that holds your note books.
Very manly.

Ink bottles are not expensive. Prices range from €4-€20 per 50ml. Graf Von Fabber Castle(top photo on the left) is one of the most expensive ones, about €22 the 70ml.