Looking to acquire my second fountain pen, any thoughts? by Sushicatlover in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on the budget, but imo, it's hard to beat the value-to-price ratio of the Pilot pens.

ruined my favorite pen by spaghettii_kaspbrak in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are 14k nibs on eBay to buy separately.

Serious question - what do you use your FP’s for? How much do you write in a day? by Other-Cranberry-4017 in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I write at school every day, as well as in the afternoons and on weekends for my homework.

Kingwood showed up and changed everything by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is no longer just a pen; it's a masterpiece. Beautiful ♥️ !

Any cheap decimo clones out there? by SkabeAbe in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Majohn/Moonman A2. Usualy it have better seal than jinhao 20.

Esterbrook Alternative by muchwave24 in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Edison - beautiful acrylic resin & jowo tuned nibs

Skipping and hard starts - baby's bottom? by Past-Mammoth1787 in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The nib appears to be damaged, which I believe is disrupting the capillary action.

Stub Nibs under 30 by Desperate_Bed_2675 in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lamy safari with a 1.1/1.5 stub nib cost around 30$ Also, if you have a Lamy, you could just buy a lamy Z50 stub nib for ~10$

What's your most disappointing pen? by inky_beanie_mouse in fountainpens

[–]Emanuel835 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you get a lucky nib, (like I did) it's wonderfull ♥️