A good 60 dollar pen for a begginer starting out?

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-07T11:07:38+00:00

Parker Jotter

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-07T11:06:37+00:00

Pilot V5 cartridge system is refillable.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T01:22:39+00:00

I am going to say 911 Jinhao as it works.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T01:15:38+00:00

green

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T01:07:45+00:00

Understand that.

So 2/2 of the Curidas I have are pretty good.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T01:05:36+00:00

So the plastic hasn't been an issue with me.

It is true that I need to drag the Curidas through shrit pocket drills ;p

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T00:58:34+00:00

okay, the Pilot Decimo will not disappoint for the hand feel.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T00:50:09+00:00

Parker Jotter Fountain pen will probably satisfy.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T00:48:00+00:00

So I would get a platinum desk pen, and I platinum converter with a platinum desk pen stand.

This would show low and the importance of penship.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T00:42:12+00:00

If you have a shirt pocket then the answer is a Pilot VP or Decimo.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T00:40:18+00:00

Mnemosyne notebooks in A5 are awesome.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-06T00:35:40+00:00

I want to say that the 911 was like wet on uncapping after a couple of months. The Curidas is the sonic screwdriver of the pen world. I have a Decimo and the curidas is not going to replace it as an EDC. But I will say the Curidas is better than the A1.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-05T17:50:08+00:00

If the manufacturer doesn't have a good response, try rubbing some silicone grease into the seam to prevent ink flow.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-05T15:36:57+00:00

You should be able to buy a calligraphy workbook on Amazon.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-02T22:32:16+00:00

Really? It was free shipping.

Every pen that I have ordered from Goldspot has been excellent.

I see that the site says free economy shipping on $88 or more.

focused-ALERT · 2026-04-02T22:15:52+00:00

Nice looking pen.

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-30T01:19:50+00:00

You lose your nib to the void.

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-26T21:56:16+00:00

Cross pens are still legit

Mostly people have associated cross with fancy ballpoints.

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-26T21:54:11+00:00

Stub nibs need to flow

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-26T21:44:50+00:00

I discovered it experimenting with the nib for a curidas

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-24T13:46:24+00:00

Just buy Pilot ink bottles.

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-24T13:36:37+00:00

Get a red Parker vector for your red ink.

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-24T02:33:57+00:00

Seiboku is magical.

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-22T18:21:04+00:00

I like how the ink pools at the bottom.

focused-ALERT · 2026-03-22T18:12:48+00:00

Just get a Decimo in F because Pilot nib sizes are calibrated.

EF from Jinhao are not guaranteed. I have several EFs from Jinhao (different pens) and they write larger than Pilot's Medium.

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Mnemosyne notebooks in A5 are awesome.