Jinhao stuff is cheap as heck, I'll get a bunch and see which ones I like the most ☺

im gonna start buying chinese pens again arent i 😦

thanks, my guy

@bentech <:alismirk:230784726615588865>

I think the next pen I want to buy is the Jinhao 911. It reminds me of the Parker 45 or something. I like that it's that style, but with a cartridge instead of the bulb fillers like the Hero 616.

look how cute he is

😍

i wish someone made a seirous parker 51 clone

id pay 200gbp for one

Wasn't the Hero 100 pretty close?

jinhao 911 looks nice. I don't like that kind of nib though

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOP-HERO-100-Glorious-Fountain-Pen-14K-Solid-Gold-Nib-Chromed-Black-Collectible/391645415808?hash=item5b2fe2c980:g:eUQAAOSw5cNYRfRK

it does look nice

lol

i think my stepdad has this one?

also some expensive parker pen

@bentech While it's not an ideal clone, the Hero 616 Jumbo is a clone of the 51

it's a rip off of a http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nWy7crqxeIc/VncLU3FszbI/AAAAAAAAApc/N8gzCeVyk74/s1600/Parker%2B51%2BVac%2BReview.JPG

classic pen

Huh. That's not the 100 I remember at all.

i had 2

then i lost them

😦

oh no

I own one and it's m ade in Canada.

I have something like that in my closet

um, is there any difference between the redmi 5 plus and the redmi note 5? just looking over the stats it seems like the sole difference is the dual cameras on the redmi note 5

I enjoyed the 616 Jumbo/Doctors

ye same

I think my dad bought it a long time ago and it has his initials engraved

I've got a few 616's, I've got a Parker 51

Then a few Wing Sung pens

I think I sold everything aside from my Jinhao and a couple Pilot VP

only pens i have atm are a twsbi eco in bits

platnium 3776

broken pilot century 92

and a wing sung 936

Oh wait. There's a Pelikan somewhere

I really REALLY want the Hero 329 with the "Star Trek" mark. I had some probably a decade ago and lost them.

Three Hero 616's (Two smol, one Jumbo/Doctor), Parker 51, Jinhao X450, Jinhao X750, Jinhao 650, Pilot Metropolitan, Pilot 78G, TWSBI Eco, Duke 911-3 "The Big Shark", Cross Calais, Cross Bailey, Platinum Preppy, Noodler's Nib Creaper. Those are all of my fountain pens.

whats your fav

jinhao is gonna be my first fountain pen in 15 years

It's a hard choice between my Jinhao X450 and my Parker 51.

They've both got buttersmooth nibs, and have excellent flow. They also feel great in the hand.

@nitrokojote is x450 heavy enough? I love heavy pens

It's 43g.

In total.

that's alright

i might get a twsbi vac next

i just like the mechanism

I'd recommend the Jinhao 650 but mine came with a bad feed, so I had to replace it with a spare ebony one I had lying around

I think the 159 is supposed to be bigger/heavier than the 450. Never owned one myself.

tbh chinese pens are so cheap just buy a bunch of them

means you dont have to worry about getting a shit nib as well

Chinese fountain pens are actually some good shit too

yeah

Especially Jinhao and Hero

especially now they have the pilot 78g nib tooling

Duke's also a solid choice.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgmFXBuhzN6/

X450 was my first fountain pen.

Ooh that's pretty.

Looks like TWSBI holy fuck

if you want a cheap twsbi/piston filler

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wing-Sung-698-Demonstrator-Piston-Fountain-Pen-0-38mm-0-5mm-Valentines-Day-Gift/122548174407?var=&hash=item1c8870be47

I think my first was a 616 10-pack

they're not very durable but neither are twsbi kek

mine was prob a safari

TWSBI are made in Taiwan. They aren't too durable.

You also have to clean it with a very light mixture of water and soap.

i just let mine stain

Most of their Diamond series had issues with parts breaking during assembly/dissasembly.

yeah my 540 had problems

i think my 580 did too?

My 540 broke.

not sure what happened to that

if i lost it

The piston fucking *snapped*

or if it's bits

lol

at least the wing sung 698 is cheap

Didn't take any force either, and I lubricated the fucking thing

I'm horrible at choosing ink colors. I just use the Hero 232 blue/black

i stick with j herbin

When it comes to ink, I stay far away from Chinese inks

i dont write enough to care about ink price

I had Noodler's 54th for a long time until it got mold

haha

the smell of the noodler ink

Most expensive ink I own is Japanese.

i fucking spilt it over my carpet

A lot of Noodler's ink is disgusting.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/1pc-lot-Wingsung-Cute-Kawaii-Pocket-Fountain-Pen-0-5mm-0-38mm-Creative-Short-Student-Writing/3082058_32845161579.html

true story

look at this funky thing

lmfao holy shit

they started ripping off Kaweco?

that's a kaweco sport clone

Kaweco clone haha

just get a kaweco sport tbh

only 20

Kaweco are neat little pens, but they can't hold ink for shit

yeah

theres some other chinese piston filler pens i think

might get kaweco steel at some point. just because of the looks

other than the 698

i'd get one

more fun than carts lol

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/335218-660-piston-filler/

3$

!!

for a piston filler

!!

oh shit

that's pretty good

Oh yeah, but the way

Oooh

oh

To anyone who buys Noodler's pens

get this @BIRDzone https://www.ebay.com/itm/2018-WING-SUNG-3008-Transparent-Gold-Silver-Clip-Fountain-Pen-Fine-Nib-0-5mm-A/263566832545?hash=item3d5dceb3a1:m:mgQOel7NXJEd2BPJfDRZfVg

They're all made in India.

1$ piston filler

They're cheaper than they really look

wing sung 3008

you can ge tthose cool looking ebonite indian pens

Ebonite feeds are the best thing ever

why doesnt ali have any cheap piston fillers

all the cheap epns are on ebay

dont bother looking on ali lol

ya just asking

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/327646-wing-sung-3008/ review if your wondering

Dollar brand makes piston fillers

yeah but they're not a dollar

You know.

They're like $2 or $3 😛

That reminds me, talking about ebony and stuff.

I have a pen I turned on a lathe for my Grade 11 design class

Lemme get a picture of it

how the fuck can they make a piston filling pen

with nib

for 1$

and ship it to the uk

for 1$

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WING-SUNG-3008-Transparent-Writing-Gold-Silver-Clip-Fountain-Pen-Fine-Nib-Gift/352188340176?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44039%26meid%3Dbdc9f41fa93e4d09912bb6ea87a2d29a%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D263566832545%26itm%3D352188340176&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1

mass chink production

they're 1$ there

2017 modles though

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/JINHAO-5pcs-fountain-Pen-Ink-Converter-Ink-Reservoir-New-Suitable-for-all-types-Black/32815464800.html what's that

its a converter

They're used to succ up bottled ink

use bottled ink btw

carts suck

can i use the converter thing instead of a cart or what <:thvnk:332928260004642827>

Turned that shit on a lathe back a couple years ago

I syringe fill all my carts. At least the Pilot ones. They hold much more than the converters 😦

Most of the time converters come with pens @BIRDzone

ah

It's always nice to have a couple extras

This pen is going to crack soon.

I didn't seal it properly.

Brass appointments, uses standard Cross refills.

Rest of the pen is African Ebony

LOL

yeah that pen looks nice

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2018-Wing-Sung-3001A-Plastic-Fountain-Pen-Screw-Extra-Fine-EF-Nib-0-38mm-Gifts/152750735971?var=&hash=item2390a74263

78g copy

My ballpoint weighs 29g

wtf it's so small though

_probably the wood_

Nice

Those 78g clones look pretty nice I'll admit

They've got extra colours too

I wish they came with the BB stub nib

Might buy a few

whoah fuckt hey actually use pilot nibs

I love transparent pens, they looks so cheap and shitty but I love them

wing sung bought the pilot machinery off them

which is why you see alot of pens use the 78g nib now

There's a lot of PIlot pens that use the same nib

also wtf 78gs are expenisve now

Metropolitan, and 78g

Mmhmm

something like that

And that squid looking one

not sure

They cost $16.50 CAD

I think I used the nib from my old 78G on the Prera

I have a bad nib.

My 78g is basically fucked from the start and I never got a refund

Which is a first for wonderpens but alright

im gonna get the wing sung parker 51 rip off fuck it

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/334630-wing-sung-601-a-real-vacumatic-modern-parker-51/

@BIRDzone issue with transparent pens

is once you start using them

you see all the ink everywhere lol

do they get dirty inside?

it's mostly the cap that's the issue

if you get a piston filler one they look pretty cool

the ink bit

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/dd/39/37dd392637532df6fc5e97ad7e43b296.jpg

like that

I like how that looks

ya

its cool

i just have my good ol' lamy safari

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Unique-Fountain-Pen-Nice-Appearance-EF-Nib-Small-Bent-Nib-for-Choose-Student-Writing-Ink-Pens/32851458158.html also look at these. i like the green one

wow they look cool

fude nib is intersting

i meant the cyan/black shatter thing one

reminds me of some stone

k ordering a 601

gonna get clear

👌

😄 Holy moly, that's neat

U OK

I think I like the grey/blue one

what an unfortunate name they chose

oh my

Anyone want 40 dog fur clippers?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wholesale-35W-Electric-Scissors-Professional-Pet-Dog-Hair-Trimmer-Animals-Grooming-Clippers-40pcs-lot-Free-Expedited/32649178140.html

<:pepewot:327934404234313739>

$21 for a pair of good clippers is a *really* good price

7OO
WBA

T

oh its 40 pcs

oof

@Julian late but whatever, ive been buying a shit ton from tao

really nice if you do bigger hauls cus even with $100 shipping, you still spend less than you would

Ok fags listen up

I had a hyperx allow fps elite whatever (insert more buzzword token names)

I bought it because it was relatively cheap 100 euro keyboard with mx brown swtiches that felt good

But my bitch of a cat puked on the keyboard and its dead. Ive tried washing everything out, but it's hopeless. The acid must have burned some contacts on the pcb and fried it

Because i am not really the definition of rich (im from russia) i now need a keyboard with brown swtiches, not necessary cherry but some switches which feel mearly as good and are as fast for typing, for under 50 euro

Can somebody recommend me one

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32772995408.html?pid=808_0000_0109&spm=a2g0n.search-amp.list.32772995408

If the cat puked on it and you have insurance report it

So, I picked up some sketchy green tea at a *local* supermarket, and it has several languages on it

I've been hearing that you should never buy Chinese tea (It's from Hong Kong)

But, I mean, this is probably okay-ish

Imported by Chuang's Company LTD in Markham, ON, Canada.

What's the worst that could happen?

Dunno, probably just shitty green tea.

Fucking hell I can't type.

I still like regular English though

I've never had green tea before. Says to use 1 teaspoon of matcha powder for two cups (480ml) of cold, or boiling water.

you won't die