Message from @nitrokojote
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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.
X450 was my first fountain pen.
Ooh that's pretty.
if you want a cheap twsbi/piston filler
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