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My first #fountainpen arrived along with a converter and 10 tubes of black ink. Apparently it is the "Jinhao A570".
$1.67 bundle and it feels a lot like a pilot G2 gel pen (my go to writing instrument) which is the same price... But this comes with 10 tubes of ink and a refillable tank for any fountain ink.
A huge step up from those Bic ballpoint pens and pretty comfortable to use so far. I'll need to do more writing to really decide whether fountain pens are better than modern gel pens. $1.67 for at least a year's worth of writing is still nice, and future refills being cheap and eco friendly is nice.
It isn't "feathering" the printer paper I'm trying it out on, so that's nice.
I'm interested in fountain pens because people say they are the best kind of pen to write with (low pressure/force, steady ink flow) and are also forever pens, which appeals to me.
Getting italic nibs with fancy colored inks also seems fun.
Later this week, I have a few more pens coming, maybe I'll write up a formal blog post about my adventures into nerdy pen world....
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