New pocket pen

[mjsanta83]

JMJ-

I used to be on here a lot a few years ago. Started with fountain pens for a few reasons but life took over and I didn’t use my pens for a few years. Starting to get back into my pens, cleaning them up, checking to make sure inks are still good, all the fun stuff.

I for some reason just learned about smaller pocket pens. And since I have low impulse control I bought one. Got this off Amazon since it was inexpensive (about $20) and was shipped fast. Put some blue ink in it and off to the races. The paper is just a cheap pad so I need some better paper to get a better feel.

Only thing I don’t like is the whole thing is too smooth so holding it takes getting used to.

Anyone have a pocket pen they really enjoy?

 

[blethenstrom]

JMJ-

I used to be on here a lot a few years ago. Started with fountain pens for a few reasons but life took over and I didn’t use my pens for a few years. Starting to get back into my pens, cleaning them up, checking to make sure inks are still good, all the fun stuff.

I for some reason just learned about smaller pocket pens. And since I have low impulse control I bought one. Got this off Amazon since it was inexpensive (about $20) and was shipped fast. Put some blue ink in it and off to the races. The paper is just a cheap pad so I need some better paper to get a better feel.

Only thing I don’t like is the whole thing is too smooth so holding it takes getting used to.

Anyone have a pocket pen they really enjoy?

I do like my pocket pens. Looks like your is the Hong Dian M1. I have the Hong Dian M2 and I like it a lot. I also have the regular Kaweco Sport in Green and the Kaweco Brass Sport.

Welcome back BTW!

 

[AimlessWanderer]

I have two Ohto Tasche fountain pens. They work well, pack up small, and are both ergonomic and affordable. However, I have stopped carrying any fountain pens away from home. If I leave the house with a pen, it will be a ballpoint. However, I have some small ones of those too.

 

[Jut]

I have, and enjoy:

Lamy Pico - ballpoint pen

Kaweco Sport - fountain pen

 

[Doc Dan]

I have a Pilot E95s and it is the best writing pen in my collection. Kaweco has a new piston filler aluminum Sport that is really, really tempting. I wrote with one a while back and it is high on my to buy list.

 

[KW Driver]

Kaweco sport eye droppered, and a TWSBI Mini are my go to pocket/travelers.

 

[Multum in parvo]

Kaweco Sports mostly

 

[gpjoe]

My brass Kaweco Sport has become one of my favorite pens, home or away...it's just a joy to write with. In fact, I don't recall using any other fountain pen since i got it, about 2 months ago.

 

[m949]

My two favorite pocket pens: The Pelikan M101 blue-grey with a broad nib; inked here with Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone and the Sailor Professional Gear Slim with a Zoom nib, inked with Sailor Ink Studio #940. Paper is Tomoe River.

Out of those two the M101N is the more practical one. It is a piston filler with a nice large ink window. The cap is off in one turn and the pen is the perfect length once posted. The nib is buttery smooth. The broad nib is rather wet, so this pen needs some quality paper. Moleskine would be too low quality; the ink feathers immediately on this paper.

The Sailor Professional Gear Slim is a bit longer than the M101N, is a converter pen (though Sailor cartridges work as well; I just never use them) and has a Zoom nib. A Zoom nib is a Sailor specialty nib where the line thickness is dependent on the angle of the nib to the paper. There's no line variation as you write with Zoom nibs, just different line widths from 0.45 mm at 90 degrees, 0.65 mm at 70 degrees and 0.75 mm at 45 degrees. See also the attached image writing at different angles from top to bottom: 45 degrees, ~70 degrees and 90 degrees (thinnest). Actually, there are wide variations in line thickness and those angles are not set. If you go below 45 degrees for example, the line becomes even thicker, because of the shape of the nib tipping. Think of it as the fountain pen equivalent to an adjustable razor. It writes quite well: thick and wet, but has the ability to write a little thinner as well with conscious effort on the right angle. It's probably a bit more suited for sketching but is quite a good writer too. The nib is absolutely smooth and a master piece of nib crafting.

 

[Doc4]

Has anyone mentioned the Kaweco sport? It's a great pen.

 

[mjsanta83]

Has anyone mentioned the Kaweco sport? It's a great pen.

Just checked, $30. Good price, looks good.

 

[harav]

For Pocket Pens I have several Kaweco Sports in different colors, a Kaweco Lilliput, a Nova pocket pen by Namisu, three Ohto Tasches, a Franklin-Christoph Pocket Pen, and two Cult Pen Minis. I always keep a pocket pen in my right pants pocket, and a full-size fountain pen either in my shirt pocket or jacket pocket, depending on what I happen to be wearing. I have a collection of around 100 fountain pens, some a bit pricey (e.g., a Montblanc Meisterstűck,) and others less so, but excellent writers nonetheless. The Amazon Basic ($10) is an excellent pen and should form part of every collection. Don’t overlook the Chinese pens. Some of these are quite reasonably priced and will give great satisfaction. Do I have favorite? At the moment it’s a Santini-Italia Libra, with a custom ground cursive italic nib. While you can lay out quite a bit of cash for a good fountain pen, you can also get an excellent Chinese pen for under $50.

 

[merovirginian]

Just got a new pocket pen in copper from SchonDSGN in Philly.

Posted some pics here: The Nib Acquisitions for 2024. - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/the-nib-acquisitions-for-2024.648283/post-12763102

 

[mjsanta83]

Just got a new pocket pen in copper from SchonDSGN in Philly.

Posted some pics here: The Nib Acquisitions for 2024. - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/the-nib-acquisitions-for-2024.648283/post-12763102

Wow, that is super cool. I like the look. What was the first picture of?

 

[mjsanta83]

For Pocket Pens I have several Kaweco Sports in different colors, a Kaweco Lilliput, a Nova pocket pen by Namisu, three Ohto Tasches, a Franklin-Christoph Pocket Pen, and two Cult Pen Minis. I always keep a pocket pen in my right pants pocket, and a full-size fountain pen either in my shirt pocket or jacket pocket, depending on what I happen to be wearing. I have a collection of around 100 fountain pens, some a bit pricey (e.g., a Montblanc Meisterstűck,) and others less so, but excellent writers nonetheless. The Amazon Basic ($10) is an excellent pen and should form part of every collection. Don’t overlook the Chinese pens. Some of these are quite reasonably priced and will give great satisfaction. Do I have favorite? At the moment it’s a Santini-Italia Libra, with a custom ground cursive italic nib. While you can lay out quite a bit of cash for a good fountain pen, you can also get an excellent Chinese pen for under $50.

I had never heard of the Santini-Italia Libra before so I looked it up. Those are pricey but wow they are lovely pens. I will get there some day.

 

[Doc4]

Kaweco sport vs pilot petit1.

 

[Doc4]

Kaweco costs a lot more IIRC. Fortunately, the Kaweco feels to be made of much sturdier plastic so better suited to the bumps and grinds of pocket carry.

I have both "eyedroppered" and they both work well for that. Kaweco does have a very small cartridge option ... presumably the Pilot does as well but don't remember the details. I doubt either could fit a converter in there, but the cart can be refilled multiple times with a syringe.

 

[merovirginian]

Wow, that is super cool. I like the look. What was the first picture of?

The fully capped pen and the cardboard tubes it came in.

 

[mjsanta83]

Kaweco costs a lot more IIRC. Fortunately, the Kaweco feels to be made of much sturdier plastic so better suited to the bumps and grinds of pocket carry.

I have both "eyedroppered" and they both work well for that. Kaweco does have a very small cartridge option ... presumably the Pilot does as well but don't remember the details. I doubt either could fit a converter in there, but the cart can be refilled multiple times with a syringe.

Those are really cool. I might get one.

 

[Windigo]

There is an opportunity to buy such a pen. Can anyone tell me who the manufacturer is?