What pen do you use? (2 Viewers)

[b33g_boss]

? btw, my teacher recommends me to use uniball pens, but i'm cheap

 

[physicss]

any pen i can find

 

[harrisony]

Lamy Safari EF + Noodlers Midnight Blue (or Noodlers Black)

 

[SpiralFlex]

Papermate kilometrico pens!

 

[mitchy_boy]

a pen that works.

 

[SpiralFlex]

I often find that pens are either inky or not inky enough. Paper kilometrico is a balance between both.

 

[4025808]

pilot pens xD

 

[AAEldar]

a pen that works.

Agreed.

Whatever I pick up I use, it has to be black though.

 

[ohexploitable]

Lamy AL-star oceanblue, F nib.

Lamy Safari charcoal, M nib.

As for inks, I currently use Private Reserve American Blue and Waterman Red.

 

[b33g_boss]

not a big fan of kilometrico, always skips letters on me. + i got a big blister/callus on my middle finger which is pree annoying :O

 

[slyhunter]

I'm using a Uniball Power Tank and Jetstream as we speak.

 

[ArtemisOrthia]

Papermate kilometrico pens!

Completely agreed. They seem to last almost forever, are comfortable and also very cheap! n_n

 

[Omnipotence]

In the process of getting a Lamy - its so sexy.

 

[Hayzazz]

Kilometrico ftw!

I bought like 5 12-packs just the other day... might be a bit overboard but its HSC man!

 

[benji_10]

In the process of getting a Lamy - its so sexy.

+1. I have a Vista. Sexy it is.

 

[Pyrobooby]

Fountain pens are overrated, thin gel ink pens (0.28mm~0.4mm) like the Hi-Tec-C or Signo DX's are the best in the world.

 

[b33g_boss]

anyone using pilot g2 pens? (supposedly the best selling pen in America)

or pilot g2 pens with mont blanc ink

+ how much are lammy pens?

 

[sinophile]

faber castell 0.5 pacer. oh you said 'what pen'. i dont use pens.

 

[ohexploitable]

+ how much are lammy pens?

Their fountain pens range from $50 to $400 RRP, they are a bit cheaper on eBay though.

 

[slyhunter]

Oh no. Not another thread on pens. If you want to write legibly and quickly it is more the way you write more than the instrument you use. From my observation, including of my many students, past & present, most of them write attrociously and more often than not have a "wrong grip".

If you cannot write rapidly using a fountain pen, a ball pen, a gel pen, a 50 cent pen or a $2000 pen or whatever, don't blame your instrument. Remember the old saying (anyone familiar with it?): A bad carpenter always blames his tools.

I appreciate that nowadays the key thing is to be able to write quickly & legibly (For youe HSC exams) - not beautiful handwriting.

From my own observation common problems are:

- wrong grip
- poorly formed letters
- forming letters in awkward ways (one wrote '5' from bottom up in reverse to normal direction)
- irregular sizes (some big, some small)
- inconsistent orientation (some slanted this way, some that)
- ignorance on how to join letters for running writing
- writing in individual letters rather than running writing

But this is a thread discussing pen preferences. =)