G2 gang rise up
this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
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G2 0.7 all day!
I'm more of 0.5 kind of guy myself
Alright then you scratchy masochist
First off all, how dare you?! 😤
How dare you pass off a sub-par pen as “proper”
This literally broke me😂😂😂
I like, and definitely accept, the 0.7 but I have since moved to the 1.0. The ink...just flows. It's big, it's bold, idk it just seems to make the act of physically writing out words even more intentional. G2 platform is brilliant.
Do you sign your receipts with crayons as well?
J/K, I'm not trying to bring more hate to the G2 crew.
The People's pen
I'm on my third pen this year already
Fountain pens are pretty great for that. You can customize your feel pretty easily.
My partner got me a TWSBI Diamond 580ALR as a gift years ago, and it's the only pen I use now.
Goddamm is Sony making the names for those pens?
TWSBI is pronounced "Twizbee", it's the name of the company ha. There are a lot of pens with weird, long ass names though.
I use a Majohn A1 and it's great! Basically a Chinese version of the Vanishing Point/Capless.
Nice. I got one of the clipless versions. Really nice pen.
Reminds me of that Microsoft game
Mahjong? That's a board game from 19th century China so that makes sense lol. I guess they do sound similar.
My people.
Parker 45 Flighter with Quinoa Black is my daily rn.
If you ever want a cheap, new alternative to Parker 51 style pens, the Wing Sung 601 is actually really good. Most of the chinese imitations are rubbish, but the Wing Sung 601 is fantastic. Obviously a real vintage Parker is going to be higher quality, but if you like your Parker but also want a backup you won't be terrified of losing or breaking these pens are great. The 601 is heavily inspired by the Parker, it is clearly an attempt to make a modern version but it also isn't trying to pass itself off as a real Parker 51 with fake branding or anything so it doesn't feel tacky.
Also the Wing Sung 698 is a $20 piston filler pen that is very high quality (easily beats TWSBI Eco in my opinion in build quality) and the nib can be switched out with a pilot nib from a metropolitan, plumix, or any of pilot's other stunning nibs (that they stick on ugly pens to try not to completely undermine the market for their expensive pens lol). The fit is perfect, just like an official pilot pen honestly. I use a Wing Sung 698 with a pilot italic nib (from a plumix or a metro I can't remember) and over the years it has become my favorite daily driver pen that I can stick in my pocket and not care if it gets scratched up.
Here are random ebay links to the specific pens because it can be overwhelming even finding them to buy online. I recommend buying from the ebay seller jewelrymathematics as they are very trustable and focus on carrying chinese fountain pens. I ABSOLUTELY advocate for buying nice fountain pens but also only having expensive pens that are hard to replace is stressful, having some cheap but high quality fountain pens means you can enjoy the hobby in a lot more contexts.
Wing Sung 601 https://www.ebay.com/itm/234861926628?hash=item36aedc98e4:g:-ssAAOSwH8ta6B2H
Wing Sung 698 https://www.ebay.com/itm/234007412192?hash=item367bedbde0:g:KB0AAOSwBwBZkszL
I personally prefer the clear version with silver accents and a white cap but jewelrymathematics doesn't have it, this is an example of my fav 698 https://www.ebay.com/itm/275375673933?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=frlHIXeQQGu&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=KbfDVa6JQrq&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Great tips. Another good one is the Jinhao 51A which has some similarities in appearance with the Parker 51 including hooded nib. But they're super cheap, cartridge-converter pens and the nibs are quite nice. Yes there's the gamble on quality but I have had good luck with several. The cap slips on and off but not as smoothly as the real deal but for a sub $10 pen who cares.
Pilot Metro ftw.
Tons of different ink colors, too.
I bought a chinese fountain pen and it's the best thing I've ever written with. Shit just hit different
I've had good pens but never fucked them.
And you think you've lived...?
Clearly not!
Lamy Studio is my jam
Zebra F701
Any pen that I touch instantly dries up, but maybe I've only ever used shitty pens. I use a Graphgear 500 0.9mm drafting pencil.
I've switched out the nub on my stylus and have a matte finish screen cover on my tablet so it feels as close to actually writing as possible.
G I R T H
Pentel Energel is the best.
I recently got into Energel and Uni-ball Signo pens. Sooo good.
Get a jetstream
Bic 4 color (black). Love to the pen frens.
Even ink distribution with no gaps, perfect darkness and colour saturation, no ink bleeding