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"I'll just order a couple" I said. "they're like $3 a pop" I said... (lemmy.world)
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[–] Shihali@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What pens are these?

[–] wfh@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Jinhao 82. Cheap-ass Sailor Pro Gear clones.

[–] Someology@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

How smoothly do they write? Love my Jinhao 51A pens.

[–] wfh@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, I have only inked half of them and I use them as guinea pigs for nib swaps. So I don't really know :D

[–] bagfatnick@kulupu.duckdns.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love a good nib swap. What nib sizes do they take?

[–] wfh@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Me too!! Standard 26mm #5.

[–] CosmicMiso@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They're pretty smooth writers out of the box. I used to hate Jinhao because all the pens I got had dud nibs, but they've improved vastly in QC. The five Jinhao 82s I got all wrote nicely when I inked them.

[–] Shihali@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I ordered one since I was curious about the Sailor Pro Gear Slim when it was a lot cheaper. I'll see how it feels in the hand since so many pens are uncomfortably heavy (Pilot Metropolitan) or wide (TWSBI Eco).

[–] Shihali@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Replying again after my order arrived. It's heavy in the hand, but feels good for short scribbles. It's a good shape for my small hands and four-finger grip. I'll have to test it for a longer time to be sure, though. Ink capacity with the built-in converter looks very small, so be warned.