What's a good starter fountain pen
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Sunburyboy93 said:
I have just nipped up stairs to get my one ,could do with a clean:blush:
As school kids we were impressed with the 25 for it's ruged and reliable design it could take the daily pounding of school life, and one was even used to stab one of the school bully's in the leg with ,outstanding.
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Easy to disassemble too - matchstick in the hole under the nib and the nib assembly comes out for cleaning purposes.
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My local Sainsbury's was knocking out 10 Parker cartridges for 89p...
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Re: RE: What's a good starter fountain pen
Do you instinctively hold a pen "properly"? If not I would definitely recommend the Lamy Safari, it has finger contours. They are widely regarded as the best of the cheap but not dirt cheap bunch. They seem to be the hip and happening poem among our current lower school, but don't let that put you off
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For dirt cheap but with higher running costs, the disposable Pilot V-Pens are fabulous, write beautifully, and if you won't use a pen - or, say, a particular color - often, they don't dry up. I have a few lying around in strategic locations.
Both available from cult pens, whose service is beyond reproach in my experience.
monkeytennis said:
Do you instinctively hold a pen "properly"? If not I would definitely recommend the Lamy Safari, it has finger contours. They are widely regarded as the best of the cheap but not dirt cheap bunch. They seem to be the hip and happening poem among our current lower school, but don't let that put you off
.For dirt cheap but with higher running costs, the disposable Pilot V-Pens are fabulous, write beautifully, and if you won't use a pen - or, say, a particular color - often, they don't dry up. I have a few lying around in strategic locations.
Both available from cult pens, whose service is beyond reproach in my experience.
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The boy here (9) was complaining how hard it was writing his story for his homework... I offered him a shot of my fountain pen... Looks like I'm buying another fountain pen...
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Have used this for the last 13/14 years and has improved my once shabby hand writing. Not sure which model Cross it is though.
