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Try fountain pen, they are much more easier to write, as in even less effort. Especially if you go with a medium nib.

by yumraj 7y ago

fishmaster 7y ago
I absolutely cannot stand medium nibs, it's horrible for smaller or narrow handwritings. Also, with a decent quality paper F nibs are just as comfortable to write with.
- bayindirh 7y ago
  Try a Kaweco or Lamy medium nib with a Kaweco or Lamy blue ink. It doesn't write bold. Same can be said with Lamy nib + Lamy black ink. Medium can mean a lot of things. My Parker Vector's medium nib with Parker's own ink is equal to broad on many other manufacturers. Kaweco's medium is almost equal to Lamy's fine. All nibs become quite comfortable after they are shaped by your hand and writing :)
  - fishmaster 7y ago
    I have used Lamy M nibs for several years during school and they're too broad for my taste. Now, after several years of trying pencils I'm using a Faber-Castell studio with an f nib and it's very smooth, even with standard pelikan ink.
- Enginerrrd 7y ago
  Agreed. Fine is my jam. EF is too fine for everyday writing but is great for more artistic penmanship.
mattlondon 7y ago
Alternatively I significantly prefer pencil to any pen (fountain or otherwise). Very low friction, super-quick to scribble stuff down, easily erased etc. Even the cheapo mechanical pencils are pretty decent IME
- slowmovintarget 7y ago
  One of the features of a properly tuned fountain pen is that require zero friction or pressure to write. The reason for this is that they transfer ink to paper via capillary action so mere contact should be enough to put a line on the page. I can't say erasure is a typical ability in fountain pen inks. In fact if you look into Noodler's Inks (two of the rollerballs mentioned come from Noodler's Inks) you'll notice that the creator of those inks leans the other way, toward forgery-proof, water-proof, tamper-evident, archival-quality, fade-resistant inks. Use those, and you'd be able to prove that you wrote it, and no one would be able to alter it. That said, Noodler's provides "waterase" inks for use on material like whiteboards. Wipe the text away with a wet cloth. I've recently taken to using a TWSBI Eco (fine) at work for note taking. I write maybe two to three pages a day. What amazed me about it is that the nib felt like using a pencil! It is tuned to run smoothly across the page, but provide a very subtle feedback to give it that feel.
  - Symbiote 7y ago
    > I can't say erasure is a typical ability in fountain pen inks By volume, it is probably the majority of ink sold. Several countries require children to use fountain pens at school, or still have widespreaf use even if it's no longer officially required. Germany, the UK, I think India. The blue ink that everyone uses most of the time is erasable with a chemical eraser pen [1], which everyone in my class (in the UK) owned. Other colours were not erasable, so my gothic rebellion (requiring me to write in black or red) meant I had to be correct first time. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_eraser https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_eraser § Chemical
    - frosted-flakes 7y ago
      > Several countries require children to use fountain pens at school Now I'm curious. Why is that? How are fountain pens different from regular pens when it comes to school? I've never even seen a fountain pen, let alone written with one (Canada).
      - 7y ago
sizzle 7y ago
My nibs are always getting clogged and feel dull like it starts to lack the precision it once had where the nib once felt like it was exquisitely carving into the paper. Any tips on good nib hygiene or how to restore nibs? I only have used Lamy fine and extra fine nibs, any recommendations for other companies?
- Al-Khwarizmi 7y ago
  Coarser nibs are harder to clog. Changing ink to a more liquid one can also help, and sometimes a given ink just does not go well with a given nib. I don't use the same nibs as you do but you can search forums for ink recommendations for your specific nibs. If you want another fountain pen, I recommend the Platinum Century #3776. It has a locking mechanism that prevents ink from drying so it prevents clogging when the pen is not used for a few weeks. For me it works like a charm. PS: Keep in mind that Japanese nibs like the Platinum are finer than European nibs. So for example a Platinum M should feel roughly like a Lamy F.
- rsl7 7y ago
  Maybe it's the paper? I have a Lamy with a fine nib and it's amazing. I mostly use decent printer paper, but coarse paper like a typical composition book is not so great.
- phaus 7y ago
  That shouldn't be happening even with an extra fine nib, what kind of paper are you using?
  - sizzle 7y ago
    I switch mediums often which might be the reason. Typically I use my leuchtturm1917 notebooks which have decent weight paper that absorbs the ink nicely. I think when I switch materials on occasion when I'm in a meeting and only have scrap paper, think some waxy coated film papers e.g. 3M post-it notes material, this is clogging my nib somehow. What do you think? I never made this connection before, might help me avoid some future grief if I can stick to proper fountain pen paper. I use noodler's bullet proof black ink. I have several Lamy pens up to $100

Try fountain pen, they are much more easier to write, as in even less effort. Especially if you go with a medium nib.

by yumraj 7y ago

Try fountain pen, they are much more easier to write, as in even less effort. Especially if you go with a medium nib.

I absolutely cannot stand medium nibs, it's horrible for smaller or narrow handwritings. Also, with a decent quality paper F nibs are just as comfortable to write with.

bayindirh 7y ago
Try a Kaweco or Lamy medium nib with a Kaweco or Lamy blue ink. It doesn't write bold. Same can be said with Lamy nib + Lamy black ink. Medium can mean a lot of things. My Parker Vector's medium nib with Parker's own ink is equal to broad on many other manufacturers. Kaweco's medium is almost equal to Lamy's fine. All nibs become quite comfortable after they are shaped by your hand and writing :)
- fishmaster 7y ago
  I have used Lamy M nibs for several years during school and they're too broad for my taste. Now, after several years of trying pencils I'm using a Faber-Castell studio with an f nib and it's very smooth, even with standard pelikan ink.
Enginerrrd 7y ago
Agreed. Fine is my jam. EF is too fine for everyday writing but is great for more artistic penmanship.

mattlondon 7y ago

Alternatively I significantly prefer pencil to any pen (fountain or otherwise). Very low friction, super-quick to scribble stuff down, easily erased etc. Even the cheapo mechanical pencils are pretty decent IME

slowmovintarget 7y ago
One of the features of a properly tuned fountain pen is that require zero friction or pressure to write. The reason for this is that they transfer ink to paper via capillary action so mere contact should be enough to put a line on the page. I can't say erasure is a typical ability in fountain pen inks. In fact if you look into Noodler's Inks (two of the rollerballs mentioned come from Noodler's Inks) you'll notice that the creator of those inks leans the other way, toward forgery-proof, water-proof, tamper-evident, archival-quality, fade-resistant inks. Use those, and you'd be able to prove that you wrote it, and no one would be able to alter it. That said, Noodler's provides "waterase" inks for use on material like whiteboards. Wipe the text away with a wet cloth. I've recently taken to using a TWSBI Eco (fine) at work for note taking. I write maybe two to three pages a day. What amazed me about it is that the nib felt like using a pencil! It is tuned to run smoothly across the page, but provide a very subtle feedback to give it that feel.
- Symbiote 7y ago
  > I can't say erasure is a typical ability in fountain pen inks By volume, it is probably the majority of ink sold. Several countries require children to use fountain pens at school, or still have widespreaf use even if it's no longer officially required. Germany, the UK, I think India. The blue ink that everyone uses most of the time is erasable with a chemical eraser pen [1], which everyone in my class (in the UK) owned. Other colours were not erasable, so my gothic rebellion (requiring me to write in black or red) meant I had to be correct first time. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_eraser https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_eraser § Chemical
  - frosted-flakes 7y ago
    > Several countries require children to use fountain pens at school Now I'm curious. Why is that? How are fountain pens different from regular pens when it comes to school? I've never even seen a fountain pen, let alone written with one (Canada).
    - 7y ago

sizzle 7y ago

My nibs are always getting clogged and feel dull like it starts to lack the precision it once had where the nib once felt like it was exquisitely carving into the paper. Any tips on good nib hygiene or how to restore nibs? I only have used Lamy fine and extra fine nibs, any recommendations for other companies?

Al-Khwarizmi 7y ago
Coarser nibs are harder to clog. Changing ink to a more liquid one can also help, and sometimes a given ink just does not go well with a given nib. I don't use the same nibs as you do but you can search forums for ink recommendations for your specific nibs. If you want another fountain pen, I recommend the Platinum Century #3776. It has a locking mechanism that prevents ink from drying so it prevents clogging when the pen is not used for a few weeks. For me it works like a charm. PS: Keep in mind that Japanese nibs like the Platinum are finer than European nibs. So for example a Platinum M should feel roughly like a Lamy F.
rsl7 7y ago
Maybe it's the paper? I have a Lamy with a fine nib and it's amazing. I mostly use decent printer paper, but coarse paper like a typical composition book is not so great.
phaus 7y ago
That shouldn't be happening even with an extra fine nib, what kind of paper are you using?
- sizzle 7y ago
  I switch mediums often which might be the reason. Typically I use my leuchtturm1917 notebooks which have decent weight paper that absorbs the ink nicely. I think when I switch materials on occasion when I'm in a meeting and only have scrap paper, think some waxy coated film papers e.g. 3M post-it notes material, this is clogging my nib somehow. What do you think? I never made this connection before, might help me avoid some future grief if I can stick to proper fountain pen paper. I use noodler's bullet proof black ink. I have several Lamy pens up to $100