Here are a few affordable pens: - Lamy Safari/Vista - Kaweco Sport - Pilot Metropolitan - Parker Vector - Tesco's if you can find them; $0.5 but write fair

Here are a few affordable pens: - Lamy Safari/Vista - Kaweco Sport - Pilot Metropolitan - Parker Vector - Tesco's if you can find them; $0.5 but write fairly well The interesting part about fountain pens is customization: you can choose between different nib widths, type of paper and quality of ink. After some time you will notice significant difference if you go back to ballpoint/gel pens. If you're interested, check out Fountain Pen Network: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/ http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/