Smoothest Writing Pen

[Sparkle]

I'm looking for a nice smooth wet flow kind of pen. Medium nib probably.

 

Doesnt have to be pretty. Doesnt have to be heavy. Just to write really well.

 

What are my options?

 

Thanks

[jar]

What price range? Vintage or new? Do you have a favored filling system?

[Sparkle]

What price range? Vintage or new? Do you have a favored filling system?

 

Hehe cheap would be good.

New

Convertor or piston?

[Mrsal]

lamy 2000, but my smoothest pen is my new visconti millennium arc, medium nib.

[I am not a number]

Could you give us a guideline for "cheap"? Do you mean under $10 or under $50 (there can be recommendations for either) or are you aiming a bit higher? Also, if you can give our members an idea of where you are in the world, that will help out.

[yachtsilverswan]

I'm looking for a nice smooth wet flow kind of pen. Medium nib probably.

 

Doesnt have to be pretty. Doesnt have to be heavy. Just to write really well.

 

What are my options?

 

Thanks

 

Most reliable path to an ultrasmooth nib - purchasing directly from a nibmeister who will test, tune, and smooth the nib prior to shipping.

 

Medium nibs are usually smoother than Fines. Broads are usually smoother than Mediums. Wet nibs are usually smoother than dry nibs.

[LDB415]

Pelikan 200 with medium or broad nib from richardspens.com as it will be checked and verified properly working before being sent to you and will be a lifetime plus generations pen barring loss or damage.

 

 

I guess I should have added either medium or broad nib to get the extra lubricating effect of more ink flow compared to any variation of F nib. As I understand it, the ink acts as a lubricant to the paper to a degree so more ink theoretically means smoother gliding nib.

Edited August 31, 2009 by LDB415

[Paddler]

What LDB415 said.

 

Almost any pen on the planet can be a good-writing pen if it is adjusted properly. Price has nothing to do with it. Price gets you eye appeal, durability, balance, and brand recognition - within limits.

 

Paddler

 

[Zeroblade]

Smoothest writer I've ever used (not owned) was a friend's Sailor Hanzi LE. It was like writing with a stick of butter. Sooooo smooooth.

[FrankB]

yachtsilverswan wrote:

 

"Most reliable path to an ultrasmooth nib - purchasing directly from a nibmeister who will test, tune, and smooth the nib prior to shipping."

 

+1

[bgray]

A pen of any price can be adjusted to write any way that you want, generally.

 

My advise - buy then pen that visually does it for you, and then have a nibmeister give a tweak. It can be sent to the nibmeister, or bring it to a pen show....

[krandallkraus]

Brian has the right idea if you want to expend that effort. If not, I humbly suggest a Waterman. I've never written with any

waterman right out of the box that wasn't like writing on glass. Even the inexpensive Phileas. Even better, however would be a Charleston or a Carene.

 

And, of course, it you have some money and time, Brian's own pens with the Jowo nib, especially in a medium or broad will write as well as any pen you can find.

[Opus]

I'm looking for a nice smooth wet flow kind of pen. Medium nib probably.

 

Doesnt have to be pretty. Doesnt have to be heavy. Just to write really well.

 

What are my options?

 

Thanks

I've found that xfountainpen.com has very nice low price medium nib pens for sale. I've bought some and they write very well. I'm more interested in fine nibed pens myself, but I wanted to try their medium nibs first. Check them out I think that you'll be surprised at their quality. They're also starting to sell more hooded nibed fine points now too.

[Beechwood]

The smoothest writing pen that I own is also one of the cheapest, cost less than $2.

 

Its a 1950s piston fill Traveler, big wet line, the nib is even marked "Very Smooth". I keep going back to it, and 'thinking why arent all nibs as good as this?'

[f22pilot72]

lamy 2000, but my smoothest pen is my new visconti millennium arc, medium nib.

 

+1 for the 2000

[MidnightBlue]

Smooth with character................always........Bexley. I know I forgot cheap, but you get what you pay for.

Thanks

[Sparkle]

Most reliable path to an ultrasmooth nib - purchasing directly from a nibmeister who will test, tune, and smooth the nib prior to shipping.

 

Medium nibs are usually smoother than Fines. Broads are usually smoother than Mediums. Wet nibs are usually smoother than dry nibs.

 

Now that makes the most sense to me, especially given the wide range of options posted here.

 

I was sort of leaning toward the Lamy Safari, just cuz I like the looks of it, it's not real expensive and I won't be real upset if I drop it on it's head.....lol, which I have done previously.

 

I do have a Waterman Phileas and it was never as smooth as my Scheaffer Prelude.

 

I live in Ontario, close to Toronto. What are my best options for finding a good nibmeister(cool new word)

 

Thanks all.

Edited September 1, 2009 by Sparkle

[vikram]

I'm looking for a nice smooth wet flow kind of pen. Medium nib probably.

 

Doesnt have to be pretty. Doesnt have to be heavy. Just to write really well.

 

What are my options?

 

Thanks

 

Check out Sailor, they are smooth !

[Chthulhu]

The smoothest pen, and I have several inexpensive smooth pens, I own is a $7.00 Parker Reflex I bought new whenever they were new. Next smoothest is a $6.00 Pilot Plumix bought in June or July from my local Target store. The downside is that both pens take proprietary cartridges, but a syringe and a bottle of good ink remedies that problem.

[tonysameh]

Lamy 2000 (Fine) is the smoothest one I have.

 

Of course after Pelikan M1000 (Medium). Is there anything on earth smoother than this one?