Favourite Cheap Pen

[inkspot]

Just out of curiosity, what is your favourite fountain pen under $20? What is it that makes it such a great buy?

[The Blue Knight]

Parker Frontier. I'd go into the details however there are a few similar threads I have already done so in.

[StrawberryJam]

Nemosine singularity with a 0.6 mm stub. Because, stub.

[prighello]

Noodler's Ahab. You can tweak it to write like you want it to, swap nibs, and it has a great filling system.

[hbdk]

I'll second the Frontier - very well behaved and smooth pen - got 3 of those.

 

Jinhao 601 - Sonnet clone - great ergonomics, good flow and a smooth nib, after a slight smoothing

 

Kaigelu 368 - heavy pen and very sturdy but a very nice writer, a bit dry with a very stable flow

[doggonecarl]

Rotring Surf. One of my first pens. $15 at JetPens. (I later found some for $7 through another vendor) But it's that first one I like.

 

I like it cause it is reliable. It writes. Every time. With every ink. Smoothly with no skipping. It is also larger in diameter than some of the other inexpensive pens, which make for more comfortable writing.

[prime.lens]

Baoer 388, and Waterman Kultur.

[OakIris]

Pilot Metropolitans - smooth, nice nibs, good weight, good fit in the hand. One of the ones I have cost me about $10, the other was a bit under $15, as I recall.

 

Of course, my favorite cheap pen right now is a $5 fountain pen I bought at a local antique store. It was a third tier pen to begin with, I am sure, but the nib is oh so smooth, and, it's vintage! It's a fun little pen; I replaced the sac and J bar, but that still kept the cost under $10.

 

 

Holly

Edited February 26, 2015 by OakIris

[ProfMS]

Pilot 78G

[hbdk]

Oh yes, forgot the Baoer 388 - another Sonnet clone. I use them for giveaways, after a little adjusting and smoothing.

[hbdk]

Sorry double post...

Edited February 26, 2015 by hbdk

[episkey]

Pilot Metropolitan is my favorite so far... I use mine almost everyday and I haven't had any problems with it.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

Sailor DE with a Fude nib.

 

Lots of fun, and eminently practical when one needs a variety of line widths for writing (esp. drafting outlines, coarse mark-up, etc.) and drawing non-text mark making.

 

One has joined the array of implements I take into the field, which I've paired with R&K Sepia.

 

Bye,

S1

[Charles Rice]

Pilot Varsity and I love to give them away.

[Freddy]

Today..that would be a pen { Torino that Giovanni @pentrace had made}

that a buddy of mine gave me recently....Outstanding....which

has performed flawlessly since I inked it with Quink washable

green c. 1940's ink................................................................................

Fourth fill...............................................{freakin' happy smilely face time}

 

Fred

[SujiCorp12345]

The Pilot Metropolitan is an absolute gem. Retails for about $20 and is not too light, is balanced, looks nice, and is a great smooth writer. It's what got my interested in Pilot's other offerings since their entry level pen was this good.

[tryphon]

Today..that would be a pen { Torino that Giovanni @pentrace had made}

that a buddy of mine gave me recently....Outstanding....which

has performed flawlessly since I inked it with Quink washable

green c. 1940's ink................................................................................

Fourth fill...............................................{freakin' happy smilely face time}

 

Fred

Glad it ended up in good hands! Enjoy your Torino! (which color did you get?)

[EricaTX]

Pilot Metropolitan!

[VivienR]

Brought two Platinum Preppy, tomorrow will arrive along with my new Sailor inks. I'm really curious about them, since they are highly spoken about.

[VanRocket]

Pilot Metropolitan