Jinhao Pens

[ian1964]

by78 I dont really get your point. I saw you posted about the a Waterman Carene a few days back but 1 of these pens costs maybe 40 to 50 times as much as a Jinhao so like me you do see you get something more at these higher price points. Or you wouldnt be considering a pen at one.

 

I have several Chinese pens and some of my Hero pens cost upwards of $25. I like them all and they represent great value. But, the Waterman Carene (I have 2) as a caparison is in a completely different league. Aesthetically, production and writing pleasure are not fairly comparable. Maybe one day (as with Japanese motorbikes since the 60's) they will be a serious threat but, not now.

[delano]

I have several Jinhao pens. I like them all quite a lot.

[deepak23]

The nib was the weak link. However the two recent releases from Jinhao, the 159 and 599 are fitted with excellent writers. Only a matter of time before they catch up.

[Dronak]

I currently have two Jinhao 250s. I bought them when I was ordering some other pens mainly because they were so cheap. Overall, they're not too bad. One of them writes pretty well, though a bit wet and wide, I think. The other was a rather dry writer with a finer line. Both have the same medium nib. Following a suggestion in an old post somewhere around here, I made a short and hard stroke with quite a bit of pressure on the nib that was writing dryly. After that, it seemed to work better. It's not quite as nice or wet as the other pen, but it's better than it was. I guess that bit of heavy pressure was sufficient to spread the tines just enough to improve the ink flow.

 

I've got two more Jinhaos coming, an X450 and a 599. Again, their low cost was a major factor. My intention is to use these for testing the ink samples I bought recently. I've always used cartridges before and matched the ink and pen brands. Should anything go wrong or something unexpected happen with these inks when I can't do such matching, I'd much rather (potentially) damage a cheap pen than an expensive one. I might eventually use my Jinhaos for more than just trying out bottled inks, but I'll see how things go. I will probably keep at least one of them free for testing bottled inks though, just in case.

[oneill]

Unlucky with 50+ Chinese Pens? 11 Jinhao 599s, 10 Jinhao X750s, 2 Jinhao X450, 2 Jinhao 159, A number of Wingsung, Hero, Yiren, Baoer, etc?

 

I don't care for the low-to-mid Parkers, Lamy or Kaweco, for that price point the Japanese pens were better. (I've had to adjust most western pens out of the box in that price range where as the Pilots or Platinums I got for the same price required no adjustment out of the box).

As I have said on many occasions where users have had problems with Jinhao's not starting when you buy one you must flush the convertor out completely by using warm water with a tiny dash of liquid deterg plus a very tiny drop of Amonia, you can do that several times if you chose to it always works for me on my favourite Jinhao or Baoer's which in case you are not aware are made in the same factory.I always have about 30 at anytime as I reward any tradesman who does a job at my place by giving them a one of these which for the price always seem to have the most superb NIBS which write so smooooothly.Even retired Australian Cricketer Max Walker brags about his JINHAO's

[oneill]

 

I got my FIVE Jinhaos for under $15, shipping included. Shipping excluded, Parker 15 costs three times as much, and Frontiers more than seven times. I have tried neither, but I doubt they write three or seven times as well as my Jinhaos. I'm not implying that there is or should be a linear relationship between price and writing experience, but you catch my drift.

 

You get what you pay for, and sometimes you get (a lot) more, which is the case with Jinhao.

I couldn't agree more and have been saying so for years, and most of them are made of Brass.

[deepak23]

The J599 nib can be ground into a nice medium stub. Seeing the tipping on the J159 I tried an architect grind on it. Now am getting a decent line variation, but more than that, now I feel the pen has a bit of character - big pen, decent ink flow and the right amount of feedback.

[oneill]

To those of you who don't like Chinese pens ,you have made your point so leave those of us who just LOVE our Chinese pens to do just that, I love all 35 or so of mine and have done since day one, the nibs are so smoooooooth and as I have posted many times if the ink stops flowing just give the convertor a good flush out ,if that doesnt work its no big deal for what you paid for them.

[k3eax]

To those of you who don't like Chinese pens ,you have made your point so leave those of us who just LOVE our Chinese pens to do just that, I love all 35 or so of mine and have done since day one, the nibs are so smoooooooth and as I have posted many times if the ink stops flowing just give the convertor a good flush out ,if that doesnt work its no big deal for what you paid for them.

 

Thank you for this posting. I've often wanted to say the same.

 

Some negative comments I would classify as a "drive by". The individual, never before seen on this particular forum, takes a quick shot at all Chinese-made pens and then disappears. Methinks oftentimes that he/she has had no actual experience with such pens but is driven by some sort of psycho-pathology.

 

And while I'm at the keyboard, let me just say that I've become deeply attached to two Jinhao 886 pens --- wonderful, give them a try.

[bobje]

In agreement with deepak23, the Jinhao nibs I've seen lately on the x450, x750, and 599 are fairly well adjusted from the very beginning, requiring little tuning.

[oneill]

AS I have said on many occasions I just love all of my Jinhao Baoer pens, they will possibly still be around when other expensive pens have gone to Pen Heaven.RIP