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A little bit like a pencil that leaves ink instead of graphite.

 

Swirled ones are better. They hold more ink.

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Thank you for the hint with the swirled ones.

Werde ich doch sofort 'mal bestellen.

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These pens are absurdly bulletproof. If you can scrub the ink off with bronze or steel wool, then you can safely use it.

Be sure to only use a 4x0 steel wool otherwise the glass will be scratched and its integrity will be compromised

Very smooth writers. I have a couple from Papier Plume that I love using. Great for testing new inks to see how the color really looks.

Very easy to clean unlike a nib with a feed that will store ink when dipped

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There are two sorts of glass dip pens and nibs. The first (mostly from Asia) have the end of the nib ground in a cone. They are rough to write with, and cause the ink to spread a bit.

The second (mostly from Europe) have the end melted into a tiny little blob. These are much more pleasant to write with, and you have a bit more control over the ink.

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There are two sorts of glass dip pens and nibs. The first (mostly from Asia) have the end of the nib ground in a cone. They are rough to write with, and cause the ink to spread a bit.

The second (mostly from Europe) have the end melted into a tiny little blob. These are much more pleasant to write with, and you have a bit more control over the ink.

At least one exception being Rohrer & Klinger. Got one of their glass dip pens year or two ago, and it has a ground / sanded tip.

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Same with J.Herbin's Glas pens and two vintage ones I have, made in Germany.

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I got a Rohrer & Klingner Glass Dip pen from Goulet.

 

So here's a few things.

 

1. the dip pen definitely came scratchy.

 

2. Yes you can definitely smooth it by sanding it. I went a bit extreme, started with 6000, 8000, 9000, then micromesh and basically reshaped the tip.

from my experience, You basically want the tip to be a smooth dome shape for smooth writing. the closer to a ball shape the wider the pen writes.

The flatter it is at the top the smaller it writes since you are holding the pen at 45 degree angle or so.

 

3. The pen is so easy to clean... just swirl it in a water cup a few times and it's practically clean.

 

4. You can use it easily to see the shading of ink. By glass dip pen's nature, it will provide more ink flow at start,

and less as you work through the ink reserved in the spiral.

 

5. You can also easily tell how wet the fountain pen ink is by how the ink behave.

  • Pelikan black ink, which is on the dryer side of ink, will allow the pen to write quiet a few lines before drying up.
  • Pilot inks, which is typically wetter ink, while not behaving horribly, definitely writes thicker line at start and last shorter compare to Pelikan ink.
  • Shimmering ink, which tend to be very wet inks, like the Diamine enchanted Ocean and J.herbin emerald of shivot tend to pool up at the first few stroke and quickly runs low...

6. And yes, as someone mention above, you basically use it like a pencil, rotate the pen every few other strike will keep the usage of ink between each ink channel consistent, and make them last a while.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed the glass pens I have. Smooth as...glass!

 

I do find that I am a bit more messy with them than with typical dip pens, but I suppose inky fingers are part of the joy!

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5. You can also easily tell how wet the fountain pen ink is by how the ink behave.

  • Pelikan black ink, which is on the dryer side of ink, will allow the pen to write quiet a few lines before drying up.
  • Pilot inks, which is typically wetter ink, while not behaving horribly, definitely writes thicker line at start and last shorter compare to Pelikan ink.
  • Shimmering ink, which tend to be very wet inks, like the Diamine enchanted Ocean and J.herbin emerald of shivot tend to pool up at the first few stroke and quickly runs low...

6. And yes, as someone mention above, you basically use it like a pencil, rotate the pen every few other strike will keep the usage of ink between each ink channel consistent, and make them last a while.

 

You said a dryer ink will last a few lines before drying up. On average, how much writing would you say you get out of a dip pen with a fairly normal ink (if there is such a thing)? I've always imagined them to last a few words before needing a redip but it seems I was wrong. If they do last longer than that, that's pretty cool and I might end up looking into them a bit more.

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http://i.imgur.com/GdOeZ1O.jpg

 

Crappy hand writing... I know.

 

See picture above.

 

The red/pink one is Robert Oster Cherry Blossom, which is a bit dryer.

 

The Blue one is Sailor 4 season Yama Dori, which is somewhat of a medium wetness ink.

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I really like the uneveness of the ink in the writing. It has a nice gradient look to it. Did you dip the pen again for every line?

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I really like the uneveness of the ink in the writing. It has a nice gradient look to it. Did you dip the pen again for every line?

no, that's just one dip, rotating the pen between few words so that you get a fresh grove that traps ink in it.

each color is only written in one dip.

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no, that's just one dip, rotating the pen between few words so that you get a fresh grove that traps ink in it.

each color is only written in one dip.

Interesting. I had no idea a single dip could last that long. But now that I look at it, it is a bit more noticeable with the red ink that it wasn't dipped again.

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Could you post a picture of a close up of the tip? I have a conical one, but it writes too wet and too broad, so I'd quite like to reshape it. Having a picture would give me a good indication of what I'm aiming for.

Thanks

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kind of hard to get a clear picture of it since it's clear, hard for the phone to focus.

 

hopefully this would help.

 

http://i.imgur.com/AIVMepN.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lHycY2h.jpg

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Last year, while on a cruise to the Dominican Republic I had the chance to buy a few glass Glass Pens. I didn't buy them because I thought they would be too fragile.

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My very first ones were from Germany. I could write a full page with a single dip. I miss those pens. The Luascha pens are the best writers for me.

 

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