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Hey there.

 

I'm from the northernmost region in Norway, Finnmark and time after time I stumbled upon FPN through google, hearing about it from certain youtubers, and talking to other people.

I first got interested in fountain pens about two years ago when I got my first pen, a Lamy Safari, from that point I also started improving my handwriting.

I ended up getting more pens and inks obviously, and I also ended up checking out Chinese pens to see if I can get some nice pens for a low price.

I am interested in getting my hands on a vintage flex pen at some point so if someone can push me in the right direction like what to look for and where then that is appreciated.

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Greetings and welcome to FPN from somewhere in the Orient - Islamabad, Pakistan. I would suggest buying a Waterman 52 or a Swan MT with flexible nibs from some reputable sellers in US or the UK.

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego.

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Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell. When it comes to flex pens there are maybe a half dozen sellers I'd trust but if they do YouTube flex videos scratch them off the list.

 

 

 

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Welcome, I have fond memories of a bike treff and the museum at Alta, and seeing the midnight sun at Nordkapp (and not so fond of the migs). All seems so long ago now

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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Welcome !

 

My favorite budget-price Chinese fountain pen is the Jinhao x450. Keep alert to Ebay and this site to catch one at one Euro, with free shipping.

Auf freiem Grund mit freiem Volke stehn.
Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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I think my wording was a bit bad, you could say I have way too many chinese pens, the X450 and X750 were the first two I got. Oh well, atleast I have some I can give away if someone I know is interested

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And hello from somewhere warmer ... and take a visit to the Chinese pen forum section .. you might find that there's whole lot more than Jinhao ... i

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