Can Anybody Suggest A Cheap Wet Pen?

[DahliaFaolan169]

Hi everyone. Im planning on getting some actual bottles of Diamines Shimmertastic and J. Herbins 1670 line. However, not all of my pens have shown to be the best in getting the glitter to show up. So Im looking for a good, cheap (under $25) wet pen. Any suggestions?

[two2tone]

Jinhao X450/X750/159

[Donald2]

Cross Bailey or Cross Aventura. Only $20 each. They are both very wet and their nibs feel like you are writing on glass with warm butter.

[vojtahlad]

My Jinhao 992 is fairly wet and you can see the glittering ink through the transparent body...

[OCArt]

You can always adjust the nib:

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[SteveID]

I bought a Jinhao 450 online for $1.50 US for my daughter and dropped it into the toilet when it fell out of my trousers pocket...

 

Cheap.

 

Wet.

 

Voila!

Edited March 20, 2018 by SteveID

[Maurizio]

Jinhao x750 or 159.

[Runnin_Ute]

Noodler's Konrad - I have the resin model which I paid $20 for. I later swapped nibs, putting a B that I got from Goulet in it. Easy to clean, and it works pretty well with the Shimmertastic inks I have used in it. Total OOP? $35. But would be less if you already had a #6 nib.

[IndigoBOB]

Jinhao's are wet (IME x750, x450). I prefer x750 for the size and weight. With a Goulet nib the wet flow is ensured.

 

Wing Sung 3008 especially with a Lamy nib on it.

[mannschott]

I have 5 Jinhao x750s. I wouldn't describe any of them as particularly wet out of the box. I have found Noodler's Konrad, Ahab and Nib Creeper to be generally wet, though they did require some tinkering before I was happy with how they wrote. I also have found my 3 Himalayas and my one Triveni Jr (with #6 flex nib) from fprevolutionusa.com to be wet writers. Bascially, I've come to expect anything that comes with a flex nib to be a wet writer, particularly if it has an ebonite feed.

[akrohn2010]

a Jinhao x450/x750 definitely fits the bill, and I’d echo the Goulet nib recommendation — together they’d be right at your budget and you’d have quite a nice pen!

 

~AK

[senzen]

I use J Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite with a wet Lamy Vista: M nib, easily taken apart to clean the feed when it inevitably clogs.

[sub_bluesy]

I'm also going to say a Jinhao like the 450 and 750. Those are in medium. The nib is a standard #6 and a quick tweak of the nib or widening of the feed channel should get you where you want to go. It might be worth the investment to get a couple and practice nib tuning as it sounds like you're looking for a specific kind of line. I rarely can just get a nib/pen that performs like I want out of the box. There's always some level of fiddling involved.

[siamackz]

I doubt any brand/model can be accurately described as wet or dry because it really does come down to each pen and how its tuned IMHO

[Bo Bo Olson]

It depends much on what paper you use ...a good paper allows the ink to sit on top of the paper....so it's wetter.

 

Ink Jet Paper is PP... in it was designed for an ink jet printer, it will absorb the ink too fast and feather with fountain pen inks.

 

A wet ink like one of Noodlers wetter inks....I only have two, I bought for their shading, so they are not real wet inks..................but there are real wet Noodler inks. Ask, someone will tell you...or look up 'wettest Noodler ink'.

So match that with a better paper....some 90g laser paper and you should be wet enough.

A B nib will be much wetter than an EF....so will a M....smoother too.

Edited March 22, 2018 by Bo Bo Olson