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I will only purchase the following brands because, in my experience, they ALWAYS write:

 

Kaweco

Pelikan

Platinum Preppy

Sailor

 

When I uncap an FP, I have no patience for the histrionics involved in getting dried up ink to flow.

 

Life is too short.

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Congratulations?

 

My Pilots always write (gots lots). My Visconti London Fog always writes. My Platinum always writes. My Lamy always writes. OK, this repetition is getting old: So does my TWSBI Eco, Karas Kustoms Fountain K Mini, Waterman Laureat, Waterman Kulture (after cap mutilation), Sailor Pro Gear Slim.

 

Pens that didn't always write: Jinhao x750, Waterman Kulture (before I mutilated the cap to seal it) - but I don't recall histrionics... :roller1: Though I agree it's annoying and not worth continuing to use the pen (unless you can fix it).

 

Pens I'm unsure of: FPR Indus, Nemosine Singularity, Pelikan m405, kit pen, Pilot Parallels (haven't used them enough to be sure, though I'd guess they're all fine)

 

Pens that won't work right in the first place: Noodler's Charlie pen.

 

I found the Karas Kustoms more annoying than the pens that would dry out. Originally, it would skip badly (both nibs - EF and 1.1 stub). They were diagnosed with baby's bottom, worked on with micromesh and are fabulous now.

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These always write.

 

Parker 51.

 

Pelikan 400,400NN and 140

 

Sheaffer touchdon Imperial and PFMs

 

UK aero Duofolds.

 

And many more vintage FPs.

Khan M. Ilyas

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Parker Urban (pre-2016), Parker Vector, vintage Parker Duofold will all write immediately for me. The IM (pre-2016) might get a hard start after sitting for two or three days, but it writes with effort no 2-3.

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Actually most of my pens write first time. I have very few hard starters. And I agree with mitto that most vintage pens, if cared for well, will write first time.

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Parker Urban (pre-2016), old streamlined Duofold, Vector will all write immediately. A pre16 IM will give the occasional hard start after left sitting for 2-3 days, but will write at the second or third effort.

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The five pens in my quiver always write.

 

Wing Sung 698

Kaigelu 316 with a Bock housing.

Asa Maya

Opus Koloro 88

Conid Minimalistica

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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OMAS, Sailor, Conid, Kaweco work for me, too, but in many cases ink plays a significant role as well. Diamine Midnight, for instance, is one that tends to keep pens alive.

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I will only purchase the following brands because, in my experience, they ALWAYS write:

 

Kaweco

Pelikan

Platinum Preppy

Sailor

 

When I uncap an FP, I have no patience for the histrionics involved in getting dried up ink to flow.

 

Life is too short.

Totally agree.

 

Hmmm.... let's see...

 

Sheaffer Prelude - so far so good.

Aurora Style - ditto.

Any of my Parker 180's - always ready.

Jinjao 699 - amazing, considering how much it cost.

Lamy Safari's - have had good luck with these too.

Parker 45 - also reliable.

Waterman Preface - definitely in this list.

 

alex

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I will only purchase the following brands because, in my experience, they ALWAYS write:

 

Kaweco

Pelikan

Platinum Preppy

Sailor

 

When I uncap an FP, I have no patience for the histrionics involved in getting dried up ink to flow.

 

Life is too short.

My list is the same as yours. And a few other pens in addition to those on your list.

 

My Pilot 74,91,912 (may not always write properly out of the box but always writes once the tines become properly adjusted); Platinum 3776; Twsbi; Faber Castell Loom, Lamy2000 (I still have a problem with its nib grind and sweet spot but it always writes when uncapped. )

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I will only purchase the following brands because, in my experience, they ALWAYS write:

 

Kaweco

Pelikan

Platinum Preppy

Sailor

 

When I uncap an FP, I have no patience for the histrionics involved in getting dried up ink to flow.

 

Life is too short.

 

Sure, but it's also about having the right expectations and a little experience. I expect my Pelikans to always work, but I'm also ok with my Parker Sonnets, which work fine as long as I keep them in a case when not using them. My 7 Lamy Vistas also work fine but if I want that colour I also need to keep them in sleeves; on the other hand the only way to get Ama Iro and Ajisai to look the right way, has been with EF Lamy Studios.

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."

 

B. Russell

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Pilot, without hesitation. I've never bought a pen from them that wouldn't write well out of the box. My experiences with their QC, even on the inexpensive pens, have been very positive.

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Yes, I like the annoyance-free fp experience too.

Pilot +1

Pilot inks are good at staying wet, whether capped or uncapped, for RELATIVELY long periods of time. Also, Pilot inks like good paper; more accurately, I very much enjoy pilot inks on good paper. Sailor ink is decent, but a small notch below.

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I can't abide pens that are difficult starters. Some of my pens hard start if I haven't used them for a couple of days - I can stand that if it is a nice pen. Bad is when it randomly hard starts even when it has been used regularly.

 

Waterman Carene - Good

Waterman Laureat - Bad. I've replaced the corroded nib which may have been causing the problem but not retested it yet.

Platinum Preppy 0.3mm - Bad - seems to be a function of remaining ink.

Platinum modern Maki-E - Good.

Pilot Metropolitan - Good until I tried to use a Pilot 78G nib then it needed to be written with every day.

Pilot Capless - Good as long as I write a few words every day.

Pilot Elite - Bad but gave it a good ultrasonic clean and saw some cloudy material come out. Need to retest.

Jinhao X450 and x750 - Good.

TWSBI 580 - Bad.

TWSBI Vac 700R - Good.

Lamy Studio - Starts okay but leaks into the cap.

Lamy LX - Good once I swapped out the extra fine nib for a fine.

All my pens with Jowo #5 and #6 nibs (Ranga, Lotus, Blackstone) - Good.

Rotring Freeway - Good.

Rotring Calligraph Italic - Good as long I use it every day.

Sailor 1911 Color - Good.

Sailor Procolor Sakura - Good.

Hero, various - never been really satisfied to write every day with these pens.

Diplomat Traveller - Good.

Ohto F-Lapa - Bad.

Pelikan M205 - Good.

Pelikan Twist - Good.

Parker 25 - so bad it put me off fountain pens for two decades.

 

And some ink-rollers

J Herbin inkroller - Good - extremely forgiving and reliable.

Super 5 inkroller - Bad

Monteverde Invincia inkroller - Bad

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my lamy 2000 never fails, nor do any of my TWSBI's, sailors, my delike alpha or wing sung 601's never fail, nemosine singularity...

 

It's more uncommon for a pen to fail than to always write.

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I have a 30-year old Pilot Varsity. This is a $3 pen which is meant to be thrown away when it runs out of ink. Recently I uncapped it and it wrote instantly and perfectly! It had not been uncapped for 15 years! And it had been stored nib-up in a cup!

 

Others that start dependably, even after months:

 

Pelikan 800 and 600

Bexley Prometheus and Poseidon

Platinum 3776

Montblanc 149

 

And, as I posted here

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/339314-re-starting-a-poor-writing-pen/

 

I can start any dry or stingy pen in a minute by backing the filler knob carefully until I see a glint of ink at the root of the feed.

 

Alan

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I have a 30-year old Pilot Varsity. This is a $3 pen which is meant to be thrown away when it runs out of ink. Recently I uncapped it and it wrote instantly and perfectly! It had not been uncapped for 15 years! And it had been stored nib-up in a cup!

 

~ Precise:

 

That's impressive!

After such a long gap it wrote without issues.

That's quality.

Thanks for telling this.

Tom K.

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I will only purchase the following brands because, in my experience, they ALWAYS write:

 

Kaweco

Pelikan

Platinum Preppy

Sailor

 

When I uncap an FP, I have no patience for the histrionics involved in getting dried up ink to flow.

 

Life is too short.

 

~ Eclectic1010:

 

Thank you for the list above.

The two Pelikans on my desk are, like yours, reliable writers.

Tom K.

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I used to keep a Pilot Varsity in a cup on my kitchen table in case I needed to jot something down unexpectedly. It could go for weeks or even months without use and still write instantly. Likewise my Pelikan M200. In second place would be the
Reform pens sold in the US under the A&W brand, especially the cheap Sizzle Stix. These will go for weeks and still start right up. These are all better than my many beloved Sheaffers or any pen from China (I have dozens of different ones). I try many inks and mix inks so I tend to have many pens inked at any one time of which only a few actually get used much so my home is a pretty tough test for this quality ;-) You can still find the Reform pens for about $8US NOS and I much prefer those to the Varsity because they take cartridges or converters which makes it easy to try ANY ink out there. Their main downsides are their chintzy looks, only one nib width, and plastic clips that break.

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