Thoughts About Delike Wooden Hexagonal Pen With Metal Cap (Times)

[Beginnersmind0]

I was thinking about getting one of these but couldnt find any reviews. I have concerns about the inner cap. Is it durable, or will it crack in a week? If so, is it repairable?

[MuddyWaters]

If you are interested because of the Faber Castell ondoro, it is much much smaller. I found that my $25 could have easily gone elsewhere...

[Beginnersmind0]

That is very interesting to know! Mostly I am just looking for a nice inexpensive pen with a slip/snap cap.

[MuddyWaters]

Wing sung 6539

[MuddyWaters]

Also, the cap has to be tried a few times because it requires a particular alignment.

[Antenociticus]

I have one. It's all right but I don't love it, mainly because the cap has too much lateral play and rattles around unluxuriously.

[Beginnersmind0]

Thanks all! Yeah, I was worried it might be a disappointment

[A Smug Dill]

My thoughts: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/335719-new-moonmans-and-delikes-aliexpress-link/?p=4225237

 

It had problems right out of the box, but after some minor tinkering it's a pretty good pen that I enjoy using.

 

It hasn't dried out on me while capped so far, so I wouldn't say the inner cap is flawed or defective (in either its design or its manufacture). Longevity of that particular part (or the pen overall) is too early to tell, and at its asking price that isn't something I'm particularly worried about.

 

If you end up deciding to buy one, I hope it gives you at least six months of enjoyable use. Obviously I don't hope that your pen (or mine) loses its usefulness or charm after six months, but at least it wouldn't really matter after that; we'd have extracted value out of our purchases.

[A Smug Dill]

I'm absolutely astounded that, in spite of my Delike Times being last filled (with Noodler's Kiowa Pecan ink) last July — more than thirteen full calendar months ago — it still writes after spending several months capped and undisturbed. There was a bit of hard-starting, but I still managed to get a couple of pages out of what's left of the ink (mostly after evaporation in the meantime), even if it's only half a drop's worth!

[MuddyWaters]

With that said, probably the worst 30$ (Canadian) spent in my fountain pen career. The delike bent nib is good, but they offer other pens that accommodate this nib. The pen is tiny. Would be interesting to see a side-by-side with the Faber Castell Ondoro.

[A Smug Dill]

The pen is tiny. Would be interesting to see a side-by-side with the Faber Castell Ondoro.

 

According to Cult Pens's product page, the Faber-Castell Ondoro is 128mm long closed, 124mm open, 159mm posted, 13mm across the flats of the barrel. I just measured my Delike Times (with a ruler but not callipers), and it's 134mm long closed, 115mm with cap removed, 154mm with cap posted, and the barrel is 12mm wide — about the same as a Pelikan M200, but the Delike's facetted barrel design makes the contact area with my hand larger and warmer, aided by the wood's heft and texture, and so it feels significantly thicker and more comfortable to hold, in spite of the shorter total length.