What Are Some Nice Industrial Metal Pens?

[ModiHammarstedt]

I got my one of my roommates a Rotring 600 drafting pencil and fell in love with it, and now I want a Rotring 600 fountain pen, the only problem is...

 

They're incredibly expensive (for me at least) so I've been wondering if there's any metal pens with the same style!

 

Industrial Metal Pens:

 

1. Rotring 600

2. Lamy 2000 Stainless

3. Lamy Studio Stainless

4. Kaweco Special

5. Kaweco Al Sport

6. Levenger L-Tech

 

Any cheaper ones out there?

Edited February 9, 2013 by ModiHammarstedt

[JasonF]

If the 2000 is too expensive, the Lamy Studio also comes in stainless for a lot less money.

[ModiHammarstedt]

If the 2000 is too expensive, the Lamy Studio also comes in stainless for a lot less money.

 

I completely forgot about that! Thank you!

[TLab3000]

I have no idea what industrial metal is (apart from maybe something like Nine Inch Nails, Ministry or Pitchshifter).

But maybe the aluminium and brass Kaweco Special fits in. It's cheaper than the Rotring 600 although not by much.

 

Edit: Not by much, meaning... There was a black Rotring 600 with a gold nib on ebay last week. It sold for 93€. I've just bought a new Kaweco Special for 65€. But I suppose the silver Rotring 600 with steel nibs are usually cheaper than the black/gold ones.

Edited February 9, 2013 by TLab3000

[gsalazar]

Muji has a brushed aluminium fountain pen that retails for just a little over 15USD. I have one and while it doesn't glide like my Lamy, it's still a smooth writer. Aesthetically I love its minimalist design more than the Lamy.

[xHaishou]

The Caran D'Ache ecridor is nice too

[NedC]

Ohto Dude and Fine, Levenger L-Tech, Lamy Al-star, Accent, cp1 and Scala, Tombow Zoom 505fp, Zoom 101 Carbon and Zoom Object. The Ohtos are nice pens and run under $25 without a converter—the do take a a standard international style converter but you'd have to buy it separately. The Tombow 505 AKA Havanna in brush Alumite trated aluminum and rubber is a very solid, large, fairly heavy but really well balanced pen in a traditional cigar shape that has an absolutely wonderful nib, the only reason mine doesn't see more use is that I find it uncomfortable to carry in a shirt pocket, if I wore a suit jacket most days it might very well be a go to pen. It's a subtle attention getter.

[TLab3000]

Muji has a brushed aluminium fountain pen that retails for just a little over 15USD.

It looks like an x-acto knife! Is that a Schneider nib? Such a shame neither Muji Germany nor Japan seem to offer it. I'd buy one.

 

 

The Tombow 505 AKA Havanna in brush Alumite trated aluminum and rubber is a very solid, large, fairly heavy but really well balanced pen in a traditional cigar shape that has an absolutely wonderful nib, the only reason mine doesn't see more use is that I find it uncomfortable to carry in a shirt pocket, if I wore a suit jacket most days it might very well be a go to pen. It's a subtle attention getter.

Another reason why I love FPN. I think about something and someone else immediately writes about it! Just got one of those this afternoon. Ebay, 13€ incl. p&p - feels like the best deal in ages

 

Metal fountain pens. There's also the rather inexpensive Faber-Castell Basic. And wasn't there a Hero? 160? Trying to find it...

[Edwaroth]

A Pelikan Pura series pen for about 80USD.Pilot Metropolitan/Cocoon for 15USD

Edited February 10, 2013 by Edwaroth

[heymatthew]

Kaweco makes the AL Sport in a Raw Aluminum that I think looks pretty nice.

[gsalazar]

Muji has a brushed aluminium fountain pen that retails for just a little over 15USD.

It looks like an x-acto knife! Is that a Schneider nib? Such a shame neither Muji Germany nor Japan seem to offer it. I'd buy one.

 

Unlikely, and if it were, Muji would never tell. The whole point of Muji is that its products have no brand names. Muji's midtown store is very close to the bookstore I'll be going to tomorrow, so if you'd like, I can buy one and ship it over; PM me if you're interested.

[rdh]

If you are patient, you can find a Hero 850 with integrated nib. They come up in the classifieds every now and then. They should cost around $20.

 

Dave

[mikerph]

How avout Michael's Fat Boy pens---made from aluminum and very industrial in design. Gel pen is about $100.00 and ftn. pen is slightly more. I got a catalog from Fountain Pen Hospital in NYC. that shows them.

[TLab3000]

Unlikely, and if it were, Muji would never tell. The whole point of Muji is that its products have no brand names. Muji's midtown store is very close to the bookstore I'll be going to tomorrow, so if you'd like, I can buy one and ship it over; PM me if you're interested.

 

Oops, meant Schmidt anyway, not Schneider :embarrassed_smile:

Thanks for your offer. Gonna PM you in 5 minutes.

[lemanfan]

If anyone wants a Muji, I got one that I can part with. PM me. ModiHammarstedt has first priority, PostTLab3000 second after that.

 

I don't want money for it, I want someone to use it.

[BT-7274]

A Lamy Logo in either finish. Even cheaper than the Studio in stainless.

[MCN]

I would say the Giuliano Mazzuoli Miniofficina and Officina pens are the most explicitly industrial looking that I have seen. I've never seen one in person though, just in catalogs and online.

[pokermind]

industrial-ish

 

Sheaffer Targa Stainless

Sheaffer 444-0 Triumph brushed chrome

[whitedot]

TWSBI Micarta is very industrial if not metal.

Edited February 10, 2013 by whitedot

[matt385]

Look for Rotring 400 or 900. Some of them are over priced but if you're patient you can get a good deal.

Edited February 10, 2013 by matt385