Baoer Fountain pen

[TSherbs]

I entered the Baoer market by recently purchasing the 517 and I have been a fan. Except that the pen is a little small for me. But I like the weight (35g), and I don't like pens to get much heavier than that. So I am a little torn about how to proceed with this brand: the bigger pens will fit my hand better (and they look nice), but they get pretty darn heavy.....

[J.R.]

TSherbs, you might want to look at the Baoer Skywalker... the section is longer and the barrel diameter is a teeny bit wider. The cap screws on to post, as well, that may influence the balance for your larger hands. I only owned one, and made a gift out of it, but it had a very smooth "M" nib.

 

Should be able to find one for around $8 bucks, US.

 

My favorite Baoer is the black 388, currently sipping Monteverde Turquoise and liking it.

 

Take Care,

J.R.

[TSherbs]

Thanks for the tip, JR.

[scrivelry]

I am interested in the nibs for the Boer 388 and other Boer pens.

 

They say they are medium, but I am coming to understand this sort of thing as meaning "broader than our fine nib but narrower than our broad tip" for any given maker, rather than some absolute standard. Does anyone know if this nib is finer than, say, a Scheaffer school pen nib? A Varsity M nib? A Bic Disposible M nib?

[TakeoJiro]

 

Does anyone know if this nib is finer than?

A Bic Disposible M nib?

Does Bic has one standard nib or F-M-B etc options for disposoble FP ? Im asking because i have one bic for comparison with some cheap other pens but no idea about nib ,if it only one standard nib baoer 8 horses i have is broader/wider than bic nib .

I can upload bic's barcod at weekned probably , but i see '' 3 086126 750859 '' at barcode of bic disposable i have ( 3086126750859 gives result at google but no nib info )

Edited July 22, 2013 by TakeoJiro

[ac12]

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I have a Baoer 801 in dark frosted blue which I'm extremely happy with,
I'm planning to get another 801 in brilliant red later, to use as my backup grading pen.

 

How do you like the diameter and feel of the 801?

 

I like slim-line pens but I have a love/hate relationship with some of them.

I do like how the 801 looks.

[2GreyCats]

I'm very happy with my Baoer #801. Very fine writer, but smooth and not scratchy. I have the blue brushed metal one, and keep either Waterman Blue or (my preference) PR American Blue in it. It takes long Waterman cartridges happily.

[oneill]

FYI; can I at this point bring to the attention of all interested parties the

fact that Jinhao and Baoer pens are made by the same manufacturer namely the

Shanghai Quiangu stationery company and are pens which I am very familiar with, I am constantly replying to those lucky people like me who have a collection of them.I always have some 35 or more of these pens in my collection and I am in the

habit of giving them away to tradesmen who do a job at my place or friends who

would like to revisit their schooldays by writing with a Fountain pen again.Mr

Mahatma Ghandi admitted to being an atrocious writer and introduced a program of

students in India writing with fountain pens in an effort to rekindle this

fabulous art of cursive in schools.For the very affordable prices one pays for any of these pens it gives me great pleasure to present one to anyone who fancies

revisiting their childhood.I always respond to anyone who writes on these pages

who says that their pen has stopped writing and they cant get it going again,the

explanation is that the pens are made of brass and during machining process they

pick up oil which is used during that process. A simple but effective way to eliminate this is to flush out the supplied convertor with a small drop of dish washing

liquid mixed with a tiny drop of amonia this should fix the problem. I have never had one of these pens returned in fact there are some people who have had the

audacity to ask for another, they were mainly English like me!!!!!!

[oneill]

Message to dexaco; just noticed your location of Tyneside I am ex Boldon Colliery

I emigrated to Australia in 1960, I have been a Jinhao and Baoer pen user since

about the 1990's I love both of those brands and I still collect them, any

problems I usually head for You Tube who nearly always have the answer to the

problem,

what I have always liked about both of these brands is that they are affordable

and in the main the nibs are so smoooooooth if you get one which doesn't suit you at these prices you can afford to get as many as you like, my current collection cost me about $300.00 US.