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"I'll just order a couple" I said. "they're like $3 a pop" I said... (lemmy.world)
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[–] Shihali@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What pens are these?

[–] wfh@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Jinhao 82. Cheap-ass Sailor Pro Gear clones.

[–] Shihali@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I ordered one since I was curious about the Sailor Pro Gear Slim when it was a lot cheaper. I'll see how it feels in the hand since so many pens are uncomfortably heavy (Pilot Metropolitan) or wide (TWSBI Eco).

[–] Someology@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

How smoothly do they write? Love my Jinhao 51A pens.

[–] CosmicMiso@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They're pretty smooth writers out of the box. I used to hate Jinhao because all the pens I got had dud nibs, but they've improved vastly in QC. The five Jinhao 82s I got all wrote nicely when I inked them.

[–] wfh@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

To be fair, I have only inked half of them and I use them as guinea pigs for nib swaps. So I don't really know :D