BIFL Pen request
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+1 for Rotring (or rOtring as they stylize it). I use a Rapid Pro ballpoint for my daily use, had it for almost a decade now. Solid steel body, the knurling on the grip is nice, it’s a good thickness and weight for most purposes. And it takes a number of cheaply available inserts.
I have had multiple rotring 600 pens and the clicker has a very weak failpoint where if you’re not super careful clicking it, the cap of the clicker is dislodged and detaches from the pen
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The Zebra G-450 is my daily driver. It feels sturdy, the click is satisfying, the ink basically can’t smudge, and it’s inexpensive. The refills are cheap too, and I’ve gone through maybe ten of them (writing lots of stuff in lab notebooks for work).
It doesn’t have that “buy one expensive thing that lasts forever” prestige because it’s not expensive. But I can’t wear this thing out.
I’ve been using the Zebra F-701 for work for a few years now and it’s suffered getting beaten around a lot and taken it extremely well. It’s a fully metal pen, and you can get metal refills too (which I do). In my line of work, all the plastic pens I’ve used have broken, so in my search for an all-metal pen brought me to the 701 and I love it. I got my wife one too for her at work and she also loves it. Great value for money, too.
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that’s great - I bet there are some decent options out there, I just think those options are more fragile / more likely to disappear in the future or become incompatible with older pens, etc. whereas fountain pens are going to be fairly immune to the coming and going of companies, etc.
that said, I’m very happy to hear Parker pens have had reliable refills for at least a generation and probably for OP’s purposes that’s a fine pen option (fountain pens do have their downsides)
Yeah, I’ve had a couple Parker pens since I was a kid. And I still use a beat-up metal Cross pen that was my grandfather’s.
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What kind of pen are you looking for? Ballpoint pen, fountain pen, …?
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What kind of pen are you looking for? Ballpoint pen, fountain pen, …?
Ballpoint probably
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Ballpoint probably
In that case, I second the Zebra recommendation from the other posters (G models for gel, F models for ink-based ballpoints). They also make great mechanical pencils (DelGuard and M models). For fountain pens, I would go with Lamy, although I have not owned one in a while.
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Ballpoint probably
I have a Rotring ballpoint I’ve had for 25 years, has red black and pencil, and I still useit occasioanly.
i don’t write with it much anymore I love writing with a fountain pen (have two Lamy’s and a few nibs) but I’m too lazy for all the fiddle fucking about fountain pens need and have settled on gel as the best for me.
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https://www.scamstuff.com/collections/rogue-wish-list/products/pen-of-greatness
I have one of these and its pretty great. Red, blue and black ballpoint also with a pacer.
Sturdy construction and lifetime guarantee
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The Parker Jotter is a great pen, and Parker-style refills are very common, so finding new ink for it is quite easy.
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I’ve been using the Zebra F-701 for work for a few years now and it’s suffered getting beaten around a lot and taken it extremely well. It’s a fully metal pen, and you can get metal refills too (which I do). In my line of work, all the plastic pens I’ve used have broken, so in my search for an all-metal pen brought me to the 701 and I love it. I got my wife one too for her at work and she also loves it. Great value for money, too.
saw on reddit that people dont like the ink? is this true?
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saw on reddit that people dont like the ink? is this true?
I can’t speak for random Reddit folks but I’ve never been disappointed in the ink and I’ve gone through lots of refills. It doesn’t write as smoothly as my Parker Jotter (which is my at-home pen of choice when I’m not feeling a fountain pen), but the Jotter is twice the price and the refills aren’t all metal (I’m sure you can probably get metal refills third party but I haven’t tried them myself).
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My grandparents bought me a Waterman ballpoint pen 24 years ago and it’s still going strong. Plus it’s a good looking pen.
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Don’t pretty much all pens just end up getting lost long, long before they get worn out? I’ve managed to hold onto a few for a few months but eventually they just get stolen by a borrower or the pen gnomes.
If it’s a nice pen, sunglasses, umbrella, etc you tend to pay more attention to where it’s at and less likely to lose it or let someone walk off with it. Disposables from the utility closet who cares but that pen your grandpa gave you or lighter with a scrimshaw design you end up being a little more alert about.
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If it’s a nice pen, sunglasses, umbrella, etc you tend to pay more attention to where it’s at and less likely to lose it or let someone walk off with it. Disposables from the utility closet who cares but that pen your grandpa gave you or lighter with a scrimshaw design you end up being a little more alert about.
Yeah. They’re still just very easy to lose because they are in such frequent use/motion.
