The worst pens I've experienced lately are the advertising pens, here at NAPA. They are cheap, retractable ball points with NAPA ads printed on them. I presume they are Chinese-made.
Worst. Pens. Ever.....
Worst. Pens. Ever.....
Is this from a small, stub nib?
That's probably from a flex nib pen.
I'm checking out the goulet site during my lunch hour. This made me laugh out loud. You even read this in a condescending voice!
Ballpoint - What you're probably used to, a pen with a grease or paste ink that is used by rolling the tip (with a ball point) across the paper, which rotates the ball and pulls ink from the pen. These came about around the 1950's and were the disruptive technology to the fountain pen that started their decline. Though a necessary tool, they provide a less-than-ideal writing experience due to their limited ink color options, erratic flow, and high amount of pressure required to write (relative to a fountain pen).
With flex pens the tines spread apart if you put more pressure on them, widening the stroke. The fanciest ones are dip nibs, but you can get them in fountain pens that do a passable job - Noodler's makes a bunch. They're kind of fun - I have a Noodler's - but not very practical without a lot of practice.
We knew.
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Pen Geeks
That's probably from a flex nib pen.
I am sitting in the car dealer.
I am sitting in the car dealer.
Buying? Selling? Getting repair? Pouting?
I am sitting in the car dealer.