Jinhao 51A (Hooded and Exposed Nibs) Fountain Pen Review

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  • @greyareaRK1
    @greyareaRK1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I'd like to add that they post very well, and come in many colours and materials, are utterly reliable, so make great daily writers. I did adjust them for better ink flow, and one I had to smooth a bit, but it's nice to have pens that don't distain being pens. I didn't know about the 'b,' so something to look into.
    I recently bought the Jinhao 950 in porcelain, which feels premium, if a bit heavy, and is a very smooth writer.

    • @peterpuleo2904
      @peterpuleo2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you adjust for better flow? I have a few of these on order and I like a wet writer.

  • @origamichik3n
    @origamichik3n 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I picked my 51A from post office exactly one week ago. Came with absolutely gorgeous blue marbled acrylic barrel that doesn't feel cheap one bit. Even the sound of unscrewing it is different from plastic barrel.
    Did cost me a whopping 3,35 euros. Took a couple of seconds on the nail polish pad to turn the EF hooded nib into pleasantly sooth writer.

    • @HJKelley47
      @HJKelley47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank goodness there are pens available for those who cannot afford to spent $500-$2,500 for a
      fountain pen. My Jinhao, Picasso and Crocodile FPs have provided me many opportunities to
      enjoy writing. Stephen's vids on smoothing a nib; making a nib wetter; making a nib drier;
      or tweaking your nib have helped me in making my writing experience much nicer. I would say
      that in the last 3-4 yrs Jinhao nibs have gotten much better. My recent purchase of the
      Jinhao Centennial was a very pleasant surprise--the nib was almost butter smooth. My Picasso
      Avignon was buttery smooth right out of the box, as well as my Picasso 915 & 916, and Crocodile
      377. No they are not the level of a $1,600 pen, but I am here to acknowledge there are pens out
      there for every pocketbook. I've introduced non-FP user to the joys of FPs with Jinhao X750,
      Lanbitou 3059 and Jinhao 599 Metal.

  • @chrislj2890
    @chrislj2890 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I bought three of these in black, blue and burgundy with the extra-fine hooded nib on eBay for $1.59 each shipped. I've only inked one of them and it's a great little writer, but I think the X750 is still my favorite Jinhao fountain pen.

    • @chrislj2890
      @chrislj2890 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewtongue7084
      Thanks Andrew, and you have a good weekend too.

  • @celticchrys
    @celticchrys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I gifted these to friends who already owned Parker and Waterman pens, and they just keep exclaiming to me about what reliable writers these are, and seem to be using these more now than they use their fancier pens on a daily basis.

  • @peterpuleo2904
    @peterpuleo2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some of those high end pens you flashed gave me the chills !

  • @paoloc2004
    @paoloc2004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the hooded one is one of the best pens I have, mine is with the old school pipette filling system, and works great. it's perfect in the hand once capped, just enough wait and nice hold in a medium large hand. I'm using mine form more than 2 years regularly.

  • @matthewbeddow3278
    @matthewbeddow3278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you Stephen . These pens are available in some beautiful acrylics , i prefer the none hooded version myself and i found that both versions , like you said , write well.
    For the price they are a bargain . Yes you can buy a lower tier 51 for around £50.00 if your not fussed about it being perfect but the more sort after colours and restored pens will be in the £100's .
    I know that the 51 is an iconic pen and i understand its importance in the history of fountain pens , it just really does nothing for me . That's my opinion and i know there are many that love the 51 and that's cool we are who we are , all different ,no right or wrong on what people like or dislike pen wise. Thanks !

  • @cmdp180
    @cmdp180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice one. I bought one of these last week in "rosewood," EF, hooded nib, thinking I can't go wrong at the price ($7), and I almost feel bad about how much I like it. It's very reliable, and because it's very lightweight, I reach for it every day to scribble down notes. I like it so much for daily use, in fact, that I just ordered another one in "ebony wood" - sue me.

  • @bikkies
    @bikkies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These are a new find for me but I have already fallen for them. The single biggest reason is, for mine at least, they are absolutely reliable as hell. I've deliberately left them inverted for days, pick them up and they write immediately. I have never had a single hard start, skip, railroading or drying up with these. Maybe I struck gold and most are less well made, I don't know, but my ones are a dream. The hooded ones in particular glide over the page for me as if velvet, smooth consistency from start to finish. Am I raving about them? You bet I am. For their nominal price I think they are an absolute must-have.

  • @shadowmihaiu
    @shadowmihaiu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for the review. I have never had a jinhao that isn't usable and durable and a great value for the price. BTW, it was just a passing comment but there's nothing wrong with recreating an ink (or anything else not specifically protected by law). Color is in public domain, by definition. And copyright (and other intellectual property) does not, and should not, exist at common law for some very important policy reasons.

    • @remiaktheharridan535
      @remiaktheharridan535 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i think the problem would not be with the color itself, but with advertising it using the MontBlanc brand in the name of the ink.

  • @mikerbikex6656
    @mikerbikex6656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stephen, thank you for this review. I visited Ebay and bought a hooded Jinhao 51A in acrylic. It's orange, black and not terrible looking. I also own a real 51 which I do enjoy using from time to time. I got that as a component of an odd lot of vintage pens that I bought mostly for the parts to repair other pens. I has no clip and I haven't found a replacement yet. I've used a cap from a 51A which fits but not well. It writes very well, though.
    I'm old enough to remember how the original 51's were used. My father had a 51, while my mother used a 21, which I have. Younger people (yes, you've just been called younger which is a good thing) don't have experience with how most people felt about fountain pens. They were just necessary tools that were happily replaced by ball point pens which require much less maintenance. The hooded nibs allowed people to press down to make carbon copies since there were no copiers or computers with printers. Today, Bic Sticks have taken over and gel pens are considered upscale. We, who cling to our fountain pens do so for the fun of it... if an obsession is accepted as "fun."
    Thanks, again. You do great work.

    • @andrewtongue7084
      @andrewtongue7084 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Miker, try this link to Uber Pens; whilst currently they carry no '51 clips, if you e-mail them direct & specify what you require, they may have some in their stockroom that is not ordinarily advertised:
      www.myuberpens.com/parts.html
      Perhaps this may assist you in locating same :)

    • @mikerbikex6656
      @mikerbikex6656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andrewtongue7084 , I appreciate that. Thanks very much.

    • @andrewtongue7084
      @andrewtongue7084 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No problem, Mike, I hope they can help you, or if not, direct you toward someone that can :)

    • @figoligeiro1477
      @figoligeiro1477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eyy great story, I didn't know that :D

  • @peterpuleo2904
    @peterpuleo2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For the price, if it writes well, you got your money's worth. Nice, succinct review. 10 minute reviews are perfect for most pens, IMO.

  • @dtaggartofRTD
    @dtaggartofRTD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've had some of these Jinhao nibs on other pens. they're a really good deal for what you get. I hand out Jinahos to anyone I meet that shows half an interest in fountain pens.

  • @AnzanHoshinRoshi
    @AnzanHoshinRoshi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you, Stephen. I must admit that Chinese hooded nibs are great in terms of pens that can be picked up after months and almost always just start.

  • @neemancallender9092
    @neemancallender9092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have two fine hooded pens
    One is wetter and buttery smooth, unbelievable.
    The other is dryer so has a little feedback
    The nibs write wider than the listed 0.38 mm, but it does not matter

  • @figoligeiro1477
    @figoligeiro1477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic review, pens look good.

  • @lpanades
    @lpanades 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These pens have a super soft need. Probably the tip is not aligned. Check it, it is simply to fix.
    Normally their feed needs an alteration to higher the ink flow. You need just to join the tip channel with the internal channel. When you dismont the feed you will understand. A gillett minimally altered can do the job and make its flow much more consistent. (It is a tube with a hole in the back and a slit in the upper side. The ink flows by it slit and after enter in a slit that goes to the end of tip. You need just join both slits in one. The diference is much much more satisfieying)

  • @orme8798
    @orme8798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One point I'd like to add to your review. I love fountain pens, and I use them at works.
    But my work requires that I write documents, signatures, and so on, that are INALTERABLE.
    Hence I use Iron-gall ink, namely the ESSRI.
    They're inexpensive inks, archival quality, it's an ancient ink so bonus points for style, BUT iron-galls are very dry inks (they don't slide as easily as a Waterman or a Noodler) so have a tendency to easily clog pens, and it's acidic to boot so it will eat away some metals.
    But with JinHao pens ?
    No problem.
    Metallic parts are quality inox, and the feeder is airtight enough to protect the ink properly.
    Jinhaos don't clog, Jinhaos don't corrode ( I'm looking at you Parker. Bad, bad Parker ).
    And for a 3.68 $ca pen that I initially bought as a discardable pen, that was unexpected.

    • @figoligeiro1477
      @figoligeiro1477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've read the parker vector handles iron gall inks pretty well, and it's cheap too :D

  • @Julian-bq9qv
    @Julian-bq9qv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    An interesting note when you mention the rather cheap, plasticy-feel. I bought an Esterbrook Phaeton II recently. The price was 60.00 online. And I will never again buy anything form Esterbrook. The quality of it is almost identical to what you describe. Cheap, lightweight, thin plastic barrel, mediocre point. Worth maybe ten dollars or so. Caveat Emptor.

    • @karthikkraj4136
      @karthikkraj4136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can cheaply buy a 1$(in IND) but 14$ in FPR website a Camlin 47. It is a piston fill and very nice not so plastic-y but worth the price or a better Camlin Elegante. Much smoother, I can say.
      Good day.

    • @giloro85
      @giloro85 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had that esterbrook and the plastic melted where it was exposed to ink...harmless Diamine ink!

    • @peterpuleo2904
      @peterpuleo2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bought the new Esterbrook Estie and it feels and performs like a quality pen. However, so many fountain pens these days are outrageously over priced.

  • @frankbruno7122
    @frankbruno7122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent kick off there Stephen.. who knew you had these other skills! Anyway, made me smile.. I have the Doctor or Jumbo.. kind of like them. I has a beauty of an actual 51.. it was the turquoise barrel with the silver and gold cap with the Art Deco design.. the barrel cracked badly on its own. Very little use and no abuse on my part.. they had no more parts.. but they did send me a lovely Duofold! Best wishes and love from Boulder to you both!
    Frank

  • @StarKnightZ
    @StarKnightZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You always say "nobody writes that fast"... I'm fairly sure I recall writing that fast at the end of several exams 😂

  • @Higgler16
    @Higgler16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great review!! I laughed plus I learned, so that makes a good review in my books.🙂 I like Jinhao pens, and after seeing this video I went on eBay and bought a Hero Parker copy! Thank you for another great video.

  • @MorganScorpion
    @MorganScorpion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the JinHao X750, and also the Jinhao159 - though the latter is so heavy I can't use it for long. How a pen feels makes all the difference if you are going to be writing for a long time.

  • @JoelTurrell
    @JoelTurrell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One thing I have learned after 76 years on this planet, is that there is no substitute for quality. When I cannot afford quality, I settle for less and save for the day I can afford it. Which brings me to ask, when are you going to review that Peerless 125 which you had by your side? I bought one, and promptly sold all 26 other Cross pens/pencils I had (except the one which was my father's daily carry, in sterling silver).

  • @hrnekbezucha
    @hrnekbezucha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is much more to be said about the pen: the hood over the nib is drawn a bit back so more of the nib is exposed. You can choose different materials, many colours of plastic including translucent for less than $2, wood or acrylic for about $5. The more expensive versions have metal threads on the grip and nicer ground nib, if you're getting the hooded version.

    • @air_
      @air_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hrnek Bezucha isn’t that the 911?

    • @hrnekbezucha
      @hrnekbezucha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@air_ Nope, 911 has brushed metal body and cap and is a bit thinner.

  • @MrTrashcan1
    @MrTrashcan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jinhao's hooded nibs are EF, which explains the difference in writing behavior.

  • @nathanwilliams8481
    @nathanwilliams8481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In addition, Parker 51's are ever so slightly wider than the 51A. And feel a little more solid and heavy due to the metal inside

  • @daalb140
    @daalb140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    parker body + pilot clip + lamy converter

  • @amirjan2895
    @amirjan2895 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have so many pens including very expensive pens like Parker 51 Delux Black Gold nin and cap but today I.e June 13, 2023 I have Jinhao 51-A also

  • @recht181
    @recht181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Eyedroppered mine and works pretty great actually.

    • @TheBluestar2009
      @TheBluestar2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Recht Thanks I will try I have orange color exposed nib 👍

    • @mautkajuari
      @mautkajuari 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      still works properly? What steps did you do. Please let me know

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mautkajuari He put ink in the barrel

  • @ciochinabogdanvasile
    @ciochinabogdanvasile 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Parker equipment is at hero, i am not sure but some pens are identica to hero, i think for some models they use the same factory

  • @peterhofmann8292
    @peterhofmann8292 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stephen, thanks for the musical / rhyming review, I think there is an artist in there screaming to get out.
    Regarding the pen(s), as you say they work well for the price and are an inexpensive way of getting into the hobby, yes they will not feel like an original Parker 51, but you really cant go wrong at the price.

  • @ytformike
    @ytformike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    JINHAO 51A Wooden Fountain Pen Steel Cap (Ebony Wood, Extra Fine Nib 0.38mm) *** WARNING*** don't try this at home. I'm actually able to write with the nib flipped upside down (this is my first fountain pen) and I get a very extra fine line with the 0.38mm nib. It is not for the faint of hard as it takes away from the smoothness feel as it travels across the paper (b/c is not designed to to be use that way) but the thinness of the line is exquisite).

  • @gregr1154
    @gregr1154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the way i see it - i can spend $5 on a pen, or $5 on a McBurger. one is guaranteed to (fairly quickly) get flushed down the toilet, whereas the other might be fun and useful for days, weeks, or months. and then i'd just eat a salad cuz it's healthier. or - the sales tax on a $50 or $500 pen is more than enough to buy a FEW of these types of $5 pens. that's also how i justify a motorbike over a Porsche 911.

  • @MegaPaul1958
    @MegaPaul1958 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The open nib version is quite like the Parker VS which was an open nib version of the Parker 51

  • @KristophersKorner
    @KristophersKorner 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your reviews are so helpful! Thank you.

  • @sugizotakuro
    @sugizotakuro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    waiting for my 51a, 911, 35 and few more to arrive from china. i bought each of them for around 2 to 4 usd if converted from myr. now waiting anxiously to try them out. my first fountain pen is the pilot kakuno, daiso ones and jinhao 599. each of them writes well with kakuno being the finest, then the daiso then the 599 and each of them states FINE for their nibs.. i dont know when to use them all. hahaha
    i have a feeling that the daiso nib is the one used by the hooded nibs pens. because the nib is small.

  • @windsor1779
    @windsor1779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I cannot find a medium nib in the Jinhao 51A (and similar hooded nib pens). Plenty of extra fine and fine, but no mediums. My father bought 2 Parker 51’s in Lord & Taylor in NYC in 1943. So he and my mom could correspond during the War. His was medium and hers was extra fine. While in college, I lost her pen, but ironically, my roommate found one on the Lawn with a fine nib. I took it to the Parker repair shop in NYC (which they still had in the early 1970’s), and they fixed it for me. I hated the extra fine point, and would not use them again! The fine was good, but the medium was better. Doesn’t Jinhao make a nib for the American male? And if so, where do you get one without buying an extra nib?

  • @w.j.m.91
    @w.j.m.91 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should try Wing Sung 601 - probably the best 51 replica out there, complete with vacumatic filling mechanism. That one actually does feel very close to 51

    • @vincenzo1791
      @vincenzo1791 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Wing Sung 6xx trio is really hard to beat in its price range. SBREB did try the 698, but the 601 and the 618 are still missing on his channel. I have the 618, and it does great as my daily driver: nice ink capacity, writes reliably and has a good ink flow, just a tad more feedback than I like but I'm ok with it.

    • @remiaktheharridan535
      @remiaktheharridan535 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i really can not trust a chinese vacumatic, how long is it going to be before that bladder pierces? and then how do i repair it? And no, i would rather not replace the whole pen, i am the kind of person that hates disposable products like that, hence why i like fountain pens.

    • @w.j.m.91
      @w.j.m.91 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@remiaktheharridan535 The newer version of 601 doesn't have a bladder, only the early releases had. Later they replaced with a spring loaded piston, but it works on the same principle. The durability of the mechanism is everyone's question, but the model's been out since end of 2017 and I haven't heard any major complaints so far about it (except the very first batch - there were some issues).

    • @vincenzo1791
      @vincenzo1791 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@remiaktheharridan535 While Chinese pans do have QA issues, IIRC the 601 also comes in a bladder-less version. Actually, it's a sort of hybrid between a button filler a piston filler. I do still prefer the 618, however: same design, yet it's much easier to clean, since its piston filling mechanism can be disassembled by hand.

  • @brianharrington755
    @brianharrington755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have several of these and get on well with them. Whenever I have purchased them, the hooded version has always had an "EF" nib and the non-hooded a "F" (or what passes for F in China). The difference is clear in Stephen's samples.
    I wonder if there is something deliberate about this differentation in keeping the nib sizes with the different styles?

  • @laidman2007
    @laidman2007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Jinhao 51a hooded is my favorite in my cheap Chinese pen collection, my only collection!

  • @ArkansasMike
    @ArkansasMike 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great pens for the money. Have a great week my friend.

  • @stevehuffman7453
    @stevehuffman7453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Advantage" or reason(s) for a hooded nib?
    I've never owned or used one. F/EF hooded vs F/EF unhooded of the same brand and model: Do they write differently?

  • @DibutilFtalat
    @DibutilFtalat 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hero models resembling Parker 51 have nib tipping that is extremely hard, as good as vintage Parker! Jinhao use hard metal alloy for tipping which is much weaker and wears off sooner than the pen itself.

  • @scarletwoodland5210
    @scarletwoodland5210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought one of the hooded, amber acrylic ones and really quite enjoyed it after tuning the nib a little. Alas the clip gave up and snapped at the bend after only 6 days use. The clips on their 911s are excellent so it's a shame they put such a weak one on a more expensive model.

    • @air_
      @air_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Scarlet Woodland Wait how did yours break? Were you like trying to rip the clip off?

    • @scarletwoodland5210
      @scarletwoodland5210 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@air_ You'd think lol. No it was like Uri Gellar and his spoons. Clipped and unclipped it from my leather pen pouch a few times over the week then noticed the clip was sitting at a funny angle. I touched it and it had gone completely limp at the bend. When I put it away in a pencil case it just snapped off.

  • @AndyP126
    @AndyP126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should check out the Wing Sung 601. That's a 51 clone that does not feel cheap.

    • @karthikkraj4136
      @karthikkraj4136 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That costs 20$ bro! Are u serious??

    • @AndyP126
      @AndyP126 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karthikkraj4136 Yep. And you can tell when you hold it and use it. It has thicker plastic, a better filling mechanism, and doesn't feel cheap. It's probably the closest you're going to get to a real Parker 51. And it has an ink window.

    • @air_
      @air_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Karthik K Raj Dude, it has an aerometric filling system and a hooded nib for like half the price of a cheap 51

    • @AndyP126
      @AndyP126 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Air_ it’s actually a vaccumatic filing system that has been modified to be a pump filler. It’s very cool.

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      These pens feel cheap because they are. The ones shown in this video are the 2 dollar ones, the 5 dollar ones are the wood barrel ones, and you get a beefy metal thread

  • @nickturner2813
    @nickturner2813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:01 "Interesting thing about this "pacific" model is...". Does this specific pen have something to do with the Pacific? US model, perhaps?

  • @aloksingh5821
    @aloksingh5821 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will it leak if we use it as a eyedropper ?

  • @EmpireStateStudios
    @EmpireStateStudios 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watched the review aaaaand got 3 of these 😂

  • @DanRossGraphics
    @DanRossGraphics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Pens that cost 10x and don't write properly:
    **Cough** Conklin Duragraph 🙄

    • @EugeneLOCH
      @EugeneLOCH 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dan Ross My Duragraph is an amazing writer. The stub nib writes like a super smooth cursive italic

    • @DanRossGraphics
      @DanRossGraphics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@EugeneLOCH Stubs from Conklin seemingly have a better reputation and don't share the issues of the medium nibs. I've never owned a stub nib from Conklin and I speak on behalf of my own experiences and those who had the same exact unwritable experience with the Duragraph.

    • @EugeneLOCH
      @EugeneLOCH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you experiencing starvation-like issues? Like dryness or reluctance during a stroke, but then at the end of the stroke you get pooling?

    • @DanRossGraphics
      @DanRossGraphics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@EugeneLOCH Nope. The issue was that the nib was almost as if it had skipped every smoothing step along the line and it tore up the paper rather than writing on it. Even after "smoothing it down" like I've done to many other pens, it simply wouldn't write and when/if it did, It was *extremely* unpleasant. I don't know if this is an alloy issue or just poor QC somewhere with the manufacturing. Should have just stuck with a reputable high quality nib like Jowo as we see many others doing.

    • @EugeneLOCH
      @EugeneLOCH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DanRossGraphics I see. That is just too bad for Yafa/Conklin, because when it works, the nibs provide a writing experience that is refreshing at their price point. BTW, check out the Wancher pen site. They just released a Sailor based limited edition pen for $30(!) www.wancherpen.com/products/wancher-original-osamu-dazai-110th-birth-anniversary

  • @ushyuk
    @ushyuk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That clip just looks like pilot custom 74's

    • @air_
      @air_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      진수혁 Pilots use ball clips so yeah they are pretty similar

  • @2ndskinmineral
    @2ndskinmineral 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    just order 2 last night.

  • @lunsj
    @lunsj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like every single Jinhao review could just be boiled down to "What'dya want mate? It's 5 quid innit?" This is to be spoken preferably by an American with a terrible English accent like me. "It's a pen. It WILL put ink on paper. It WON'T murder your family. If you want more than that look elsewhere." BTW, I own one Jinhao X450 and I bloody love it.

    • @lunsj
      @lunsj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Since posting this I have bought a shed load of more Jinhaos including three 51As. They have quickly become my favorites. Make sure you use a good ink though. For some reason Noodler's Habanero was awful in it. But Diamine Oxblood writes like a dream with the 51s EF nib. Private Reserve is also good.

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lunsj The X750 is a great bargain pen imo, specially because it has a #6 nib, so you can swap it for a flex nib like the zebra G flex (recommended to use the titanium because since the zebra G was meant for dip pens and not to be in contact with ink permanently, it can corrode). X750 in the metal body with the zebra flex nib is my set up for drawing, very cheap and efficient

  • @daalb140
    @daalb140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the review. mine is still on the ocean or sky......Can they use #5 or #6 nibs?

    • @vwood2
      @vwood2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, they can take #5.

    • @daalb140
      @daalb140 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vwood2 Thank you

  • @jeko32
    @jeko32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Parker 51 was *never* made in China. For that to have happened, Parker would have had to install all the tooling and machinery in the middle of a war, either World War 2 or the Chinese Civil War. Doing so would have been pretty much impossible.

  • @stevehuffman7453
    @stevehuffman7453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    start is so annoying. do a pen review showing the 🤬🤬🤬 pen.
    I have two of the wooden 51-A's with an Extra Fine and a Fine #5 nib. Trying to decide if I want to get a hooded nib pen next, or stick to the standard nibs.
    This video is zero help. I couldn't watch to the end of the intro.
    I'm leaning to standard number 5 nibs, since there are a lot more nib choices, including stub nibs, and specialty grinds, like the architect. Aside from resistance to drying out during a long pause when writing and leaving it uncapped, what are the advantages of a hooded nib? Does thee difficulty of removing the nib and feed for cleaning outweigh that one "advantage"?

  • @balajijograj4370
    @balajijograj4370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A poet is trying to come out from you.keep going

  • @gedep
    @gedep 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Parker 51 is not your favorite pen. What IS your favorite pen?

  • @arunabhalahiri4931
    @arunabhalahiri4931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After buying quite a few jinhao pens my conclusion is, it is better to buy a pilot, the jinhao nibs doesnt really work for me... May be my writing style is the culprit here, I cant seem to write with rollerballs either and gel pens skip too much in my hands.

    • @air_
      @air_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ARUNABHA LAHIRI My 51a exposes nib writes lovely.

    • @arunabhalahiri4931
      @arunabhalahiri4931 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@air_ I have a jinhao 992, I would have preferred a slightly longer grip section. The 992 nib is actually quite okay.... The pen cracks on its own though..

  • @jimbolt5170
    @jimbolt5170 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice rhymes, off the cuff no less!
    Ah, but to be a true poet takes more than simply the ability to rhyme. It requires heart! Yes, it’s when the poet pours his heart and soul into rhyming verse that the words sing to the hearts of others. Music to the soul. Reach deep inside yourself, my friend, to pull up the depth of feeling evoked by...cheap copies of pens that ceased to be profitable well over 50 years ago, w/ Lamy-like converters lurking inside their lightweight barrels and stiff clips on their caps.
    Ummm, good luck with that, although the rap was a good start! 😁

  • @smurfk2144
    @smurfk2144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These Parker 51 clones were used all around Eastern Europe during the communist era and after that. They were produced by Hero back then. It was the most used pen in Romania. We all had it, as students, our teachers had it, our parents had it, you would rarely see people have Parkers or other better pens. I honestly don't think that the Parker factory in China story makes too much sense, as the boom of these pens was not in recent years, but back then, in the 80s, and movement of foreign investors over there was not as profitable as it became in the 90s. So, I don't think that Parker had a factory over then so early on. I just think that they simply copied the pen. This was very common, they did the same with clothing and other articles. We didn't even hear of Converse in the 80s, but we were all wearing Chinese sneaker that looked just like those.
    I'll tell you this though... Those pens (Hero ones, I haven't tried Jinhao) were better then than they are now. They were better put together. If you compare an old one to new, you can see that the metal was tougher, better finished, the feel was more solid, even the rubber sac from the filling mechanism was tougher and more durable. The nibs were softer than they are in modern pens, or at least I think they were, as I was doing more writing back then than I am now. They would modify based on your writing, and in 3-4 years of constant writing, they would not have enough material in the nib to function properly.

    • @figoligeiro1477
      @figoligeiro1477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the interesting story!

  • @sherinzadakhudukhel6342
    @sherinzadakhudukhel6342 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice pen but it's trim with grip section very crystally which is broken within 15 Day s. Noted by my personal experience in exposed nib.

  • @lgbpinho
    @lgbpinho 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thumbs up for the rap skills

  • @tayterlik
    @tayterlik 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Idea for reviews about mixed inks: "Moonshine inks"!

  • @laidman2007
    @laidman2007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mine was $1.47 from AliExpress.

  • @laidman2007
    @laidman2007 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've got some food coloring about the same color.🤔

  • @jeongminhyeong1938
    @jeongminhyeong1938 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i really dislike ripoffs.........

    • @air_
      @air_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jeongmin Hyeong Eh, if it’s close but cheaper I’ll buy the clone

  • @Lisapizza789
    @Lisapizza789 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    😂