My Fountain Pen Collection Part 1: Jinhao Pens
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- This is part 1 of a My Fountain Pen Collection update for March 2019. In this video I show you all of my Jinhao pens from China.
At the end of the video I walk you thru my inventory I'm working on in Google Docs.
Pens Discussed:
Jinhao 599 (Lamy look-alikes) 9 assorted colors: navy clear, smoke, blue, red, lime, yellow, orange translucent - Pilot style nibs.
Jinhao 991 (orange demonstrator)
Jinhao 992 (clear and light blue demonstrators #5 nibs)
Jinhao 993 Shark Pens (Orange, Pink and Light Blue) hooded EF nibs
Jinhao 301 Diamond Hat Hooded nib - in Purple
Jinhao 888 (black)
Jinhao 8802 (Sea Shell Inlaid)
Jinhao X450s (4 colors: blue marble swirl, grey marble swirl, dark red marble & purple).
Jinhao 159s: Rose Gold w/silver trim, Purple w/silver trim, Orange w/gold trim, and Lime w/silver trim.
Jinhao X750s: Pink, Silver/Aluminum, Blue Marble Swirl, Purple, Shimmering Sand.
Thank you so much for watching!!
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I don't know, but I hope Jinhao appreciates all the good (and rightly deserved) publicity it gets from some TH-camrs. More from some than others. They should like make unique color collectible pens to give as symbolic thank you gifts to their biggest fans. Like, throw a bunch of unique colors to make a special one of a kind barrel or something that only some special people get.
When I got into the hobby a few years ago I heard about Jinhao pens and nib swapping. I got a 450 and 750 but found the nibs to be better than expected. Nevertheless I constantly swap nibs for different writing experiences and to test ink samples. I recently ordered a Jinhao Centennial (Orange Red) with a medium nib. After flushing and inking it I wrote a few words and thought, "This is one of the BEST nibs I've ever had!!!" I spent a few hours writing, testing, experimenting, etc. I almost finished the ink and decided to clean out the pen and try a different ink. I started with J. Herbin Eclat de Saphir and switched to Sailor Jentle Black. WOW again - generous flow but not too wet, almost buttery smooth, reverse writing was excellent, scribble and swirl stress test (passed with flying colors). I have even more respect for Jinhao than before. I realize it is like the lottery - sometimes you get lucky. I certainly hit the jackpot with this nib! If I have to make a criticism it would be the almost 3 turns to uncap the pen. But this is such a small detail and doesn't diminish the pen at all.
Hi Andrew -- I was just looking at my big section of Jinhao nibs in my little plastic nib container. I really need to revisit them now that I am more experienced with both inks and with nib smoothing. The X750s are my favorite. I have yet to see a Centennial. Wow - that's big finding a nib on a Jinhao that's a best ever. I like that!
Hi Chris 😊 This is refreshing change! I ordered the Monteverde Innova today. It comes with its special edition ink Innova and I got another free bottle of ink. The Innova is a special edition celebrating Monteverde's 20th anniversary and is numbered. It will be a fun day that day when it gets here. Keep making videos! You have a gift for it!
Dean Martin I just received mine! Rose gold with a carbon fiber body 👍🏻
Hi Dean - I just went to look up the pen you are getting - it is gorgeous and a #6 nib -- you're really going to enjoy that!!!! :) Thanks for being here!
Who doesn't own a Jinhao fountain pen? A very affordable way into the hobby and to see them laid out on your table makes them look quite beautiful. Obviously we all know they are inexpensive, yet they do look nice and can be relied upon to actually work. One of my favourites is the Jinhao 51a. Another is the 992. I keep a X450 permanently inked at work and love it! Your spreadsheet is a great idea but I am too lazy to keep something like that updated.
Hi David - I'm wondering about how I'll do updating it too! But I think since it's so easy I may do good with it! My blue marble X450 with Fountain Pen Revolution Blue Black is a favorite combo of mine for note taking!!!!!!
I found this video very helpful. Thank you for showing how to categorize your fountain pen collection on Google sheets. I started making an inventory list old school in a notebook. Upon seeing this I like to try to make one for my pen collection & one for my ink collection. It is useful to have and almost easier to make inventory lists on Google sheets.
Hi JL I'm really glad this was helpful! This is the first time that I have done real spreadsheets (the ink and this one) I've always typed lists which become quickly outdated and also I did a spread in my bullet journal. I'm especially excited that it's web based and won't get lost if I have computer failure! I found it fun!
I learn something every time I watch your videos. Today, your video affirmed that it’s the metal pens and the demonstrators pens that I like. I know I’ll get matchy about inks and pen bodies if I’m not careful. I also realized that I’m not terribly interested in collecting lots of pens. I want a nice set of finely made, comfy, and reliable pens, but beyond that, it’s the ink I’m really attracted to. I’m completely bored with regular pens and I’m jaded with how wasteful regular pens are. I hate tossing out all that plastic! Fountain pens attract me because they are more eco friendly. I’m attracted to refillable markers for the same reason. So, I will almost certainly get carried away with ink exploring color and how I can spread it on a page. My goal in watching videos before I buy is to understand how inks, nibs and paper work together so I can explore the fabulous world of ink to my heart’s content. Your channel really informs me, so I’m grateful for all you are sharing here. You are truly saving me money!
Hi Yvonne -- this is so good to hear because I just love doing the PIP videos - showing which Pen Ink Paper combos have worked so well for me! :) I find anytime I try to generalize about inks or paper or pens it's not accurate but by focusing one very specific dynamic combinations - that's where we can really cut corners to excellent matches!!!! :)
I am a big fan of my Jinhao pens. They have all been good writers. I prefer my 159 for letters (mainly because of a disability I have difficulty with not dropping thinner pens, and the weight doesn't bother me) but my personal favourite is the acrylic 51A I have with the Bobby nib. Even nicer than the standard 51A which is a regular use pen as well.
I have a "few" Chinese pens (around 40 at last count 😁) and I've started on getting versions of the very first fountain pen I had that I really liked, the Esterbrook lever fill pens (my old grey J was a better writer than even the gold nibbed one I had back then, and it was vintage as well) as my fixed income allows. Very nice to see your collection!
Hi Paul - those Jinhao 159s are very comfortable for writing! I was surprised because they are very heavy but super nice to write with!
@@ChrisSaenz13 Doesn't mean that I have abandoned my first love for the vintage Esterbrook pens, but I have been very pleased with most of the Chinese pens I've gotten (except for the Hero 616s...) Most have been good straight away, a few (mainly the Lanbitou copies of the Wing Sung 3008) have needed a bit of nib smoothing, but so far, I've been happy.
I especially like the Jinhao and Wing Sung pens I have, but Wing Sung doesn't make a broad enough nib for me, for writing letters, and Jinhao does (the only nib swapping I've done, so far, is in my Esterbrook pens.)
A new Chris video and the fact that my school was cancelled due to a certain virus is making this a pretty awesome Friday!
Hi Noah - we do have to look for the silver linings! Be safe out there!
That certain virus thing has cancelled everything all over the world
Thanks for this video Chris! I'm a fellow lover of purple pens but never realized until seeing this that the purple JH 159 (which I love with Amazing Amethyst in it) was a different color from the purple X450/750. So now I've ordered the 450. All the best, and stay healthy.
The FP virus is making me really want the new yellow TWSBI. I want to ink it with Diamine Meadow, or Lemur Lime. Like a daffodil. Maybe it’s a spring thing.
Hi lu jojo - the yellow Eco is irresistible for sure! :)
@@ChrisSaenz13 : Not only yellow pens, but yellow long stemmed yellow roses (LOL).
I agree with you, Chris, I gravitate to neutral colored FPs, so not to go bonkers with collecting too many multiples. I have gotten a few colors, and now open to greens & blues for variation. BTW The JH x159 is now the King of JH pens.
Hi @mellow-jello oh that Jinhao X159 would be so great in my opinion if it either took a #6 nib or if the nibs were more consistent that come on them .... the pen body is phenomenal! I have 3 of them now and one writes great but still not as good for me as my #6 JoWo nibs write for me. Maybe some company will start making #8 nibs up to the similar standard to the #6 JoWo ones. :)
Thank you so much for the shoutout! 😭😭😭 I feel so lucky to have been able to inspire you in some small way, you're such an amazing pen-tuber and your videos have inspired me so much over the last few years so I'm really grateful for the privilege of returning the favor at least a little bit! Hope you and the kitties are having a beautiful day! 🖤
Hi CC (can I call you that? lol) I'm really enjoying your channel too!!! It's so much fun to see all the inks and pens!!!! :)
I am woefully behind in commenting but rather than trying to catch up, I'll start here and go forward! I loved seeing this and I'm just geeky enough to appreciate seeing the pens grouped in some kind of order. This was a lot of fun and very interesting. I look forward to the rest of the collection. Btw, 100 pens?!? You're playing in the big leagues now!
Hi Donna -- I discovered that including everything -- a total census revealed 116 fountain pens ... that includes Preppy's, Varsity's, Pilot Petit 1s ... everything! Still. Mercy. NO wonder I've felt overwhelmed. :) The collection outgrew my 2 - 36 Monteverde pen cases - un-intentionally. :)
What a beautiful Jinhao collection! I look forward to the next. You've inspired me to start a spreadsheet now while my collection is still very small. Thank you for sharing.🖋
Hi Deb -- oh yes it's wise to start inventorying early and develop the habit of immediately adding each new pen. :)
thanks Chris , what a great resource . I got the 599 bug and x450 , x750 , 159 all all great pens .
Stay safe .
Hi Matthew!!! The X750 and 159s seem to be my very favorite! Stay safe Matthew!
Lucky for me, I don't have the fountain pen virus; I only have the nib virus. I want to have (nearly) every conceivable (steel) nib. My 17 "first string" pens have covered the spectrum pretty thoroughly. Along the way, that has accidentally included a few duplicates that are useful, one being wet and the other dry. Also along the way, I have accumulated 9 low-end "bench" pens, since replaced among the first string by something better. As of today, the two pens I want to buy are at the extremes: a Sailor with a posting nib (PO), and something in the BB/BBB/C range. They both seem to be rare and too expensive. I've managed to stay away from gold so far.
Hi Ichiro - oh no there's a nib virus too ... along with the pen and ink ones ... lol ... I have to admit I'm always hoping for more Goulet nibs but I too have stayed about from Gold nibs except for my one Pilot Vanishing Point and a 2 pens which were gifts to me in the vintage category! :) Jinhao is the largest part of my collection ... I really went wild in this brand with all the beautiful colors! I guess the low price fueled that too!
This was such a great video! Especially the Google Docs tutorial!
Thanks Sharon! :) I'm finding it a very easy and fun project!
Yes ! Everyone in the hobby has and loves a Jinhao! I've got more than 10 ! Mainly x450, x750 and 159. My favourite is the 159 :-)
And I have changed all the original nibs with Bock nibs.
I'm only less than 10 inks behind you (LOL). Gotta count my fountain pens though. .. (runs and opens a Google spreadsheet).
Hi Korax67 - I did a total census on my fountain pens even the Varsity's, Preppys, Pilot Petit 1 etc and came out at a grand total of 116 ... mercy! No wonder I've been slightly overwhelmed!
My fav is 159 too. I have 599, second on my list and x750 which I think a lil bit too heavy.
Using a Jinhao 35. I don't regret it at all, it's certainly good value for the money being paid...
@@r.r.5611 I don't have 35, which seems very nice, but I have fallen in love lately with Jinhao 100 centennial! It's nib also is just amazing !
Love them.. so pleasing on the eyes seeing them laid down like that! My favorite of all the Jinhao pens is definitely the x750s. The size is perfect for my hand.
Nice video! Thanks for sharing your collection. I made a spreadsheet for all my inks, samples included, which was quite a feat with 227 samples/bottles total. I've added tiny swatch images for the bottles as well which is super handy.
Hi Albert - oh wow you did great!!!! After my pen inventory is 100% complete I will start on my ink samples (approx. 300) and I will wish I had a secretary or staff of people! LOL
Green in paints is made by mixing blue and yellow. Therefore green and blue go together. 😀😀
I like to match pen barrel color and ink color too. That way I can look at a pen and think that one has blue ink or that one has black and so on. 😀😀😀
Hi Nancy! :) I keep a 8 or 9 ink panel of tiles on my desk showing what I have inked up but I still like to match ink/pen colors. LOL
100 pens, I have 38 and I thought I was crazy.
LOL I definitely passed crazy in this hobby. I'm finally getting a little more rational. Well, most of the time. The rest of the time I'm just ridiculous! Open about it though!!!
Excellent video! I love seeing your Jinhao collection and your spreadsheet setup is awesome! Thanks for sharing Google Sheets. I’ve never used it and it looks super easy. I think it’s a spreadsheet kind of time in my life too! 🧡🖋
Hi Casey - thank you! Yes the spreadsheets are more fun & helpful than I realized!!!!
Hi Chris,
Great video. How you are doing well despite Corona Virus outbreak in this world of ours. I have 29 pens of various brands mostly U.S, German, Taiwanese and Japanese.
I Bought the Jinhao / Wing Sung Lamy Safari copycat pens in the early days of my collection and the barrels broke. So I decided to give up on the Chinese Brands despite the good nib experience and price point.
Not buying any more pens despite all the pretty pen colors and new designs coming out. Debating about buying a RANGA PEN from Pen Chalet for around 80-100 dollars EBONITE PEN (don't have 1 yet) before the discount with free ink.
Just can't to decide on the ink color and pen barrel color and nib size.
Keep up the good work 🖋️👍👍💕
" be well and be safe" as PEN BOY ROY would say & "stay inky" as Tom ODO of Goldspot would say🖋️🖋️👍👍
Hi Gene - Thank you! I have a friend who loves the Ranga pens + I plan to try one eventually! We're staying home and keeping positive one day at a time! Stay happy and healthy!!!
I love my Jinhao Dupes ...
33:20..
Jinhao 599 ~ Lamy safari / vista
Jinhao x159 ~ Montblanc 149
Jinhao 992 ~ Monteverde Monza 3
Jinhao 8802 ~ ???
Nice Jinhao collection and spreadsheet, Chris. I began puting a spreadsheet together last summer, but I haven't kept it updated. I made the mistake of including pens, inks and notebooks. I have too much paper and too few inks to bother with keeping track of. This has motivated me to edit my spreadsheet and just keep an inventory of my pens.
Hi Cathy! I think as long as I keep ink and pens separate I can keep up with the sheets. The one thing that really is difficult for me is the ink samples - I am considering inventorying the blue and purple samples on separate sheets just so I can easily say if I have or do not have a particular one. It's a "unique to ink reviewers" problem I think. I should ask Adam (An Ink Guy) how he manages his. :)
I have 2 Jinhao X750 Shimmering sands, one with a Bock 1.1 stub, and the other with a Jowo 1.1 stub. The Bock is inked with Seitz Kreuznach Palm green ink, and the Jowo with Pilot Blue Black ink.
I have a Red lacquer Jinhao X750 with it's original factory medium nib which is excellent, it writes upside down too with a finer line.
I, like you have had all the Jinhao pens, and like you love the X750s.
I do have an orange Jinhao Centennial with the best jinhao nib ever.
Thanks for this video on my favourite Chinese pens which is the story of my pen buying history.
I am looking to buy a Lamy Safari in Sierra orange colour and the black nib at the moment as I have given all my Safaris away.
Hi Neil -- the X750s have really moved up to the top for me -- I have concentrated totally on those for the past several years in terms of Jinhao's. I just got a really pretty red one with gold trim! :)
OMG. I just seen what I am going to turn into! I haven't really even used pens for a long time (Computer geek) I bought a Wordsworth & Black from Amazon last week. It was deeply discounted. It is just a beatifully crafted pen and it came with a nice case, cartridges and a converter. The nib is not replaceable though.
I saw all the Chinese pens and at the time, I dismissed them as junk. I started watching reviews and realized that the Chinese pens ARE what I want. I want Jinhaos and I want all of them! I fell asleep watching Brian Goulet and woke up knowing all about nibs, ink, paper... The spreradsheet is something that I wou;ld do and it looks like I am going to have one within a few months....I'll be back!
Hi Kattz .... lol .... welcome to the rabbit hole!!! LOL My very favorite Jinhao of all time is the X750 but I also really love the 159s. I put Goulet nibs in them to the extent I can afford to. I dream of being able to have an unlimited supply of Goulet nibs in all sizes. LOL
Great video. Awesome collection. I love the x750 too. Awesome doc on your pen. I’m going o try to inventory mine too.
Hi Missy Pooh - it's actually a lot of fun to do the inventory!!!! Enjoy!!!!
Nice, my definite favourite is 159 with a Moonman nib. The total cost comes to less than $10 on ebay if you shop around and it's a combo that's hard to beat. Great daily writer.
Hi Hrnek the Moonman nibs are really nice - that's something I can try today - transferring my Moonman F nib onto one of the 159s because I already put a Broad Jowo on the Moonman pen and the nib that was on it is not in use! :)
This is such a helpful video! I’ve been thinking about organizing my pens but I never thought to use Google sheets. I have some inexpensive Chinese pens that I can’t even remember what they are! It will be helpful to start gathering all of my pen info in one place as I try to figure out where things came from.
I have several Jinhaos. The purple 159 is probably my favorite. I don’t like the nibs on my x450s but I haven’t been brave enough to swap a nib yet. I guess step one would be to order a replacement nib.
I’m looking forward to your next video in this series!
Hi Mary - I remember the hesitation and nervousness I had in swapping nibs the first time. The nib and feeds on the 159s are very sturdy though and I've never harmed one. I use the green lobster band as grippy. Don't be discouraged ... the first time you pull the section/nib out it can be a little snug but it gets a bit easier each time you "pull" them. Good luck and let me know how it goes when you try it! The section pliers are very helpful too especially for the heary pens like the 159, X750, X450 I don't recommend them for the #5 size nib/feeds.
Just what I wanted to see about jinhaos. Thanks a lot
Thanks Chris. I don’t have a single Jinhao!! Very interesting. Loved the idea of setting up a spreadsheet!! I also want to take pictures of my pens and keep a little picture in a journal. Some of the pens have no identifiers on them. I have a beautiful purple pen that might be a Moonman but if I had a picture I would know for sure! LOL
Hi Sandy! I'm in an inventory groove here! LOL now I'm cataloging ink samples!
Chris Saenz I was talking to a friend today who was totally trying to inventory her craft room. I think I’ll stick with my pens & inks!!
Chris Saenz ❤️
Love your collection!
Chris the Jinhao 599 with the metal body is more durable. My Jinhao collection includes the:
#3000 (2) #886 (1) #51a (3) #500 (1)
X750 (10) #1200 (1) #450a (1)
X450 (4) #8802 (3) #650 (1)
#159 (8) #189 (1) #950 (1)
Jinhao Centennial (3) #195 (1) #599 (6)
I feel that the Jinhao is underrated. No, it not the Edison, Montblanc, Pilot, Platinum, etc, etc, but it
does provide a nice writing experience for those who do not have deep pockets to invest in this
hobby. With micromesh & shims, you can really smooth a Jinhao nib, and some do not even require
smoothing when you get them. My newest Jinhao 159's nib was very smooth, so I put my micromesh
back into the cabinet. My collection has well over 275 pens.
Hi Kelley! I agree -- the Jinhao's are underrated. My X750s and 159s are some of my very best writers!!!! WOW you've got a large pen collection - I'm overwelmed with 134. :)
@@ChrisSaenz13 : It's fun until you have to clean 100 pens you have been using! (LOL) I've just
completed doing just that over the past 3 days. My fingers had blue, green, purple and red
ink stains, and were waterlogged.. I had to clean these before inking up another batch of
pens to use. Girl, my pen collection is small compared to some folks who have up to
2,000 pens. I often think to myself if I used a different pen every day, it would take me 275
days to get through my small collection before starting over with the first pen.
I really like this. I need to do it! Thanks for your video! I would love to have it visible to be able to see what I really have!
Hi Beth - I find the inventory is really super helpful right now to me in going deeper with each pen and who gave it to me, or where I got it and it's showing me how to slow down and appreciate each one more!
Great video as always Chris! May i suggest you "freeze" (or whatever google is calling it) the whole top row as you did with the A1 cell in the fountain pen spreadsheet? That way, as you scroll down you can know what aspect of the column you're looking at! Just a suggestion, it's your spreadsheet and if you understand it better, more power to you! God bless you and i cant wait for the next video with TWSBI and Lamy!
Hi Robert - I'm hoping to learn a lot more about spreadsheets as I go along! Right now I'm just happy I got all the data entered and it's now alpha sorted by manufacturer! To me that alone is a miracle!!! :)
Hi Chris,
I can totally relate to the temptation of colour, be they in pens or inks😊 I only have two Wing Sung 3008 as far as
Chinese made pens go. One leaks the other has a wobbly
piston. I am also not able to fit the Lamy nib. Anyway, I was not sure wether to buy pens that are obviously copies of say a Twsbi, is it
ethical and all that, I am not
sure really...
Totally looking forward to your
Lamy and Twsbi pens🤗🌼
Hi tanja - oh I'm sorry to hear you had bad experiences with the 3008s. I totally understand the ethical question on the pens. When I look at other types of products (non pen) like purses, shoes, even cars it helps me put it in perspective. Even Traveler's Notebooks. :) One thing I forgot to say in the video is that inventorying is the first step in eventually taming this collection - first I have to know exactly what I have and why. LOL :)
I don't like inking a pen with a different colour, unless it's a complementary colour: for instance, I have Diamine Asa blue in my TWSBI Eco in Transparent Orange, and I love the contrast!
Hi Aurelia - that's a good idea I had not tried contrasting colors! Except in my yellow TWSBI Eco I love putting grey ink in that! :)
I have an Airtale database to track my pens. In preparation for the Baltimore Pen Show a couple weeks ago, I sold 6 pens, which made me feel better about the 2 I bought at the show.
Hi Terri -- that's cool!!!! I am just tipping a toe into the spreadsheet world ... maybe I'll learn of other tools in the process but this sure is making me feel great about getting a handle on what I have and where/who each pen is from!!! It really feels good!!!
@@ChrisSaenz13 Organization always makes me feel like I've accomplished something. Maybe I need a database for my bottled ink :-)
Just found your channel..Really enjoying it
Hi Pam - welcome! I'm happy you found us!!!
@@ChrisSaenz13 it is helping with all this craziness going on. Binge watching your videos
Sorting a spreadsheet: click the whole sheet (except heading line), click on the word Data on the top menu bar. Next tell it which column you want to sort the list by, and enter! Just remember to select all the lines across so it doesn’t mix the whole thing up!
Thank you! I'm learning little by little!!!! :)
I've got various Jinhaos (too many!) and the other week I took some to the charity shop. Today I was searching for the silicone grease (which I've still not found 😂) and I came across a bag of 10 brand new Jinhao 992s all in different colours. I certainly do not need any more 992s and I'm not sure what possessed me at the time to buy so many more 992s than I already had.......maybe it was for all the different colours 😂. Anyways that's another batch of pens that are destined for the charity shop. Definitely pen fever when I purchased those 992s😂😂😂😂😂. At the moment I don't think I will be compiling a spreadsheet of my pens, because eventually I will be getting rid of a lot of pens. By the way it doesn't bother me what colour of ink is in a pen.
I got silicon grease at gouletpens.com. I hear supposedly it is available at hardware stores.
@@ichirofakename Thanks ☺️. I do have some in the house, but have not been able to find it 😞. I'll probably find it when I'm looking for something else 😂
Hi Annie - I wish I was not fussy about ink/pen color complimenting lol. When I sat down to do this inventory I almost didn't include the 599s since I don't plan to keep all of them but I thought it best to inventory ALL of them and then start making my choices. I'm going to go nuts when it comes to the Preppy's too probably. :)
Which of your Jinhao’s do you think would be best for someone with arthritis? The 450 looks comfortable?
Hi Tammy -- the X450s so have a very comfortable weight and grip. I don't like them as much as I do the Jinhao X750s. Here's why: I find the X450s are not as consistent - I've had quite a few of both models and the X750s don't dry out or have issues like leaking whereas in my experience the X450s seem prone to those things.
If you can write with a heavy pen the 159s are comfortable for me and that is shocking to me given my love of light weight pens.
Hmm ... I'm not sure which one you'd find the best but as time goes on I have avoided buying any more of the X450s although other people have had fairly good luck with them.
You got to be really lucky. Because everytime I buy these Chinese pens, their paint will faint or something. The outer layer of metal will fall apart. It happened twice and I stopped using them. I rather buy some indian or japanese pens.
Hi Naveen - ugh that's discouraging. I wonder if it's how I use Rickshaw pen cases and Nock ones - I'm always pretty careful about not letting metal pens knock together at all.
In your opinion between the 159 X450 and X 750 witch one is for favorite ? I’m thinking about getting one
Hi Mike -- For me my very favorite is the X750. Followed by the 159. The X450 I've had more mixed results - I still like them but they seem to require more tinkering in my experience. The X750s are a great size and balance and I always swap nibs in them so I can't speak about the stock nibs since I use Goulet or other #6 replacement nibs. The 159 is a comfortable pen to write with even though it's so large/heavy. Unposted of course. The X450 is VERY comfortable to write with (if you like a suggested grip) it has a contoured partly triangular grip so keep that in mind. I just find that I end up with more of those that require trouble shooting for leaks and dry outs. Other people do not complain of that so much so it could just be my luck. In my opinion you can't go wrong with the X750.
This was great, Chris! Especially, given that I just recently received my very first Jinhao pens. A 159 (black), An X450 (marble red), and a X750 (silver). Did my pre-ink clean n flush, but haven't tried yet! BTW ... are you "sharing" your ink and pen files on "Docs"?
Hi Dave - yes I have the documents shared under "About" I think links to my ink samples, bottled inks and fountain pens. I need to remember to update as I finish out samples but at the same time so that people won't send samples I already have tested I need to think about how to indicate gone but not forgotten if that makes sense. :)
@@ChrisSaenz13 Thanks Chris!
yeah i have made 2 spreadsheets i have one devided on color and the other on name brand
Hi Marilyn - awesome!
Hey Chris! I've actually really been enjoying my twisbi eco with an extra fine nib, and want to switch some of my other fine nibs out. I looked on Twsbi's set, Goulet and Jet pens but there's no replacement nibs to be found. How did you go about buying a replacement nib?
Hi enoch ku - I contacted TWSBI thru twisbi.com and they emailed me right back -- my issue was a Broad nib which was NOT really broad nor medium but somewhere in between -- I'm not sure if the $8.00 I paid was just for postage and the nib was a free replacement or what. I'm still wanting to learn more about nib options for TWSBIs and I hope maybe at a pen show someday I can learn a lot more!
i have a blue marble jinhao x450 a black jinhao .450 that i keep at work i have a silver jinhao x750 that i love and want more of and i have so many 992s and even a couple 599s i have a 3 jinhao 51a in blue/green ombre which is wonky and came with a regular nib instead of a hooded nib and 2 51a's that are blue and orange with a hooded nib, i have a jinhao 250 and it is so heavy and slippery i hardly ever use it..
Hi Marilyn - the X750s are definitely my favorite! But I have come to really enjoy the 159s too!
I’m the same. It’s weird to put blue ink in a green pen.
Hi Stella -- I'm glad I'm not the only one!
👍👍👍, Greetings from India
Hi Pranjit - hello - welcome!!!!
Do you know of a master list of release years or achievements Jinhao pens?
Hi Sunny -- no but wow that would be amazing right!!!?
@@ChrisSaenz13 Absolutely!
hi! i'm new to fountain pens and i was given 2 of jinhao macaron series. in case i ruin the nibs, what kind of nibs are suitable to replace them?
thankyou.
Hi Stella -- I'm not sure about the Macaron series -- maybe there's another name for the pen ... so maybe I've seen one and don't realize but I/m sorry I can't really answer this question since I'm just not sure.
@@ChrisSaenz13 i did a research and seems like the macaron series is a limited edition of jinhao 599
appearance are the same, but i'm not sure
What do you use on the nibs when they are scratchy?
Hi Butterflies -- I use micromesh 12000 grit that I got from Goutlet Pens and a little file tool I got from Anderson Pens: andersonpens.com/tri-grade-micro-mesh-buffer-stick/
the word your looking for is snap cap
Oh my gosh thank you .... I could NOT get the right words to come out! 🤣
@@ChrisSaenz13 its ok it happens to me quite often right when im seeing a patient i can see the word in my head and it comes out blah balh blah and their like huh
What’s a demonstrator? 🤷♀️
Hi Nichole - a demonstrator fountain pen is one where you can see the ink -- sometimes they are clear and sometimes they are translucent but you can see the ink! Platinum Preppy's are considered demonstrators. TWSBI Ecos are also considered demonstrators! :)
Bunch of plastic knock offs , shameful display.
Stop drinking vinegar for breakfast, sour soul.
Awww someone needs a hug.
Actually most of the pens are brass and are not knock offs. Check things out before you comment sourpuss.
@@neilpiper9889 If it comes from China you know what to expect
@@Cortesevasive quality and value