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I have thirty fountain pens of varying value... (vlemmy.net)

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...but I find myself only using one - my CF nib Pilot Metropolitan.

It's the only stub nib I've found which is fine enough for my handwriting size - yep it burps on occasion when I fill it, but I only want to use this pen.

Anyone else have far more expensive pens sitting around doing nothing while they use a cheap/mid range pen?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have probably 15 or 16 pens and purchased them all within the space of a couple of years during the early pandemic. Many of them have swapable nibs too and I purchased the complete range of nib sizes for them. Honestly the end result of all of these options turning up in a short amount of time is that I can't tell you a favorite. That doesn't mean I love them all the same. That would be great! What it means is that I never gave myself the chance to get to know a pen/nib long enough to know I loved it.

All my pens are boxed away right now but when I open the box again I'm going to be very regimented in just removing one or two pens at at time and using them exclusively for a few months. It will be like New Pen Day's all over again for a couple of years and I hope to enjoy them and get to know them this time rather than using them for a week and then chasing the next pretty thing.

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