Apparently I'm about 9 months late on this thread, but i just stumbled upon it..
So I don't know where to begin.
Based on a bunch f posts I saw i'll just chime in, and jump all over the place.
I found the first post was a little funny because i have used Disposable Fountain pens and they were designed with students in mind...
They write fairly well but there's no denying they are disposable.
(I've heard people drill the top out and refill them with a Syringe)
The Pilot Metropolitan is one of the best pens you can get for the money. I'm probably on my fourth one.
On the inexpensive side the Jinhao line of pens (made in China) are hit and miss, but the first one I had was under $5 and wrote as well or better than the Metropolitan and others costing way more. (The last two I bought write well, but the caps comes flying off every time)
My favorite fountain pen so far is the Waterman Expert.
I loved it so much i used it as my everyday pen.. big mistake.. (on site in subway tunnels, fan plants, water treatment facilities, etc)
I repaired it a few times until the day it fell Nib first onto a broken up blacktop parking lot..)
At that point I started going through all the Waterman Pens..
The Kultur - I really liked this pen but the one I had was translucent, it wrote very well for an "inexpensive" Waterman pen
The Hemisphere - I liked it, but not as much as the others, and all the Waterman's are pricey
The Expert felt sturdy, looked fantastic, just wrote Beautifully, I thought that pen was actually worth the money.
Because of the Expert I saved up and decided to buy the Perspective... I lost it at a RUSH's Final concert in Madison Square Garden... i don't think I had it for week.. I'm still pissed..and that was years ago.
I just realized the name of this forum... Save your money ..
The Tin Can Fountain pen looks wild !
I'm going to have to try and make one of those !
Thanks,
-BrewKnow
