BENU Briolette Fountain pensThe ones I have my eyes on are the Milky Way and the Secret Garden. While Splendor and Blue Frost look nice, I would only by Splendor for someone I know. I just need to give it to her as a gift. I do sort of want both of them for myself.

BENU Chameleon fountain pens are nice as well! I do have four pens, but they are not any of those in the links I provided. I do hope you guys like them too! I am sure the company who make the pens have their own website, but I do not know for sure. I know the ones who created my Nemosine have a website. I'll need to do a bit of research.

You sound like a real expert; I can't really converse at your level, Boris_Boris.

Can you back up a little?

I don't even know what it is, specifically, that makes a fountain pen a fountain pen. Something about their particular type of inkwell and nib? Something else? Can you give me a rundown of the basics of them so that when you explain what makes these pens special, I have some faint idea of why?

Ah, it will be hard for me to explain, and I am still a novice when it comes to these kinds of pens. Think of a quill and how people used to employ them when writing. Now, think of a pen with a pointy en. The pointy end is the nib, which ink flows out of. They do not require pressure when writing and should write with the weight of its body. They do not use balls like ball point pens and roller balls, nor do they use any kind of gel ink. I would say they are all refillable, but there are some pens out there that are made to be thrown out, but one thing they all have in common is that they have nibs. Some are more broad than others, an some are extra fine. Three of my pens are extra-fine nibs. I do believe that fountain pens were made years before ballpoint pens, so they have been around for quite a while... maybe after George Washington's time, but I'm not sure. They were made to replace the quill.

Alright, so, fountain pens can improve one's writing, and it helps people with arthritis since they do not need to grip the pen tightly or press hard to make them write like ballpoint pens. They can help make writing look nice. Some pens use pistons, some use convertors, some use cartridges, and some use the barrel (the body of the pen) itself. Ink is stored in the cartridges, pistons, barrel, converters, and are generally refillable unlike some pens that require you to throw away the ink thing in said ballpoint pen, where as with fountain pens, you don't have to unless you're using a cartridge. The converters/pistons do not get thrown away when empty, but instead, you refill them with ink from an ink bottle.

Jinhao 159 As you can see in the poorly taken photo, there is a converter. It can be removed, and the ink would go there. They are meant to be reused, though some fountain pens like Pilot Varsity are to b thrown away once ink has run out. There are different sizes of nibs too!

Here are a couple for you to help you learn more about fountain pens since I feel like I made them more confusing. They are not for everyone, since not everyone likes them. My aunt doesn't, and I think I'm the only one in my family who likes fountain pens.
Fountain Pen Q&A
Fountain Pen 101

I've never tried a fountain pen.

everybody used fountain pens at school when I was younger. I liked them a lot (and everybody was collecting the little balls that are in the ink reservoirs). They can be kind of messy though.
Now I prefer ball pens.

Sanssouci wrote:I've never tried a fountain pen.

I'd send you a pen to try out, but I don't want my 0ens getting lost, and I don't wanna lose money because not everyone likes using them.

Zupprika wrote:everybody used fountain pens at school when I was younger. I liked them a lot (and everybody was collecting the little balls that are in the ink reservoirs). They can be kind of messy though.
Now I prefer ball pens.

Is it a regional thing in the UK and Australia? There are no fountain pens in my schools.

While I like the idea of fountain pens, I am not good with using them XD But I do kind of have a fetish for pens... I like collecting pens which look nice or that feel nice in your hand when you write. I find that my handwriting changes based on the kind of pen I use. I will post a pic when I have a chance with some of the pens I have

DragonCryings wrote:While I like the idea of fountain pens, I am not good with using them XD But I do kind of have a fetish for pens... I like collecting pens which look nice or that feel nice in your hand when you write. I find that my handwriting changes based on the kind of pen I use. I will post a pic when I have a chance with some of the pens I have

I am sure all you need is practice, though I am intrigued to see your writings. I go for design as well.

Ahh, do not expect anything fency really. It's mostly with some pens I tend to write more like a machine, and with others the letters are more curvy. It all just depends on how smooth the pen feels.

Conklin empire stardust blue Another pen I want.

DragonCryings wrote:Ahh, do not expect anything fency really. It's mostly with some pens I tend to write more like a machine, and with others the letters are more curvy. It all just depends on how smooth the pen feels.

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Here are some of the pens I have at the moment with me

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You have a nice pen collection, but the gold one is my favourite.