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Is The Platinum Preppy Fine Nib Fountain Pen a Mistake for A First Time Buyer? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've never owned or used a fountain pen before, but I saw that these are less than $6 a piece and refill cartridges look pretty cheap too.

Are these worth buying for a first timer or are they an invitation to a souring experience for a noob?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They don't require it, but cheap paper sometimes doesn't play well with the water-based inks that fountain pens use and you get feathering (ink running down paper fibers and making your lines look blurry) or ink bleeding through the page. That being said, Japanese fine/extra fine like you're looking at normally lay down a thin enough line that there's no problem, my pilot kakuno never feathers even on the cheapest/worst paper