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Just got the Jinhao 10 - My first clickable! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So far, I'm liking it. I rinsed it out before using, and there was trace amounts of blue ink already in the pen. Mysterious.

I filled it with Noodler's Heart of Darkness, and it writes very smoothly. Left it sitting overnight, and it continued writing smoothly this morning with no hiccups whatsoever. Very nice! It's supposed to be a "fine," but it really seems like more of a "medium" to me. It comes with a piston filling cartridge converter which didn't seem removable at first, but it just slides out if you pull on it a little.

I got it from AliExpress, if you're wondering. It will surely be available on eBay soon enough.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice. I've never tried a clickable fountain.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

They're pretty rad if they fit your use case. For me, they definitely do.

FWIW, I (not OP) have a Majohn A2 Press, and both that and this are mechanical clones of the Pilot Vanishing Point. I also have a (much older) genuine Vanishing Point, an Oaso K016 (which is kind of pants, honestly), and a Platinum Curidas. I have written here at great length about all but one of those already.

Obviously I have a... thing... for retractable fountain pens.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I started seeing this guy pop up. I wonder how it stacks up to the Moonman retractables.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Send me one and I'll let you know! Just kidding. I haven't heard of Moonman. Do know know where they're sold?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh I think I mixed up the names. It's Majohn/Moonman. There was some legal reason they had to rebrand a few years ago but you can sometimes still get pens with the old branding. They are on Aliexpress as well at around the $20 price point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I bought a majohn A1 and it came branded moonman, so could be the same product?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I have one of these. It's firmly become my "work pen" for taking quick ad-hoc notes. Amazing quality for the price.

Edit: I have a majohn a1 and OP posted a different pen! Looks almost identical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

It is surprisingly nice. You're the second person to compare it to a Majohn. So, I ordered one of those too! In a different color and nib size, of course.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Both of these are complete clones of the Pilot Vanishing Point, which is why they are so identical to each other.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yep that's clear :)