Best pens and pencils

[Rodrat]

Originally Posted by Jo0

I'm left handed and my writing style is pretty weird, I rarely have that left handed smudge.

I have this mechanical pencil in 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9 sizes.



I'm still looking for a pen that I absolutely love. So I am still looking for one to add to my everyday carry

I used these all through high-school. Loved these pencils. Why all the hate for mechanical pencils on Zoklet?

[aquabania]

Originally Posted by Rodrat

I used these all through high-school. Loved these pencils. Why all the hate for mechanical pencils on Zoklet?

what advantage does a mechanical pencil have over a regular pencil, besides being more expensive and more complicated and break a thousand times easier? and less ergonomic imo?

[Malice]

Just got a sweet discount for OfficeMax in the mail, $10 off a $20 in-store purchase.

I've been going off found pens forever, time to get some new ones.

I really just use them for random notes, I carry a folded piece of paper with me, addressing envelopes, random things.

I haven't used many pens, but the best pen I've used for random note taking is the Pilot Precise, which I found on the sidewalk:



Nice and runny. It may have been the V7 version, though, which seems to have written a bit too thick.

Any others you'd recommend like this? i don't want to have press too hard to write. Whip out folded paper, hold in palm of hand, scribble something, that's what I need.

[Rodrat]

Originally Posted by aquabania

what advantage does a mechanical pencil have over a regular pencil, besides being more expensive and more complicated and break a thousand times easier? and less ergonomic imo?

I liked them because they never needed sharpening and I never broke one. I never had a problem with them and the lines always stayed smooth when writing unlike a regular pencil when the lead went blunt.

[benny vader]

Originally Posted by Malice

Pilot Precise, which I found on the sidewalk:

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I remember having dozens of these pens, althou in the 80s and 90 their just called Pilot V5 and V7, mand I think their still called that.

The great thing about this pens are that their refillable, you can just wedge your finger nails or a penknife in between the nib assembly and the body and pull it out and just drop some parker inks into them, or any ink for that mater.

Tha downside is that, fountain pen inks are not designed for roller balls and they dont have lubricating properties so putting these inks into them takes away its smoothness,but their still pretty useable.

[Euda]

I prefer lead holders to mechanical pencils. They work great and you rarely have to worry about extra lead.

http://www.staedtler.com/Mars_techni...ActiveID=33252

[hampton]

any pen that will penetrate a bitches jugular will do

[Rodrat]

Originally Posted by Euda

I prefer lead holders to mechanical pencils. They work great and you rarely have to worry about extra lead.

http://www.staedtler.com/Mars_techni...ActiveID=33252

Never heard of that. How exactly are they different?

[Euda]

The lead's thick, rather than thin. It won't break while you're writing. They're dependable.

[mafiabro]

.5mm zebra
Ive been using these exclusively all year and it writes

[crazzyass]

Signo Uniball 207. It writes like I like my men: smooth, thick, and dark as night. Es perfecto.



I don't use the needle tip version, but the writing is very similar.

[Tachosomoza]

Originally Posted by crazzyass

Signo Uniball 207. It writes like I like my men: smooth, thick, and dark as night.

Maricón.

[Playground Legend]

Ballpoints and mechanicals, respectively.

[crazzyass]

Originally Posted by Tachosomoza

Maricón.

lololol. I just shot a vid of me saying it creepily. I may send it to Signo urging them to include it in a commercial or something. Could be lulzy.

[Tachosomoza]

Post it.

[skygear]

I was using them on a daily basis. Actually doing a lot of writing. Car sales and contracts to be exact.

I carry a 129 and swap between a Bohem fountain, Meisterstuk, and a few others. ]]]

Some are heavy, but I prefer that to a light pen. Everyones writing style is different and preferences are different. The perfect pen for me, regardless of price, is not going to be the same for you or the next guy. Thats why there are so many choices.

[Kwinnie Bogan]

Originally Posted by aquabania

what advantage does a mechanical pencil have over a regular pencil, besides being more expensive and more complicated and break a thousand times easier? and less ergonomic imo?

Uh.. ..lineweight, motherfucker. Amateurs like yourself should stick to those big chunky coloured pencils that you twist in the big sharpener hole.

[Kwinnie Bogan]

Cool thread. I use Kilometrico pens (allegedly good for in excess of a kilometre) for slamming notes fluidly onto a page, as thats what my father used for his notes and thus I grew up around. old faithful.

I do acknowledge the greatness of the BIC crystal M though, and will tax a crystal m or pilot if left abandoned in the wild.

My favourite pen though is the Mitsubishi UniPin fineline 0.8

[aquabania]

Originally Posted by Kwinnie Bogan

Uh.. ..lineweight, motherfucker. Amateurs like yourself should stick to those big chunky coloured pencils that you twist in the big sharpener hole.

fuck you those huge pencils rock

[Issue313]

Fun thread, I'm currently using a Pentel Energel, cos I appreciate smooth writing, but for work you can't beat the bic 4-colour


Easy to change colour, reliable, dry ink, waterproof, never smudges. Perfect pen. Cheap as hell too. Do you get them in America? We have one version in Ireland, there's a pastel shaded version you can find in France as well.

[Kwinnie Bogan]

There's also a spin off of that pen available with a clear top half and seven different colours. Apparently the different colours of pen ink, including purple, have specific meanings in grading papers.

In my experience those pens are complete shit though, scratchy needle point nibs because they don't have gel ink that comes smoothly but watery shit ink that dries up and leaves you with a seized ball.

[mafiabro]

http://vimeo.com/15565486

Figured this might belong here.

[water bottle]

Awesome thread. It could probably be moved to the art forum but I like it here just fine. I have this crazy rare bic that feels amazing to write with. Only problem is that sometimes the inks blots up and I'm on my last one and can't find more

[Malice]

I received a really fantastic coupon for OfficeMax/Depot near the beginning of the month and finally got around to using it, expires today. $10 off $20 for an in store purchase, some restrictions on a bunch of stuff I don't want/need anyway.


Tried out a bunch of pens since it seemed that multiple people had taken pens out of their boxes and even scribbles on the actual box. Shitload of pens, I refused to leave until I had really analyzed all of them.

Got a box of Uniball gel 207s along with the jetstream 101 because they were only $2 and I was below $20.

I would recommend a retractable jetsream, retractable because it is convenient for me for carrying in a pocket (too hip for a pocket protector).

Here's a pic of the pens I was talking about:

[Retard Synrdome]

Fuckin' Tombow pencils.

[Struwwelpeter]

Damn, ya'll are retarded as shit.

[Captain Falcon]

Picasso, motherfuckers

Picasso, motherfuckers
Video: click to display

[Malice]

Here's a pic of the pens I was talking about:

[constantinople]

Originally Posted by GreatestGatsby4

The weight doesn't really bother me because it writes so easily and I don't have to press at all on the paper, I just let the weight do the writing

I doubt you do secretarial work all day with it.

[constantinople]

Originally Posted by Euda

I'm going to take a moment and plug Parker again. They rock.

http://www.parkerpen.com/

I may have gone pretty low in my time, but I'll never stoop to buying a pen that takes its self so seriously.

[Kwinnie Bogan]

I found a pen in my jacket. It's made from two brass .308 casings, polished up, with a copper jacketed bullet in the lower casing -- centre drilled out so that the Schaefer ink refill can project in and out of the casing when you give the brass casings a free twist. It's more a novelty for an ex shooter than anything, but still cool nonetheless and smooth, too.

I'd love to send one of these up ArmsMerchant's way. Made in a hick town near where I was born.

[CarbonBV2]

Originally Posted by aquabania

Because fuck Papermate

Mirado Black Warriors are fucking nice. Dixons are pretty nice too.

For pens I'm all about the Pilot G2. So fuckin functional, Uhhhh


(I'm talking about cheap affordable pens and pencils, not artisian, though if you want to namedrop something swag go for it)

I bet all the gals are so impressed with your PEN knowledge.