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Available in a variety of solid colors and demonstrator styles, the Indus from Fountain Pen Revolution is a reasonably priced daily writer. It features a slim body, gold-toned accents, and a #5.5 two-tone nib Read More
Shipping cost to Australia makes this a $50 purchase so sadly a no. I don't understand the $10.50 shipping cost for 2 fountain pens?
mind you FPR themselves charge $15.... I have no idea why US companies charge so much for shipping ? I will I guess continue to buy out of Asia.
That change won't be for the better, though, unless the UPU can reach a new agreement on terminal dues. If the withdrawal goes through it will only result in shipping costs going up for everyone.
I have never owned a fountain pen and would consider these as an beginning pen, but I am a bit overwhelmed.
I want to improve my penmanship and have always thought it would be fun to copy the Bible (I know large project).
I would like to get some advice on which nibs to get, also I would guess that there is no ink included and I have no idea which direction I should go there either.
211bmaI actually do this with a fountain pen every week. I purchase the Journibles on Amazon and write out a chapter a week. Sometimes two. I don't know anything about this particular pen, but in general, fountain pens do help me keep my hand at a comfortable angle. That produces less writing fatigue. That equals better and more consistent penmanship. Strongly recommend the Journibles if you don't already have a plan for what you'll write on.
211bmaFor a begginer I would like recommend you the LAMY Safari FINE nib, but please do not buy from Amazon as you will find many counterfit items there. It's affordable and it is a very nice pen!
Cool stories. If only the pens didn't smell like they were stranded on the ice planet Hoth and had to spend the night inside the carcass of a tauntaun.
I could not agree more with Usergrade, nor could I have said it better, myself. I love these pens, and yes, I have gotten a dud, just once, and the customer service is beyond excellent. Just email them, let them know your problem, and you WILL be taken care, in short order. I have had better experiences with PRR’s pens than with those costing easily ten times more, and will continue to buy them.
The smell? A non-issue for me. I never noticed anything terribly offensive about it, and it is true, some plastics smell better, or at least different from others. It is a pen, for heaven’s sake, not a hand cologne. I have solid brass, as well as solid copper pens, and yes, they smell just like the metals that they are, occasionally causing my hands to smell metallic. I just don’t get the uproar about a $10 pen needing to be properly scented. Experience writing with those smooth nibs, and all minor complaints should be forgiven. And yes, I do enjoy fiddling with pens, but in this case, they are writing ready; no adjustment necessary.
I've used all of the pens from this company. They are great for what they are.
Some of the reviews are just plain ignorant.
At this price point, you are going to have to know something about using fountain pens, or look at this as a great opportunity to get your hands dirty and do some learning.
For instance, some inks run, some inks stain, some inks don't work with some pens. The paper you use matters. You need to know how to do an initially set up, flush the pen, check the tines, etc. So many factors.This should be done with the fanciest of pens. If you are looking for plug and play maybe fountain pens aren't right for you.
Or you need to be realistic about what you get for your money. You can pay for a fountain pen that will be easier for you, but people find plenty to complain about them as well at any price.
Some companies do sell crap pens across the board. This is not one of them.
Yes you have to fiddle and finesse, but that's part of the fountain pen game, it's an outlet for those who find value and fun in the romantic nature of things that require some amount of knowledge and attention to get the best performance out of something.
And you'd better believe if it really is a problem that comes from the manufacturing or you got something defective, these guys will replace it asap with an apology and words of advice.
I'm 35 and some of these people are making feel like an old man yelling off of his porch.
it's 2 piston filling pens for 24 dollars that work just fine if you care enough to invest yourself in the process.
Oh, and they smell. It's because of the material they are made of. Every single review mentions they smell, how are people surprised? You should know they smell. You should know something about fountain pens in general before you try and use them. This is an old technology that was replaced because something that was way easier to use was invented. People get that right? This is a niche market because something more convenient was created..... Unless you are ordering them from a time when the internet doesn't exist, you really can't complain. Seriously. I feel for you that the thing you ordered to be cool along with your pipe to smoke in front of your dorm didn't work out, move on.
Phew. But really, it's the same thing every time.
And not directed toward people with genuine complaints, these are not perfect pens. There are some things people are willing to overlook and for me at this price these pens deserve some overlooking of the negative aspects, but I get that for some people that is not the case. We've all got what we like. But there are pens at a much higher price point - twisbi -kaweco, et al, that you've got to tweak as well, so for me, these are great.
I'm going to go over to the hobby community now. I know absolutely nothing about spinners or tops or whatever, but I'd really love to buy one and b*tch about how it performs.
UsergradeSomeone liked this comment so I got a message telling me and I looked at what I had written. I thought I should clarify about the "smell" - not all of them do and it's never really bothered me or been strong enough to recognize in actual usage. Your experience may be different obviously, but I wanted to down play it a bit, as when I was responding I *may* have been more concerned with being snarky than expressing that it's not such a big deal.
I got two stub nibs. One works quite well and a bit on the wet side. The other struggles to start every time. I looked at them both on the feed side and don't see any big difference in how the nibs are positioned relative to the feed. Mysterious. The dry pen did the orange writing in the photo and the wet pen did the purple and pink doodles. (The orange ink is monteverde fire opal and is usually a wet ink.)
I am thinking about pulling out the dry nib and feed and attempting to reposition them, but I really don't see how it's different from the one that works well.
Anyone else having issues with their clear, flex nib pen? I bought a black, medium nib and a clear, flex nib. Filled both with the same ink (Diamine Golden Honey) but only the black one will write. Is there something I need to do differently for the flex nib?
sannycHi Sannyc,
The flex pen should fill and work just like the med nib. Shoot me at e-mail at fountainpenrevolution@gmail.com and we can discuss how to get it working or replaced.
Kevin
Fountain Pen Revolution