JINHAO X750 Fountain Pen M Nib (Steel Body)

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The weight of the cap along with the fact that it does not slide down the body very far contribute to a very top heavy pen. Just an average guy who reviews a variety of products such as fountain pens, tea, coffee, hairstyle products, writing, bags, everyday-carry, knives and whatever else I can find! I can’t say I’m itching to try more as the let down if I get a bad is just not worth the gamble for me. As with many of the other fountain pens in this blog so far, the Jinhao X750 was one of my first fountain pens.

But the nib is smooth and I found that if you stick it in a Noodler's Ahab it makes for a very wet, smooth writing nib. Incredibly, 10 days later a shiny new pen - albeit in a not very protective 'envelope' - came through the letterbox.

Maybe it’s something about the sharp corners that limits the flow and maybe the paper isn’t as awful as it seems. The Eight Horses with its smaller nib and lighter weight edged out the X750 but my fondness for Chinese Brush Painting might have been an influence.

The pen is not as heavy as it looks, but nevertheless has a good substantial feel to it, and has a very good writing balance, and the whole pen design, actually, is heavily influenced by pens from the 1930s "streamline" movement. They are not my favorite pens for use at home but I often carry one because I wouldn't mourn the loss since they can be so easily and inexpensively replaced. De Atramentis Aubergine is pictured on Rhodia, but Stipula Sepia is in the copper Eight Horses today. Overall, I think the Jinhao X750 would also make a good first pen for those who just want to get their feet wet with this hobby. The slit gets awfully narrow as it approaches the tip which could restrict the flow and the pen skates at times which could be another factor.Furthermore, because of your technicolour post of the other day, I found myself strangely - and utterly helplessly - drawn into purchasing an 8nr multicoloured pack of the same!

Instead my role is more blue collar with even my paper presenting challenges that will sort lesser pens out. Then, again, it might be my frugal nature and delight with a pen that well exceeded my expectations.Some deep purple inks suit it as do a few reds including Noodler’s Red-Black, Diamine Monaco Red, Sailor Red-Brown, and Parker Penman Ruby. As I mentioned previously, my initial experience with this pen was quite poor due to the hard starts and medium nib. Since these types of pens are not very mainstream (to my knowledge), I turned this into a game by masking the photo and asking my readers if they can identify it. This consists of either dipping your pen nib and feed in ink, or forcing ink from the converter down into the feed.

It seems that the nib isn't sealed properly inside the cap, which causes the ink to dry and evaporate. Inspired by last week's color-coordination of my pens, I decided to pro-actively set-up supplies for my journal for February. I wish the Jinhaos I have had a better converter and a way to get them into a finer nib then their medium.

The cap has Jinhao and X750 along with some scroll design going around the bottom of the cap as well. The nib is also stainless steel and is etched, which makes it my only pen that has anything other than the brand and some basic information on the nib. Using Diamine ancient copper ink and Clairefontaine paper I was amazed how well the feed keeps up with even extreme flex. I've found that you have to take out the feed and scrub it with a slim-bristled toothbrush and some soapy water making sure you get in between the slit of the ink channel.