I'd like to see a Jinhao piston filler too!

I agree. The Pelikan never leaves the nest.

good idea… I took my M600 to the office and dropped it on its butt after missing my pocket. The piston knob works fine, still, but doesn’t “grab” when all the way in, the way it used to. At least it wasn’t my 800. But yes, I do love how many $10-50 pens there are out there now. I can’t get enough Jinhao 82s

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you too!

Right on!

Thank you so much, @kenblair2538!

Thank you so much, @delkott!

Thanks for sharing. The $30, the N12 is a nice pen and the nib was a pleasant surprise.

Happy holidays!

Thanks, you too!

The Jinhao 100 is a Duofold Centennial. It is a different size/shape than the N12 which, I think, closely resembles the M800.

Thanks for sharing! It is good to hear that some more vintage MB149 pens are actually as spectacular as the hype. I've experienced three relatively new MG149 that are nice pens but not worth the $1000 price tag.

Thanks. I've already reviewed the P50. It is a very nice pen!

Lucky!

@@InkquiringMinds M800, M1000, Namiki Emperor, Magna Carta Mag 600, Platinum Preppy. Hopefully, each person finds the pen that satisfies them. I do feel lucky. It took years.

I agree completely. I think the main reason the M800 is the best pen in m collection is how I am able to write with it. My handwriting gets instantly better when I hold the M800. Is it a combination of the balance and ergonomics with how the nib creates a line? I don't know but I love it.

Thank you so much, @santiagomerinoacevedo7475!

Keep watching eBay for a used Pelikan in your range. Happy New Year! And congrats on beating Canada in the IIHF Juniors!

Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas!

And I only have ONE!

Thanks for watching! We'll just have to wait and see what changes with Pelikan.

It should! HNY!

I like the P20 better!

You are so welcome!

Thank you so much, @wilberfloss832!

Thanks for sharing, @markli7372!

My pleasure

The Inkvent shelf is a 3d printed model. I'm making a version of it as an Ink Buddy. The tools I used for the Sheaffer were from pentooling.com. I didn't use any tools to remove the nib from the section of the Triumph. Just heat and soak repeatedly for a couple of days.

Happy holidays!

No. It is opaque.

Merry Christmas!

You were fretting that Doug might conclude the M800 was "maybe not worth the cost differential" Without the superb nib tweaking like yours, an M800 blue stripe just sold second-hand but unused on eBay for US$336. I was severely tempted but painfully chose not to bid. US$250 to US$275 is my limit for this, which is my grail pen. Under no circumstances is the Pelikan M800 and M805 fairly priced at US$650. That is not saying it isn't "worth" it. Of course, it is worth what someone is willing to pay. Andy Warhol's iconic stencil painting of Marilyn Monroe's face sold in May 2023 for US$198 MILLION. It's artistic value is dubious for, at best, US$1000. But this is just me whining because I don't want to pay the going price for the M800 and very likely will never write with one. Objects tagged with trendy, artifical luxury-prices lose their appeal.

That would be cool!

I think the black section and black piston knob are nods to Pelikan. Thanks, Teresa.

I’m working on a 3D printed model of this for “Ink Buddy”

Estimated time to completion?

@@jls3220January maybe.

They have SO man models!

@@InkquiringMinds I just hope they're not overstretching themselves or oversaturating the market.

@@archivist17I think they are a much larger operation than anything like Penbbs.

It is a very nice pen for $30 with a surprising nib.

@@InkquiringMinds And I just purchased it in Green LOL

Hope you enjoy it!

Happy holidays!

The P20 has a nicer feel in the hand for me and the acyrlics are much more chatoyant.

The nib is friction fit inside the nib collar which unscrews for replacing with other Hongdian nibs in Hongdian nib collars. If you wish to swap in another #6 nib, you'll have to pull the Hongdian nib from the collar and use the Hongdian feed and collar with the new nib.

You're welcome!

You guessed the answer - no.

Thanks! Merry Christmas!

LOL

The Hongdian nibs are better than the Moonman nibs. But I prefer the Majohn M800 to the HD N12. I put different nibs into my M800s.

@@InkquiringMindsI will think about it. Thanks.

I like the P20 much better. It is on my Top Pens of 2023 list.

@@InkquiringMinds Thank you!

With the section submerged in ink, turn the piston all the way down. Then turn the nib up, tap the pen lightly to get the remaining air to the top, put the nib back into the ink and repeat. That should work.

No problem!

It is J Herbin Kyanite du Nepal.

@@InkquiringMinds Oh wow! Well I know what Ink I'm going to get next. XD It looks just beautiful between your writing and that color I'm sold. Thank you so much for letting me know and I hope you have a Happy NewYear!

N12

@@InkquiringMinds And which nib is longer?

@@user-bm6dn9he8j They are both #6 size nibs.

Thanks for that catch! It is just one space off.

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The design isn't stolen. But thanks for sharing.

How is it not stolen? I look at my Hongdian Black Forest and the Otto Hutt Black Forest and other than the emblem on top they look identical. What more do you need to call it a stolen design? I understand the concept of being "inspired" by the work of another designer, but when the end product looks identical I can't find a better word than calling it for what it is.@@InkquiringMinds

@@jasoncharalambides387I was talking about the N12 not being a design stolen from Pelikan. The HD BF vs Otto Hutt 04 issue is debatable as evidenced by the discussion on reddit www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/108d8jl/are_the_hongdian_black_forest_pens_ripoffs_of/ I'd say it is as close a copy as you can get - similar to the Moonman M800 vs the Leonardo Momento Zero. I've never used a HD Black Forest or an Otto Hutt 04.

@@InkquiringMinds I did buy a HD Black Forest and it was later that I realized that it looked identical to a pen I did not even know of its existence. I think that it is clear that this is the case I was referring as stolen design. Again, being inspired by someone's work is one thing but copying and selling is another. Where do we draw the line? That's a difficult one. It is a thick fuzzy zone to cross, not a thin crisp black line on white paper. I remember the comment that was once made for a similar situation. It is like pornography. Where do you draw the line? The truth is that when you see it, you know what you see and which side of that line it is. Have a Merry Christmas Doug!