Sometime around 2010 I discovered the Bic Atlantis pen, and have been using them exclusively since. I purchased my first pack of the new Bic Glide (supposedly nothing changed with them other than the name).
I have liked this pen because not only do I get little to no smudging, but I do not get the choppiness that i do with some other ballpoint pens.
I used to use a lot of felt tipped pens in my youth, but in 2003 I started to work for a research laboratory and there are quite strict rules about which pen you can and cannot use. Felt tip pens were out.
Curious what others use.
All about the Pilot G2 0.5. They’ve got a smaller size that I tried but the ink didn’t come out consistently enough so I had to go back to the bigger one
This ends the thread.
0.38 G2 pilot
So hear me out… 0.7 Sharpie Gel Pen.
The 1.0 is pure silk but doesn’t write cleanly enough for me to be daily driver.
The Atlantis was a staple for years, a fine choice.
Sharpie gels are actually really nice.
zebra mini
I used to love zebra. As a kid I always had a matching pen and pencil set.
The Zebra Sarasa X20 Dry has been my go to for a long attempt at finding a small diameter gel pen. The whole Sarasa line up is pretty neat though. I think mileage may vary depending on indivudal writing techniques.
Found a blog that breaks it down: https://www.jetpens.com/blog/Zebra-Sarasa-A-Comprehensive-Guide/pt/652#Standard Zebra Sarasa Gel Pens
I hate pens. They piss me off.
It’s all about the mechanical pencil life.
Which pens and leads do you use?
Personally I like the Tombow Mono Graph 0.5 and mono-wx 0.5mm HB leads. Switching to HB leads from 2B leads has been the best stationery related decision I’ve ever made, and I recommend every leftie to experiment with harder leads. No more smudging the paper with graphite because of your hand running over the paper. I will probably try the 0.3mm version of the same pen the next time I go to the stationery store because I want to experiment with finer lead thicknesses.
Right now I am using a Rotring 600 with 0.7 2B leads.
I’ve never tried HB before so I’ll have to buy some and give it a go.
Personally I am a big fan of 0.7. Anything smaller and I feel the sharp ends dig into paper too much and the lead breaks too easily.
