Jinhao 159 Fountain Pen – Yellow

1 review for Jinhao 159 Fountain Pen – Yellow

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   witelsonkeith (verified owner) – October 25, 2018

   An excellent pen with great value for money. The pen has a good weight and balance, constructed partially out of plastic and partially out of metal. The enamel seems thick and I’d be surprised if it chipped easily. Definitely a pen for slightly larger hands, though due to the light weight I think that most people could adjust to it. The writing experience with Diamine’s Kelly Green is wet and smooth, and it is easy to control the flow with minimal pressure changes. Tiny leakage even when shaken and a sturdy converter mean that this will definitely travel well (though not on planes, as the Jinhao medium nib is a good balance between sharp and wide). The stiff nib is great for heavy handed writers, and means that you’ll never find yourself swimming in ink.

   I must add that when I received mine it was not drawing ink at all, and rinsing with warm soapy water didn’t help (as it usually does). Solution number two was to pop out the nib and slide a doubled edged safety razor blade through the tines from the breather hole to the tip a couple of times and it worked like a charm. The pen has been writing excellently for well over two pages now.