Personally, it is mainly the thickness of the pen tip. For example, girls who like to write fine print are more suitable to choose pens with thin tips, such as the hero golden pen lady series.
The letters on the nib represent the thickness of the nib, which can be roughly divided into the following categories:
Ef: ultra-fine, ultra-fine
Xf: Super fine, same as above, super fine, this is Parker's favorite logo.
F: Good, good.
M: medium, medium.
B: broad and rough.
L: Large, same as above, thick.
Double width and double thickness.
Om: Oblique medium, oblique medium, generally left-handed, or used for writing special fonts.
Ob: Oblique width, oblique, thick, generally left-handed, or used for writing special fonts.
OBB: Oblique double width, oblique tip and double thickness, used for writing special fonts.
S: Stub, also known as Italian tip, has a flat nib and is suitable for writing western flowery characters.
Basically, the nib of F is enough for daily Chinese writing. If you like to write bigger words, you can use m-tip. B and BB are too big for ordinary Chinese writing, so they are more suitable for signature. Generally speaking, there is no need for oblique tips in daily Chinese writing. If you are a friend who practices calligraphy, you can try the oblique tip, which may have a different effect. Also, generally speaking, the nib of Japanese manufacturers is thinner than that of Europe and America. So friends who like to write fine print can buy products of Japanese brands. There is also the water output of the pen, which is also an important factor to control the stroke size. Pens with large water output generally have thick lines.
Second, choose the type of pen tip.
A good nib is the soul of a good pen, so it is very important to choose a good nib. First, choose the composition of the pen tip. According to the composition of the nib, it can be divided into gold pen and iridium pen.
⑴ Gold pen: The nib is made of gold alloy, which is soft, elastic and comfortable. However, the gold pen is expensive, the nib is soft and difficult to master, so it is not suitable for beginners.
⑵ Iridium pen: The tip of the pen does not contain gold, and some tips are plated with gold. The pen tip is hard, but it is cheap, so it is a tool suitable for beginners to write.
The reason why gold nib and iridium nib are more durable than pen nib lies in the small round particles on the pen nib. This little round grain. This small round particle is made of iridium and osmium alloy, which is very hard and wear-resistant. According to the experiment of Shanghai Jinxing Golden Pen Factory, if the pen tip and the pen tip are placed on the oilstone at the same time, after one hour, the wear of the pen tip is only 0.07 mm, while the wear of the pen tip is as high as 5 mm!
Personally, I think the performance of the gold pen is far superior to other materials, especially the elasticity of the pen tip and the excellent performance of writing lines, and of course it is much more expensive. Generally, fountain pens are divided into 12K and 14K, and 12K is relatively hard, and 14K is relatively elastic, and the feeling of touching paper is different, but it is difficult to describe it in words. In short, it feels better at 14K. Individual brands also have 18K, which has not been used and has no right to speak.
According to the shape of the pen tip, it can be divided into: 1. Tip package (small roll)
2. Pointy (big nails are big, but not too wide)
Mainly according to personal preferences, most people are used to using the tip of the bag, but most people who have practiced calligraphy like to open the tip, which is the style shown in the first picture of this article, because of better elasticity and better line expression.
Third, choose a brand.
If there are enough beautiful knives, Montblanc and Parker are undoubtedly good choices. Although it may not be worth that much money, it is still the first choice if you pursue high quality. If you buy domestic high-end goods, you can choose hero series, and there are many models to choose from. Hero100,200 and so on. And Rambo is also a better brand. If you buy an ordinary pen, you should mainly choose a pen that feels good and suits you.
Fourth, the touch between the pen tip and the paper.
Mainly depends on whether the pen tip is smooth and easy to use, and whether writing is smooth. You can dip in ink and write several "8" s on the paper in succession. The front, back, left and right sides and top five sides of a good pen tip are smooth, and writing is smooth without scraping paper. When writing "8", all five sides of the pen tip are used. This pen will work well if it is smooth on all sides.
Five, see whether the pen container is elastic, whether the parts are fastened, and whether the appearance weight of the pen is in line with your mind.