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/ppg/ - Pen & Pencil General
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/ppg/ Recommended writing implements
4chan has for years had a Pen and Pencil General. This entry is a compilation of the insight and experiences from this general. Past discussions can be found on Desuarchive. This general goes back to 2013.
Pens
Ballpoint
- Uni-ball jetstream
- Fisher space pen
Gel
- Uni-ball 207
- Pilot g2
- Zebra sarasa
- Sakura gelly roll
Rollerball
- Pilot Precise V5
- uni-ball Vision Elite
Fineliner
- Sakura pigma micron
- Pilot Razor Point I/II
- Sharpie Pen (original)
Pencils
Wooden Pencils
With Erasers
Cheap
- Palomino Golden Bear
Mid priced
- Mitsubishi 9850
Expensive
- Palomino blackwing 602 or natural
Without Eraser
Mid priced
- Mitsubishi 9800
Expensive
- Mitsubishi hi-uni
- Tombow mono 100
Wooden Art Pencils
Cheap
- General Pencil Kimberly Graphite Drawing Kit
Expensive
- Mitsubishi hi uni art set
- Caran d'Ache Grafwood set
Mechanical Pencils
Drafting pencils
Cheap
- Pentel p205
Mid priced
- Rotring 500
- Pentel graphgear 500
Writing mechanical pencils
- ???
Leads for drafting or writing
- Pilot Neox
Lead holder
- Staedtler Mars Techo 780c
Leads for leadholder
- Mitsubishi uni
Fountain Pens
Cheap
- JinHao 777
- Jinhao 992
- Jinhao 100
Mid priced
- Lamy safari
- Twsbi eco
- Jinhao 100
- Penbbs 480
Fountain pen ink
- Pilot
- Sailor
- Diamine
- Waterman
One anon strongly recommends Serenity Blue as it will work in any pen, 50 ml is cheap and you can buy it anywhere (paraphrased). Waterman also has a FAQ.
