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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Fri, 02 October 2015, 17:48:05
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It's Super good for Chinese..
Got it at the 文具店 (stationary store) today,
Specs:
¥3.50 Yuan or $0.55 USD
Gel pen
1.0 mm thick
_____________Geeky stuff below, just don't read it if you're not into writing..
Special Ability of Pen: Makes very thin lines and very thick ones, for more "Dramatic" feels (http://i.imgur.com/oqaobDi.gif)
Writing smoothness: Very slightly Scratchy (this is good, because it gives you tight control)
Flow: This is why I think this pen is exceptional, The ink-flow-rate is very smooth and continuous, the gel just explodes out of the tip.. Very wet..
_____ I've used other 1.0mm Gel pens before, BAD flow..
________The Japanese 1.0mm Gels I've used were also very smooth, probably because Japan companies pride themselves on Precision Machinery,
_______________However I believe smoothness is often in conflict with control, So if you're writing 楷书 (standard script), smooth pens don't produce the start / stop stroke-styles as effortlessly or as reliably..
____________________Smooth pens are more suited for 草书 Grass-Style (erratic-cursive) or 行书 Path-style (semi-cursive)
________________________To clarify, the Flow-of-Ink is smooth, but the Tip-to-Paper feel is (slightly scratchy)
FOTOS:
Please excuse my rusty Chinese writing, Have not had to write in a while..
I used flash, so you can see the deep grooves made by the pen tip, and that the line weight can be varied widely with pressing force.. (Zoom in)
I believe this brand, 晨光 M&G （Chen Guang) is the largest budget brand of pens around China these days, I tried a bunch of their other pens, [sux0rz].. but this one is a fantastic exception.
(http://i.imgur.com/lEb2RZD.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yFVgkRm.jpg)
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Bring back extras. I love pens of all types! You come back, you ship me some, I pay pal you, everyone wins.
I didn't even know you could get a pen that functions properly for $0.55!
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Bring back extras. I love pens of all types! You come back, you ship me some, I pay pal you, everyone wins.
I didn't even know you could get a pen that functions properly for $0.55!
I'm gonna be here a while, so Gonna have all kinds of neat stuff to review..
Surely I will encounter even more pens.. (http://i.imgur.com/cu73Joj.gif)
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Your heart looks a bit funny...
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Your heart looks a bit funny...
It's one of the most difficult chinese characters to write.
I deeply apologize for offending the public eyes.. (http://i.imgur.com/paCNmTw.gif)
Please excuse my sloppiness.
(http://i.imgur.com/OXfz7wv.gif)
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Looking at Chinese and Japanese characters scare me. The one time I tried doing one I failed miserably....
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Looking at Chinese and Japanese characters scare me. The one time I tried doing one I failed miserably....
that ok
I studied in Beijing for a year
and I still failed miserably
I wrote my own chinese name wrongly for the first 3 months I was there without knowing it
and apparently for the first 3 my family name means some type of fish
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Looking at Chinese and Japanese characters scare me. The one time I tried doing one I failed miserably....
that ok
I studied in Beijing for a year
and I still failed miserably
I wrote my own chinese name wrongly for the first 3 months I was there without knowing it
and apparently for the first 3 my family name means some type of fish
I love eating fish..
Here's hoping they're not fishing them out of irradiated sea water..(http://i.imgur.com/3yMcIf6.gif)