Thanks! I love the microscope bits. I haven't really seen anyone do that before (Doodlebud might, I'm not sure but I know he does the stress light thingy but that's neither here nor there.). Anyhow - thank you so much for the six month later review - again, not many people do that - you always get to see the shiny pretty thing when it's brand spanking new and not after it's been used on a regular basis. It's a bit disappointing because I was just about to buy one - and that chipped up clip looks really bad. But then again, it's ten bucks. Why the heck am I complaining? I'm still going to get one (because the coffee color is gorgeous) but at least now I'll be prepared on what to expect and won't be mad when things start to look a bit ragged. 😆 Thanks for taking the time to upload this!
The big hollow part of the pen that the cap screws onto is called the barrel. The part by the nib that you grip is called the section. Amazon sells replacement nibs for the Jinhao 82 with different nib points as well as replacement cartridge converters. As you noticed, the nib units just unscrew. I have several 82’s and like them. It’s a great entry level pen with reasonable performance at an amazing price. I like them much better than the pen often recommended for beginners, the Pilot Metropolitan. The Metropolitan, which doesn’t come with a converter, will cost more and in my experience it is less comfortable and constantly dries out. The Jinhao 82 is complete at a very low price and writes reliably. You can get one or two more for additional ink colors. So I agree: the Jinhao 82 is a good value.
Thanks for the comment, I bought my teacher assistants Metropolitans when they left my school as a thank you for their hard work and I have to be honest, They felt higher quality then the 82 but I wasn't sure it felt better enough to be worth the extra price and I like the look of the 82 more. It should come with a cartridge converter but I think all pens should.
Your microscope is a welcome addition to the pen review universe (for me, anyway)...but if I might suggest one way to make it more meaningful, I would show the single part you're about the zoom in on first, then show the close-up of just that. part. Then the next part in normal view, followed by the close up. About the skipping, all I can think of is to clean the feed and nib assembly with slightly soapy slightly warm water, and do it with a bulb syringe that can put some pressure into the water. A few drops of dishwashing soap in a small glass of water should be okay, then rinse with plain water, again using the syringe. Wash thoroughly, and rinse thoroughly. About the parts falling off the pen: with the first Jinhao x159 I had, the entire cap fell apart (into five or six parts) while resting in my desk. The only force working on it was gravity. I have a feeling, without evidence, that the first iterations of some of Jinhao pens are not made well. Once they see consumer interest--again, just guessing--they improve everything. So maybe you should just buy another of their pens. The newer x159 pens are pretty good, I think; much larger than the pen you have. P.S. The part you call body is called the barrel.
Thank you! I have been looking for ways to better utilize the microscope. While I love using it, it feels a bit forced at times. I will try to more thoroughly wash out my pen. I almost obsessively flush with water every time I change inks but I have gotten a lot of feedback about trying a bulb syringe so I will give it a shot. And thank you for the pen anatomy, I will remember barrel.
I 100% agree. It actually wrote beautifully with my Become Fish, Milk Tea ink but I don't love the color for everyday writing. I still wonder how muck of it is all the shimmer ink I have been putting through it.
~I'm sorry that you're having trouble with your pen! I spent $17 and got the Hong Dian Purple Forest and I was scared that it wouldn't work well or would break and spill ink out while I was writing. ~I've been using it for over a year at this point and it's a work horse. So I don't think your nib causing skipping is supposed to happen just because it has aged a little. ~I CAN say that it isn't as pretty as your pen is, and it doesn't look as traditional as yours does, but the chipping on the enamel makes me proud to have been using it so much. And that it shows its past. If you were me, vice versa, and with how cheap the 82 is, I would get either another nib, or another pen. And I would learn to tinker with this one. That way you have a reliable pen that isn't going to skip, and you could fix this one's issues. And if you do indeed fix it, then when you write your handiwork, pardon the pun, will always be present in your mind!
It just doesn't feel nice. Posting my Twisbi feels great and even though it is longer and I don't need to post it I still do but I tend to not post my Jin Hao 82.
Thank you for the comment. I will look at the Hong Dian. I know it is silly but my favorite thing about my pen is that I have a shirt that matches it perfectly. I love putting it in my breast pocket when I am wearing that shirt. I actually have another one but it has an extra fine nib and I secretly hate writing with it (don't tell anyone). I may see if I can get another nib though, not easy where I live.
