What's the best affordable flex fountain pen? I love my Pilot Metropolitan but it's got a fine nib and no flex, and I want line width variety. I'm thinking of getting Noodler's Ahab, but I'm reading mixed reviews online.
Is there a better pen out there around the same price?
>>2487753
I ended up buying it. It's pretty nice but it's kind of frustrating not being able to flex the pen on pushing strokes, and the line variation really isn't that dramatic, but certainly moreso than anything from a rollerball or felt tip pen. I guess I do need to move into dip pens if that's what I'm looking for.
Buy a decent pen with a #6 nib and replace it with a Zebra G flex. One can buy a Jinhao X450 for less than $3 on ebay and 10 Zebra G nibs for $10. For $13 you can have a nice flex nib with 9 replacement nibs.
>>2490704
This sort of works but the feed of the Jinhao can't really keep up reliably. For drawing it should be ok if you don't go too fast, but it still tends to dry up quickly if you leave the pen unused for even a couple of days. Having to prime the feed to get the pen started every time you want to use it kinda sucks.
The Ahab might do better with the Ebonite feed, but a nib holder is still probably the most reliable option unless you need a pen to take outside.
