[geeks] Pens and ink

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Mon, 11 May 2009, Bill Bradford wrote:

> I like the Platinum Preppy pens a lot more than the Pilot V/Varsity
> pens:

I'm still looking for a replacement for what I've used since college:
0.3mm Sanford Uniball pens w/ liquid ink.  They're reliable, comfortable
inexpensive, great for duplicates through carbon/NCR paper, cheap, and
recently discontinued.  They also don't scratch across the paper like

The local office supply stores seem to be afraid of anything smaller than
0.5mm pens, and the local blueprint shops don't tend to sell rollerballs.

Some of the Staedtler Mars technical pens look really interesting (and I
really like my Mars leadholders), but I can't figure out what sort of tips
they have.  Has anyone used the Mars Professional or Mars Matic before?

-- 
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