Shaggy's Left Handed Journey In Writing

Hello again readers,

First off I would like to apologize for taking a little longer to get this posted again. I was in the middle of writing my review, and both of the pens starting giving me some issues that needed taking care of. Now that I have been able to get that work done and written my post, let’s dive right into it.

Today I am going to share my thoughts on the Camlin 2R School fountain pen. My mother got us both one of these pens so that we could both try out an eyedropper fountain pen. Just in case you may not know what that is, an eyedropper pen is simply a fountain pen that does not take either converters or cartridges. Instead you take a bottle of ink and something like either a blunt-tipped syringe or an eyedropper to put the ink right into the body of the pen. Most of these pens are going to be made entirely of plastic or some sort of resin, as leaving ink exposed to metal for long periods can cause some reactions.

We purchased these pens from Fountain Pen Revolution and other than the color of the pens the only difference between the pens is the nib. My mother got herself their regular fine point nib, while I got their upgraded extra-fine nib. I did not notice at first, but on my pen the nib and feed had not quite been put in all the way, so as I was writing it would have a high tendency to drip a lot of ink out as I was writing. After over a week of dealing with these blobs of ink all over my paper, I finally cleaned out the pen and that was when I realized the nib and feed were a little further out than on my mother’s pen. Once my pen had dried out, I pulled the nib and feed out of the grip, and was able to reinsert them to the correct position. Since doing this, the pens has had just a couple of dripping issues, but not nearly as bad as before, I don’t feel like I am spending more time trying to fix the dripping than writing now, so I am willing to keep working with it some more.

With a price range of about $8-$12 depending on the nib options, this pen is definitely a little more on the budget side fountain pens. Size-wise I would say it is just a little bit thicker than a typical ballpoint pen, but not by much. By being made entirely out of plastic, this pen stays very light even if full of ink. The pen fits quite nicely in my hand and does not need a tight grip to keep control of the pen. As I have stated previously, I don’t tend to post my pens, but this pen actually feels a little easier to control while posted. That may just be because most of my pens are a decent bit heavier than this one, so for me it almost feels like the pen will just write right out of my hand.

In conclusion my opinion of this pen is that it is worth the price, but it will likely require a little bit of extra work to get the pen to write the way you want it to. I would not recommend this pen for someone who is newer to fountain pens as they may not have the experience or skill to be comfortable taking the pen apart at all. If you have some experience with fountain pens, and are looking to try a new filling system, then this pen could be great as long as you are ready to do a little work with the pen itself.

I hope that my thoughts on this pen have been helpful if you are considering this pen. I am still not too sure of what my next post is going to be about, but I am currently thinking of doing something about inks. If any of you have any ideas for a post, I would love to hear it and may work on that next. Stay happy and healthy, and keep on learning!