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.
Mixed emotions about using a microscope to examine pens, or anything else, for that matter. Some watch channels do extreme close up shots, not sure what they are using, but probably a macro lens. And they usually reveal some gnarly "imperfections" on watch dials and the like. In my opinion it makes little difference what can be revealed with a macro lens. I want things that look good to my ordinary eyes, and if they can't detect issues, I'm good with that. I put imperfections in quotes because things that aren't visible to the naked eye don't count to me. I certainly wouldn't expect a sub $10 pen to withstand microscopic scrutiny. I'd say the pen in question has held up remarkably well given the amount of use. To me, it's a testimonial to the value. A positive testimonial.
I would have agreed on the day I recorded this and possibly still as you are right the price is very reasonable. However, the next day the threads broke free from the barrel and I had to Frankenstein it with another Jin hao 82. It can be really difficult to show the wear and chipping on camera which is where the microscope comes in but I assure you it was all visible to the naked eye as well. What bothered me the most was that I could feel the chipping.
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.
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'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.
Thanks for the review! This pen has been in my wishlist for months 😅
3 days after I made the video it broke. Still worth the money but I was disappointed.
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.
@@Imporcitor I also like how the Jinhao looks more, but my Metro held up better over time and the nib is better imo.
@@Lorvina1 About two days after I recorded this the threaded part broke off so I can't cap it anymore. Definitely didn't hold up over time lol
Mixed emotions about using a microscope to examine pens, or anything else, for that matter. Some watch channels do extreme close up shots, not sure what they are using, but probably a macro lens. And they usually reveal some gnarly "imperfections" on watch dials and the like. In my opinion it makes little difference what can be revealed with a macro lens. I want things that look good to my ordinary eyes, and if they can't detect issues, I'm good with that. I put imperfections in quotes because things that aren't visible to the naked eye don't count to me. I certainly wouldn't expect a sub $10 pen to withstand microscopic scrutiny. I'd say the pen in question has held up remarkably well given the amount of use. To me, it's a testimonial to the value. A positive testimonial.
I would have agreed on the day I recorded this and possibly still as you are right the price is very reasonable. However, the next day the threads broke free from the barrel and I had to Frankenstein it with another Jin hao 82. It can be really difficult to show the wear and chipping on camera which is where the microscope comes in but I assure you it was all visible to the naked eye as well. What bothered me the most was that I could feel the chipping.
Sometimes its something as simple as changing inks. Some inks flow easier than others.
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.
Flush it properly under warm water using a bulb syringe works for me.@@Imporcitor
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'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!
Also I would like to say I can understand the uneasy feeling with posting. I absolutely refuse to post my pen.
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.
it depends with the user, but for me still its a great pen :) somehow for a cheaper price.
For 8.99 usd, buying a couple a year is fine, in my opinion!
Your nib tines are probably uneven. Learn to tune your nibs
Thanks, did you see any unevenness? I show the nib with a 1600x microscope at 5:48 I don't see any but I am fairly new to this.
The jinhao 82 that I received has threads at the bottom of the finials so I will be able to unscrew mine compared to yours that you had to pull off.
Nice to know, thanks !