Jinhao 9019 Fountain Pen Dadao Series Lake Blue Acrylic Gold Trim #8 Medium Point with Large Converter for Writing, Signature and Art Drawing

I really enjoy this pen and I want to give a preface that I’ve only use this pen for one evening thus far. My bottom line upfront is that the materials are on par with a $10 pen but the writing experience is that of something 3-4 times greater.Warning: long review.I tend to pick a single pen. I enjoy and use it on a very regular basis to the point it cracks and breaks down. I choose a single pen at a time as a daily workhorse and treat it as an EDC. I carry it in my pocket with my AirPods and keys. There is nothing preventing my pen from getting scratched, used, and abused. I pick pens for comfort and utility and I like to keep a single pen in standard rotation.That said, I have several pens I’ve purchased over the years and never once have I purchased the same pen twice. If I find a pen I like, I usually pick up another brand/model to keep as a backup until one breaks then I’ll hunt for another.My backup was a Conklin and the day has come for it to be replaced. Enter Jinhao stage left.My daily is a TWSBI diamond 580. It writes neatly, it has an extra-fine nib. Almost all fountain pens I use on a regular basis pack an extra fine nib, including this one, the Jinhao 9019.The materials are nothing to write about to the point where I’m using Siri’s speech to text for this paragraph. The materials of the pen are fine at best and the plastic itself seems brittle. It’s not as unrefined as some of the other pens that I have purchased before, but the clip and metal finishes are cheap at best. My TWSBI has dense clear plastic and feels like it can withstand abuse. This pen, with this plastic, feels like one drop off of a shelf onto a hard surface and you might be looking for a new pen.However, in hand is where this device starts to shine.When I was working on my masters degree, I took a course called Human Factors and Engineering. The book that I used for this class was Human Factors in Engineering and Design written by Mark Sanders and Ernest J McCormick seventh edition. On page 406 there is a study that I legitimately disagreed with.The book references a study from 1976 and 1979 about writing instruments and those that are most comfortable and efficient in the human hand with least writing pressure on an electronic pad. For my class project, I chose to disprove the study which showed a favor towards felt tip pens, and I chose to take measurements of the human hand and correlate to the preferred writing instrument. The study itself used a strain gauge and pad in which the subject wrote the letter a 10 times and 10 rows for a total of 100 letters. My ultimate correlation was that fountain pen was least strain. More interesting was the larger the hand, the greater the pressure on the pad.I chose this pen because it was the largest diameter fountain pen that I have found for the price point. I have large hands that are in the 98th percentile of standard measurements and writing fatigue is a very real thing. I need large diameter instruments to feel comfortable and I need a quality nib for extended writing duration. I choose high-quality instruments that align to my needs for the notes that I take on a daily basis. This pen is exceptional for my physical measurements and my experience with the pen correlates exactly with the study I performed.The pen is weighted well when filled and the center of gravity seems slightly above the grip section on the pen. The body nestles easily between thumb and finger and feels near weightless. When posted, the pen falls into the webbing between the thumb and finger but is able to be manipulated with ease. The same cannot be said for the old Conklin.The nib is great for the price. I typically buy Japanese style nibs because of how well they write. I enjoy a very fine smooth writing experience and I do not like the nibs dragging on paper. I don’t always write on the best paper so I want a product that with a nib that glides effortlessly. Of course, a lot of that experience is directly related to the ink that I use, but as a whole, the nib has the greatest impact onto how smooth a pen feels while writing.This nib is singularly worth the price of this pen. The experience with noodlers bulletproof is exquisite. No dragging on cheap paper, no dragging on fine paper. I will say that the nib and feed are not as wet as I would have expected. I saw a new shade of noodlers that I am unfamiliar with. I have been accustomed to a lifeless, solid black experience, but this shows me shades of gray without failure to feed. What’s truly amazing is that it is giving life to an ink that I’ve had for years and became bored of. It is showing me something new and I feel the nib/feed combination should be considered as one of this pen’s greatest attributes.The pen came in a simple Ziploc bag, no wider than the pen itself and did not come in any type of fine packaging like I’ve seen in some of the other photos. Although my pen did not come with those items, it has not detracted from the perceived value I have for this instrument. Very much worth the $10 let alone the $15 for other colors. I enjoy this pen and look forward to this on a regular basis. I purchased this as a back up, but I feel it might become standard rotation and compete with my TWSBI at 4x the price.Solid value. Recommended.

The media could not be loaded. I don't get paid or perks for my reviews. This is my honest opinion.I got these pens to replace the pilot G2 gel pens which I had been using for years. G-2's cost over $40 for 36 pens in the bulk carton. And I felt this was leaving too much of a footprint for the landfills so I opted to try for fountain pens.This JINHAO pen actually does write like a 1.0 gel pen - only better. I won't go back to gel pens! The medium nib lines come out nice and thick and bold the way I like them. With this pen (same models but different colors) I get the quality I am looking for without the high price.Here are the pros and cons:Pros:Writes steadily and continuously without a flaw.It can keep up with my fast writing or doodlesThere is no skipping or scratching observed with these.The neck of the pen is nice and thick like the barrel. On some fountain pens they narrow down above the nib and contribute to sore fingers if you are writing a lot. This pen has a nice wide shank and I do not get sore or cramped writing many pages of script. Good grip and no soreness even after hours of writing.The weight and balance of this pen is amazing! Carries its own weight so to speak and makes writing flow easy.It also shows very good line work on drawings and I think it is a good drawing pen and scripting pen.It also has a twist plunger type converter that holds lots of ink and is easy to refill straight from the ink bottle. You do not have to siphon it through the nib! No clean up to worry about!Right now I also use Parker fountain pen ink and it works fantastic with this pen. The golden clip comes in handy for keeping it attached to notebooks or checkbooks.Now about the cons, it really isn't fair to judge what it doesn't have. So there are no real cons with this pen. But if I had to make a statement of preferences, I would say for some of them, I had to work the piston a little bit to get the ink to the tip. Not a big deal because the pens are very well made and work consistently and for years.TIP: If you fill the ink chamber and turn the piston and advance the ink carefully and work the tip a little, the ink will advance to the tip. Don't overwork the tip. Just be patient and work the piston to build the ink pressure to the tip (clockwise/counterclockwise) to get the air out of the ink channel and everything should work fine.Other features: A screw-on pen cap.It does not have a snap- on cap but a screw on and that seems to be a pet peeve of some fountain pen connoisseurs. Personally, the screw on cap helps remind me to be cognizant of recapping it so the ink will not dry out. Nonetheless, I would not hesitate to buy this or recommend it again to others.UPDATE: 12/26/24: These pens are amazingworkhorses and never dry out and never quit!I have been writing for years with this pen! The converter holds triple the ink as the cartridges! The converter is used by siphoning ink directly from the ink bottle. It does not need to be drawn through the nib as some other fountain pens. This means there is no cleanup on the nib to worry about. I have written so many pages and done some drawing with the pen and it is very versatile. I took it down to a art store that sells fountain pens and had some of my employee friends use it and they were pretty amazed by it. And the cost can't be beat! I have four different colors now. And one of them I had set aside and didn't use it for over a year. I took it out and it worked immediately! Never dried out!I bought extras for my different uses and wanted to be able to have one that travels with me.In my opinion, these pens are a great deal! It makes a nice respectable gift to anyone who appreciates journal writing, drawing, and fountain pens.See my video and photos. Note that the cases in the photos are my own hand-made own cases.Update: 04/11/25:Purchased the extra fine tip pen. Filled it and it worked within two strokes!! Easy writing and great for notes and writing checks. Live this line of pens!The seller is very responsive and communicated well for customer satisfaction. Can't go wrong with this purchase!

Tried this after reading and seeing some glowing reviews. This is a BIG pen. Easily as big or bigger than a MB:149. The size is comfortable in my own hands. A bit too big to carry in my pocket. The nib is free flowing and smooth. I got this with a <fine> nib. I also ordered a spare <Extra Fine> nib. I might switch to that, this pen flows so enthusiastically. The converter is a new design from JinHao that easily holds twice as much as most standard converters. It compares well to several of my very high end pens. and it is an insane bargain at the price and writes very, very well.

I love this pen with fine nib. Decided to use the converter, which came in place. It filled effortlessly. No leaks at all. Ran the ib end under hot water for mtaybe a minute. Wiped the tip on paper towel. Let it sit for a few minutes. Now, writes reliably and quite smoothly. I love this pen.

First the good: it feels great in the hand (if you have large hands, looks very nice, and writes wonderfullyNow the bad, and it’s pretty much one thing, but it’s a big one: the converter rattles against the body of the pen when even slightly touched. It’s absolutely maddening, but…at least it’s something that I can probably fix

Perfect. Balance, size (BIG), and good flow from fine nib. Worth 5x the price.