ink pens...ugh

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seems like I have ink pens everywhere,house,garage,barn,pole shed,truck,mower,all different kinds too.the ones in the house are stored upright in a quart jar,the others are just laying randomly,sure seems like everyone I pick up wont right,ive tried everything to help them,some right a little most get pitched,even the upright ones wont work.sure seems like I never had this problem in school in the 70s-80s,maybe they were better quality.anyone have a solution ????
 
Well first off they are cheaper than they used to be so I bet that the ink is not as good. Even a new pen does not write as well as they used to. I find I have trouble with many of them only writing a skipping type of line.

I have been buying a few good pens to have with me to write with.
 
As part of my arsenal I always carry a "Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine" in my shirt pocket and usually lose them before they quit writing, which is a long time. TDF
 
You wouldn't have that problem if you were a teacher. Would would have a pen shortage, kids would take them off your desk.
 
When you were in school you lost enough pens that your supply was always fresh. Your statement about keeping them in a quart jar tells me you have too many and some or most of them are older than dirt.
 
Remember when Bic claimed their pens write first time every time when removed from the package? Most of the time it was true.
 
I don't leave home without carpenters pencils on
me. I even sharpen them with a grinder even though
I have a special carpenter pencil sharpner. Have
many in truck tool box, pole barn, workshop. They
never fail.

My bank gives pens away. So I have a good bank pen
in car and truck to sign checks.
 
I don't have a problem other than finding one when I want one; so I have them stashed all over. I like the BIC Atlantis medium ball pen that you can buy in a bulk pack at WM for a few bucks. The ink pens work good also in other brands. The ball rolls smoother. Buying a wider tip could help you. Some are in a jar and some just lying around.

Mark
 
I've got a pen everywhere, but I bought myself a new cattle book this year AND a new pen wo go with. The book has pages you can write on even when wet (still shirt pocket size) and the pen never freezes and writes upside down. Bought both at Orscheln. Around here the end picks up so much dust (in the tractor or chore pickup) that you have dough on the end. None work this time of year anyway.
 
I use the zebra line of pens. I have used them for probably close to 20years. They have several lines of pens. I like the 605 model. They are a fine point and write smoothly. They are a bit pricey. I have the chrome plating worn off to the brass base. I don't lose things much so one will last me years.
 
Can anybody remember when it was illegal to sign a legal document with a ball point pen?
The type of pen and paper can expose things to be a hoax. Such as the diary of ann frank, the paper was of the wrong time period and it was written with a ball point pen.
 
Same problem here for ball point. but easy fix!!!!! Just heat the tip lightly (use stove, cig lighter etc.) works 99% of the time If it don't toss them. WILL NOT WORK ON FELT TIP TYPE PENS.
 
Architects lead holder is a good one, thick lead, can sharpen to a fine point or blunt it to a rounded point for a thicker line. Just can't extend the lead out too much. I like these, but always have carpenters pencils in close proximity, in the tool box or work pouch.
 
Bic Velocity Gel
Not expensive and the only time they stop writing for me is when the last speck of ink is used up.
 
If you have that many pens in a quart jar most of them have been in there long enough for ink to have dried around ball.You can sometimes apply a little heat to ball and they will work. I like the way Parker And Cross pens write and there refills last a long time. Do you remember when we had to use fountain pens in school (that's before we ever saw a ball point pen)?
 
(quoted from post at 09:05:07 02/28/15) I use the zebra line of pens. I have used them for probably close to 20years. They have several lines of pens. I like the 605 model. They are a fine point and write smoothly. They are a bit pricey. I have the chrome plating worn off to the brass base. I don't lose things much so one will last me years.
b:07444bd7c4]DITO[/b:07444bd7c4] I have been carrying them for nearly 30 years, and very happy. They have a fine point, write a long time. Pens at local WalMart are about $2.50 each and refills 2 for $2.00. Refill last a long time. I first started using them when I worked in our company warehouse. They only provided stick pens,and I went to local office store and bought a Zebra. That was approx. 30 years ago and I liked it so well I have been buying my own and using them ever since. I use them for marking boards to cut, or anything else the ink will show on. There main short coming is they do not like marking on something wet.
 
The plain old Paper Mate or Parker retractable ball point you grew up with. They still work just as well. Hard to find now and costly but to me they're worth it.
 
Back in the early days of ball point pens they were bad to ooze ink on your fingers. One night in the early 60s I went to a Johnny Horton concert (more correctly, I couldn't afford a ticket so I sneaked in back stage---watched the whole show from the wings.) When the show was over fans flocked to the stage for autographs. He didn't have a pen so I loaned him my new Papermate. He patiently signed about a hundred autographs and gave my pen back to me. That's when he first noticed that his fingers and thumb were black. I apologized profusely, and he was very gracious.
 
I have some custom made checks that are very nice, but most pens won't write on them, seems the checks are too 'slick'.. I'm going to try some of the ones suggested on here..
 
Don't know if I've ever bought a pen in my life.
Every store, bank, implement dealer, gas station or main street business usually has a bucket of them by the checkout for the taking with their advertising on them. I always pick one up when I notice they give them away. So I have pens everywhere. If they don't write, I promptly toss them and grab another. If I had a fancy store bought pen, the wife or kids would get a hold of it and it would be gone anyway.
 
I do not know what technology US schools would have been using at the time, but when I started primary school (I think same as grade school in US) here in Australia in 1947, we used nib pens.

They were dipped in ink wells in the school desk. The ink was made up from ink powder mixed with water. It is not hard to imagine the mess small children made learning to write.

The really popular job for small boys was mixing the ink as no teacher wanted to do it because the mixer would get covered in ink.
 
If your pen doesn"t work when it did before try sucking on the end for a few seconds. Usually will make it write again.
 

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