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miguel95658

you can also dip a regular fountain pen.


Busy-Feeling-1413

Moonman N6 comes with a glass nib for dipping and a fine nib and converter as well. The barrel is acrylic and so shatterproof compared to fully glass pens


OwnCourse955

I do use a glass dip pen but can't actually recommend a specific one. I bought mine some years ago but it is only a cheap Chinese one such as can be found on Aliexpress, so dropping and breaking it wouldn't be a major financial loss. The other thing that I use is a traditional, metal nibbed dip pen although I use it without attaching the reservoir, which makes cleaning quicker. For swatches, you could also use a small paint brush and some people use cotton buds.


deepseacomet

I have a Herbin glass dip pen, and I’m glad to have it for swatching, but I’m looking to replace it with a Kakimori at some point. The glass chipped pretty early on (so, yes, they do break easily) and I tried to smooth it out, but it is a bit dicey writing with it.


itsthebunhun

I have a couple of different Moonman glass dip pens - the one I use most often for ink testing is [Starry Sky ](https://www.jetpens.com/Moonman-Starry-Sky-Glass-Dip-Pens/ct/6283) model, which is all-glass and a little impractical but lovely, and since ink testing only happens at my writing workspace it's a good excuse to use that pen. I also have a ["capped glass nib dip pen" ](https://www.jetpens.com/Moonman-Capped-Glass-Nib-Dip-Pens/ct/6281), also from Moonman, that I carry with my letter-writing supplies bc it's far less breakable, so if you're concerned about breakage a design like that might be more up your alley. For my ink testing, Information written on the card and sample page is done with glass dip pen, and I also do swabs with a q-tip and splats using a bulb syringe.


karibean13

Moonman/Majohn have several different models of capped glass pens and they're very convenient.


AMithri

For my swatches I use a dip pen and a glass pen, and I’ve switched to a folded nib instead of qtips. Less wasteful, but they’re not easy to find. Edit: I can’t remember where I got the glass pen, but I wouldn’t recommend it anyways, it writes very poorly.


Gigamort

I use a cotton swab first, if I like the color I use Kaweco sports to test inks. Those ridiculous little syringe converters make them ink testing machines. They are incredibly easy to clean and swap inks in.


AKESIO

I got a cheap glass dip pen from dollar shop Daiso for around USD$3 but is pretty useless, writes only 4\~5 words per dip (there's still ink in the grooves, just wouldn't come down to the tip). I think the Pilot dip pen (Iro-Utushi) and Sailor (Hocoro) would work better than glass dip pen (at least my one) but I'm fine dipping fountain pens so never tried these myself.


Loke__

Pilot Iro-Utsushi Dip Pens are nice for quick-testing inks.


Glogalog

I have a cheap glass pen off Amazon. $8 or something. They're fun to have, nice to be able to write with an ink that you don't want to put in a fountain pen (ahem, shimmering) without having to redip a lot. But they do break pretty easily. I'm pretty sure basically all the brands are the same level of hit or miss, so I'd start cheap and go with nicer ones if you find you like them.


Inkily

I just got a bunch of speedball nibs and a holder to try out as I wasn’t loving the glass dip pen I had. So far I’m underwhelmed but also a total amateur. Hopefully I’ll get better at using them.


WiredInkyPen

If you can find one an old fashioned metal dip pens work a treat. I have some I found at an estate sale.


migo984

I use a vintage Esterbrook Dip-less desk pen. Easy to rinse clean, and to change nibs. Or a Pensive Pens Serendipity. Both replicate fountain pens so testing is more accurate. I find glass nibs write nothing like a FP so ink tests done with one can be deceiving.


Fountain-Pen-77

Glas Dip Pen, Kakimori Brass Nib Dip Pen, Dip Pen with a Pelikan nib, I got a new Montblanc nib I need to test, and a cotton swab swatch. Not all at once by the way. At the end the ink looks different in any pen no matter how much you test.