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Name: Sailor Hocoro White Dip Pen & Nib - Fine
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Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Product Code SL-12-0135-210

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$16.00

Size:

Fine

Fine Medium 1.0mm 2.0mm Fude

ENHANCEMENT OPTIONS

The Sailor Compass Hocoro dip pen allows you to enjoy a wide variety of fountain pen ink colors without the conventional messy fuss. The Hocoro is designed with ease in mind. After using, simply rinse the nib with water and wipe it dry, and you're ready to switch to the next ink color!

What's more, the Hocoro Dip Pens are compatible with any type of fountain pen inks and various other types of inks. This means you can use the inks you already love with your new Hocoro pen!

Sailor Compass "Hocoro" Dip Pens are available in five different steel nib sizes (Fine, Medium, 1.0mm Calligraphy, 2.0mm Calligraphy, and Fude), each with a different color accent. You can purchase spare nibs or barrels to mix & match to your heart's content, allowing you to explore and enjoy a multitude of inks and expression styles.

This pen comes with a white barrel and a Fine steel nib with a blue accent. An attachable ink reservoir is available separately.

Condition: New
Brand: Sailor
Type: Dip Pens
Color: White
Demonstrator Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.: No
Body Material: Resin
Cap Type How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).: Capless
Compatible inks & refills Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.: Bottled ink
Grip Material: Resin
Nib Size: Fine
Nib Color: Silver
Nib Material: Steel
Postable Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.: No
Retractable Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).: No
Diameter - Body: 10.8mm (0.42in)
Diameter - Grip (mm) Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.: 10.75mm
Length - Body The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.: 134.7mm (5.30in)
Length - Nib The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.: 15.7mm (0.62in)
Weight - Body If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.: 6g (0.21oz)
Weight - Overall (g): 6.0g

Great for testing ink

I bought this with the ink reservoir and I'm a fan. I'm familiar with sailor steel fountain pen nibs so the lack of flex didn't surprise me at all. I didn't try it without the reservoir so I can't comment on the pen's performance without it. I like that the nib stores inside the handle to protect it from damage. I bought the medium as well. I plan to get the other sizes soon.

Not what I expected (unfortunately)

Unfortunately, this was not what I expected. I had hoped that with this style writing instrument, the nibs would have enough flexibility that the tines could spread apart and create some variation in the line width since there isn't a feeder system attached to the back of the nib - which usually creates stiffness. The nib/tines are extremely rigid and if you apply too much pressure, you will bend the entire unit before you will get any flexibility out of it. This is my error. As it is described one of the main values of this pen is that you can quickly switch ink color back-and-forth with a quick wash or switch out the nib from fine to medium ect., and I do believe it would perform these functions just fine.But if you're looking for line variation/ribboning this is not the pen to purchase. It's still a good pen and very affordable and even though it doesn't do what I had hoped I'm glad to have it in my collection nonetheless.