HongDian 517S fountain pen

Hello world! :)

Today we will be looking at another Hong Dian fountain pen - Hong Dian 517S.
Great, cheap little pen that has a lot of things going for it.

Enjoy! :)


TIMELINE
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00:00 - Start review
09:02 - Testing the nib without ink
10:10 - Filling the pen with ink
12:30 - Initial nib feel / Quick writing test
15:04 - Ink sketch intro
16:30 - Drawing session / time lapse
26:05 - Final thoughts on the pen


WEIGHT / DIMENSIONS
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Cap on: 29.68 g / 137.8 mm
No cap: 19.59 g / 123.3 mm
Posted: 29.68 g / 157.1 mm
Cap: 10.08 g / 60.3 mm

Cap at its widest part: 11.9 mm
Body at its widest part: 11.9 mm


MEDIA USED
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Ink: Noodler's Black ink
Paper: DeSerres Mix Media by Fabriano / 160gsm / 5.5 x 8.5


MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO
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https://www.bensound.com/


SOCIAL MEDIA
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See finished drawing(s) on my Instagram:
  / eugen.borcan  


NOTE
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I tend to confuse terms sometimes, so I apologize for that. I correct myself in the subtitles - so if by any chance something doesn't make sense, look at the subtitles - things might make more sense.