rOtring Isograph Technical Drawing Pen | 0.35 mm | Refillable Fineliner Pen

This is a great pen. It draws smoothly and reliably. Takes India Ink which is waterproof and permanent. Way cheaper and sustainable to use a refillable pen than keep buying disposable pens. I bought a 250ml bottle of ink; way cheaper than the tiny ones. The steel nib will last forever. I use it most days. But if I leave it for a while, a good shake and the ink flows like a dream. I had been using cheaper brands, which were fine for a while, and then clogged and stopped working, even after extensive cleaning and faffing about. Grrr factor 10/10 after several months of use. As an artist and not a technical draughtsperson, I really rate these pens. Mine is a 0.6 nib. Can't vouch for the reliability of the finer nibs. However, it is too easy to over-tighten the grey nib holding section against the handle / barrel. Mine has a hairline crack, allowing the barrel to rotate a bit and be annoying. But it does not affect the drawing function, or ink flow, just the handling of the barrel. Still useable, but would like a better quality plastic at that point in the design. I have not been heavy handed with it. It was just a bit weak there on the thread. Having said which, it is far superior to the cheaper brands. I wasted money buying several cheapos, thinking I had simply bought a rogue pen initially. Not so. The working parts were just not as good as Rotring. Invest in the best.

I bought my set of pens 45 years ago as an apprenticed draughtsman, unfortunately I lost my 0.35mm and it had ink in it. It has been salvaged and back to the normal standard but I bought a replacement for an urgent task. First, Rotring are no longer made in Germany but still charge German prices. The quality has changed, not for the good of the instrument. Ink reservoirs no longer have chrome bands to strengthen them, the new ones will not be usable in 45 years and the plastic is a lower quality and poorer feel. When I bought my set in 1980 it cost me 2 weeks pay which caused murder at home as I had to pay a weeks keep extra in advance and another in arrears and go a week with no money to myself. It was a requirement so I had no choice,16 year olds today would be screaming at how unfair it was whilst I was happy I had a trade. You must clean them in diluted Rotring cleaner fluid every 6-8 weeks depending upon upon usage, daily 8 whilst now and again 6 weeks, soak and rinse then dry and back to work or storage. NEVER STORE THEM WITH INK IN, I was lucky mine were German engineering the new Chinese might not be so good but I will not be able to let you know in 45 years.

High quality item

I have been using Rotring pens for many years and was finding it impossible to replace my two worn out models. i was delighted to find my replacements via the Internet {namely Amazon}. The replacements came very quickly and i have had much pleasure in using them for a variety of tasks.

Comfortable grip. Good ink flow for shading and line.

I had Rotring pens many years ago and loved them, but the quality seems to have gone downhill - this clogs and stutters, and it's very hard to use.

perfect

Not worth the money, when you stop drawing for 2 seconds it's inconsistent on whether the next stroke will produce ink or not, even if it happens once every 60 strokes it's often enough to loose confidence over every stroke. The only way to mitigate it is to hold the pen at exactly 90 degrees to the page at all times which is an awful way to hold a pen. The pen itself feels like its made of cheap plastic, the lid barely fits on the back of the pen. It can't handle any amount of speed when drawing lines and the drawing feel is scratchy and unpleasant. I would be able to adjust to all the minor gripes if it actually made lines every time I put the pen to paper but it cant manage this basic function. Just save yourself time and money and buy a pack of fineliners.

Nice consistent lines and the ink flows well.

The item I ordered arrived on the promised date in perfect packaging condition. The seller can be trusted completely.

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Great product will buy again.

Die Beschreibung in der Überschrift ist falsch, es ist der 0,60 mm nachfüllbare Fineliner. Das größte Problem ist, dass er sich nur schwer auseinander bauen lässt. Grade bei wasserfester Tinte oder bei der Tinte vom Hersteller selbst ist eine regelmäßige Reiniung erforderlich, da der Fineliner sonst sehr häufig (fast täglich) verstopft ist. Wenn man Ihn dann jedoch nicht gut außereinander bauen kann, ohne den Stifft dabei halb kaputt zu machen, ist es doof. Mit anderen Tinte, z. B. wasserlöslichen Tinte, funktioniert er einfandfrei. Der Nachfüllaspekt war der Grund, warum ich ihn mir überhaupt gekauft habe.