yah, blobs seem to be an issue with many ink pens, gel or otherwise. when i need to draw lines, i usually pull out a tissue or napkin to dab off the extra ink after each line.
Re:Pen Refills Guide
by elSidCampeador on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:28AM
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You might wanna try out Pilot Vpen [1] - its a disposable fountain pen available in a couple of colour options. I've been using them for 3 years now without issues, and no blobs form (generally, unless the paper was a tissue paper or smth)
[1] https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Vpen-Disposable-Fountain-Pen-B...
Have you tried the Pilot 78G? It's a quite reliable and yet cheap fountain pen: https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2013/11/27/pilot-78g-fountain...
Are the 78Gs still manufactured, or have they been replaced with the Metropolitan? I haven't directly compared the 78G with Metropolitan, but I've been disappointed with how wide my Metro writes despite having a fine nib.
However, I cross out things often (to do lists), and sometimes draw a line across the page (as a divider), and if you do that, you will get a big blog of ink on the next letter you write. Another issue I've had is that some batches I've gotten were unreliable.
I recently got into fountain pens (which I thought this article would mention; figuring out refills was confusing for me at first). I have a cheap one (as far as fountain pens go, $18 but it's refillable (Sheaffer VFM)) and it's really great: no more blob issues at all.