Noodler's FLEX NIB Fountain Pen, Piston Fill, Clear Demo

Took an age to arrive. Gently screwed the lid together. Popped it in my coat pocket and the screw thread snapped immediately. If the seller can send me a replacement lid, I'll give more stars for the pen section, but currently not really fit for purpose. Also it smells like someone has used it as a thermometer. (Not mouth or armpit)

This has the typical Noodlers smell. It's a bit like gone off cheese. This pen is all about the flex nib. That's why I bought it. Does if flex? Not really. As with any steel nib if you press hard you will get a bit of line variation but that's all. Is it a smooth writer? No. I needed to give it a lot of work with Micromesh to remove basic scratchyness. As it was a USA Amazon import it wasn't worth the hassle to return it.

This pen really smells horrible. Tried soap, washing up liquid, and bicarbonate of soda but it still smells and leaves the pong on your fingers. Poor quality.

This pen is suitable for pitman's Shorthand writing.

Really good flex nib pen for the price. I think I got really lucky on this particular production unit or I’m not experienced enough in the “fountain pen world” to know any better but I’ve rarely had any hiccups (as pictured on the “g” in “writing sample”) and the line variation is super good (with some needed pressure of course. I’m only docking this a few stars because the smell makes this impossible to take with you to work without someone asking if you farted. Edit: as of 3 years from the original review I can say the smell has gone away… not sure when but I can say with confidence it went away after the first year or so from use, just don’t put it in a bag before then haha

hace lo que promete. Punto flexible que da trazos gruesos y delgados.

High quality fountain pen. The bock EF nib is fantastic.

Der Füller funktioniert. Aber er riecht fürchterlich! Misthaufen? Das hatte auch schon ein anderer Käufer bemängelt.