I simply like the even quality of the lines.

I simply like the even quality of the lines.  Read Less

They feel solid in your hand, and the build quality is, or rather feels, like quality materials.

They feel solid in your hand, and the build quality is, or rather feels, like quality materials.  Read Less

Bought a set like this in august of 1983, and the fine-tip pen lasted me four years, without ever cleaning it!

Bought a set like this in august of 1983, and the fine-tip pen lasted me four years, without ever cleaning it!  Read Less

Drawing requires slow and deliberate strokes so sketching motions are not encouraged as the tip tends to drag and catch on the ...  Read More

Drawing requires slow and deliberate strokes so sketching motions are not encouraged as the tip tends to drag and catch on the paper unless you use paper designed specifically for these pens (think vellum).  Read Less

I’m excited to try my pen but didn’t come with any ink to try it with for the money.

I’m excited to try my pen but didn’t come with any ink to try it with for the money.  Read Less

It's possible that a high end fountain pen might have enough variable line width to match these rotrings, but i can't afford to...  Read More

It's possible that a high end fountain pen might have enough variable line width to match these rotrings, but i can't afford to spend $200 on a gold tipped fountain pen.  Read Less

I'm not sure why it was so inexpensive this time but i should have bought two of them at this price.

I'm not sure why it was so inexpensive this time but i should have bought two of them at this price.  Read Less

For the cost, i would expect them to be a bit sturdier.

For the cost, i would expect them to be a bit sturdier.  Read Less

The clear top of the box the pens come in also acts as a handy template with several diameters, a protractor and some other stuff.

The clear top of the box the pens come in also acts as a handy template with several diameters, a protractor and some other stuff.  Read Less

This is a gift - the cardboard box is clearly worn: scuffs, scratches, corners banged up - a "used/worn" look.

This is a gift - the cardboard box is clearly worn: scuffs, scratches, corners banged up - a "used/worn" look.  Read Less

I have used other refillable technical pens but this one beats them all.

I have used other refillable technical pens but this one beats them all.  Read Less

Rotring, the german company best known for their rapidograph technical pens and their superb compasses, also makes a rapidograp...  Read More

Rotring, the german company best known for their rapidograph technical pens and their superb compasses, also makes a rapidograph-like technical pen called the isograph that has a different type of ink reservoir but is otherwise pretty much the same creature.  Read Less

The white pens with the colored tabs by kor-i-noor are crap in comparison.

The white pens with the colored tabs by kor-i-noor are crap in comparison.  Read Less

Ink does wash off well in comparison to the ink used by stampers.

Ink does wash off well in comparison to the ink used by stampers.  Read Less