stunthanger.com

Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Dwayne Donnelly on June 24, 2021, 08:52:29 AM

Title: Rotring refillable ink pen
Post by: Dwayne Donnelly on June 24, 2021, 08:52:29 AM
Hi guys, please are these any good and if so what size is good for  ink lines, about .25?
Thanks

https://www.rotring.com/us/technical-pens/50-isograph-pen-4006856151008.html
Title: Re: Rotring refillable ink pen
Post by: katana on June 24, 2021, 11:01:39 AM
OMG - before the world discovered / switched over to CAD drafting, Rotring were the 'Gold Standard' in drawing pens. I've used and worn out hundreds - everything from 0.1mm to 1.2mm. Faber Castell are another good brand but I preferred the Rotring brand. Positive enough? LOL!
Title: Re: Rotring refillable ink pen
Post by: Dwayne Donnelly on June 24, 2021, 11:06:54 AM
OMG - before the world discovered / switched over to CAD drafting, Rotring were the 'Gold Standard' in drawing pens. I've used and worn out hundreds - everything from 0.1mm to 1.2mm. Faber Castell are another good brand but I preferred the Rotring brand. Positive enough? LOL!

Hmm, could you be little more enthusiastic?  LL~
Thank you, about what size would you use for panel lines? Where I'm ordering from has 0.25 and 0.35.
Title: Re: Rotring refillable ink pen
Post by: Dwayne Donnelly on June 24, 2021, 06:23:49 PM
In my opinion 0,25(mm) is too fine, you’ll have big trouble with dried/damaged/blocked tips. 0,25mm is roughly 1/128”
0,35 is allready much more user friendly but still a little too fine to my taste. I like my inklines a little exaggerated, maybe not so ”scale”, so I use 1,0mm wide pen. And for rivets, I use 0,35mm
So, depending on your personal taste, I’d recommend 0,35-1,0mm inklines.
Also please note that, maybe depending on country where they are sold, or era, modern Rapidograph pens are not refillable but with a single use ink cartridge. All my re-fillable Rotrings are called Isograph. L

Thank you and nice work, I ordered the .35