Ink Links

-- What makes one pen superior to another? (Take Two - 89.3 KPCC)

-- Pilot B2P Bottle to Pen Gel Ink Pen – 0.7 mm – Blue Ink (No Pen Intended)

-- Ink fun: Turquoise (these beautiful pens)

-- Sailor Magellan Photo Post (Ed Jelley)

-- Pentel EnerGel Tradio Rollerball (Informal Scribble)

-- Back to School: The Magic Multiplying Pencil (Palimpsest)

-- Zebra Prefill Multipen (East...West...Everywhere)

-- Pen Pr0n (zoot)

-- Quick Review: Notebooks from Kinokuniya (Notebook Stories)

-- Review: Pilot Custom Heritage 912 - #10 PO Nib (Gourmet Pens)

-- Pen Display Case (The Daily Acquisition)

-- The Best Pen (The Wirecutter)

-- Faber-Castell Grip Sparkle pencils (pencil talk)

-- And now time for something a little different – 100th post! (Four Words, Four Worlds)

-- Wahl-Eversharp's Wahlberry (Inkdependence!)

-- Pedigree 600 Series Colored Pencil (Blue and Red) - Empire Pencil Company (economy pens)

-- Branching Out: Conklin Mark Twain “Halloween” Crescent Filler (From the Pen Cup)

-- BIC ecolutions evolution BLACK (Bleistift)

-- Ink Notes: Private Reserve Invincible Black (Fountain Pen Quest)

-- Ogami - The First Notebook Made from Stone (Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!)

-- Bullet Journal notebook ideas (Plannerisms)

-- Monsieur Fountain Notebook Review (Vertical Paper)

-- Faber-Castell Ambition (Pens! Paper! Pencils!)

-- Making Of: Durable, Handmade Notebooks (Instagram Blog)

-- rOtring Rapid Pro Series Ballpoint - Pen Review (The Clicky Post)

-- Tech Type #1 : Machinery in brief (Nock Co.)

-- Montblanc Heritage Collection 1912 (Resin 2013) (kmpn)

-- Emergency $20: Ohto F-Spirit Fountain Pen (Good Pens)

-- Pilot Petit1 (Pen&Design)

Rhodia Webnotebook Winners

When I launched this giveaway a few days ago I knew it would be popular, but record-breaking? That wasn't on my radar. Over 500 of you made your way to the comments section to sign up, and for that I am very appreciative. And the winners are...

Congratulations Tyleen and Peter! I need both of you to get in touch via the Contact page with your shipping information. You have one week to claim your prize. Thanks to everyone who entered and special thanks to JetPens for their continued support which allows me to do fun stuff like this.

Morning Glory Mach 3 Roller Ball Pen 0.38 mm Review

The Morning Glory Mach 2 Roller Ball was a popular pen in its day. It was one of the few options if you were looking for a fine point, needle tip, liquid ink pen. Unfortunately, its run was short lived, despite its many fans. Morning Glory has stepped up with a replacement though: Enter the Mach 3 0.38 mm Roller Ball.

At only $2.00, the Mach 3 is priced as an entry level pen but plays above its weight easily. It's not often you get to use a sub-0.5 mm liquid ink pen and this 0.38 is very nice. I was continually impressed at how sharp and clean my lines were when testing it out. You may have to click on the picture above and enlarge it to see what I am talking about since lime green isn't the most photogenic ink color, but trust me when I say it is exceptional.

The barrel design is unique, not in that it brings something new to the table, but rather borrows from several existing pens for its look. The body is very similar to the new Pilot FriXion Point 04 (minus the eraser) mashed up with the grip of the discontinued Zebra Regal Roller and the cap of the similarly discontinued Uni-ball Signo Bit. In total it is fine, but the grip does end up being a little slick.

While it is not going to replace my gel ink pens in the same price and size range, the Morning Glory Mach 3 can certainly hold its own. If you are looking for a micro tip liquid ink pen this is the way to go.

(JetPens is an advertiser on The Pen Addict and I received this product at no charge.)