As I removed the cap on the Pentel Tradio Fountain Pen I was surprised by the appearance of the nib. My eyesight is not quite what it used to be, too many hours sitting in front of computer monitors, but the tip of this pen was just not what I expected to see. The nib was miniscule, at a close look I could draw a comparison with an arrow.
The Pentel Tradio is a liquid ink filled cartridge pen. Pentel claim the nib gives a firm feel one side and is flexible on the other. It’s ergonomically designed, a term that’s often used these days, derived from the greek words ergon nomoi, translated to work & law. What this basically means I’ve learned, is that it reduces any problems that may arise from writers cramp & can help unfortunate sufferers of conditions like arthritis or carpel tunnel syndrome. Simply put, ergonomics is the science of making things comfy & easy to live with. Read More –>
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