The Zebra Surari is one of those pens I like but never spend that much time with, so it was a perfect selection for the #OnePenOneDay project. I got a good day of usage out of it, and found it to be as solid as ever. Compared to the Uni-Ball JetStream and Pilot Acroball, the ink tends to blob on some letters a bit more, but it may write smoother than its competition. Depending on what day it is, I'm likely to have a different answer on which one of the three is my favorite.
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#OnePenOneDay - EnerGel, Sakura, Kaweco, Zebra
The #OnePenOneDay project keeps rolling on - here are the four latest pens to make it through the day:
Pentel EnerGel Euro Needle 0.35mm Blue -- This pen got heavy use on its selected project day, and it is just as good as ever. I took three full pages of notes with it, and it performed flawlessly. This is one of the best pens going, and may take over as my most recommended pen to those new to micro tip pens. Watch out Uni-Ball Signo DX 0.38mm!
Sakura Pigma Micron 03 Black -- See, I really do have a lot of these laying around. If it hasn't already, this pen needs to be added into the pantheon of all-time great pens. The performance is great, and the barrel is sleek and comfortable. Still a winner after all these years.
Kaweco Sport AL -- This was a risky acquisition seeing as I am not the biggest fountain pen guy on the block, but wow is this a great pen. In retrospect, I would have bought the blue black ink instead of the aubergine, but even after sitting around for weeks unused, the ink flows from the nib immediately.
Zebra Regal Roller NR5 -- I liked this pen a lot when it came out, and I still like it a lot, but when I was running it through the challenge I was longing for a finer tip. That is not a knock on this pen at all - in fact it still compares well to the Pilot V5 needle - but it is not going to make my heavy rotation.
Pen Hack: Zebra Sarasa Clip to Pilot Hi-Tec-C Cavalier
Pen Addict reader Quinn was messing around last week and came across this near perfect match for a pen hack. I'll let him share the good news:
AWESOME PEN HACK: Sarasa Clip Refill + Hi-Tec-C Cavalier Body = Perfection! This may be common knowledge, but I was just playing around and had to share this discovery. I had always been underwhelmed with the Sarasa Clip body, but not anymore.
I was pretty excited myself to verify this since I love the Cavalier barrel, and sure enough, it is essentially a perfect match.
I swapped the Zebra Sarasa Clip ink cartridge into the Pilot Hi-Tec-C Cavalier barrel with no issues (the cartridges do not go the other way around fyi). I started writing away, and the results were impressively solid. The cartridge was a perfect fit length wise, and the only tiny issue I saw was that the tip of the cartridge isn't fully flush with the barrel opening. It is so close though that it actually took me about five minutes to even notice it. That is something that could be tightened up extremely easily if it bothers you.
Sorry for the poor quality on that last picture - I didn't have my real camera handy. If anyone wants to see a better close-up just let me know and I'll take a new one this weekend. Thanks for the great tip Quinn!
