Editing The Pen Addict 26/transcript (section)

== Ballpoint Tips ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, and actually just for your info, and I get this question a lot, the ballpoint tip sizes, you know, while they're the same physical measurement, the different measurement is the line width. And when you're talking about a 0.7 millimeter ballpoint, the line width is going to be similar to a 0.5 millimeter gel ink pen. Got you. A 1.0 millimeter ballpoint is going to be similar to like your 0.7 G2. So they're kind of – the line width is kind of going to be a notch down. That's good to know. A lot of people see me talking about the Jetstream 0.5 millimeter, and then they go out and buy it, and they're like, oh, no, I hate this pen. Yeah. Because it's like – it's super, super fine. I mean like poke your eye out, you know, with a needle, fine. And I've actually had some people – some people, you know, I talk about them, and, you know, people go out and buy them. And I was like, hey, I bought these Jetstreams, and I don't like them. Can I just send them to you? I'm like, sure. I think I've had at least two people send me those because, you know, because they buy it thinking it's going to be like their 0.5 millimeter gel ink pen, and it's going to be way different. So that's just something to keep in mind out there because that question comes up a lot. You know, people buy a 0.7 and are like, ooh, this is really thin and scratchy. But the 0.7 Jetstream I think is the sweet spot for me. That's an awesome writing pen. I love it.

'''Stephen Hackett:''' Yeah, and I've got it in blue. I don't have any black pens. Really just because I mark up documents so much at work that the blue makes it easy for my eyes to find where my notes are and kind of, you know, on the page of if it's a blueprint or if it's a contract or something.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, yeah, and I'm with you on ballpoint. I almost exclusively only use blue ink. For gel, I use mostly black and blue black and almost never regular blue. But for ballpoint, I almost only use blue. I think the black ballpoints are usually never dark enough to me, and they usually skip. And I have a lot better luck with the blue ink ballpoints like the Jetstream for sure.

'''Stephen Hackett:''' Yeah, and it's a good-looking barrel too. Like I kind of like – it's kind of – this is going to sound so weird. It's kind of got little curves to it, you know? Yeah, no, exactly. And like the little window in the side where it's got the – it says – I don't have mine with me. It says Jetstream like in the little window, doesn't it?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. It's like a little cutout in the side.

'''Stephen Hackett:''' It's like the pen from the future.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, it's really good. They do a really good job. Uniball probably makes – they make some of the best-looking barrels for me. And they're more – they seem to be more durable than a lot of the other pens too, especially for the price. I mean these are not expensive pens, and they're really sturdy and solid, and they really feel good when you're writing. There's not a lot of bouncing around or rattling around or extraneous noise and things when you write. It's just a real, real solid pen. So, yeah, that's a great one.

'''Stephen Hackett:''' Yeah, so they are different from each other. But I like them both with the Zebra pulling out a little bit ahead.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep.

'''Stephen Hackett:''' But it's close.