TUL Gel Pens
"I have been trying out the NEW Tul Gel Pens made especially for Office Max. The Tul Gel .5 pen is as close to the G2 as I have found, beating even the 207. It is fancier than the G2. I would say it writes 95 percent as well as the G2. Time only will tell if it beats the G2..."
Dan Phillips
Visit his blog, "Monastic Skete"
Read his collected writings.
Nice, I'm prett much stuck on the Uniball Signo 207 gels lately.
But I want to get one of these badly:
http://www.lamy.de/neuheiten/en_uebersicht_04.html
Posted by: Chris Meisenzahl | October 11, 2006 at 08:35 AM
Just wondering, as a moleskine+G2 user, I've been noticing a trend towards trying to find the perfect G2 replacement. Is there something about the G2 I should be aware of?
Posted by: SP | October 11, 2006 at 12:16 PM
armand,
thank you for featuring tul pens on your blog, or weblog, if i may.
i applaud your reverence for the written word. handwriting is experiencing somewhat of a slump at the moment. Oh well. Luckily, handwriting analysis is strong as ever. see what your handwriting reveals about you. visit http://tul.com/
best
Dr. Gerard Ackerman
Posted by: dr. gerard ackerman | October 11, 2006 at 12:40 PM
Do these pens contain acid free ink?
One of the reasons I love the G2 and 207 so much is the ink is permanent and I don't have to worry about it fading over time, or washing away if it gets wet.
Posted by: ratan | October 12, 2006 at 01:55 PM
I've been using cahiers a lot lately--especially now that jacket weather is coming up and I can keep a pocket cahier and a pen in there for random notes. However my G2s and Uniball Gel pens skip A LOT on these. They also skip on some Extra Large Cahiers I picked up recently. I've been loathe to use my fountain pens for fear of losing them from my jacket pocket, but my gel pens are just no good in every cahier i've purchased recently.
Posted by: Alex | October 12, 2006 at 03:21 PM
I've given up on Pilot G2 pens partly due to the skipping issue that Alex mentioned and partly due to Mike Shea's ink test results. [link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeshea/sets/72057594132628713/detail/]
I have since switched to Zebra's Sarasa pens. They are acid-free, darker, smoother, and have never skipped on my Moleskine paper. The only problems is they dry slowly so they will smudge on the opposite page unless you stick a loose cahier sheet in between freshly inked pages. I don't know if they stand up to chemicals though. I prefer a slimmer line so I usually go with 0.5mm Sarasa pens. They are hard to find in stores though (the cheapest option I found was a set of 6 on eBay).
Posted by: deadmuse | November 02, 2006 at 04:23 AM
Is it possible to purchase refills for the TUL ink pen?
If so how and what is the price? Thank you
Posted by: Tim | July 30, 2007 at 02:26 PM
Is there a place to get Tul pens other than Office Max? I absolutely love them but want to order online. Suggestions please!
Posted by: Barb | August 29, 2007 at 03:07 PM
I favor the TUL over the G2, sorry.
Posted by: Sri | November 19, 2007 at 02:36 AM
I recently bought the pictures TUL pen and one of the "balls" from the ballpoint fell out :( I don't like that!
Posted by: Stephanie | November 30, 2007 at 11:06 AM
One of the offices of my company stocks the TUL gel pens. I use them reliably in the Moleskine when the fountain pen ink runs dry. I find them and the Uniball pens to be a great substitute for a fountain pen. But there is nothing like a fountain pen...
Posted by: Eric Stephens | February 11, 2008 at 08:23 PM
I just bought the TUL Fine Point Pens and they Stink... I bought a Pack of 4 with multi colors for my Pen Art. Well 2 of the colors out of the box could not prodcue Ink. The others that did not don't have a solid touch to the paper and leaves skip marks. These Pens stink Dont Believe the HYPE.... JUST GO WITH SIGNO UNIBALL
CHEERS
Posted by: Ross | March 25, 2008 at 10:58 AM