Click to view our Accessibility Statement or contact us with accessibility-related questions
Showing 1 of 204 conversations about:
Levenger L-Tech 3.0 Fountain Pen
Soupe
3
Aug 15, 2017
I got this on the last drop and wanted to provide some of my thoughts. The only other fountain pen I've put some serious mileage in is a Lamy Al-Star so most of my frame of reference is going to be in comparison to that. The two main reason I wanted to get the L-Tech was the screw-on cap (ruined a good pair of shorts when the cap to the Lamy came off in my pocket) and the stylus adapter. Screw-on cap works as you would expect. There are multiple thread openings around the circumference so not a lot of twisting is required to get it on. The stylus works OK, but don't expect to use it for any precision work. This pen is fairly heavy. You will notice the weight if you're carrying it around in your pocket. The big complaints come with how it writes. It often takes a while to get started. There were a couple times where I just gave up trying to get it going and used something else. When it is going and if you're not holding it almost vertically it will frequently stop flowing briefly while writing, requiring you to go back and patch in little gaps in the lines. On the rare occasion it's flowing really well, it makes a mess. There are little micro-droplets of ink that splatter on the page which smear. Afterwards it looked like someone took some grey chalk and smeared it across the page. This is with Noodler X-Feather on Rhodia paper. I never had this problem with the Lamy using the same combination. In comparison the Lamy at less than half the lowest price for this drop, writes consistently, cleanly and almost never requires any effort to get it started. I just wish it wasn't like carrying an ink grenade in my pocket. I forgot to mention this is with a fine Nib on both.
monocline
31
Aug 30, 2017
SoupeI use x-feather, too, and found I had to soak the nib before using it for the ink to flow better. Since then I've used bad blue heron and found it flowed better than x-feather, too, though that was after my cleaning, too. Anyways, I'd try some other inks to see how they work.
Soupe
3
Aug 30, 2017
monoclineThanks for the tip. I'll get my hands on some different ink and give it a try.
heartsleeve310
163
Sep 3, 2017
SoupeI have about 4 of the Levenger L-Tech 3.0s in lots of colors, and here's my insights... it takes a Herculean effort to get the converter to seat on the nib housing ( I found this out after many initial "hard starts, and finally calling the pen guy at Levenger). Once that happened, and there was an almost imperceivable "click," they all worked fine. They are some of my favorite pens. And after wetting the nib a touch after a week of no use, it writes and writes and writes. My 2 cents. YMMV
Drop Refurbished
Like-new products you can trustDrop Rewards
Get $5 for every 500 points you earn! Learn more
Drop Keyboard Club
Become a member and expand your keycap collectionCollaborate With Us
For Brands & DesignersFollow Drop