Majohn T5 Piston Filler Fountain Pen Review
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- Review of the Majohn (nee Moonman) T5 Piston-filled fountain pen
You can find this pen here: ebay.us/tb5WLd
Ink in review is Pelikan Royal Blue: amzn.to/33WZv4J
Paper is the Pen+Gear dot spiral: bit.ly/3IFXSqW
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I have three T5's (Blue, Green, Purple), all with medium nibs and they all write great. I am super happy with mine. I journal on Leuchtterm and Moleskine paper.
Again, we are blessed with another wonder of a review from such an indelible personality this community
Thank you James for another great review.
Lovely review! I got mine in the EF, and it writes like a dream right off the bat, with Waterman Serenity Blue. Haven't try any other inks, yet
Thanks, James! Always appreciate your leads on inexpensive paper. I have this pen, also a M nib with no breather hole, not sure why. I like the pen, but it does hard
start, so some ink flow issue for me, too. I don't know what pricey pen this resembles, but lots of pens have this shape, not a problem I have. Nice job per usual!
Thanks for the review. I had a similar problem with taking a Tianzi apart and reassembling. I also prefer the ability to swap nibs. It looks pretty good anyway!
Thank you for another great review. I don't think this one will be added to my list but interesting pen nonetheless. Also, great King of the Hill reference at the top. "I sell propane and propane accessories"
Thanks for the review. So happy I watched your review after I bought mine purple version with EF nib. It was no problem to pull a nib of (as well as a feed). Also it writes very smooth and lovely wet for EF. Amazing pen for $20.
I think everyone with the F and EF so far has had good experience. Glad you're was, too!
Just got mine in blue with a fine nib. It writes absolutely perfect. No hard starts, no skips. But I had very different experiences with Moonman/Majohn nibs. The ones on their M600 are very good, the ones on the M800 are underwhelming (but you can replace them with Bock nibs).
Great review! I have the Green Fireworks in a nib and it has a breather hole. I can tell you it was perfect and smooth out of the box. I have micromesh and use it mainly on the Jinhao's I sometimes get. I love my T5 - perhaps the smoothest Moonman nib I have between the A1, T1, and C1. The other think I thought stood out was how smooth the cap threads are - they did a great job with these. I think this is another great pen by Majohn/Moonman. I can tell you this is 100 times smoother than the TWSBI F. Thank you for a great video!
Edit #1 - My T5 has a breather hole. chrisrap52's T5 also does not have a breather hole. I am not sure if this holds true for all Moomnam vs nibs. Strange, but perhaps by design.
Edit #2 - The nib and feed are friction fit and can be removed. Check out the review done by chrisrap52 where he has his apart. I am guessing yours is just being stubborn :-). To be clear, I have not tried to take mine apart.
Thanks, I do sometimes tend to be hesitant when the nib units are overly stubborn. I have a few badly damaged feeds in my past. lol
@@JG3Reviews I know exactly how you feel and have done the same:-) On the T5 I was convinced the section unscrewed from the body because I could see threads through the ink window as I looked toward the end finial. I cranked on it, and was getting ready to add more leverage, but sanity (or experience) finally kicked in... I must be getting old. Thanks again!
I have 2 of those (T5s), black, nib has same stamping as in review, but with breather hole and both write smooth and wet enought (bit less wet than Lamy 2K par example).
A couple of years ago I discovered Moonman pens, and I was pretty impressed with the quality for the price, and loved their EF nibs. As a result, I started more or less collecting a lot of them, and I have a BUNCH of them at this point. If my finances were in a little better shape, I'd definitely get one of these in the matte black. But, as it is, yeah the difficulty cleaning it and disassembling it are negatives. If it was $19.59 instead of $29.59, I'd probably definitely get it just to continue my Moonman/Majohn collection, but I'm not sure I like it enough to buy it at this price point.
Good review.
Of course, you know my standard complaint by now. I wish some of you guys would review the EF nibs more often! lol
I really do neglect the EF, it's true. I have it in my head that I don't like them, yet the few I have in my collection I do like...will have to add that to the list for the future.
@@JG3Reviews I noticed, that reviewers don't adjust their writing style, at all, for the nib or pen to work it's best. I've learned over time, coming back to some pens I didn't like in the past that, if I just wrote a little slower, used only enough weight... Lots of variables! We all evolve don't we? Its SO HARD to change! ❤️
King of the Hill, Hank "I sell propane and propane accessories." One of my favorite toons growing up on prime time. Also great pen review. I would have bought the M nib as well and now I am considering the swipe from TWSBI. So sad, i wanted to fall in love with Moonmans too.
We I'm from, we swear King of the Hill is a documentary. lol
@@JG3Reviews Back when it came out my friend from Texas refused to watch it, as he said he could just open his front door, and get the same show. :) In it's way it was a genius show, if you let it grow on ya.
I recently purchased two. One with a Medium nib in red and one Extra Fine in blue. The Medium is quite a gusher on mine, which I love. I have it inked with Sailor’s 50 States Oklahoma, which is a lovely match. The Extra Fine is also perfect, but not quite as wet. It is inked with Caran d’Ache Hypnotic Turquoise. I have not tried to remove the nibs, but I’m a little worried about the cleaning. I’ll know more soon enough. Thank you for your video. I thought it was insightful to see your experience. Happy Easter! 🐇🐰🐣
Happy Easter!
This is an update. I just inked my T5 and it handles Pelikan 4001 violet ink very well. The nib is very smooth with no skipping whatsoever.
I wish I had started using this pen months ago.
I have 3 T5's and was able to pull nib & feed from all with minimal effort. Reminds me of PenBBS, a few I cannot pull nib, the rest NP. When I can't pull nib, I soak the nib & feed in some soapy water. The section appears to be glued in. Once you remove feed, I use a syringe to clean out barrel. It appears Majohn/Moonman has a variety of nibs where breather hole is missing. Maybe nibs come from different niib makers, some don't have breather holes. I enjoy the medium nib, writes well for me. Thanks for your objective review. I need to get some Walmart paper.
Thanks for the review. Great that you mention the nib is not readily swappable as I have been swapping nibs recently.
I like the pen in terms of style and color, though. The ink window is a bonus, for sure for a metal pen or an opaque resin body.
I have to search for the Tianzi pen. Gorgeous. Where did you find it?
As a couple others have pointed out, it may be that my pen's nib unit is just particularly stubborn, and that a nib swap is still doable. I'll give it another go when I clean it next.
The Tianzi is available on Etsy. It is a really beautiful pen in the blue. I've not seen it in person, but the green looks appealing as well.
I just recently purchased one of these pens and the nib is labeled Moonman, but instead of the nib not being replaceable, it was fitted with a screw in nib unit which is exactly the same as my Asvine pens. I have switched out the nibs in the Asvines and replaced them with Goulet stub nibs which I prefer. I can replace this T5 nib as easily as my other Majohn or the Asvine pens.
I am tempted to buy this T5 and the m205 and see if there are differences in writing experience. If there are no significant difference then means reasonable price pens are enough to satisfy my needs.
I have 2 of these pens. With a rubber grip this nib/feed easily pulls out and can be replaced with a JOWO nib. I did this on both of mine with ease. Both of mine have been in my daily rotation for the last month or so and have performed exceptionally. I actually like the metal band. I feel it fits the overall design and adds some uniqueness to the pen from the run of the mill bands most pens have. I find when holding the pen I run my thumb across the lines for the tactile feel almost like a fidget tool. Interestingly I moved the nib the pen came with to a Karas pen where it performs remarkably well.
I'll have to give it another go, it was to stubborn to force it further when I tried.
@@JG3Reviews I use a small piece of rubber and pulled straight out. The housing is not removable but I had no issues with the nib/feed. The feed looks more like a bock nib but I found a JOWO fit better plus I prefer JOWO nibs.
The T5 came, and I love writing with it, although the pen's design is not so attractive the price is reasonable and good quality. Just that the pen's brand is not consistent, the metal trim writes Majohn whereas the fine nib writes Moonman. I find the clear ink window to be extremely useful for a piston filler pen. I got the Pelikan M200 and M205 both have dark ink window which makes ink level observation tedious.
Thanks for this review. I can see by your writing example that yours is quite dry, indeed. The T5 matte black medium is my daily writer. I'm using it, unmodified, with Diamine Kensington Blue. No hard starts at all and actually quite wet. But maybe it's because Diamine seems to add quite an amount of surfactant in their inks.
With a little force, not too much, I was able to unscrew the *Moonman unit* from the T5. It was so tight that the two o-rings were a bit worn. After that it is very easy to clean. By the way, when the T5 came out a month ago it was a €20 pen delivered.
Thanks. Mine was so stubborn I didn't risk it further.
Overall there's more to like about this pen than not. Maybe you could do a demo on how you worked on the tines with the grass paper.
I can chime in on your praise for the fountain pen friendly nature of the Pen+Gear paper. I saw your paper review video a few episodes ago and i was intrigued. I began looking for a suitable notebook to try. Just this evening, I picked up a poly cover composition book made in India for the amazing price of .67 cents!. It's incredible!! No feathering, no bleed through, and essentially no ghosting either. Thank you SO MUCH for bringing it to our attention. I'll definitely be purchasing other sizes/configurations.
I noticed there were also some from Vietnam and I believe the notebooks you discovered from CVS were also from there. Have you tested any of the Walmart/Vietnam notebooks yet?
Yes, and they have been good notebooks as well.
@@JG3Reviews awesome, thanks! And I guess for .67 cents, it won't hurt me to just go try one for myself, huh? (Or is that just an excuse to go buy more stationery 🤣)
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Maybe they'll come out with a Majohn T7 which is this model but in a resin body instead of metal?
I was able to get my nib out (friction fit) and put a Kaigalu long blade in. My cap threads want to misalign so I have to be very careful when capping.
I have a medium and a fine....I like the pen but I absolutely agree that the medium nib is a bit of a dry starter. The fine is great.
I just got my T5. At least on mine, the section is glued in place, but the nib and feed are just friction fit. That nib is now on my growing pile of Majohn discards in favor of a Kaigelu calligraphy nib.
That would be a great swap in this pen.
Maybe I have a newer iteration, but I was able to swap the nib for a Jowo. Hope I didn't force it, but it's working fine! I got mine about a month ago from Amazon.
King of the pen
Great review. I'm going to buy a couple. Could you tell me what the 4th pen that you did the size comparison with is? It looks to be larger.
Thanks! That is the Tianzi in Mystery Blue. Excellent pen. I reviewed it here: ua-cam.com/video/tgRaerG9dKQ/v-deo.html
Thank you for this overview. You've saved me money that will go to another pen.
I was planning to swap the M unit with the easy to get ones available online and the two-tones one I already own, as I did on my Q1. But the pen seems like it is permanently glued, the section impossible to remove and the unit not unscrewable, so I'll pass.
Thank you
It may be that mine is just stubborn. Some other users have said they were able to pull theirs out. (Not that I'm trying to get you to spend that $ lol)
When taking a closer look at my T5 (F nib), I can see that the nib has a normal sized breather hole. And as I already wrote, it writes nicely.
Sounds like those who chose the F found them as good as Majohn usually is.
Hello, I hope you are enjoying your day. I have one question. When you compared the size of this Majohn pen the others I didn’t hear the name of the pen you used just before the Lamy. What was it?
That is the Tianzi.
I've got a blue one, and it's a medium nib, and it's was unacceptably dry. I put it in a drawer and decided to leave it there. Then I discovered a method to make any fountain pen wetter, I press the edge of my right thumbnail at the uppermost of the slit and then press the tip of the pen against the top of my left thumbnail and repeatedly press my right thumbnail to splay the tines, little by little and check it every few presses. And it is now my wettest writing pen! By Far!And I now use this method on every new fountain pen i get! Just don't over do it. And if You do go too far then just flip it upside down and press the nib the reverse way
Could you spell the name of the notebook or perhaps show the cover. I believe you called it the "Indian" notebook, or is it just made in India? On their website I'm seeing "Indian Peacock" but that seems to be referring to a cover design. Fountain pen friendly affordable paper is good to know about. Thanks!
Yes, it's the Pen+Gear Poly Dot Ruled notebook from Walmart. I've added a link to the description.
Waiting on mine, ordered the Asvine V169 and Majohn T5 on the same day with same estimated arrival. The V169 got here last week, and still waiting for the T5. Still in the estimated delivery window though. Shipping just sucks these days.
It does. Every now and then a package arrives at the old normal rate and you think you've won a lottery.
I got one in EF and it wrote very dry. I had to splay the tines just so it would write. When mine arrived the piston broke. I had to disassemble the pen and replace the entire piston assembly with parts from a TWSBI eco.
Yikes!
@@JG3Reviews for what it's worth. You can switch out the assembly with a TWSBI assembly. I would prefer that since the tool can be used for cleaning the pen better.
I have quite a few Moonman/Majohn FPs but I'm not quite sure why. They rarely set my pulse racing and their nibs feel quite generic. As a result they tend to be a bit of a "meh" brand to me. Reasonable but nothing groundbreaking, playing in a field packed out with more interesting competition. Twsbi, PenBBS and others seem to execute things better. I thought this one might be different, but then you pointed out the lack of serviceability. For me that absolutely is a deal breaker, so you have once again saved me some cash. Thank you.
One question does arise though. I've seen you produce your Lamy 2000 a couple of times now but I'm not sure if you've ever reviewed it. Are you pleased with yours? I still like mine but I played it safe by getting a medium nib & keep higher end inks in it. Despite that, the nib occasionally squeaks in a slightly grating way that I don't love. It's the only negative on my whole Lamy 2000 experience so far.
I haven't reviewed it yet, but it's coming in February. I haven't had any issues with the nib at all. Mine is the F. It does have a sweet spot, but it's not as finicky as some have found theirs to be, and when I switched inks it became even better (Imperial Purple to Oxford Blue...it's happier with blue).
@@JG3Reviews I first used Lamy black in mine, then Lamy blue/black, then (because disassembly is a bit tricky) I went with Noodler's Eel Black. I have now settled on Kon-Peki in my 2000 and that seems just about spot on to me for that medium nib.
Do I get the bonus points for catching the hank hill reference
Absolutely!
After watching this video I will be getting a Majohn T5
Having, "champagne taste on a beer budget", I have purchased a number of inexpensive Chinese pens over the years. Inexpensive pens come with inexpensive nibs. Sometimes they start out as rather poor writers. But usually, some simple adjustments and a judicious bit of polishing can get them to be quite good. There are many videos out there on fine tuning nibs.
And often well worth the little bit of effort.
Know what you mean. Often lookers for the price. Sometimes write great out of the box, and sometime need little flossing and micromeshing. Often worth it, as the alternatives aren't in the budget, or would mean maybe one pen a year at best.
@@martinlebl631 There are also several good videos out there on grinding nibs. For example, making a cursive Italic out of a medium nib or a stub out of a broad. My first attempts were rather 'problematic' but I was starting with very inexpensive Chinese nibs.
BTW - Bonus points - Fountain pens and fountain pen accessories with James "Hank" G3! lol
Entre esta t5 y la moonman M600s cual elegiría usted?
Me gusta mucho más el aspecto de los materiales del M600. La T5 tiene la ventaja de contener más tinta. Probablemente tampoco sea tan delicado. Entonces, por apariencia, elegiría el M600. Me gusta el agarre de ambos, pero el M600 un poco más. El resto depende de las circunstancias.
@@JG3Reviews Gracias por su respuesta. Saludos cordiales desde Medellin Colombia
Smells like a Aurora Optima copy.
yes, propane salesman....errr i meant fountain pen guru
Yep. Mhmm.
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Hank Hill
It's a clearly a copy of the Aurora Optima.
Love the pen but that nib is shocking. The only moonman/majohn I won't be purchasing :(
It seems no one is calling out the elephant in the room... It is just a Chinese "homage" so to speak of an Italian pen. The Italian pen is a great item with true heritage. This one isn't.
The Aurora optima is indeed a great item with true heritage. There are, however, some advantages to using the hommage instead: (i). it's 20 times cheaper, but does not write 20 times less well. (ii) You won't have to constantly fear dropping, breaking it or losing it. (iii - and this is personal) I actually like the matte black a lot better than the colors available in the original. (vi) Most people really couldn't care less about 'heritage' and other forms of bragging rights. To them, these are just hollow, and meaningless phrases.