Staedtler Mars Matic 700 M013 Technical Pen - 0.13 mm, Blue

I switched to Staedtler pens a couple of years ago, I’m a professional illustrator and had been using Rotring pens for 40+ years prior, but the quality on replacement nibs/ pens definitely deteriorated…not made in Germany anymore ( India…). Purchased and tried the Steatdler 0.18 - perfect, the only technical pen I’ll use in future.

Much better than my Rotrings that constantly leak

Almost redundant, the Staedtler Mars Matic is a great choice of pen for pen and ink illustrations or technical drawings, both of which are moving to the digital medium. Easy to clean and maintain, as long as you ensure that the nib is not put under too much pressure, it will provide fine lines for many decades.

This is a very good product from Staedtler, possessing the usual quality that has endeared Staedtler to me!

Great nib

Don’t bother with these at .13. Down to .18 are fine, but smaller than that they are utterly unreliable and you’d be better off with a rotring.I’ve got a fair amount of experience with tech pens, and despite using the correct ink I have had two of these that simply don’t run at all, and a third that worked for a few hours then stopped completely. I cleaned it with the proper solution and an ultrasonic cleaner and tried again, to no avail, so I soaked it for 24 hours and redid the cleaning cycle... and stil nothing.It’s a shame because I prefer the feel and material used to the rotring isograph, and the .18 upwards have been working fine.But don’t buy the .13’s, unless you want to be utterly frustrated!

*nice sturdy pen*easy to refill and clean*holds comfortably in hand*I love technical pen and was hoping this would be a nice addition to my collection but it leaked so returned it

A great product for my son