I occasionally have to read & critique manuscripts for work and I find it much easier to do with a printed page. But the computer paper that we have in the office is not ideal for fountain pens - tons of bleeding and feathering.
Does anybody have experience with computer printer paper that is relatively FP friendly?
I thought I might keep a ream or two at my desk and swap out some sheets when I’m about to print something that I’ll be writing on. (Something relatively budget friendly would be great too… Not planning on putting Tomoe River through the office printer!)
HP Premium 32lb paper is widely regarded as the best fountain pen friendly printer paper. $15 for 500 sheets. It is really thick (120gsm).
Follow-up - I bought this and it works great! And yes - it is really thick. I think the reams of the usual printer paper at the office are going to develop an inferiority complex. Thanks again for the recommendations!
This is what I use. It’s the right size, works well with every nib I’ve tried, and it’s inexpensive.
Kokuyo KB Business paper, I use it to print my own custom dot grids for disc binding.
It may be easier to find a more well behaved ink instead of trying to get everyone else at the office to use a heavier paper. However, Rhodia, Tomoe, and Clairefontaine are your go-to papers that are fountain pen friendly. But this isn’t exactly something you’d keep around to run through the office printer.
If this is a private printer and you’re running a few pages occasionally, you could get a decent A4 notepad and pull pages as needed.
I’m US based so unfortunately there’s a mismatch in size. I’ll probably just drop some sheets in right before I print, definitely not going to pay to replace everyone else’s paper!
That’s an interesting question, I hope you find something that’s a good fit for your needs!
