Quote Originally Posted by Sandy View Post
The Platinum and Sailor pens I have are resin/plastic and so are quite light - so you may not get the weight you are looking for. The Cross Peerless is heavier, with a sailor nib.

They are lovely pens - the nibs have slightly different characteristics, but I've found them to work well enough. The President nib is not soft - it is a hard 18K nib. I have a 14k Sailor nib - and it is nice too.

If you want a smooth nib, go for a broad one. Certainly Pilot & Platinum's broad nibs are smooth.

You can get a smooth experience with the medium nibs but that needs more careful paper selection (Japanese paper works better).
I write on copier paper all the time with a steel Pilot fine - the one the Kakuno and Metro use. There's no smoothness problem at all unless you select exceptionally bad copier paper, dry ink, or are heavier handed than you should be with a fountain pen.