I got a new mechanical pencil to go along with the fountain pen. I'll be using it for writing maths notes.
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I buy little 30ml bottles of Diamine ink, they’re dirt cheap and last ages. I have Sherwood Green but it’s too dark so I bought Apple Glory and it’s really quite nice. At just over a couple of quid each, you can buy and try loads to see what you like.
I might get one of those multipacks and some spare ink refill cartridges.
I keep the Sapphire Blue loaded in a pen all the time, also I have a big bottle of Lamy black which is also always loaded in a pen.
Sherwood Green and Imperial Purple are both a bit dark, Apple Glory and Lavender are nice. Both shades of red are also good but if I had to pick one, it would be Wild Strawberry.
Sherwood Green and Imperial Purple are both a bit dark, Apple Glory and Lavender are nice. Both shades of red are also good but if I had to pick one, it would be Wild Strawberry.
Thinking of getting this as I really fancy a broad nib. I like the fine nib on my current pen but I'm thinking a broader nib will flow better when taking quick notes.
This pen is £10 off at the moment on Prime Day deal. Really tempted now!
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I keep the Sapphire Blue loaded in a pen all the time, also I have a big bottle of Lamy black which is also always loaded in a pen.
Sherwood Green and Imperial Purple are both a bit dark, Apple Glory and Lavender are nice. Both shades of red are also good but if I had to pick one, it would be Wild Strawberry.
I have their Jet Black and it's lovely
If you don't do it, you'll regret it.
If you don't like it, you can return it.
You should do it.
I've got a big bottle of black Lamy ink as I've always got a pen loaded with black ink.
Talking of Lamy, my Ideos has gone bad, the metal seems to be rusting which shouldn't happen. I emailed Lamy, they asked me to send it to them in Germany and they've said they're going to replace all the bits that are corroding which I think is quite decent as it's over two years old and a discontinued model. I've sent it and am just waiting to get it back.
If you get some ink in a bottle and one of these:
It is pretty hard to get them to leak.
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I dropped my Cross on its nib recently, so that's gone to my uncle for repair...he's not been able to do it yet.
I've moved over to one of the Lamy Safaris I've got but it dries out almost constantly. Has anyone got any idea how to fix this?
I've moved over to one of the Lamy Safaris I've got but it dries out almost constantly. Has anyone got any idea how to fix this?
could try leaving it soak in warm water for a while incase there is some dried up ink somewhere in the flow path
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I did that already. I'm going to try and pull it apart fully and do that again
How quickly? I have a Safari and an Ideos inked all the time, and never have a problem with them drying out. It's not just one Safari, I've got a bunch, all different colours and one of them always has ink in.
What ink are you using?
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I put the cartridge in at the beginning of the week. Using the Lamy cartridges