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heeem
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Jun 5, 2015
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pahowes
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Jun 10, 2015
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heeem@heeem I discovered that the included black ink that was included is a fairly dry ink. It didn't show through even on cheaper paper. I completely disassembled the pen today and properly cleaned it. After inking it with some Private Reserve Electric DC Blue I had sitting around... Wow! What a difference!
This has to be the wettest pen I have ever seen. I completely agree that the "fine" nib is almost a "broad". The ink shows through on nearly everything that I have tried, including some higher-quality stock.
I guess the search is on for a compatible nib. I really want a "fine" or "extra fine" to try out. I have some whetstones. Maybe I'll attempt reshaping the nib slightly first, just to see what happens.
This has to be the wettest pen I have ever seen. I completely agree that the "fine" nib is almost a "broad". The ink shows through on nearly everything that I have tried, including some higher-quality stock.
I guess the search is on for a compatible nib. I really want a "fine" or "extra fine" to try out. I have some whetstones. Maybe I'll attempt reshaping the nib slightly first, just to see what happens.
CaroleT
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Jan 12, 2016
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pahowesAs regards nib swaps, I have tried either a TWSBI Diamond 580 nib unit, a Franklin-Christoph nib unit, or a Rosetta nib unit. All just screw straight in. In particular, TWSBI, FC & Rosetta all offer extra-fine and italic/calligraphy options, and FC does gold option too if you want to spend money! Personally I found the Levenger TruWriter to be fairly wet, as was the Franklin-Christoph, but the TWSBI was drier, which was ideal if you wanted to go extra-fine. Depending on where you are (i.e. I find postage for just a nib unit from the US to the UK to be prohibitive), you should be able to find an EF for not too much.
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This pen seems to be an extremely wet writer. I have the 'fine' version but in no universe would this be considered a 'fine' nib. It's about the same size as most of my 'broad' nibs