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Silvio
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May 27, 2018
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This is a stunning pen, but with an inlaid nib it will be the one you will never let any one else use, immediately becoming *that* guy or gal. Apparently there's a trick to avoid problems if you use a converter: fill it, return five drops back to the bottle, return the piston back to its filled position.
May 27, 2018
MrSharkbait
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May 29, 2018
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SilvioI am a bit slow here. What problem does your “trick” solve? I have a Carène and have not experienced any.
May 29, 2018
Silvio
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May 29, 2018
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MrSharkbaitIf you don't have any problems then don't worry about it!
May 29, 2018
somePurchaser
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Oct 31, 2018
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SilvioIf five drops are lost, that means it won't start immediately, and people will think it's a junk pen?
Oct 31, 2018
Silvio
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Oct 31, 2018
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somePurchaserSince you'd be filling by dunking in an bottle, aspiring the ink, then only returning those five drops, presumably some ink remains in the feed; since I don't have this pen I am merely conveying a technique that apparently has worked for those who do have it, from a well known pen forum...
Oct 31, 2018
maspe
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Oct 31, 2018
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SilvioThis is a fairly standard procedure for any bottle-fill pen. For example, it is described in the instructions that come with Pelikans. My understanding is that it is to prevent excess ink 'burping' from the feed onto the paper when first beginning to write.
Oct 31, 2018
Silvio
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Oct 31, 2018
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maspeInteresting, although it is something I have not felt the need for precisely with any of my three Pelikans...
Oct 31, 2018
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