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Should you use cartridges or converters in your fountain pens? On the face of it it’s a simple choice between the two. But in reality there are several things you need to consider. Perhaps you want to use bottled ink. Perhaps you want to use a larger range of colours rather than the small number … Read more
One of the new brands of ink that we stocked in recent times was Monteverde. The 30ml bottles come in a range of bright and vivid colours and are packaged in attractive bottles. Being a fan of blue-black ink I filled up with exactly that and was happily surprised with the performance of the ink. … Read more
When you purchase a ball point pen from your local store, you generally get a choice of dull black or blue oil based ink. But in the world of fountain pens even black and blue have an amazing range of colours, shades, saturation and behaviours. It’s almost impossible to list the choices available to the avid … Read more
When it comes to choosing a preferred method of ink delivery for your fountain pen, the question of whether to use a cartridge or converter is a tricky one to answer. Some fountain pen manufacturers such as Noodler’s Ink don’t give you a choice. You are stuck with a piston or plunger converter that is integral to … Read more
Having a leaky pen is one of the most frustrating problems that a fountain pen enthusiast can have! But equally as annoying is bad ink flow. It’s happened to me, a few customers and it’s bound to happen to you at one time or another. Your perfect pen ceases to write the way it used … Read more
Modern fountain pens don’t blot the same way as when I was in school about a hundred years ago. No matter how hard I shook my Bahamas travel pen, a Kaweco AL Sport that I decided to bring with me for pool-side journal writing, I could not make a blot!! I didn’t want to get … Read more