Pen for beginners

[Chuasam]

Faber Castell Basic

[dksuri]

So I made my purchase today and ended up buying the Kaweco Sport.

[bluesea]

I started with a Pilot Met. Knowing what I know now (heh), I'd probably go with the Pilot Kakuno. Basically same-o, same-o. Syringe refilling Pilot cartridges is noticeably simpler than the same with international carts. The Pilot cart can be flushed and hand tapped clean, whereas the international needs to be syringe cleaned. Two syringe steps (international) vs one (pilot), take your pick.

[Laurie]

Whilst the thread has virtually been fulfilled because of the purchase I would have considered a Lamy Al star which was my first pen after doing much research. It is still one of my favourites. I also bought a Pilot Plumix which i can also recommend. Very reliable writer and I like seeing the different coloured inks through the clear barrell. Both are very cheap and I would recommend them to any others beginning a collection.

[Sailor Kenshin]

By the way, I fill a converter with a pipette out of the pen whenever I'm filling from a sample vial and don't want to ick up my pen too much.

[bluesea]

By the way, I fill a converter with a pipette out of the pen whenever I'm filling from a sample vial and don't want to ick up my pen too much.

But then you have to prime the feed and nib to get the ink flowing. Otoh I obsess on cleaning the feed/nib/section on third refill.

[Sailor Kenshin]

By the way, I fill a converter with a pipette out of the pen whenever I'm filling from a sample vial and don't want to ick up my pen too much.

But then you have to prime the feed and nib to get the ink flowing. Otoh I obsess on cleaning the feed/nib/section on third refill.

I prime it by inserting the loaded con, then ejecting two, three drops back into the vial. Like how you load a piston-filler.

[Frank]

Its STILL hard to beat the Safari!

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