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    Default New Montblanc Cartridge Fountain Pen

    Hi all

    Its been s long time since I bought a new fountain pen and even longer since I bought a cartridge loader (my other 2 MB fountain pens are piston.)

    So I've just bought a Boheme and some MB Oyster Grey cartridges. It took a while to get some ink to flow and I've tried for a day to take notes and its still very patchy and very reluctant to start. If I hold an absorbent paper towel to the top of the nib it doesn't suck much ink up at all.

    Is this normal and will it improve or is it time to send it back yo MB?

    Thanks

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    Default Re: New Montblanc Cartridge Fountain Pen

    I should add that it's an OB nib and im used to round nibs on my other pens.

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    Default Re: New Montblanc Cartridge Fountain Pen

    OB may require the user to learn not to rotate the nib away from the sweetspot. Also on the little Bohemes I find after one has been unused for a while it can take a day to get fully saturated and working fine. Leave it nib down over night and see how it feels in the morning.

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    Default Re: New Montblanc Cartridge Fountain Pen

    Quote Originally Posted by jar View Post
    OB may require the user to learn not to rotate the nib away from the sweetspot. Also on the little Bohemes I find after one has been unused for a while it can take a day to get fully saturated and working fine. Leave it nib down over night and see how it feels in the morning.
    Thanks for the advice, will try those two suggestions and see how I get on.

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    Default Re: New Montblanc Cartridge Fountain Pen

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    Tried the above suggestions, the pen writes worst on MB paper which is strange. And the 'sweet spot' of the nib is very very narrow which makes it almost impossible to use consistently so I think it's back to the shop for either a new nib or an adjustment...

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    Default Re: New Montblanc Cartridge Fountain Pen

    Quote Originally Posted by alistaird View Post
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    Tried the above suggestions, the pen writes worst on MB paper which is strange. And the 'sweet spot' of the nib is very very narrow which makes it almost impossible to use consistently so I think it's back to the shop for either a new nib or an adjustment...

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    Oblique nibs will have a small sweet spot and so unless you need it because you hold your pen funny Obliques are generally not the best choice. But the BB nib also requires you to not rotate at all.

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    Default Re: New Montblanc Cartridge Fountain Pen

    It's going for a nib swap. The shop was confused as to why they had an OB in stock anyway...

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