Originally Posted by
Butthurticus-VIII
Would you put this ink in a MB 149 or other expensive pen?
Two answers:
1. Can you give me any solid, verifiable reasons why I
shouldn't?
2. Ok, let's get real: I've got it in a Pro Gear, and it is a basic model (not Realo). Ruthenium plated hardware, if that matters. I can't remember what I paid for it, somewhere in the $200-300 range. Is that expensive enough? Right now my 'most expensive pens' top out around the $500 range, including Aurora Optimas, a recent Pelikan M800
Metal Stripes, and similar. (I don't care for MBs) To be honest, I'm satisfied I understand how this ink behaves in pens. My use of it has, and will have, more to do with the construction of the pen than it's net worth. Just as with highly saturated inks, I won't put it in any pens using a sac for filling, or a vintage pen that uses a vacuum filling system (Parker Duofold/Sheaffer Vac-fill). This is only because I would choose to flush thoroughly and these pens are much harder to do that, or certainly more labor intensive. I am not certain about using it in a piston-filling pen, as I wonder about potential nano-abrasive qualities of the pigment, but I'd be curious to try it out in a cheaper demo pen (either one of the newer Chinese pens or a TSWBI Eco or something) and see what I observe.
I've kept it in a pen that really works well with it, and flushing both the converter and section/feed/nib are no more work than any other ink I own. I do no less nor no more maintenance on this pen/ink combo than any other pen in my collection that is in use.
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