Having been forced to use a fountain/cartridge pen at school, I too have a love of them but being left handed and writing in the way, pushing rather than pulling, I do there are two issues. One I can't see what I've just written and secondly I tend to drag the heel of my hand over the wet ink! I could try writing right handed -left handed by contorting my hand so I pull instead of push, but in my sixth decade I feel its a little late for that.
Good choices. The Sailor ink is described as a Permanent (as opposed to washable) ink I know that some people wash out such inks from their pens after each fill, is this somethiing that you suggest?
The only two brands that I avoid are Noodlers and Diamine. Noodlers inks are very inconsistent and Diamine are cheap but have a tendancy to stain
pens, and plastics, its a pity because they have a huge colour range and are cheap.
I went into pen shop in Kendal, the owner was in shock. The customer before me had asked to try two pens that she was thinking of buying, she pick up a pen in each hand and wrote at the same time. I have tried to do the same and just find it impossible, especially if I want to read what I have written. Not sure if its more impressive or not but what she wrote with each hand was different.
Left handed use with a fountain pen is not easy, Obama is a left hand overwriter, his wrist looks contorted as he writes. i have also seen a writer trun the page through 90 degrees and, effectively writes sideways up the lines. This is actually a bit easier than it sounds.
The only thing I can suggest for left handers is to use a fine nib with a quick drying ink such as Parker but it may be that if I were in your shoes I think I would settle for a mechanical pencil or a good ballpoint.
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Despite having Montblancs and other good pens my daily pen is a retro looking brass pen, costs less than £5 and is bullet proof. I really enjoy it.
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Thanks for the tip @Vacumatic . My same brass fountain pen arrived from China a few days ago and I must say it's a nice writer and feels great in the hand. I can see why you like it.
@fancontroller @Vacumatic Does it take Int'l Std. cartridges?
I have been interested in the Kaweco fountain pen for ages. I didn't realise there was a chinese 'tribute'. I ordered a silver one a couple of weeks ago from ebay from China. It arrived this morning.
Very impressed, nice weight and very well built.
It was around £3.50 delivered. I'm struggling to see how they make any money from it.
Unfortunately, I think I have a dud. I put an ink cartridge in it and discovered that it skips quite badly.
Anyone have any tips on how to fix the nib?
Thanks for the generous offer, it is very much appreciated.
I did a quick Google after posting and watched a couple of you tube vids. You were correct, the tips were misaligned. I managed to straighten them and the pen now writes smoothly.
The only issue remaining is that when first using it it takes a couple of strokes to get the ink flowing, after that it seems fine.
It's been a while since I used a fountain pen so I'm not sure if that's normal or not.
I have a few Parker Vectors, a Lamy and a rather nice Kickstarter Namisu. I can't remember if I had the same issue with any of those.
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