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 Who says this pen is..., August 5, 2011Who says this pen is 'disposable'?? It is absolutely possible to refill these
pens. Take the end cap off ( I used my thumb nail) from the barrow. Once that's
done take some tweezers and remove the sponge. Run the sponge ( my non technical
name) under running water until all the old ink is gone. Don't remove the
plastic that surrounds the sponge. You will be able to see the sponge becoming
clear from ink. I then squeeze the excess water out by sliding my fingers along
the length of the sponge. I also use paper towel to help remove some of the
excess water. After doing this, I put the sponge upright in the ink I want to
use. There will be some capillary action going on and you will see the sponge
soaking up the ink. I then take an eye dropper to the other end of the sponge so
that the entire thing can be absorbed with my new ink. Be sure to do this part
over the sink because there may be some dripping of the excess water or ink.
When finished put the sponge back in the pen tamping it down so it makes contact
with the nib feed. Put the cap back on and enjoy. I have three of these pens
and I like the way they write so I didn't want to pitch them out. It's a good
thing!
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To make justice to the..., August 28, 2011
To make justice to the pen, it is not a black ink pen. It was never intended to
be black, but gray. If you see the rectangle before the ink-bar logo, it is
gray, not black.
This is the best nib, and far better than many others. I absolutely love this
pen. I can refill them with black ink and then it is a true black.
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 This pen is pretty good...., May 25, 2011This pen is pretty good. It is a fine nib and writes well, but the ink flow is
not even. It is a disposable pen and inexpensive, so it is worth its price. I'm
glad I tried it out, and I do like it a better than the pilot disposable
fountain pens since the ink flow is lighter and does not bleed through the page.
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What can be a negative..., March 25, 2011
What can be a negative for some users I find a positive with this pen, so it
comes down to what you prefer. The ink is not a rich black--not really grey, but
veering in that direction. I suppose you could say charcoal. On both the smooth
paper (Clairefontaine) and slightly rough paper (Kokuyo Campus Word Cards) I've
tried it on so far, it has a pencil-like scratchiness, with a lot of tactile
feedback that I really enjoy. Handled lightly, you can get both a wet line and
and lighter, rough-pencil line, and I'm enjoying it a lot for drawing. At a very
quick test, the ink seems waterproof after drying.
I haven't used it enough yet to encounter any issues with drying out, but I'm
usually pretty fanatical about putting caps back on even if I'm only pausing for
a little while. If the ink supply lasts through a reasonable amount of use, I
could see stocking up on a few more of these and keeping them around for when
I'm in the mood for sketching. I don't see this as a pen for writing, but for
having such an interesting feel while drawing, I'll bump it up from 3 stars to
4.
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This is my absolute favorite..., March 17, 2011
This is my absolute favorite pen and I'm crushed that it's being discontinued by
the manufacturer. Smooth, no bleeding. I haven't really noticed scratchiness,
but truthfully I like slightly scratchy pens. I love the off-black sort of
color. The body feels fantastic and creamy and I want to marry this pen. I tried
to replace it with another fountain pen but it's just not the same.
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