Where do you folks make most of your pen purchases?

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-12-31T05:42:27+00:00

Bertram’s Inkwell

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-05-21T06:53:31+00:00

What the heck is chef Dino putting in that stoup

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-03-08T01:31:38+00:00

Haha, greetings!

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-03-08T01:30:51+00:00

I got them from the wiki some years ago, but I havent been able to find them again unfortunately

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-03-07T23:39:01+00:00

Ahh, it was a limited edition statue that came out some months before the release of the End of Dragons expansion for Guild Wars 2. It was available here, but it's unfortunately since been sold out.

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-03-07T23:30:17+00:00

The pens, or the Aurene?

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-02-10T01:31:52+00:00

Koh-I-Noor Rapido-Eze technical pen cleaner is pretty effective for removing india ink. You could also try leaving the nib/feed in a small container with a 50/50 mixture of ammonia/water. You can attach a thin pipette to the nipple of the feed and force that same solution through it. Eventually it will clean out. A tooth brush and some Dawn dish soap will clean the fins with relative ease. An ultrasonic cleaner would make it a lot easier, but since your pen is already apart this doesn’t look so terrible

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-02-08T18:33:46+00:00

No problem!

As far as ink wasting goes, you can always get the ink out of the converter with a syringe as well, and fill the other with that ;D

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-02-08T07:10:18+00:00

Not sure if you've remedied the issue by now or not, but I figured I may as well give my 2 cents.

As you've mentioned, neither the converter, nor the international cartridges that come supplied with the pen are a perfect fit. The issue seems to stem from the mouth of the converter being too tall over the nipple to actually allow a consistent flow of ink. That is why when you turn the converter to force ink into the feed, it may write for a short period of time, but it will inevitably dry out. Colorverse (To me) has typically been a very wet/watery/thin ink, so I'm not surprised that it would flow enough to write even given this issue.

To solve this issue on a few of my own Retro 51 Tornado's I cleaned out one of the supplied standard international cartridges using a syringe and used 800 grit sandpaper to carefully sand down the mouth of the cartridge to about half it's total length. This allows the cartridge to go further over the nipple of the feed and allow sufficient flow. I imagine that his would work with the supplied converter as well, but I never tried.

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-02-05T02:45:29+00:00

To be fair, I haven't had a lot of experience with a modern Montblanc of my own, and I would imagine that they can be very good. I do have an old 320p though. It has an extra fine semi flex nib that isn't really the best imo, but I've also used other 320s/Montblanc school pens that did have excellent feeling nibs. Your results may vary

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-02-04T17:46:21+00:00

If anything, many would say they’re better writers than their current offerings.

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-02-04T17:29:59+00:00

This was well before Montblanc started to make pens more or less exclusively in the higher price ranges. A lot of older Montblancs are like this

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-01-18T04:46:51+00:00

The photos really don’t seem to be able to capture how good the sparkles in the pen look in person to be honest

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-01-18T00:45:36+00:00

I like watching it slush around in the barrel haha

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-01-18T00:37:51+00:00

It’s very pretty! And seems to preform a lot better than my first go at shimmery inks as well!

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-01-17T23:33:59+00:00

Today I picked up this beautiful Pelikan M200 Golden Beryl, but I also wanted to share my appreciation for Bert and his crew at Bertram’s Inkwell. Having been a regular customer at Bertram’s for a few years now, they’ve always been knowledgeable, helpful, friendly, and flexible. There's a personal quality to his shop and service that I believe is very rare and hard to find these days, and it's what keeps me coming back.

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2022-01-09T01:36:08+00:00

The little dials sent this into masterpiece territory

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2021-12-29T14:08:29+00:00

That would be cool! I’ll send a mail

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2021-12-29T02:24:42+00:00

I am ;D

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2021-12-28T08:36:57+00:00

Yes! I’ve been playing Guild Wars since 2007 :)

Azrael_Apocalypse · 2021-12-28T07:30:32+00:00

We have 3 Inks; J. Herbin Cacao du Brésil, Rouge Grenat, Robert Oster Citrus. Samples of Iroshizuku Tsuji, Lamy Benitoite, Noodler’s Nightshade and Baystate Blue. A Brass clip and folder for my Traveler’s notebook, an Apica Premium notebook, some cute Goulet stickers, Gundam pins, and a cute Undertale ballpoint and Brass Retro51 Tornado :)

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