Which ink/paper combination is recommended for this pen? Thanks.
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I used the brand of ink included with the pen and Southworth 24lb parchment paper. I believe that will work. I discovered that some pens like this one acted "weird" on paper that was not completely "smooth". It was almost as if the ink had trouble flowing on paper with microscopic ridges.
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I know the pen must have the paper, but I don't know if the ink is special or not. When the ink is fresh it's nice. It's when it gets old that it's harder to use. Sorry I can't help you more.
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Use a pigment based ink. Lucia PGI - 9. We have a Canon 9500. This also works for the 9500 Mark-2.
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Yes. I have the pilot metropolitan fountain pen and that's the ink I use for it.
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Fisher Space Pen Universal Refills. So far I've found ink in black, blue, red & purple. I found them on Amazon. :)
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Use a pen that is fine, and delivers ink slowly. BIC rollerballs are too heavy, and wide nibbed fountain pens are too inky; they'll bleed right through. I use a fine nibbed fountain pen for mine! Perhaps that or a fine felt-tip.
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A Parker (flow) medium ballpoint pen refill is what my husband uses for his. I did not get his engraved, but I believe with an experienced engraver (the seller offers it) there would be at least room for 17 characters. Good luck, it is a beautiful pen.
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The pen comes with a blue ink cartridge. You can purchase black cartridges on Amazon, or I suggest getting a converter and using bottled ink, as that's much more cost efficient and you can change colors whenever you want.
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Most fountain pen inks are dye-based--that's what you want to stick with. Avoid PIGMENT-based inks (like so-called "India" ink)--they'll clog up (and possibly ruin) your TWSBI. Luckily, pigment-based inks are few in number and easy to avoid. Diamine (a British co.) makes wonderful (dye-based) inks in a zillion shades. J. Herbin (a 17th-cent. French co.) is another very nice brand with a huge selection of colors. A very nice (and bargain-priced) US-made ink is Noodler's. Velvet Black (by Private Reserve) is hard to beat. Perhaps my personal favorites (brand-wise) are the Pilot "Iroshizuku" line--but they're not cheap, at $25-30 a bottle. Have fun! If you're like many of us, you'll end up with a handful of "favorite" inks. Many retailers (Goulet, IsellPens) will sell samples (one or two pen fillings, or test-drives) for a couple of bucks before you invest in a full 30 or 50 ml bottle.
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I've never had an issue with that particular combination, or any other pen. I've been using bulletproof black in my lamy for half a decade now it seems, and everything has flowed perfectly.
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Stay with the HP Ink, you will see over the long run the quality will be suprising. Also stay with a mid glossy paper for better results.
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I use the refillable reservoir with Pilot Namiki Standard Fountain Pen Ink, Blue (69201) and have been happy. You can also buy the Pilot Namiki fountain pen ink cartridges which are less hassle but not re-usable.
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When I bought my pen it came with a refillable cartridge. Just buy a bottle of ink and you should be good to go. Though I will say that the refillable cartridge that came with it did not hold up very long. It lost the seal and wouldn't hole any ink.
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It depends on the ink you are using and the type of paper you write on. For cheap paper you want an ink that drys very fast, for expensive paper where the ink is absorbed by the paper and locked in, you can use an ink that doesn't dry as fast. Many people recommend Noodler's X-Feather for Lefties.
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I have one of these. You should also buy ink cartridges, and they come in different colors. The pen itself comes with an ink converter that allows you to draw ink from an ink bottle. Waterman also manufactures these ink cartridges and bottled ink.
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I think you want this one.PaperMate 2pk Refill, Medium, Black Ink, FOR: ClearPoint, G-Force, PhD Multi, Tandem X-Trend/RT, 56407
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A blue is standard. I recommend getting the Lamy converter so you can choose different color inks.