What a mess!
I've dabbled with my vintage Parker 51 that I got in a PIF after the 2013 Sabbatical and love it, but never used a twist converter.
Recently I rediscovered my fascination with FP's, so picked up a couple of inexpensive Pilot Kakuno (M and EF) to play around with and have been practicing my handwriting and Zentagles to get the feel for them. I have a (m) Pilot VP as well, I've always used cartridges with it.
I received a bottle of Noodlers Black Swan in English Roses from Amazon yesterday, so figured I'd give it a try this morning.
Disassembled it last night, flushed it, washed it, dried it overnight. Watched a Goulet Pen video on how to prime the converter and get the most ink in etc.
It was fun but nothing I'll attempt on the kitchen countertops. It took 3-4 tries to get a decent amount in. The first couple were only 25% full.
I think I did OK in terms of getting the cartridge near capacity, which I know is small, it's the reason I went with the 40.
I've dabbled with my vintage Parker 51 that I got in a PIF after the 2013 Sabbatical and love it, but never used a twist converter.
Recently I rediscovered my fascination with FP's, so picked up a couple of inexpensive Pilot Kakuno (M and EF) to play around with and have been practicing my handwriting and Zentagles to get the feel for them. I have a (m) Pilot VP as well, I've always used cartridges with it.
I received a bottle of Noodlers Black Swan in English Roses from Amazon yesterday, so figured I'd give it a try this morning.
Disassembled it last night, flushed it, washed it, dried it overnight. Watched a Goulet Pen video on how to prime the converter and get the most ink in etc.
It was fun but nothing I'll attempt on the kitchen countertops. It took 3-4 tries to get a decent amount in. The first couple were only 25% full.
I think I did OK in terms of getting the cartridge near capacity, which I know is small, it's the reason I went with the 40.
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