Since it only holds one color, I'll only need one bottle.
That gave me a good laugh.
Since it only holds one color, I'll only need one bottle.
Excellent choice. Of those three pens, the Metro is definitely the traditionalist's pen. Lamy and Kaweco are good brands, but evoke a distinctive style that you're either really into or really not.It came down to a choice between the Metropolitan, the Lamy Safari, and the Kaweco Sport. The Metro. was the least expensive, and people said it wrote very well, so that's how I made my choice. Plus it was the most attractive of the three to me. Although, I did like the idea of the triangular grips on the German pens. I have a ballpoint with a grip like that, and it's very comfortable.
I got the converter, too.Great Choice. If it came with a converter, you can use that to "suck" ink of an ink bottle and refill your pen.
If it did not, you can buy one or you can buy a syringe and refill the cartridge that came with the pen. Such syringes can be helpful applying lubrication/adhesives in other endeavors.
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Well?That gave me a good laugh.
YOLO dude! Go big or go home!Maybe this should be my second pen acquisition: LAMY Dialog Urushi Fountain Pen Set (Limited Edition) – The Goulet Pen Company (gouletpens.com)
No. Not really.
I'd have to sell the house.YOLO dude! Go big or go home!
I just had a look. $27,000 and you can only get it with a medium nib. They won't even swap it out for you. Bonkers.Maybe this should be my second pen acquisition: LAMY Dialog Urushi Fountain Pen Set (Limited Edition) – The Goulet Pen Company (gouletpens.com)
No. Not really.
That’s why I won’t buy it.I just had a look. $27,000 and you can only get it with a medium nib. They won't even swap it out for you. Bonkers.
I use three coloured inks (black, blue & red) so I have three all different fountain pens.It comes with one cartridge. That gives me time to think about ink later. Since it only holds one color, I'll only need one bottle.
Very nice. My first pen was a Pilot Metropolitan. I enjoy it very much. Now I am window shopping for my second pen.
My first intention was to buy two for work, one with black and one with red ink. Then I decided to buy one just for personal use, and if I liked it, then I might buy for work.I use three coloured inks (black, blue & red) so I have three all different fountain pens.
There are even more colours available and then there are different types of inks. Each ink should have its own fountain pen. Some buy their inks first and others their fountain pens.
I wrote with the pen today. Very impressed with how fine a line it writes without feathering. It could definitely be used for work. (I sometimes have to write in fairly small spaces.)
I've walked over to the rabbit hole and looked in. I ordered my first two bottles of ink.
Robert Oster - Thunderstorm
Robert Oster Thunderstorm (50ml Bottled Fountain Pen Ink) - The Goulet Pen Company
50ml plastic bottle of Robert Oster Signature fountain pen ink in the color Thunderstorm. Robert Oster Signature Inks are handmade in Australia.www.gouletpens.com
Herbin - Bleu des Profondeurs
Herbin Bleu Des Profondeurs - 30ml Bottled Fountain Pen Ink - The Goulet Pen Company
This 30ml glass bottle of Herbin Bleu Des Profondeurs dark blue fountain pen ink is elegantly labeled and has an integrated pen rest.www.gouletpens.com
Yes, I know. They aren't made by pen manufacturers. Oh well. I might order a medium nib pen for my journal. If I do, I'll have to buy a new journal. I've had one for donkey's years that I haven't written in and went to get it to start, and I couldn't find it anywhere.
+1 J. Herbin's main line is a generally regarded as safe. Their special editions can inks get pretty saturated, though. Just means to pay extra attention to pen cleaning. Also, the shimmer stuff like Emerald of Chivor or anything advertised as "sheening" requires more pen maintenance.Since J. Herbin has been making there own ink since sometime in the 1700s I would think they know how to do it well.
I don't have any personal experience with Robert Oster inks, but he is a very well known figure in the fountain pen hobby and his inks are highly praised. Should be fine in your Metro. With any artisan ink, though, I would just watch out for odd behavior, and it may be pickier about nib and paper than your garden variety pen company ink.I wrote with the pen today. Very impressed with how fine a line it writes without feathering. It could definitely be used for work. (I sometimes have to write in fairly small spaces.)
I've walked over to the rabbit hole and looked in. I ordered my first two bottles of ink.
Robert Oster - Thunderstorm
Robert Oster Thunderstorm (50ml Bottled Fountain Pen Ink) - The Goulet Pen Company
50ml plastic bottle of Robert Oster Signature fountain pen ink in the color Thunderstorm. Robert Oster Signature Inks are handmade in Australia.www.gouletpens.com
Herbin - Bleu des Profondeurs
Herbin Bleu Des Profondeurs - 30ml Bottled Fountain Pen Ink - The Goulet Pen Company
This 30ml glass bottle of Herbin Bleu Des Profondeurs dark blue fountain pen ink is elegantly labeled and has an integrated pen rest.www.gouletpens.com
Yes, I know. They aren't made by pen manufacturers. Oh well. I might order a medium nib pen for my journal. If I do, I'll have to buy a new journal. I've had one for donkey's years that I haven't written in and went to get it to start, and I couldn't find it anywhere.