I love how the pen feels, but I'm having the hardest time getting the ink to flow. I'm going to try to clean out the converter again.
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Nice...what is it?
And what ink? I have a few inks that work great, but dry out no matter what pen it is in.
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It's a Monteverde Jewlria. I'm using Franklin and Christoph Black Magic ink at the moment, but I'm not sure how well it works with fine nibs. I just thoroughly cleaned it and refilled it but I'm still not able to write smoothly. Kind of frustrating.
Have you tried filling and emptying the converter several times before finally leaving it filled? This will help to saturate the feed.
Did you flush out the nib/feed before you inked it up?
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I did and I did. I let it sit then emptied the converter and refilled it a few more times. If I write slowly and ensure the forks of the nib spread it writes just fine. My F&C had a long break in period as well. If it still gives me trouble I'll try a wetter ink. Thanks for the support and advice guys!
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I just switched out the ink for a different consistency. Hopefully that'll help.
I had similar issues with Franklin-Christoph Olde Emerald and Syrah Syrah combined with new pens. Not sure how they compare to Black Magic, but these colors are pretty saturated and write a little dry, so they aren't a no-maintenance option. Once my pens (4 or 5 different ones have been used with these inks) have had a break-in with other inks, they behave better with the F-C products, but they still skip occasionally and dry out in the nib after sitting for a few days or more. I'll still use them, but I have to remember to slow down my writing a little and accept that they need a little more futzing sometimes. Sorry to throw in technical terms like that. 
