So much nicer than I expected. I was so shocked at the appearance (medieval lapis) that I forgot to check out the filling mechanism. Fastest filling pen I own.
Of course, the first fill is with 5 o'clock shadow after a flush with soap/water, then plain water.
Writing is very wet and much smoother than my other Noodler Flex (new style feed). The flex is quite different feeling and without pressure it puts down a fairly fine line.
Now for the nitpicking part. The cap ring is a bit loose. It can be rotated, but doesn't do so without intentional force.
The pen also has an odd habit that if I over flex it dumps out so much ink that the feed goes dry and it take some time to start flowing again. This is totally unadjusted, so I might be able to fix that by moving the feed or perhaps I didn't flush it well enough.
Sorry for such a short "review" and no pics, but I am trying to finish up work in preparation for vacation next week.
Update: So the pen is working much better after a page or two break-in. I chock the initial problems up to not drying the feed fully after flushing. This is such a good daily writer compared to the previous flex pen.
Of course, the first fill is with 5 o'clock shadow after a flush with soap/water, then plain water.
Writing is very wet and much smoother than my other Noodler Flex (new style feed). The flex is quite different feeling and without pressure it puts down a fairly fine line.
Now for the nitpicking part. The cap ring is a bit loose. It can be rotated, but doesn't do so without intentional force.
The pen also has an odd habit that if I over flex it dumps out so much ink that the feed goes dry and it take some time to start flowing again. This is totally unadjusted, so I might be able to fix that by moving the feed or perhaps I didn't flush it well enough.
Sorry for such a short "review" and no pics, but I am trying to finish up work in preparation for vacation next week.
Update: So the pen is working much better after a page or two break-in. I chock the initial problems up to not drying the feed fully after flushing. This is such a good daily writer compared to the previous flex pen.
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