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SquirrelPorridge
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Sep 9, 2020
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It feels like using fountain pen ink to fill a ballpoint would lead to flow issues, especially with the variance in ink consistencies across brands. I tend to question small pen maker products because often it seems they market products based on apparently desirable things like metals without regarding the impact on use. I have an old Karas Kustom stainless steel pen with a brass grip and it’s the worst pen I’ve ever used, both for writing and for general carry. It’s much too heavy, the balance is way up the pen barrel, the threads lock poorly, and Bock nibs are no better and more inconvenient than almost any other brand I have. Lamy makes excellent cheap durable fountain pens with easily replaceable (and widely available) nibs so I’d sooner point people there.
Sep 9, 2020
Honeybadgers
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Sep 11, 2020
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SquirrelPorridgesounds like you got one of the early karas pens. They've improved greatly in the fit/finish/quality over time. I have a starliner XL apollo 11 in aluminum with a brass section and titanium bock nib and it's a treat. But I do still believe tactile turn makes the best "big metal fountain pen". he uses higby threads in the pen so they cap/uncap like a treat. There are quite a few fountain pen ballpoints out there. as long as you use nonpigmented ink, they tend to keep up just fine. Never noticed any skipping in my monteverde ink rollerball until I was a dunce and tried baystate blue - it wasn't cleaned well enough and terminally clogged it immediately
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Sep 11, 2020
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