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comment by edricarica
edricarica  ·  3182 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I got my first proper fountain pen - a Pilot MR! What fountain pens do you have?

It depends which version of the pen you buy - some (the calligraphy sets, for example) come with this piston converter in the box. They're pretty easy to get separately, though.

I'm using standard cartridges in mine at the moment - I'm in the middle of moving house and all my stuff's in boxes. It's handy to be able to switch between the two.

I'm missing real inks, though - Especially because I'm in France, and even the tiny small-town newsagents (now I've realized how many fountain pen appreciators there are here I'm going to sneak a photo next time I go into one) stock J.Herbin and Lamy and Waterman and Clairefontaine paper and and and... so much temptation...





kingmudsy  ·  3181 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh my, I wouldn't be able to manage in that town. Can I ask where you're at, and where you came from? It sounds like it'd be an interesting story! And that looks like a standard international converter, if I'm not mistaken...I think I might already have one, in which case I'll be snatching up an art pen before too long :) We should really try to breathe some life into #fountainpens, I think it'd be cool to build up that community!