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A couple of months ago I purchased a Visconti Homo Sapiens fountain pen. Man I love this pen the way it writes, how it looks, the unique design. However, I hate the lack of ink capacity of the Homo Sapiens pen! I have a variety of pens including cartridge, converter, piston designs made by a variety of manufactures and the Visconti seems to have the slightest ink capacity of them all.

 

So, has anyone else experienced this same problem?

 

When I fill the pen I dip the nib into the ink actuate the mechanism wait five seconds and repeat the entire process. So, is this the correct way to fill this pen? Are there any tricks?

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A couple of months ago I purchased a Visconti Homo Sapiens fountain pen. Man I love this pen the way it writes, how it looks, the unique design. However, I hate the lack of ink capacity of the Homo Sapiens pen! I have a variety of pens including cartridge, converter, piston designs made by a variety of manufactures and the Visconti seems to have the slightest ink capacity of them all.

 

So, has anyone else experienced this same problem?

 

When I fill the pen I dip the nib into the ink actuate the mechanism wait five seconds and repeat the entire process. So, is this the correct way to fill this pen? Are there any tricks?

 

I do not have one of these pens, so take my perspective with a grain of salt (or a drip of ink if you choose), but I suspect that either you have an obstruction in the feed or, more likely, you are not leaving the pen in the ink when you are filling. Try ten seconds and two or three cycles and maybe things will be better.

All things work out in the end. If it is not working out, it is not the end.

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The Visconi Homo Sapins has quite a large capacity.

 

If you're running out of ink quickly. I suspect one of the following:

1. Nib is too wet and gushing ink.

2. You are not obtaining a full fill.

 

When filling, make sure the pen is submerged to at least the section. Wait at least 10 seconds after the pushdown (I sometimes cycle twice) or use the Visconti inkpot where you can see ink being drawn up.

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I second the Visconti inkpot. Two pumps & if the ink level in the pot is low, you can see the pen sucking up the ink. Beautiful. :)

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Hey thanks for the feedback. I will try leaving the pen in the ink longer so it has sufficient time to fill.

 

Has anyone had an actual problem filling their pen and had it resolved by using the traveling ink pot? It is a little frustrating to think that I spent $400+ for a pen and now may have to buy a $75+ dollar device to fill it properly?

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If it's not filling properly on its own, send it in for a service. But completely submerge and wait 10 seconds before deciding if you have a problems. You don't need an ink pot. It's just folks who want to fill every crevice in their pens who prefer them.

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If it's not filling properly on its own, send it in for a service. But completely submerge and wait 10 seconds before deciding if you have a problems. You don't need an ink pot. It's just folks who want to fill every crevice in their pens who prefer them.

 

Agree on the first point.

 

And on the fact you don't need an ink pot.

 

But I buy an inkpot for conveniece and to avoid filling from my 50mL bottles of ink to minimise the risk of contamination. Or as I realised today, I couldn't fill my Edison Pearl up from a J'Herbin 30mL bottle and had to pull out the ol' travel inkpot to fit the nib! I don't mind if I don't fill the HS all the way - with no ink window can't tell anyway!

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Hi,

I discussed with the France Responsible of Visconti and he told me that the HS had an ink capacity of "one to two catridges".

If it can help...

 

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I'm wondering... if the surface of the HS is porous, then wouldn't the section be somewhat dirty due to it being submerged into ink? Should I just submerge just the nib or the section?

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You really need the section to touch to get a full load. If you're concerned about staining, wipe quickly with a damp rag after filling. It's the reason I use Herbin inks [except for the 1670. which is problematic - see my blog] on my lighter colored pens. No staining after repeated usage. :thumbup:

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I recommend watching the goulet pens video on how to get a full fill from a vac pen

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The ink capacity is a huge issue. Given the potential for a vacuum filler, I don't understand why Visconti chose such a small inner diameter on all except the early Manhattan pens, which have a very large ink capacity.

The capacity, combined with the absence of an ink window, is a deal breaker for me, as I can't make it through an average day and it runs dry precipitously. Too bad for an otherwise unique and outstanding pen.

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