Demonstrator Vs. Opaque

[kl005]

Perhaps I should be more clear - I only dismantle my pens when the ink flow has stopped unexpectedly, aka. the pen "dying". That usually happens with my Platinum Preppy that's dedicated to Baystate Blue.

[Bo Bo Olson]

aka. the pen "dying". That usually happens with my Platinum Preppy that's dedicated to Baystate Blue."""

 

Now understandable....there are threads that say what chemicals and in what strength one should use to unstain Baystate Blue.

 

Could think of a cartridge pen, that takes a long cartridge. Fill by needle, in then one only needs a rubber bulb syringe to clean out the pen.

[kl005]

I've more or less resigned myself to knowing that the interior of the barrel will be permanently blue since i've eyedropper-ed it. I quite like it, actually. But Baystate Blue will never go in any other pen for this same reason.

[Bro78]

It turns out I only have one non-C/C opaque fountain pen...a Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl. I hold the pen nib up and slowly twist the piston until I can see the shine of ink welling up in the feed to gauge how much ink is left.

 

Like the others have said, I don't worry about running out of ink by carrying more than one pen with me.

I discovered the ocean swirl has actually an ink window... Try to hold the flashlight of the phone behind the pen, where is usually the ink window, and you'll be able to see the ink level (at least on mine...)

[ridiculopathy]

I discovered the ocean swirl has actually an ink window... Try to hold the flashlight of the phone behind the pen, where is usually the ink window, and you'll be able to see the ink level (at least on mine...)

 

 

Ooh, it's not as opaque as I thought it was. Thanks for sharing! Now I don't have OP's dilemma at all, haha.