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I have about 7 Cores... Most of them came with that little plastic piece that moves the cartridge out when you unscrew the section. What a pain in the butt in my opinion!! I always take them out and throw them away. Since then I only have one Core that wants to leak sometimes inside the barrel and I don't know why. Get rid of that little orange demon and it might help.

"By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. "

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Melnicki Vintage

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Oh, Marina! You've saved the day!!!

 

That bugger even came out easily (as if Mr. & Mrs. Rotring KNEW we were going to hate it!!)

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How I think it works.

 

The quarter turn, I believe, is to give access to the reserve supply. The feed tube goes deep into the cartridge and then the ink is used down to the level of the feed tube opening. Eventually, when the pen runs dry, there is still a bit of ink remaining in the cartridge, below the feed tube's opening. Turning the barrel a quarter or half turn, with the little orange fingers gripping the bottom of the cartridge raises it and the ink level to the opening of the feed tube. Then the remainder or reserve of ink in the cartridge can flow into the feed.

 

I think it is marginally more useful that door knobs on a chicken, YMMV.

YMMV

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http://static.flickr.com/46/124776842_4677a66333.jpg

 

This shows the silly orange piece of plastic that was causing the problem. A thousand thanks to Marina for pointing out that it can be popped out!!! (Easily, too, I might add)

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CdA Dunas // Stipulas! (esp w/ Titanio nib) // Edison Pearl

 

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I got a new Core today!!!!!!

 

It did NOT come with a cartridge ejector. It has stabilizing fins in the section and I meet no resistance when i unscrew it. The cartridge breaking thingie is shorter.

 

Seems every Core I get is radically different. :blink: :blink:

 

I can't wait to ink it up... I can't wait... :ltcapd:

 

Only thing is that it didn't come with a converter. I had to order one.

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Ink Stained Wretch

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I got a new Core today!!!!!!

 

It did NOT come with a cartridge ejector. It has stabilizing fins in the section and I meet no resistance when i unscrew it. The cartridge breaking thingie is shorter.

 

Seems every Core I get is radically different.

I'm having a hard time visualizing this. You're saying that there are permanent fins in the part that holds the cartridge in order to keep it centered in that chamber?

 

What is the "cartridge breaking thingie?" It sounds ominous. It also feeds my paranoia about manufacturers making pens that wreck the cartridge so that they can't be refilled.

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Yeah, that's right. Permanent fins.

 

The cartridge ejector ejects the cartridge when you unscrew the barrel. I don't think it does the cartridge any harm.

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Slush,

do you see a difference in performance between any of the Cores that should be the same? (no major variations like nib size for instance)....

 

I should ask this to KRZ too, who also has a Core army.

 

What would happen if Slush's and KRZ's armies were to battle? Lots of dark red ink all over the place? :)

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CdA Dunas // Stipulas! (esp w/ Titanio nib) // Edison Pearl

 

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They all write wonderfully. Nice and smooth and wet.

 

I traded a bottle of ink for one of krz's Cores. So I don't think they would do battle... Right krz? :)

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I love my Core :)

 

It is one of the smoothest fine nibs I have.... and so sexy :)

 

The only problem is I want more cores :)

Currently Inked: Pelikan M205 Blue Demonstrator: iroshizuku yu-yake; Rotring Core Coridium: J Herbin Green

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