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Excited for you!! After a couple weeks of use, any further thoughts on it?

What else guys, believe the requirements for using such shimmer ink are: Ease of cleaning in the pen. Broad Nib Smooth buttery flexing nib Cheap?

I’m up in Millbrae from time to time, I’ll have to look out for the next one!

Hi everyone! I can’t believe that I never found this forum until today and I’m so happy that I did. I’ve been a fountain pen lover since 2017 and will be for the rest of time. A Pilot Metro MR was my first pen and the collection has been growing ever since. Happy to be in a community like this and looking forward to spending time with you all chatting about what we love the most, these wonderful pens and writing

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Thank you @A Smug Dill. That is good to know and would be greatly appreciated. I was just talking with a friend in Kariuzawa last night and it looks like we may be in Japan sometime this Autumn. Any information about what to look for would be very helpful.

My understanding is Pilot of North America is not a distributor but a subsidiary of Pilot of Japan. Prices per market are affected by myriad factors. Just as a counterpoint for anyone researching a Pilot fountain pen purchase, I have around ten gold-nibbed Pilot foutain pens in my collection at any given moment. They are some of the best writers, out of the box, period. I just inked up my SM Custom 912 and recalled that it is a delightfully juicy writer. I'll never disagree that ebonite makes for a great feed, but stock Pilot feeds have been nothing short of exceptional for me (including an FA transplanted onto a Custom 823). The Pilot USA warranty, in my experience, is not only worth its weight in gold but it's also so good and reliable that they'd probably still service a "compromised" pen, no questions asked (and yes, I have gotten service from Pilot USA, no questions asked). Pilot fountain pens, every single one of them, at all price points, are the only ones I would recommend without caveat to anyone. (Again, I usually have at least ten gold-nibbed Pilot's in my rotation at any given moment.) To prove that I'm not blinded by loyalty, I'll admit that Pilot could spice things up with a more regular release of limited edition colors, etc.

If anyone knows how to fix this. I have the same problem with two of my duofold vacumatics.

Yes, thanks @SLinkster as I've wondered about these two grinds in particular. Sounds like either would fit my needs quite well, with S.I.G. having a slight lead (for me) based on your description.

OMG, what a beauty! I occasionally search ebay for that M200, usually to no avail. Finally found one just the other day but they wanted $1300! That's almost 3 Optimas.

Sailor used to make a (not advised/advertised as being mixable) STORiA Lion Light Brown pigment ink. I like the ink, both for its near-waterproofness and its colour that (to me) is closer to orange than to brown; but it was discontinued some time back to make way for the STORiA MiX ink series that came after. That said, Sailor has been known to make some STORiA inks as limited editions or store exclusive editions in the Asian market, so for all I know it may still actually make a brown pigment ink today that is largely inaccessible to would-be purchasers in the West. If I come across one when I'm in Osaka in a few weeks' time, I'll be sure to let you know.

And I am a “C-WORD” collector and have many pens that I have never and will never use. I fail to see the point.

Ok so here we are. Thankfully it wasn't crazy glued on. I took a close up of the nib. Still needs cleaning Looks like I can get parts for around 30 plus a touchdown sac and seal kit so that seems reasonable to me to put this pen back together as a touchdown

Sorry here is the picture. As you can see it's broken at the part that screws in. The pump is still screwed in from the top so there is no way to push the pump out. It certainly looks all plastic

@Mercian thanks for the thoughtful response, I hadn’t thought about the fact that most of the bad nibs would have filtered out of the market by now.

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Thanks for the link @Carrau. Lovely ink and interesting review but I fear that “some water resistance” won’t hold up to watercolor washes when painting.

Update: it came off with soapy water and patience! I carved a new rubber gasket for my pen and following the instructions on the video/website was enough. Also i didn't use heat

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome Wow, two 845s! That's impressive.

Holy cephlapod! That’s amazing! This looks like a must try just to see what it looks like and how well it works. @Karmachanic, have you tried it yet?

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Welcome! I only have two Pilots. A metal Falcon and a 743. But they are my two pens that always, always write right away, no matter how long they’re stowed away.

So many unusual ballpoints, good thing I can generally resist the temptation for those. Glad you had good luck with them. The Parker poker chips are great! Brian

I'm sure there's somebody out there putting a safari gold nib on a Jinhao 80 🤣