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Kaweco Smokey Grey Ink review #195 --- 🧾 Description I got a pack of cartridges of Smokey Grey. Boy, I was in for a surprise; it refused to write in both pens, even after priming (Kaweco Sport and the Karas Vertex), until I forgot it for a few days. Moral of the story, if you can’t get a sample, pop in the cartridge and let it be. Or syringe it., which worked fine in the Lamy Safari. Ink has low lubrication, and the flow is dry. However, with a Medium Kaweco Sport, when the pen finally wrote it was pleasant. The color reminds me of an HB pencil, However, with a Lamy Safari Ef, it was yucky and pale, more like 4 nib. In the Karas Vertex, however, it was inconsistent—the cartridge just couldn’t keep up with the ebonite feed and the FPNibs flex nib. --- 🧪 Chroma --- ✍️ Writing Samples (scan) Rhodia / Iroful Note that the Karas Vertex is fitted with an FPNIBS, featuring an Ebonite feed with a very generous ink flow. Normally, I add a Japanese Ef nib to line up, here I used the Karas Vertex’s Bock Ef nib. The colour is darker because of the ebonite feed. If you want to see what the Japanese EF looks like, check @LizEF’s excellent review. Midori /Tomoe River 68gsm Hammermill 20lb --- 📸 Photo Rhodia/ Iroful Midori / Tomoe River 68 gsm Hammermill 20lb copy paper 🔍 Comparison I lost my Kaweco swatch, so I redid it again, that’s why it’s repeated twice. --- 💧 Water Test --- 🎨 Artwork Global Warming Talens mixed media paper Memories Inspired by an intricate sketch/gravure with my cat and mouse thematic. Talens Mixed media paper --- - Pens Used: Kaweco Sport (EF/F/M/B/ BB), Karas Vertex FPNibs with ebonite feed. - What I Liked: When it flowed from the cartridge. Sketching. - What I Did Not Like: The cartridge. Ink flow. Not for writing. - What Some Might Not Like: Low lubrication, dry flow, pale colour. - Writing Experience: With the right nib, it was very pleasant. - Pros: Great for sketching. - Cons: Not the best cartridges. 🧷 Ink Characteristics - Shading: Ok. - Ghosting: Faint depending on nib. - Bleed Through: There are spots. Don’t use a wet pen on cheap paper. - Flow Rate: Dry - Lubrication: Scratchy with EF nibs pleasant with a M Kawco nib. - Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. - Start-up: Temperamental with a cartridge. Otherwise ok. - Saturation: Not. - Sheen: No. - Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. - Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice. - Staining (Pen): Nope - Clogging: No. - Cleaning: Easy - Water Resistance: Good. --- 🛒 Availability - [ ] Available in 50 ml bottles or cartridges. --- 💬 Closing My experience was tainted by the temperamental cartridges. If I’d known, I would have syringed it right away. No fountain pens were hurt in preparing this review. ;) Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier. :)

I just bought a Kaweco Liliput with a broad nib. It's perfectly decent, they are not expensive pens there is no reason to pick it apart. But...there is one thing that I would like to improve. The nib seems to be aligned, but the nib runs dry and is prone to skipping. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing? Is there a quick and easy fix that I can do if I'm not experienced in adjusting nibs? Might it help to slide a razor blade between the tines? I would be grateful for any advice. On a totally different note, Does anyone know a nib man in berlin? I have a Parker Sonnet that needs a minor adjustment.

I am looking at buying a pocket pen and Kaweko has the Sport and Lilliput that look pretty good. I have a Parker Sonnet gold tipped medium nib which I love writing with (I write lightly). I am rather liking the look of the Liliput but I have a duple of questions: Do Kaweko use the same nibs for both the Sports and the Liliput? How do the gold-plated Sonnet and Kaweko nibs compare? Do the Kaweko broad nibs write any smoother than the medium nibs? Are the medium and broad nibs on the Sonnet and the Kaweko the same?