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I have a Pelikan Epoch medium nib waiting for me at home that was delivered earlier. I can't wait to get to play with it! Anybody else who owns this pen recommend any particularly sweet ink pairings? Thank you!! :bunny01: :bunny01: :bunny01: :bunny01:

 

Edit: OMG I love this pen....it is so smooth and friendly to write with!!!! The nib just glides effortlessly over the page, even on cheap paper.

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Pens I own: Waterman Hemisphere F, Pelikan Epoch M, Parker Frontier Luna Purple M, 9 Lamy Safaris, 2 Pelikan Futures, 2 Heros, Taccia Amethyst Mosaic M, Lamy 2000 B, Kaweco Sport B, Pelikan M101N Souveran

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Something with some bling-bling to it. That's a great (and frankly, super-underrated) pen, and I had one with a medium nib, too (shortly thereafter, though, Abi swapped the nib to an XF). Great writer!

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What is the color and/or pattern on the pen?

 

Epochs refill from the back (upstream) end of the barrel, so the long international cartridge is the only cartridge format for them. A short international cartridge would be very difficult to remove when empty.

 

Epochs can take a converter but do not have space at the open end for you to grip the converter's knob. Therefore, a converter must be removed, filled directly from the bottle, and put back in (hold the Epoch nib-downward when removing the converter and nib-upward when reinserting the converter).

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I got my Epoch from Pendemonium with an italic nib, love it! Never used any thing but generic blue international carts in it. I have heard that some folks have found a converter to fit this pen but I haven't ever seen one.

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What is the color and/or pattern on the pen?

 

Epochs refill from the back (upstream) end of the barrel, so the long international cartridge is the only cartridge format for them. A short international cartridge would be very difficult to remove when empty.

 

Epochs can take a converter but do not have space at the open end for you to grip the converter's knob. Therefore, a converter must be removed, filled directly from the bottle, and put back in (hold the Epoch nib-downward when removing the converter and nib-upward when reinserting the converter).

 

Its Jade Green.

 

What kind of a converter could work? A Pelikan one or something else?

 

I had wondered if I was going to have to refill this long cartridge in order to enjoy other inks.... :unsure:

 

Pens I own: Waterman Hemisphere F, Pelikan Epoch M, Parker Frontier Luna Purple M, 9 Lamy Safaris, 2 Pelikan Futures, 2 Heros, Taccia Amethyst Mosaic M, Lamy 2000 B, Kaweco Sport B, Pelikan M101N Souveran

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Something with some bling-bling to it. That's a great (and frankly, super-underrated) pen, and I had one with a medium nib, too (shortly thereafter, though, Abi swapped the nib to an XF). Great writer!

 

 

Bling-bling :lol:

 

Pens I own: Waterman Hemisphere F, Pelikan Epoch M, Parker Frontier Luna Purple M, 9 Lamy Safaris, 2 Pelikan Futures, 2 Heros, Taccia Amethyst Mosaic M, Lamy 2000 B, Kaweco Sport B, Pelikan M101N Souveran

When I win the lottery: Montblanc Boheme Doue Collection - Pirourette with Lilac Stone FP

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I got my Epoch from Pendemonium with an italic nib, love it! Never used any thing but generic blue international carts in it. I have heard that some folks have found a converter to fit this pen but I haven't ever seen one.

 

I have a feeling I'm going to have to refill these cartridges with a syringe. Bummer that my PR Mixing kit didn't include ones with needles. :mellow:

 

Pens I own: Waterman Hemisphere F, Pelikan Epoch M, Parker Frontier Luna Purple M, 9 Lamy Safaris, 2 Pelikan Futures, 2 Heros, Taccia Amethyst Mosaic M, Lamy 2000 B, Kaweco Sport B, Pelikan M101N Souveran

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My ink suggestions for a jade green pen: black (subtle or eye-popping), greenish blue-black (subtle), neutral or greenish brown (medium visual effect), gray (subtle), or green (subtle or eye-popping).

 

Pelikan's converter will probably fit. So will a generic "international" converter.

 

Disposable plastic pipettes are another way to refill a cartridge, and they can be reused many times before disposal.

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I got my Epoch from Pendemonium with an italic nib, love it! Never used any thing but generic blue international carts in it. I have heard that some folks have found a converter to fit this pen but I haven't ever seen one.

 

I have a feeling I'm going to have to refill these cartridges with a syringe. Bummer that my PR Mixing kit didn't include ones with needles. :mellow:

Not sure what kind of syringes you get in the kit, but try asking for just the needle part at your local pharmacy (bring the syringe with you). It shouldn't cost you very much just for the needle attachment....

 

I love using my Epoch, too! I got it for a very, very low price from a fellow FPNer (thanks, Natalie!) because the plating on the nib had started to flake off. I removed all of the plating (the nib now has an odd but charming wavy pattern on it due to this defect) and reground the nib to a cursive italic and it works great. I was using the Pelikan long cartridges that came with it, but the pen also likes Lamy Blue (edit: obviously Lamy Cartridges won't work in the Epoch; I refilled an empty Pelikan long cart with my bottled Lamy Blue ink) very much :) Congrats on your Epoch!

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