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I refill as needed until one month since the last cleaning has passed, usually the first weekend of every month, or if I decide that I don't like the ink colour in a particular pen. When it's cleaning time, every pen is cleaned, dried and then filled with whatever tickles my fancy.

Some things look better out of focus; my printing for one.

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I fill as the mood takes me or if I want a change of colour. I refill when happy with a particular ink and plan to continue with the same colour in part of a particular book, for example. I've not had to refill in mid-letter yet.

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I refill my cartridges with a syringe. I love refilling my cartridges with a syringe. Thus, my pens are never more than a quarter empty before their next refill. Yes, I'm nuts. :headsmack:

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