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Hi!

 

I'm very much new to fountain pens and the time has come for my first refill. I use a Parker Vector with the piston (not sure) filling system. Do I just slide the lever down, dip the nib down a bottle of ink and slide it back up? I'm still going to use the same ink.

 

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Hi!

 

I'm very much new to fountain pens and the time has come for my first refill. I use a Parker Vector with the piston (not sure) filling system. Do I just slide the lever down, dip the nib down a bottle of ink and slide it back up? I'm still going to use the same ink.

 

Thank you!

Yep, that's exactly what to do. By the way, welcome to the world of FP collecting!

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@Robinkeys- thanks! My interest started when I saw an FP in the mall the remembered those old cartoons where they use the FPs to spray ink to people lol. I have a Lamy Safari on the way to me now and will probably get a few more.

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Exactly right !

Finish by ejecting two drops of ink back into the bottle, then draw

air. This draws the excess ink from the feed, so it won't "glop".

You want the nib to be damp with ink, not soaking wet.

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:W2FPN:

 

We are here because we have fun with inks, different widths and flexes of nibs and scribbling on good to better paper.

 

You should have paper for your copier, and scribbling paper.

There are good papers that do both.

 

Do stay away from ink jet paper if you get into shading inks.

 

Paper is more important than ink, because it lets the ink dance.

 

There are two toned shading inks that are less saturated...other wise they wouldn't shade.

There is vivid monotone inks, many of them are permanent.

 

You need both inks.

 

Eventually you will need a B, M, F and EF nib.

 

Go to Richard Binder's com and there is a wealth of info there 95% of what you need to know about nibs, filling systems and good advice about ink....and :drool: :puddle: lots of pretty vintage pens.

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@Robinkeys- thanks! My interest started when I saw an FP in the mall the remembered those old cartoons where they use the FPs to spray ink to people lol. I have a Lamy Safari on the way to me now and will probably get a few more.

Hey- no prob!

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