Platinum Carbon Pen With Classic Barrel And Cap?

[pararis]

Note the term "everyday ink". You will still need to use the 3776 at least once every couple of days to keep the ink flowing properly.

 

Sailor Kiwaguro Carbon ink is, in my opinion, a better behaved ink than Platinum's Carbon ink, as it is made with smaller carbon particles.

How much smaller?

[graystranger]

Excuse me, I have a question about desk pens in general.

 

Why would somebody need or want to write with a desl pen if one has several fountain pens available already on their desk daily? What are the benefits of using a desk pen as a daily writer?

 

Being able to reach out, pluck the Carbon Desk Pen out of its tulip holder (not threaded, just sits with its own weight), write, then drop it back in is wonderful. I never realized this until I got a desk pen. No cap to remove and replace. Plus the Carbon Desk Pen seals airtight in the tulip. Mine will sit unused for weeks at a time until I grab it. Writes first time every time. I love the convenience. I also have pens with caps on my desk, but often will just grab the desk pen. I keep Platinum Carbon Black in the pen and did not have to clean it out for over a year. It got to writing very heavy, not its usual fine line writing. I just removed the cartridge, flushed the section out with a Goulet Bulb Syringe, wiped the nib, topped the cartridge with more Carbon ink, and it has been perfect for several months now. Probably picked up some paper fibers and lint on the nib.

 

This pen has never failed to write first time every time except when it has run out of ink. The nib has never dried out, I've had it for over 3 years now, only flushed it out one time.

 

I wish they would make a fountain pen using the same nib and feed but with a clipped cap for pocket carry. The nibs on the Carbon Desk Pens are superior to the Preppy nibs in my opinion, and I love Preppy pens.

Edited November 19, 2017 by graystranger

[Donald2]

 

I use Platinum Carbon ink in a Preppy without any problems.

Ok, thank you for letting me know this. I just got all my Platinum Preppy fountain pens and converters in today and will start with one Preppy fountain pen to test it out with Noodler's bulletproof/waterproof ink to see how it performs. I will ink the others if the first one works flawlessly. I made a huge investment in ink, but at least the ink will last for a while with so many different colors that I purchased. Edited November 21, 2017 by Donald2