PDW Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Just received an Esterbrook cartridge pen (without cartridge ). I'd checked its photos on eBay and it looked as if the nib was missing; just the feed left screwed into the section. Still, the price was good and I have spare nibs so I bagged it. What I received was the pen with a used fibre tip 'nib' which screws into the section just like any other Estie nib. I have an unused tip of this kind in a box which told me it's a Wonderiter [sic - sorry for error in title] flo-tip. I'm soaking the old ink out of the tip at the moment and had an initial writing test with the revived dried stuff, and it had that scratchy feeling of any felt tip. I've done a quick search on FPN but haven't found anything about the flo-tip. I wonder whether anyone has actually used one of these tips properly inked, and what their experiences were. Any thoughts on the history of the thing would also be gratefully received. Edited September 29, 2020 by PDW Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I actually bought a couple of the tips because I thought this would be a perfect highlighter or even whiteboard pen. Then, I haven't used it because I really can't replace it. I'd love to see how it is working for you. Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
PDW Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hit a problem. The section of this pen, instead of having a hole for the ink to reach the screw-in feed, as a hole filled with some white fibre substance. Might this be to control the amount of ink getting to the fibre tip? It's also a cartridge filler and I haven't got a spare cartridge. I might try the flo-tip in a 'normal' Estie to see if the fibre-filled section is necessary, but only somewhere where I can clean the ink off everywhere easily. Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Please include pictures if you can. Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
pajaro Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Lack of a cartridge is a downer. I felt this way about my Safari cartridge pen. I tried in desperation some other makers' cartridges, and found that a Lamy cartridge I had bought to use in a Lamy Safari would work in the Esterbrook Safari. I was surprised when it actually delivered ink to the feed and nib. I was kind of shocked. "Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time." --Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960. Link to post Share on other sites
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