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Hello, 

 

I received two pens as a gift and I'm trying to learn the best inks to use with them (if it matters) and if the nibs are exchangeable for a finer point.  What the names are for these pens would also be appreciated.

 

Thanks!

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The Platinum pen shown is an earlier version of this:

https://www.platinum-pen.co.jp/en/products/detail/?pid=2115

and I guess known by the same name (Vicoh Modern Maki-e ’Bush Warbler’) but has a different model number (PTL-12000M).

 

I'd say the Pilot is a Maki-e ‘Ume’ pen model FK-3MP-UM.

 

Neither Platinum nor Pilot offers standalone nibs (or nib units) as retail products for users to swap in at will by self-service.

 

I hope that helps.

 

 

Except for Pilot Capless pens, for which a retail customer could buy entire nib-feed-housing-converter assemblies, but only in certain regional markets and not in the Japanese domestic market.

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Thank you for the information and yes, it was a very cool gift. 

 

I was able to fill the Platinum pen as I know it's twist mechanism however I don't have any experience with the Pilot's vacuum chamber.  Is there a special ink anyone would recommend and can it be easily cleaned?

 

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6 minutes ago, hollyk4332 said:

I don't have any experience with the Pilot's vacuum chamber.  Is there a special ink anyone would recommend and can it be easily cleaned?

 

The Pilot CON-70 push-button converter shown is a pain in the butt to clean thoroughly, if/when you decide to switch to a different ink, if you don't have/use a syringe with a (preferably blunt) needle that is of a narrow enough gauge. I'd suggest you pick a non iron-gall ink that you're happy to use for the long haul. Iron-gall inks are relatively few in the market, though, so that should not be unduly concerning or limiting. If you're going to just put a basic black ink in it, Pilot/Namiki, Platinum, Sailor, Aurora, Waterman, Pelikan 4001, etc. will all do just fine, I think.

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14 minutes ago, hollyk4332 said:

Thank you for the information and yes, it was a very cool gift. 

 

I was able to fill the Platinum pen as I know it's twist mechanism however I don't have any experience with the Pilot's vacuum chamber.  Is there a special ink anyone would recommend and can it be easily cleaned?

 

Thanks!

 

That Pilot is just using a standard CON-70 converter. Easily cleaned like any other converter. Just pull it straight out of the pen and rinse with water...or use a syringe to squirt a jet of water into it for even faster cleaning. Any ink should "work", but some inks always work better than others, depending on the pen.

 

Also, a nibmeister can grind that nib to a finer point for you if you want.

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2 minutes ago, sirgilbert357 said:

That Pilot is just using a standard CON-70 converter. Easily cleaned like any other converter.

 

I disagree. The hollow metal shaft is quite apt to retain some ink from the previous fill that no amount of flushing, soaking, ultrasonic cleaning, vigorous shaking, etc. without directing a narrow pressurised jet of water right up the cavity of the shaft, e.g. by using a syringe with a fine-gauged needle attachment (without which just the syringe can't do much in that regard). “Any other converter” does not require that to remove the last remnants of colour.

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2 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

I disagree. The hollow metal shaft is quite apt to retain some ink from the previous fill that no amount of flushing, soaking, ultrasonic cleaning, vigorous shaking, etc. without directing a narrow pressurised jet of water right up the cavity of the shaft, e.g. by using a syringe with a fine-gauged needle attachment (without which just the syringe can't do much in that regard). “Any other converter” does not require that to remove the last remnants of colour.

 

I guess. Depends on the person. Some people don't thoroughly clean out their converters and that last bit of ink wouldn't cause them a care in the world. It's not for me to judge. I just mean that you don't HAVE to do anything super special besides use water to flush it. The extent to which you do the flushing is up to you. It's still just a converter -- not captive to the pen, and easily removed. I personally use a syringe to hit the whole thing with a jet of water and it's done in about thirty seconds, little hollow tube and all. I don't see why people think this particular converter is so hard to clean.

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Wonderful gifts!! WOW! Filling the CON-70 with ink is easiest with multiple quick jabs of the button versus slower use of the plunger.

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3 minutes ago, PAKMAN said:

Wonderful gifts!! WOW! Filling the CON-70 with ink is easiest with multiple quick jabs of the button versus slower use of the plunger.

 

Yes, quick and firm pumping of the converter is how you get it done! I love the CON-70, and it's my favorite Pilot converter.

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Use a rubber bulb syringe that fits right over the nipple and that cleans out the nib section quickly. Fastest is sucking up clean water, out of the nib section.....slower and more water wasteful is leaving it in and just suck up and expel water.

 

Then shake it and put inside a folded up paper towel then in a cup for a few hours or better overnight and your pen will be clean.

 

I use a syringe for some of my piston pen cleaning....have a wider cut rubber bulb syringe for my Pelikan nib sections.

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