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It's important to bear in mind, too, that the Petit1 relies on a wick feed, rather than capillary action. In my limited experience, wick-feed pens (like the Petit1 and V-Pen / Varsity) maintain very reliable ink flow - but any ink that relies on particles (nano-pigment, shimmer inks) I expect would not fare well...

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It seems like the wick system on the Petit is more suitable for standard wet inks.

You'd want to think so but the contents of those Petit carts don't seem to be typical FP inks :) they feel luxuriously thick & oily.

 

I have a brown Petit1 from the 1st gen range, which they've discontinued so I can't get brown carts anymore. Have tried various mixes of Pelikan 4001 & Waterman inks to colour match... yep they all write really dry, I gotta add PhotoFlo to get it running like original.

 

Conversely I've got a BlueBlack from latest range... easy refill, right? Nope... Petit BlBk colour is noticeably different to the BlBk Pilot bottle ink. Which also feels drier than original fill.

 

Recently picked up some carts for refillable TechVpoint needleballs; also have full range of ParallelPen carts... haha haven't yet tried either in a Petit1 yet to see if their ink is suitable.

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You'd want to think so but the contents of those Petit carts don't seem to be typical FP inks :) they feel luxuriously thick & oily.

 

Then do you think most of the Noodler's bulletproof and eternal inks will flow well in these pens without clogging the wick?

 

 

Conversely I've got a BlueBlack from latest range... easy refill, right? Nope... Petit BlBk colour is noticeably different to the BlBk Pilot bottle ink. Which also feels drier than original fill.

 

Argh, I was afraid of that. I just bought a pack of Petit BlBk cartridges thinking it would be a cheap way to try out Pilot's standard BlBk before committing to a bottle. Other than the bottled ink being drier, how are they different?

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I got this helpful reply from Ryan at JetPens regarding the Blue-Black in Petit cartridges:

 

"In our experience, the Petit blue black ink is similar to but noticeably darker than the standard Pilot Blue Black ink. They have similar water resistance, but the Petit blue black can smear a bit more since it's more saturated."

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I used a blunt syringe to refill a Petit cartridge with Dr. Ph. Martin's Ocean Edge Blue (a nano-pigment ink), and it's been working with no issues at all for about a month now. I really do love my Petit1 -- it's one of my favorite pens, period. Pilot really manages to put some amazing nibs on their inexpensive pens.

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Pilot really manages to put some amazing nibs on their inexpensive pens.

Ain't that the truth? I use my 78g's and Plumix's (or at least their nibs) more than my pens that cost five or more times as much.

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I was so excited to find this pen in a local shop today for only $3.95. I can barely believe it's really so affordable. I'm giving it to my 2nd grader to practice with and will buy myself another. I'd never seen a wick before and my eyes got so wide watching the ink travel up it. Very cool!

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My blue-black Petit1 finally arrived and it's great.

When I first ran the dry nib across paper I got a ton of feedback and thought, "oh no! I got one of the scratchy ones." However, once I inserted the cartridge and got ink to the nib, the nib ran quite smoothly on paper.

 

The ink for these pens is interesting, it seems thick and slick, almost oily. It's extremely saturated and water resistant. After it had dried I ran the paper under the tap until it was completely soaked through, but the ink just faded to a strong blue without any smearing or halos. I wish they would sell bottles of the petit ink!

 

The pen is a little chubby but fits snugly in my passport-sized traveler's notebook. This pen is going to get a lot of use.

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My blue-black Petit1 finally arrived and it's great.

When I first ran the dry nib across paper I got a ton of feedback and thought, "oh no! I got one of the scratchy ones." However, once I inserted the cartridge and got ink to the nib, the nib ran quite smoothly on paper.

 

The ink for these pens is interesting, it seems thick and slick, almost oily. It's extremely saturated and water resistant. After it had dried I ran the paper under the tap until it was completely soaked through, but the ink just faded to a strong blue without any smearing or halos. I wish they would sell bottles of the petit ink!

 

The pen is a little chubby but fits snugly in my passport-sized traveler's notebook. This pen is going to get a lot of use.

 

They do tend to worm their way into the rotation and then stay there, don't they?

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