09-14-2016, 10:25 AM
(09-14-2016, 10:14 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Anyone else use a fountain pen around here? Someone suggested it to me for note taking during lectures because not having to apply as much pressure allows for longer periods of writing without fatigue. So I picked up a three pack of Pilot Varsity pens. Now I carry a Lamy Al-Star around with me everywhere and use it for most of my writing. I was just curious if anyone else around here uses one and, if so, what pen(s) are you fond of?
I have limited experience with them but don't like them. The recommendation makes sense, but I find the ink slow to dry so you are likely to end of with ink all over your hand and a smeared page unless you are a very deliberate person. Plus, maybe they have cartridges or something now, but my understanding was filling them back in the day was kind of an adventure. Do you load/reload the ink like in the old days, is there a disposable cartridge now, or do you just trash it when it runs out like a ball point?
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