A gift from my wife. A La Grande or 146 with an oblique broad nib.

  • scifu@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    That looks very elegant. If I wasn’t so afraid of leaking inks I would get into fountain pens too.

    • WARPed1701D@wayfarershaven.eu
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      1 year ago

      In some cases it isn’t the pen that is at fault. If a cartridge or converter has a bad seal where it attaches to the feed it will allow air to enter the system uncontrollably and so the pen will leak. Re-seating and if necessary replacing a stretched or damaged cartridge or converter can resolve this.

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      1 year ago

      They don’t leak, unless it’s broken or an eyedropper (where you fill up the entire body with ink).

    • Parastie@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Leaking usually doesn’t happen, but that is very dependent on the pen. I have had some pens that leak and I quickly got rid of them. I still get ink on my hands from inking and cleaning my pens, but I feel that’s part of the fun.