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Kaweco Student Fountain Pen (Acrylic Vintage Blue, Fine or Medium)
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You can use cartridges from any company that conform to that standard. If you're new to fountain pens I recommend sticking with ink from the company that manufactures the pen, i.e. Kaweco cartridges. You'll generally have the best success using ink designed with/for the pen that you're using. Plus it guarantees full compatibility.
That being said the world of ink is half the fun of fountain pens so feel free to experiment with other companies, colors, etc. Some companies that make short international cartridges, in no particular order: Kaweco, Diamine, Herbin, Faber-Castell, Montblanc, Waterman, Pelikan. This list is not exhaustive.
You can also buy a "cartridge converter" which allows you to use bottled ink with the pen. It replaces the cartridge inside the pen with a cartridge-shaped device that has a filler mechanism allowing you to suck up bottled ink.
I hope you enjoy your new pen! I'm in for one as well. First Kaweco for me and this deal is too good to pass up. Great too as a gift for someone in your life who is interested in trying fountain pens.
If anyone needs ink suggestions please DM me. I have about 60 fountain pens and 40 or so inks that I have tried. Also, invest in some Japanese or European writing pads. Fountain pens on Rhodia(France) Lectturm1917(Germany) or Midori, Travelers, Apica or Maruman(Japan), completely change the feel and flow of ink. Avoid Moleskine and Field Notes(US) as they are terrible for fountain pens and are just but I hear good things about Levenger(US) paper and notepads.
You can use cartridges from any company that conform to that standard. If you're new to fountain pens I recommend sticking with ink from the company that manufactures the pen, i.e. Kaweco cartridges. You'll generally have the best success using ink designed with/for the pen that you're using. Plus it guarantees full compatibility.
That being said the world of ink is half the fun of fountain pens so feel free to experiment with other companies, colors, etc. Some companies that make short international cartridges, in no particular order: Kaweco, Diamine, Herbin, Faber-Castell, Montblanc, Waterman, Pelikan. This list is not exhaustive.
You can also buy a "cartridge converter" which allows you to use bottled ink with the pen. It replaces the cartridge inside the pen with a cartridge-shaped device that has a filler mechanism allowing you to suck up bottled ink.
I hope you enjoy your new pen! I'm in for one as well. First Kaweco for me and this deal is too good to pass up. Great too as a gift for someone in your life who is interested in trying fountain pens.
Did you try running the Kaweco with the included ink cartridge? I received my pen but I haven't actually used it yet. I'm trying to finish emptying out my Platinum Preppy first. 😅
In general though I really like Pilot Iroshizuku inks (I think they are different formulation from Pilot's "standard" inks like Blue-Black), Noodler's ink, and Platinum ink.
Fountain pens and fountain pen inks definitely require a lot of experimentation to find something you like. Maybe look at buying samplers from somewhere like Goulet so you can try out different inks without committing to a full bottle?
Did you try running the Kaweco with the included ink cartridge? I received my pen but I haven't actually used it yet. I'm trying to finish emptying out my Platinum Preppy first. 😅
In general though I really like Pilot Iroshizuku inks (I think they are different formulation from Pilot's "standard" inks like Blue-Black), Noodler's ink, and Platinum ink.
Fountain pens and fountain pen inks definitely require a lot of experimentation to find something you like. Maybe look at buying samplers from somewhere like Goulet so you can try out different inks without committing to a full bottle?
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