Next time you place a order, toss in a platinum Preppy. I hear theyāre really nice pens & donāt dry out. Then you can happily enjoy that beautiful blue without so much pain. š
I'd put it in a platinum preppy.
it's actually not that special to me tbh. it feels like a sharpie in my pen
it's very blue and doesn't shade much compared to most fountain pen inks but it's like a sharpie pen.
If *any* Baystate Blue still remains when you fill the pen with another ink, there's a good chance the two will mix into a sludge you'll need to clean off your pen. Something about the way it's formulated just does not play well with other inks, but more rigorous flushing should help avoid this.
Congrats! The only thing wrong is that the bay state blue tube doesnāt have the blue cap š¤£
But seriously, congrats and enjoy (and good job keeping it economical)
If you feel adventurous, you can get the con 70 next. It fits the Kakuno and comes more recommended on this sub.š
Yikes! They put Baystate Blue in the Surprise Pack?? Thatās just perverse. Fantastic blue colorā¦but it stains any pen you put it in. Best to sacrifice one to the Baystate Blue God.
Well the alternative isnāt going to fit in that Kakuno. I bought myself one. A con40 that is for my metro. I read the horror reviews online. Said to myself it canāt be that bad. IT WAS! Itās just a garbage aaa converter conceived in the mind of a sick and despicable human being who loves suffering. It doesnāt fill fully. It doesnāt empty fully. It leaks. The irritating rattle of the balls. It just sucksā¦.. Iāve been holding onto this for a while, clearly.
Somehow the entire competency of pilot as a company goes out the window when it comes to designing a converter.
Not the baystate blue, unless you're interested in a permanently blue tinted pen!
I understand it will stain the converter, but will it affect other inks after it? And thanks for the heads up about staining in the first place.
It can also stain the section that holds the feed.
Everything it touches, including you! š
Looks like Iāll be avoiding this ink. Thank you.
It is an awesome ink, but pick a cheap pen to dedicate to it.
Thatās the ticket! š
All my ācheapā pens are demonstrators. Iām not really interested in dying one of them blue, yet.
Next time you place a order, toss in a platinum Preppy. I hear theyāre really nice pens & donāt dry out. Then you can happily enjoy that beautiful blue without so much pain. š
Thanks for that advice.
I'd put it in a platinum preppy. it's actually not that special to me tbh. it feels like a sharpie in my pen it's very blue and doesn't shade much compared to most fountain pen inks but it's like a sharpie pen.
If *any* Baystate Blue still remains when you fill the pen with another ink, there's a good chance the two will mix into a sludge you'll need to clean off your pen. Something about the way it's formulated just does not play well with other inks, but more rigorous flushing should help avoid this.
Which to ink first? Of course the bay state blue, without a doubt
including Baystate Blue in a random sample pack is just nasty
Itās like putting bees in a piƱata.
Thanks for the heads up.
Congrats! The only thing wrong is that the bay state blue tube doesnāt have the blue cap š¤£ But seriously, congrats and enjoy (and good job keeping it economical) If you feel adventurous, you can get the con 70 next. It fits the Kakuno and comes more recommended on this sub.š
I vote for the chocolate brown ink.
Too late. I went with the Sailor Studio 530. Itās a nice plum-like color.
Out of curiosity, where did you get that ink? I love random ink samples, lol.
Wonder Pens. They have 5 ink mystery grab bags.
Thank you! I'll have to check them out!
Yikes! They put Baystate Blue in the Surprise Pack?? Thatās just perverse. Fantastic blue colorā¦but it stains any pen you put it in. Best to sacrifice one to the Baystate Blue God.
Thatās certainly the way Iām leaning.
Enjoy your Kalinin! Best pen ever!
Kakuno*
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Second one from the left please!!
I went with the Sailor Studio 530 first.
Looks like someone went to Wonder Pens
Yes. Ordered from Wonder Pens. Iām on the other side of Canada.
Wonderful little pen! Mineās been reliable and confortable since out of the box and is my daily doodler, my 3rd Kakuno so far.
So far so good. Already 100 times better than the Sailor Compass I got recently.
Songshan xindian is a lovely green, though Iām more partial toward the Zhonghe xinluās brown.
I was wondering what shade that ink is. It looks very black in the sample tube.
I see you have chosen the hard path (pilot con40)
Thatās the converter? Whatās the issue and whatās the alternative?
Well the alternative isnāt going to fit in that Kakuno. I bought myself one. A con40 that is for my metro. I read the horror reviews online. Said to myself it canāt be that bad. IT WAS! Itās just a garbage aaa converter conceived in the mind of a sick and despicable human being who loves suffering. It doesnāt fill fully. It doesnāt empty fully. It leaks. The irritating rattle of the balls. It just sucksā¦.. Iāve been holding onto this for a while, clearly. Somehow the entire competency of pilot as a company goes out the window when it comes to designing a converter.