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Enabled by this forum, I got myself a Lamy Al Star fountain pen, which came supplied with a blue ink cartridge.
The pen didn't write well at all. Dry starting and skipping, generally a scratchy writing experience. As I intended to write in black anyway, I popped in a black cart and the problem was solved. The pen writes like a dream with black ink.
Now I work on a ship, and black is the accepted colour used in log books, documents etc. However being a bit of a rebel I wanted to add a little individuality. Along with the black carts, I also ordered a pack of blue/black ink cartridges. Once I changed over to the blue/black cart the skipping and the scratchiness returned. So I'm guessing that Lamy blue isn't that great in a Lamy pen?
When I get home I'll probably end up getting a convertor, and am thinking about using cult pens deep dark brown ink instead.
The pen didn't write well at all. Dry starting and skipping, generally a scratchy writing experience. As I intended to write in black anyway, I popped in a black cart and the problem was solved. The pen writes like a dream with black ink.
Now I work on a ship, and black is the accepted colour used in log books, documents etc. However being a bit of a rebel I wanted to add a little individuality. Along with the black carts, I also ordered a pack of blue/black ink cartridges. Once I changed over to the blue/black cart the skipping and the scratchiness returned. So I'm guessing that Lamy blue isn't that great in a Lamy pen?
When I get home I'll probably end up getting a convertor, and am thinking about using cult pens deep dark brown ink instead.