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Most fountain pens work very well in the AxiDraw. If you haven't used fountain pens before, you might want to look at [https://www.jetpens.com/blog/total-beginners-guide-to-fountain-pens/pt/927 this guide from JetPens] that talks about their basic usage. | Most fountain pens work very well in the AxiDraw. If you haven't used fountain pens before, you might want to look at [https://www.jetpens.com/blog/total-beginners-guide-to-fountain-pens/pt/927 this guide from JetPens] that talks about their basic usage. | ||
− | * [http://amzn.com/B000R32CFG Lamy Safari], with medium or fine nib. We really can't say enough about how good this pen is-- and it works wonderfully in the AxiDraw. Extraordinarily consistent ink flow at a variety of speeds; never seems to jam or clog. With blue ink, really shouts "this was written with a fountain pen." | + | * [http://amzn.com/B000R32CFG Lamy Safari], with medium or fine nib. We really can't say enough about how good this pen is-- and it works wonderfully in the AxiDraw. Extraordinarily consistent ink flow at a variety of speeds; never seems to jam or clog. With blue ink, really shouts "this was written with a fountain pen." |
− | * Pilot Metropolitan, medium nib. Also readily available, with a clean neat line. After spending many hours writing demo files with this and the Lamy, we find that the Pilot is | + | * Pilot Metropolitan, medium nib. Also readily available, with a clean neat line. After spending many hours writing demo files with this and the Lamy, we find that the Pilot is slightly less reliable in terms of consistent ink flow. We tend to see slightly more variation in ink flow as a function of writing speed -- an artifact that occurs when writing by hand as well. Seems to "dry out" a little more readily than we would like. |
− | * Rotring ArtPen | + | * Rotring ArtPen |
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