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I remember many years ago when Shaffer introduced the cartridge fountain pen. No fuss no mess just insert a cartridge and off you go. You could buy the pen with different coloured barrels to match up with the colour of ink you were using. I used them a daily through my school years. Now that I am retired I daily writing is no longer an issue so a roller ball is the pen I go to when needed. I would like to make and use a FP but worry about the tip drying up and having to fiddle with cleaning just to use it. How long can a FP stay capped without drying out?

How many of you use a FP instead of a ball point or roller ball?

[QUOTE="Terry Q, post: 248433, member: 657"] I remember many[U][/U] years ago when Shaffer introduced the cartridge fountain pen. No fuss no mess just insert a cartridge and off you go. You could buy the pen with different coloured barrels to match up with the colour of ink you were using. I used them a daily through my school years. Now that I am retired I daily writing is no longer an issue so a roller ball is the pen I go to when needed. I would like to make and use a FP but worry about the tip drying up and having to fiddle with cleaning just to use it. How long can a FP stay capped without drying out? How many of you use a FP instead of a ball point or roller ball? [/QUOTE]

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