DeaconKC
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The Cross ATX's i have owned have all been medium nibs and very smooth writers. It is a very heavy pen, so be warned!
So I received my new pen today. It feels good in my hand and the limited writing I have done with it it seems very smooth and nice. My only knock is it very light. I tend to like a more substantial weight.
David, how is the size on that pen? I have large hands and some are just too small for me.
Sailor, 21K nib. A very thoughtful gift from my room parents. I'm actually hesitant to even ink it...:eusa_doh:
Every day carry is a Pelikan 600 Green Roller Ball. I modified the inside of the end, very carefully, so it would allow the G2 gel refills to fit. The Pelikan roller ball refills were way too dry. Now it writes well with an off the shelf Gel refill. The Pelikan Roller ball in my shirt pocket is the pen I use the most. It competes against all the folks with their Mont Blac roller balls and the white star in their pockets. Usually see more of the, than the Pelikans. I think the Pelikans would be more popular if they fixed their dry ink cartridges.
If you have a couple of smaller size drill bits you can do this mod by hand. If you screw it up, you can send the pen to chartpak and they will usually replace the tip for free. I tried to purchase a spare tip as I wanted to mod one up for a gift to another fella I saw using the same Pelikan roller ball but Chartpak will not sell replacement parts.
Other favorite is my P51 stainless steel Flighter and P51 Signet. Picked them up at a pen show in Chicago about 15 years ago.
Also have my Grand Dad's Vac Shaeffer with his name on it. I think it is from the 30's. It never leaves the house.
So I decided to try the Cross ATX, I ordered it and recieved today. Waiting for the converter so I can use the noodler's eel blue that I got as well. But figured I would use the cartridge to see how it wrote. Answer was it wouldn't. I could get ink on the page if I laid the nib against the paper and it would come out of the hole on the front, but the ink wouldn't go down to the end to write.
Called cross and they suggested cleaning it, which I am trying now, but you would think a new pen would work... Hoping this fixes it and I don't have to send it back or in for repair.
I do like the way it feels in my hand though.