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by thom 2325 days ago
Yes! If there's one thing I always wanted out of good pens that don't leak or cause a mess, it's a way to make them leak and cause a lot of mess. Finally!
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You're not very familiar with modern fountain pens, are you?

Most don't leak, and if you are really finicky about mess (like I used to be before children) you can fill them with a syringe... not a stray drop anywhere.

The utility (and cost-effectiveness in many cases) of bottled inks, and avoiding the landfill waste of using cartridges is worth the extra effort in cleaning and maintaining a fine instrument.

That sounds pretty much exactly as high maintenance as I was picturing.
Which is not really that much. Clean it once in a while and the refill is extremely easy, even with a syringe.