Fountain pens offer a distinctive pleasure to write with.  You should take care of your pen when you get it, and refrain from allowing others to use it as fountain pens tend to "become" their owners, and over time, you should find that the pen becomes easier to write with as the nib wears to your writing style (You can also use very light sandpaper and write your name ten times, using the same pressure you would typically apply to a fountain pen, to wear the nib to your own writing style faster--but I find this to be a dangerous method as precious iridium can be damaged on the tip of the top resulting in a scratchy pen). 

http://www.rickconner.net/penspotters/filling.html : Great place for instructions on the care and maintenance of your pen.


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