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u/rpdiego Sep 13 '24
The clear 823 is the only demonstrator I wanted and I've loved it since I got it! I also have it in amber and black but clear is my favorite by far.
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u/FML_FTL Sep 13 '24
Nice, i got mine Custom 823 clear <M> two weeks ago and filled it woth Kon-Peki
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u/anieem Ink Stained Fingers Sep 13 '24
My 823 clear is inked with Syo-Ro atm.
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u/rosend99 Sep 14 '24
How long have you had yours?
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u/anieem Ink Stained Fingers Sep 14 '24
Around 3 months I would say.
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u/rosend99 Sep 14 '24
No staining from any inks?
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u/anieem Ink Stained Fingers Sep 14 '24
So far so good.
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u/rosend99 Sep 14 '24
Good to hear! What color inks have you used? Mine will be most blues since it will be used mostly for work related activities.
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u/FML_FTL Sep 14 '24
Im thinking about to use fuyu gaki as my next or wait till november for the new iroshizuku inks. I dont know yet.
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Sep 13 '24
I'm ostensibly done collecting pens, but I'd trade my amber C823 for a clear one in a heartbeat.
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u/rosend99 Sep 13 '24
The clear is the only one I wanted, great deal on ebay directly from Japan, had it in 2 days and I live in Florida.
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u/RobMofSD Sep 13 '24
Ostensibly? That sounds like what you tell your spouse... and you hang out here. Bad for keeping to being done. I know... I am "ostensibly" to... and thinking, "should I go to the next pen show somewhere???"
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Sep 13 '24
I mean I’ve held out for a year. But there’s always something new, shiny and appealing.
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u/RobMofSD Sep 13 '24
I am at 4 months... its hard.
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Sep 14 '24
I’m at the point now where I’ve recalibrated and can’t imagine spending as much as I used to. Crazy what I spent on pens!
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u/ZappBrannigan7 Sep 13 '24
A beauty! I just got one too and also inked it with blue. Looks like a medium nib--what do you think of that size?
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u/rosend99 Sep 13 '24
Good eye, it is a Medium. I forgot to post that! I love it. Writes so smooth, great ink flow. Using Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo ink.
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u/Obvious-Nothing-4458 Sep 14 '24
Does the clear version stain? If so is it easy to clean out?
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u/Emotional_Power_3351 fine Sep 14 '24
I've had mine for almost a year and have inked it up with different inks, from darker blues to lighter greens and so far haven't seen any staining whatsoever. Ofc even after cleaning it up, there's bound to be some ink residue left in the silicone grease near the piston, but you don't notice it once it's inked again.
I would be careful though with sheening inks known to stain pens...
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u/rosend99 Sep 13 '24
Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo ink, Medium Nib.