Question 1

How do i make these pens not scratchy? using tomoe river paper and inks like diamine, herbin, pilot, mont blanc. it doesn't write easily, is scratchy

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The tip of a fountain pen nib is usually made from a ball of very hard metal, to resist the wear of writing on paper. if you look closely (with a magnifier), you will see that this ball is split with an extremely fine saw cut forming the capillary that draws the ink to the tip. For smooth writing, both sides (tines) of the nib must be aligned perfectly. If one is lower than the other, it will present a scratchy edge, which will drag in one direction more than the other. This can be corrected by gently bending the tines back in alignment. Watch the Youtube "Adjusting Your Fountain Pen" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuq9tuKRbCY) video, for some instructions. It takes patience and practice to learn how to do this.Another problem that causes scratchiness is roughness of the nib ball, usually found on cheap nibs which were not fully polished by the manufacturer. You can polish it out yourself, but the hard metal tip makes polishing slow. For an abrasive, I use 4 mil Herculene drafting film. The matt surface is a very fine and gentle abrasive, which will eventually leave the nib tip glassy smooth, after much looping and swooping over the surface (with ink). In really bad cases, I slip the edge of the drafting film between the tines, and slide the nib back and forth several times, then turn the film over and do it again, to get the other tine. Of course, you can replace the nib with a better one, but the new nib probably costs much more than these pens, and you will have to search long to find the right size. There are YouTube videos about that, too.After tuning and polishing, I have several Jinhao 599 pens that write smoothly, and a few that I can't make as smooth as I would like.I really enjoy tinkering with pens, but not everyone does. If this sounds like too much trouble, maybe you should look at some better pens.The smoothest writing pens I have are the Waterman Philias Medium point, the Lamy Safari Medium point, and an old Cross (Townsend?) with a gold nib, Medium Point. These pens came from the factory well polished and adjusted. All of these pens are more expensive than the Jinhao 599.P.S. If you want a very nice writing, inexpensive fountain pen, try the Pilot Varsity disposable pen. I have used a number of these, and all worked right, right out of the box.

Question 2

I see the converter, does this use cartridges as well?

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Hi ,Yes ,each of them come with one converter ,they work with both bottle ink and cartridges .

Question 3

I'm new to the fountain pen world. Do these come with ink? I see it comes with a converter, but I'm not sure what that means.

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it comes with a little twisty piston cartridge thing that can be used to suck up some bottled ink and use it in this pen, but it does not come with any ink. you are going to either want to get a pack of standard international cartridges (to use in the place of the converter) or a bottle of ink (to use with the converter)
google "fountain pen cartridge converter guide" to find help on how to use bottled ink

Question 4

How wet does the writes?

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The pens work wonderfully.  When you write, the ink dries in a few seconds.  Be sure to use a quality ink.  You will love the pens!!

Manufacturer	EastVita
Brand	Jinhao
Item Weight	0.64 ounces
Product Dimensions	5.43 x 0.47 x 0.47 inches
Item model number	FP-599A-SET-B00L95MIJQ
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Color	Multicolored
Closure	Snap
Material Type	Stainless Steel
Number of Items	8
Size	8 Count (Pack of 1)
Point Type	Medium
Ink Color	Silver
Manufacturer Part Number	FP-599A-SET-B00L95MIJQ

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