I've had my eye on this pen for a long time (thanks Reddit, haha), and I've wanted to try iroshizuku inks too. Found both for a decent discount, so finally pulled the trigger 😁
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One of my favorite pens I’ve bought. It’s such an awesomely engineered pen
It's very cool, I agree. I love how seamless the joins are. It actually took me a minute to figure out how to activate the piston for filling. And the hooded nib is quite unique too :)
Any ink recommendations?
I’ve really enjoyed Diamine Thunderbolt in my 2000.
I got a sample of Birmingham Pen Co. Jade Inferno recently and have fallen in love with it though. I’ll be getting a bottle of that in the near future. Their Oil Beetle is quite lovely too
Edit: There’s a really interesting Figboot video on YouTube about the design of the Lamy 2000. The number of design elements that were considered. The tight tolerances. The fact that the etching on the body and cap is still hand done. So cool
Oo thanks, I'll check out that video.
I own a Lamy 2000 brand new and I'm started to get worried about the capping mechanism.
Does the Lamy 2000 cap click securely after many years of use? or it becomes loose?
Mine is still as secure as when I bought it. It's only been about a year at this point though. It's an all metal latching system though that uses a spring steel split lock esque washer. If that washer were to ever get warped it'd be easy to replace though as it gets removed when you unscrew the feed. The mechanism on the cap is just angled metal as well. It'd take a lot to wear it down I think.
Edit check out this video by Doodlebud https://youtube.com/watch?v=zTYYYx6i47c&feature=shareb