Terminology Assistance

[jp3085]

Hello,

 

I'm very new to fountain pens and while reading several reviews I ran across several terms I am unfamiliar with. What is eye dropper, and piston filler? What is the difference between them and a converter? Thanks in advance.

[Icywolfe]

Eye dropper: You use the barrel/body of pen as the ink tank.

 

Piston Filler: There is a piston on the back of the pen that goes up and down to draw ink into the body.

 

Converter: Which converter you talking about?

 

There are:

 

- Hidden converters(Not official term) that is forever fixed on to a pen and only way to activate them is like a pistol filler.

- Piston Converters that twist to make the piston to go up and down. Think of a mini piston filler. CON50 is one.

- Push button converters that you push the button to fill the converter. CON70 is one.

- Aerometric converter you squeeze the sac to suck up the ink. CON20 is one.

- Slide converters (not official term) are converters that you just slide the tiny slider up and down to pull up ink. Often seen on Indian pens.

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Edited August 28, 2014 by Icywolfe

[jp3085]

Just a simple one from Waterman, thanks for the information.

[lynxcat]

richardspens dot com has a really neat encyclopedia of pen terms and things, IIRC. might be worth reading.

[Icywolfe]

richardspens dot com has a really neat encyclopedia of pen terms and things, IIRC. might be worth reading.

Or that. Yeah read this^

 

Or you can lurk around the forums for a few months like me. I was too shy to ask a question about the terms. Because what type of FP user doesn't know the terms.

[Water Ouzel]

Or you can lurk around the forums for a few months like me. I was too shy to ask a question about the terms. Because what type of FP user doesn't know the terms.

All of us, at the beginning.

[estie1948]

I've used fountain pens most of my life starting with grade school. I have persisted with fountain pens like many others here when ball point pens came out. Add to this the fact that I am a really old educated man who holds more than one college degree and I have been a member of Fountain Pen Network since May of 2010. All this stated, let me assure you that I do not know all the fountain pen terms and such. "T.O.D." in the titles of several posts had me stumped for sometime until a kind member explained it meant "Topic Of the Day".

 

You are doing the proper thing and setting a fine example in the process. If you don't know, ask. Someone will be Johnny-on-the-spot with the answer. Then, even an old geezer such as me can learn something.

 

-David.

Edited September 1, 2014 by estie1948

[Icywolfe]

All of us, at the beginning.

The worst thing was that I only recently found out of the MontBlanc company.

[jp3085]

Thank you all for you help and encouragement.

[globetrotterjon]

Enjoy your new addiction.....the first pen is free. Well, it's not. But dare you to stop at just one!