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I had been told to look at some Esterbrooks, and I guess they have a sac sort of system. Not familiar with that. Then went into a store that carried Montblanc. I have used converters in my 1st round with FP's and sold them all. I have seen cartidges. I saw a Boheme with the retractable nib, and unscrewed it and there was a small plastic cartridge which looks like it could run dry quickly.

 

So, I guess something with a sight glass is handy, but what sort of fill systems are generally preferred? Im not gonna have several sitting around, probably just one FP that I carry with me everyday to the office, bring home at night

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It will depend to a great extent on what sort of nib you use and how much you write as to which would suit you best.

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The pens that hold the most ink are piston fillers like Most MontBlancs Pelikans and the Lamy 2000.

 

 

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Generally a Eye Dropper (ED) would hold the most ink capacity but some people don't like it since it is a little difficult to fill. You have to sit down and have a go at it.

 

I think there was a topic about ED pens about a week ago. If you search you can have a better idea of what they are.

 

Next up is piston. They are pretty simple to use and hold a decent amount of ink. I think I like them the best.

 

There's also squeeze filler and the Aeromatic made famous by the Parker 51.

I have no experience with them other than a cheap Hero pen that has a squeeze bar. Personally I find a a little ineffective.

 

The Esterbrooks have lever fillers. They have a sac of ink. I don't know how much ink they hold either.

 

 

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The pens that hold the most ink are piston fillers like Most MontBlancs Pelikans and the Lamy 2000.

 

Many of the MB's I handled tonight did not, like the Boheme, the Starwalker.

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If you prefer a very fine line, most filling systems should last you through the day. The Lamy 2000 is the only piston filler I've had a long-term relationship with, and I've never been able to wait for it to run dry before re-filling it. Maybe I'm over eager or over cautious, but it, or most piston fillers, will definitely get you through a day or two or three, especially if you're not writing essays.

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Esterbrooks have a sac filling system, which generally have LESS capacity than a pen that holds ink in the barrel. I believe that Parker Vacumatics, and Parker "Vacumatic" 51s have a very good ink capacity, along with Piston fillers and Sheaffer's Vac-Fill.

 

I highly recommend Esterbrook as I starting pen, and I myself have about 5 which I used to use in school. I generally prefer gold nibs, so now they are just lying on my desk waiting to be sold. Don't get me wrong, Esterbrook nibs are great, and their quick screw-in screw-out feature makes them very convenient.

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My Estie's hold more ink then my Parker 21s or 45s. Then the pistons take over, and then the EDs.

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Here are some measurements that I have collected.

These are not meant to be absolute measurements, but they give you an idea of RELATIVE capacity. Sheaffer plunger-fillers of the 1930s equal or exceed current MB 149 capacity. They are also cheaper. Even post-war sheaffer plunger-fillers compete well with most post-war piston fillers.

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Stipula Novacento Rex (piston) 2.4 ml

 

Omas Paragon Arco (piston, old style) 1.8 ml

 

Parker 51 Standard Aerometric c.1950 1.0 ml

Pelikan M600 (piston, post-1997 by measurements on Reutinger web) 1.6 ml

Pelikan M800 (piston, from Mottishaw's site) 2.0 ml

Sheaffer Triumph Valiant (940W) a.k.a., "Fat 1250" c.1946 (plunger-filler) 1.8 ~ 2.0 ml ‎

 

Sheaffer “Military” 1000, c. 1943 2.2 ml.

 

Sheaffer “Statesman” 1000 w/ inner tube, c.1947: 1.8 ml

Sheaffer Triumph Crest, (C37W), c.1946 (plunger-filler) 1.6 ml

Sheaffer Triumph Crest c.1942 (plunger-filler) 1.6 ml ‎

 

Sheaffer Triumph Tuckaway, c.1943 (plunger-filler) 1.2 ml

Sheaffer Balance Oversize c.1938 (plunger-filler) 3.0 ml

 

Sheaffer “Vacuum-fil” Oversize c.1934 (thick plunger-filler ) 3.0 ml.‎

 

Sheaffer Balance “Feathertouch” D7W Ebonized Pearl w/barber pole barrel, c.1935, 2.4 ‎ml.‎

 

Sheaffer Balance 74W, c.1938 (2.2 ml)‎

 

Sheaffer Balance “D8W Ebonized Pearl w/ striped barrel, c.1939, 2.6 ml.‎

 

Sheaffer Balance Feathertouch #7 Demonstrator (7W) c.1935 (5 1/8”, 0.516” OD cap) ‎‎2.3 ml.

 

Sheaffer WASP Oversize #7, c.1938,, 2.6 ml.‎

 

Sheaffer WASP Oversize “Snake Skin” Vacu-Fil, 3.3 ml, c. 1936‎

Montblanc 149 (from Mottishaw) 2.7 ml.‎

 

Waterman RHR #56, c.1927, 1.8 ml‎

 

 

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Many of the MB's I handled tonight did not, like the Boheme, the Starwalker.

The Boheme and Starwalker are not piston fillers, ask to see some of those.

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I went with the piston of the MB 146. Called Holts and ordered it. They are about out of MB Fountains and the sale is still going on, but is soon, soon ending

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