Pilot Varsity Hack

[drgt]

... I think it will be nice to make compatible inks table...

 

I 'd like to see that too!

 

Can people that have done it, tell us which bottled inks (Brand, Color) work the best, refilling the Varsity / VPen?

[ftnpenfan]

I most recently used Parker Quink Blue to refill a Varsity without any problems. (I pulled the nib and feed).

[drgt]

So First compatible, Parker Quink Blue.

 

********By compatible we mean same flow, no skipping, no hard starts.

 

Lets have others!

 

 

P.S. Pelican 4001 Royal Blue, I heard incompatible, anyone tried it?

Edited February 23, 2018 by drgt

[Corona688]

This isn't a strange new species of pen, any garden-variety water-soluble ink ought to work. The big difference between this and most fountain pens is that fiber-wick. Let's rule out anything which might clog it:

• No pigment inks. Maybe not even nano-pigments.
• No iron gall inks. (pelikan 4001 blue-black contains IG, no idea about royal blue.)
• No permanent inks. They become permanent by attaching to cellulose, now what are wicks made from?

Edited February 23, 2018 by Corona688

[drgt]

Good points.

 

Since the original ink flows rich, perhaps comments should also be made regarding a compatible ink being "wet" or "dry"

 

The Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue is regarded as a "dry" ink.

However, putting it in a Bic Easy Click, I would say it is rather wet!

Edited February 23, 2018 by drgt

[minddance]

Can I use pliers to yank the feed and fins out of a Platinum Preppy?

[drgt]

Can I use pliers to yank the feed and fins out of a Platinum Preppy?

Take the nib/feed out, drive a screw into the collector, yank the collector out. Needless to say, you throw that collector away.

[drgt]

Thanks to my friend Ken, I learned that the Pilot Petit1 uses the same nib as the Varsity.

It only comes with Fine nib though.

So for those who like the medium Varsity, move the nib onto a Petit1 and you got yourself a refillable. (Eyedropper too for those who like it).

[ShinsoHito]

Here are two write ups describing the nib removal method for the Pilot Varsity:

http://peninkcillin.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-refill-your-pilot-varsity.html

http://goodpens.blogspot.com/2009/02/refilling-your-pilot-varsity-disposible.html

 

I could easily do this on the Varsity, but I had trouble using this method on the Bic Disposable. Next time I'll try heating the Bic before pulling the nib.