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Archman66 NOS (New Old Stock)

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Hello from Dallas/Fort Worth. I've had fountain pens before, but only briefly. I just ordered a Pilot Animal fountain pen which should arrive today (I guess it's the same as the Metropolitan-I liked the matte gold more than the gold in the Metropolitan line). I was impressed by the glowing reviews found searching Google and the price. I plan on using it everyday, and carrying it with me. I'm an architect and I journal, so I plan on sketching and writing. I'll be poking around the site to get info on ink, maintenance, general info, etc... Question though, and maybe I need to post it elsewhere: anyone refill cartridges from bottled ink with blunt tip syringes? Seems to me to get the best both worlds, cartridges and bottles ink: convenience and variety. Any thoughts?

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Maintenance of a cartridge fountain pen is very simple.

Remove the ink supply and force clean water through the nib in both directions, until it runs clear. Dry. Re-ink.

A rubber, ear bulb (cut to fit snuggly) works great.

 

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Larger capacity syringe with a large gauge needle works best. An un-blunted needle comes with the exciting

potential of being stabbed. Most people learn to be careful. The others get use to being laughed at.

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Welcome Archman66!

 

You will find lots of information and great people here. I did!

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Hi and welcome to FPN

 

Good information above by Sacha. Sacha may be a clown sometimes but gives sound advise.

 

 

Enjoy the forum

 

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Hello from your neighbor to the West - Azle! Have you ever been to the

Dallas FP show? It is scheduled for September. Although the thought of driving

to Dallas is PETRIFYING (sp?) - I may give it a go!

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Welcome from just east of D/FW. I use 3cc veterinary syringes with 16ga needles (bought at TractorSupply) ground blunt with a Dremel, makes refilling a snap. To keep you in the same cartridges might I suggest a Pilot Penmanship for sketching? Cheap with a nice EF (extra fine) nib. Maybe if we could figure it out I could hand off a few ink samples for you to try. PM me if your interested.

 

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Hello and welcome. I hope you enjoy the time you spend here.

 

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I wouldn't worry too much about sharp tipped syringes. I've been using them for many years and have never stabbed myself. (famous last words)

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Archman66 NOS (New Old Stock)

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Welcome from just east of D/FW. I use 3cc veterinary syringes with 16ga needles (bought at TractorSupply) ground blunt with a Dremel, makes refilling a snap. To keep you in the same cartridges might I suggest a Pilot Penmanship for sketching? Cheap with a nice EF (extra fine) nib. Maybe if we could figure it out I could hand off a few ink samples for you to try. PM me if your interested.

 

Paul

Hey, I have a Dremel! Cool idea!

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Welcome, Archman66!

 

It is nice to have you join us!

 

You will find the Pilot proprietary cartridges among the easiest of all cartridges to refill with bottled ink. I do so all the time for my Pilot pens, as I find their cartridges better than their converters for ink capacity. There is a Pilot converter which holds a little more than their standard, but it will not fit all their pens. With proper care - and never squeezing the cartridge - they can be reused multiple times before needing to be replaced.

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Welcome, Archman66!

 

It is nice to have you join us!

 

You will find the Pilot proprietary cartridges among the easiest of all cartridges to refill with bottled ink. I do so all the time for my Pilot pens, as I find their cartridges better than their converters for ink capacity. There is a Pilot converter which holds a little more than their standard, but it will not fit all their pens. With proper care - and never squeezing the cartridge - they can be reused multiple times before needing to be replaced.

Yep, that is the Pilot CON70 converter, really a very good converter.. If you have a Pilot that can take this converter I would not bother refilling old carts, and use the converter. But otherwise refilling can be an interesting option.

 

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Actually, I read that the CON20-like squeeze bladder converter that comes with the pen holds 1 ml of ink while the CON50 holds .5 ml -.6 ml. Why not just fill that CON20 wo capacity with syringe?

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Welcome from Dallas. Unfortunately, we are not an oasis of retail stores here, as you probably know, but there is a pretty nice pen show here in the fall. There are also some local sources of nice vintage pens if you're interested in those.

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