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Filling The Fountain Pen - Parker Style


Ted F

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Having nothing better to do one day than stare at a pen I read the instruction manual. It was one of those tall, skinny pamphlets that comes (or came) with Parker's fancy pens. I read the part where they give instructions on filling the fountain pen and I was a little taken back because I had never thought of doing their way. It's a short paragraph so I'll quote it: "When using the piston filler, immerse the nib of a pen into a bottle of Quink ink, wind the piston down and up twice. Remove the pen from the ink and turn the piston sufficiently to expel three drops of ink. Invert the pen and wind the piston back fully. Wipe off excess ink with a soft tissue."

 

Is this what everybody does but me? I've tried it a few times and it works fine. Of course, my old way worked too.

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This is the way I fill my Pelikan, Lamy and Montblanc piston fillers.

However, I did not know that Parker made a piston filling pen.

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However, I did not know that Parker made a piston filling pen.

 

Parker didn't and doesn't make a piston-filling pen in the sense that Pelikan does. It makes pens that use cartridges and converters. The instructions for filling a pen that uses a twist-piston converter are (or can be) the same as for a Pelikan piston-filler or c/c pen. The mechanism is very similar.

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I agree , to expel few drops of ink allows the air to go inside and this helps increase the flow because the air escapes while writing .

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The word 'piston' is Parker's word, although they are illustrating and talking about a converter. This came from a Duofold manual.

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I agree , to expel few drops of ink allows the air to go inside and this helps increase the flow because the air escapes while writing .

What if one wants not to increase but decrease the flow of ink on some very very wet , ink gushing pens like two 51s of mine?

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On the initial fill, I'll usually wind a converter a couple of times to get the feed loaded. I usually WON'T invert it for the final running in until after I've wiped the point, because that's how festive fingers happen.

 

 

What if one wants not to increase but decrease the flow of ink on some very very wet , ink gushing pens like two 51s of mine?

 

With a "51", the best way to attack that is to dismantle and slightly compress the slit on the point. You can also try heat-setting the feed so it presses the point more firmly against the hood... and people who love adventure might suggest heat-setting the hood. I've tried it, and it's too much excitement for me.

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Oh, good heavens. He's got a blog now, too.

 

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