R&k Reservoirs Or Reservoir Bottles

[lynxcat]

There is also the part of "how far down the Noodler's 4.5 oz bottle do I go" for either an incomplete fill or an unusually messy pen.

 

my own solution to the Noodler's 4.5 oz. bottle was an empty Lamy bottle to decant into. i'll be keeping an eye open for a couple more, just in case; it's much more convenient and hassle-free than the "pipette into a sample vial" method, of which i grew tired very quickly.

[Larry Barrieau]

I found some on Amazon and ordered a few. They are $8 for 3. Here's the link http://www.amazon.com/Rohrer-Klingner-erka-rapid-insertion-bottles/dp/B015Q7O1K6/ref=sr_1_10?m=A6BE82VNJ6BQ6&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1450267955&sr=1-10&keywords=rohrer+and+klingner

[Dragonmaster Lou]

Same German folks (Seitz Global) I bought them off of from Amazon. Good to see they're back in stock, but shipping could take a while.

[goatgolfer]

Weeks ago I transferred 15 ml of Noodler's HoD from the 4.5oz bottle to an impeccably clean vintage Skrips "good to the last drop" bottle. I use a Colman's mustard jar lid because the seal is gone from the original cap. Yellow modern lid on a vintage ink bottle.

 

Today I tipped the Skrips jug to fill the upper reservoir, opened the jar, and not enough juice in the well to fill my Pilot Kakuno w/converter! Zoot Alors! All this engineering, anxiety, angst to harvest the Maxwell's share (coffee reference) of the final drop and foiled by the simple fact that the fill point is not the pointy end of the stick (nib).

 

In any case, I got a great laugh about all the gnashing and snipe bidding on ebay to get to the denouement of the Skrips solution and, and, and...disappointment.

 

Not really. I'm in this hobby for the discovery and if this is a spoiler for your own "last drop" adventure and is too much for you, I won't tell you how Star Wars ends either.

[camd]

An update on this topic:

 

I have purchased several Ink Miser Intra-Bottle Inkwells (from wonder Pens in Toronto). These fit perfectly into Noodlers ink bottles, and conveniently solve the problem of getting the most ink possible out of them!

[flipper_gv]

Eyedropper and shot glass is the way to go.

[camd]

Eyedropper and shot glass is the way to go.

 

Not for me, unfortunately. I use my pens at work, and that solution is simply too risky. Not to mention that I don't have any pens that could be filled with an eyedropper.

 

The Ink Misers are the simplest and cleanest method of getting the last drop that I've seen.

[Sasha Royale]

Is it the Parker "Penman" ink bottle that has the filling well in the bottle of the bottle ? I am thinking of a round bottle, with an unusually tall, flat-top cap.

 

I rarely have such need, but consider an eyedropper and a glass candle stick.

Edited April 27, 2016 by Sasha Royale