Cleaning A Sheaffer Legacy 2

[SpecTP]

Is there a good fast way to clean the Legacy 2? I got one with black ink and I've been flushing it over and over but there is still residual black ink left inside. It seems the easiest way is to just keep using the same ink for that sac-converter and use a cartridge if I want to opt for another ink.

 

 

[jar]

Patience.

 

Also jess soak the converter.

 

And get an old style Sheaffer squeeze converter if you want to really clean out residual ink.

[SpecTP]

thanks Jar! I spent 3hrs flushing it.. I will soak it and leave it for a few days.

 

Is the old style squeeze converter like the Pilot CON20?

[jar]

thanks Jar! I spent 3hrs flushing it.. I will soak it and leave it for a few days.

 

Is the old style squeeze converter like the Pilot CON20?

Kinda. It's a classic press bar. The converter you have is really the same converter but without the press bar.

 

The old press bar works just as well as the one you have.

 

If you want I will even test to see if the piston converter will fit in a Legacy or Legacy 2. If it is too long there is also the Intrigue converter that is piston type but with a short shaft.

[Ron Z]

The Intrique converters have a crown type knob that was supposed to engage the filler knob at the end. They usually stripped, and are getting to be hard to find.

 

As Jar noted, the squeeze converter is the same as the gold Legacy converter, except for the casing. Sheaffer engineers told me that they made them to "encourage" the owner to use the TD filler. I find the squeeze type to be easier to use when filling and flushing a pen, bypassing the TD filler.

[SpecTP]

well.. 2 days of soaking seems to have done it. got all the black ink out and filled it back up with some J Herbin Lierre Sauvage. Also got a couple of the squeeze converter on the way.