Anyone Buy Cartridges At All? Just Curious.

[Pentheman01]

How many of you buy cartridges for your Sheaffer pens? I thought some people get them to travel because they can't carry ink around or are afraid of leaving a mess.

 

I usually just fill up my Sheaffer converter. (I've got a piston type).

 

I originally used rollerball like the Pilot G2, but w/ fountain, there's no worry about smearing. I'm pretty new to all this.

[jar]

Cartridges are my preferred format whenever possible so I have more colors of ink in cartridges than bottles.

[Chouffleur]

I have one pen that takes cartridges (Pelikan P30) and am using it as a test bed to look at new inks. I do this by buying assorted cartridge packs. - https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/310523-assorted-cartridges-standard-international/

 

One only needs so many milliliters of an ink that looks like raccoon vomit to make a Go/No Go decision.

 

If it's a Go then either a sample vial or a bottle gets added to the someday-ink-purchases list.

[Charles Rice]

I have not bought a cartridge since before Sheaffer stopped making them in the US. That said, I still use them but only as refilled. I have a box full of empties.

[PAKMAN]

Still use cartridges in my '70s Sheaffer school pens.

[Mangrove Jack]

I use them but none bought recently in the last 15 years. I refill them using a syringe and needle.

[jar]

Still use cartridges in my '70s Sheaffer school pens.

Just the other day I had the brass carry box from my Imperial Brass Targa set out and was considering putting it in service; but reason said my Altoids box was still functional.

[pajaro]

Just the other day I had the brass carry box from my Imperial Brass Targa set out and was considering putting it in service; but reason said my Altoids box was still functional.

I had wanted that pen for a long time. A very nice set. I contented myself with the 1996 holiday pen, though. Then I never used it.

[PaperDarts]

I still buy Sheaffer cartridges now and then because I have only one converter and several pens. I also re-use the cartridges until they start to leak, which seems to take years.

[pajaro]

I used some Pelikan cartridges in one of these pens. Otherwise I use some old cartridges and squeeze them to suck up some ink.

[Shaggy]

I have some Pilot cartridges in blue and blue-black. My EA uses cartridges so I keep them on hand for her.

[Sasha Royale]

My Sheaffer school pens were never blessed with converters. I use cartridges. I have long since run out of the Script cartridges. An International Standard cartridge works, when I make a pilot hole in the flat end, using a push pin.

 

Who told you that refilled cartridges make a mess ? Have you tried carrying some in a box ? (No, not loose in your pocket.) No promises. However, I did so throughout college, and never made a mess.

[ac12]

 

 

My Sheaffer school pens were never blessed with converters. I use cartridges. I have long since run out of the Script cartridges. An International Standard cartridge works, when I make a pilot hole in the flat end, using a push pin.

 

The Sheaffer cartridge/school pen does not fit a screw piston converter, only the old hard to find squeeze converter.

Someone said the Kaweko sport converter will fit. But I have not tried it.

http://www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-Squeeze-Fountain-Pen-Converter-for-Sport-Series/pd/10586?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Product%20Ads(BSC)&utm_term=1100002029978&utm_content=Ad%20group%20%231

 

I syringe fill the cartridge for my school pens.

I got all of my Sheaffer cartridges from old pens, which I then clean and reuse, if they fit on the nipple snug.

[ppdiaporama]

I have cartridges tucked in every drawer and bag at home and at the office ... they are life saver.

 

I have cartridges that fit International, Sheaffer, Pilot and a few Parkers too, but Sheaffer is the one that I use the most often.

[bogiesan]

I have several dozen Sheaffer carts, the result of being in the right place at the right time. I probably would not buy any more. Until I stumbled onto this little bonanza I was refilling old carts with a syringe. The convenience of the cartridge cannot be denied so I have a few at the office.

[Parker51]

I don't currently use cartridges, but have in the past. I can imagine using them frequently if I travelled by air regularly.

[amk]

Useful when travelling - but I rarely use cartridges at home, other than for trying out c/c pens bought in the wild without a converter.

 

I do like the idea Chouffleur mentioned of buying cartridges to test out new inks. Can I ask, which is the ink that looks like raccoon vomit? (We don't have raccoons over here so I'm intrigued to know what raccoon vomit looks like....)

 

By the way, for flea market and car boot sale hounds, can I mention that old cartridges are a dodgy purchase. Check first that the ink hasn't dried up inside them. I bought a load of Sheaffer carts at one sale; half are okay, but half of them are almost completely dry. (I wonder if I could revive them by injecting a bit of water? but that's a hassle...)

[Chrissy]

I have some Sheaffer cartridges knocking around somewhere, but I must admit I haven't bought any for ages. I tend to refill cartridges from ink bottles though.

[jar]

I bought a load of Sheaffer carts at one sale; half are okay, but half of them are almost completely dry. (I wonder if I could revive them by injecting a bit of water? but that's a hassle...)

Yup, all the ink is still there, only the water is gone. Pierce using a Sheaffer pen then add water and shake.

[Bluey]

I don't have a Sheaffer right now, but for all my pens I have replaced the converter with the supplied cartridge. After using up the ink I just use a pipette or syringe to fill it up with ink from a bottle or sample.

The flow is usually much improved and they usually hold more ink.