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Vintage Sheaffer Fineline Lever Fill Fountain Pen - How Much Ink?

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I have a Sheaffer FineLine Lever Fill Fountain Pen that has a new sac. I have ink for it but know nothing about lever fill pens. How many times do I pull the lever to fill the sac with ink, or is once enough? I don't want to break the brand new sac.

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Put the pen in the ink to the point that the entire nib and the first part of the section are submerged. Pull the lever to the 90 degree point and slowly release the the lever, which will expel air from the sac. Normally two to three times will fill the sac. Basically once the bubbles stop the sac is filled. One thing to remember is never pull the lever hard at the 90 degree point (lever is straight out from the barrel), and it's also not a good idea when releasing the lever to let it snap back. Pretty simple. Enjoy your Fineline. Even though the Fineline is a "student pen" they are surprisingly sturdy and good writers.

 

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Sheaffer's student pens are better than a lot of other companies' top of the line, including a lot of current day pens.

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Put the pen in the ink to the point that the entire nib and the first part of the section are submerged. Pull the lever to the 90 degree point and slowly release the the lever, which will expel air from the sac. Normally two to three times will fill the sac. Basically once the bubbles stop the sac is filled. One thing to remember is never pull the lever hard at the 90 degree point (lever is straight out from the barrel), and it's also not a good idea when releasing the lever to let it snap back. Pretty simple. Enjoy your Fineline. Even though the Fineline is a "student pen" they are surprisingly sturdy and good writers.

 

BTW :W2FPN:

 

 

Thank you so much! It worked perfectly and writes beautifully!

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You may recognize the pens in my avatar. I concur with the other posters - a good and under rated pen. They tend to write first time & every time. Use it well and enjoy!

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I just got a new FineLine Lever Fill in. It's smaller than my other one and only the nib comes off, not the section. I tried to fill it up with ink but the bubbles never stopped. I tested it and it writes. Are the never ending bubbles a bad sign?

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I think that means there's still air in the sac. Both opening and closing the lever should be controlled...don't let the lever snap back, and make sure to keep a bit of the section in the ink or you will suck air.

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I just got a new FineLine Lever Fill in. It's smaller than my other one and only the nib comes off, not the section. I tried to fill it up with ink but the bubbles never stopped. I tested it and it writes. Are the never ending bubbles a bad sign?

 

The barrel section joint might be shallaced. You would need some kind of heat to disassemble the section from the barrel.

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