Do You Remove Converters To Refill? Or Dip The Nib And Twist?

[BEEG]

I dip the nib when the bottle is full, but when it starts running out and I have to/come close to touching the glass of the bottle with the nib - it's time for the converter refill.

[austinwft]

I used to fill my converters from the bottle, often by syringe, because I didn't like cleaning ink soaked nib, feeds and sections. What bothered me about that was how much writing it would take for the feed of some pens with some inks to become saturated enough to write at there best.

 

So now I more often fill converters through the nib and use an artist chamois to wipe everything down with after filling which I find much tidier than paper towels or cotton rags.

[pepsiplease69]

I usually remove the converter for filling.

 

Of course if its an open mouth converter like the one from pilot, then its through the nib and I burp the air to remove air bubbles.

 

Of late, Ive been keeping one of these nalgene dropper bottles, one on my desk at home and one at the office, and one always stays with me in my bag.

 

https://www.containerstore.com/s/nalgene-leakproof-travel-dropper-bottles/d?productId=10000248&q=nalgene

 

I fill it up with tap water and use it to irrigate the nib and feed to re-hydrate it and get the ink to flow again. A tiny water drop on the breather hole seems to do the trick always.

 

This has been an effective solution for me when my pens dry out, which happens to me quite often.

[Inkling13]

I would say I don't remove converters, for the simple idea of having less "things" to fiddle with. Removing the converter to fill means I need a syringe and needle. Then I'd need a place to set my pen parts so they don't end up on the floor.

I wouldn't think that wear would be an issue with your section, especially being a C/C pen, is meant to see hundreds if not thousands of cartridges seated and removed it your pens' serviceable lifetime. However, I wouldn't say that is the case for the converter though, as many it seems, to be semi-permanently joined together. Pilot's converters I find, seem to fit much tighter compared to the cartridges, and Lamy's converters even have a peg that registers into your pen, to make the joint more secure. In these cases, I don't find that taking the converter off confers any benefit, and circumvents the thought put into the design of the pen. I used to fill up my Lamy safari with converter, on the run, walking between classes on campus. I can't see being able to do that with a syringe and such.