Dimensions Of Hole In Parker Cartridge

[InkPartout]

I would like to know the diameter of the inlet/outlet in a normal (fits the Parker 45 for example) cartridge.

 

I apologise if this information is already in the forum somewhere but I can't find it here or elsewhere on the internet.

 

This is for purpose of obtaining a (hypodermic) needle the appropriate size for refilling empty cartridges. I plan to use the needle for a couple of other cartridge types as well.

 

A second best would be the size (gauge) of needle others use.

 

Would anyone help, please ?

 

InkPartout

13.October.2018

[View from the Loft]

Personally, I prefer using convertors, but if you prefer to refill cartridges, take a look at The Witing Desk website and their filling kits.

[mitto]

A normal size syringe would do the job. No need to look for a specific size needle.

[inkstainedruth]

Agreed. Oh and if you go the hypodermic needle route (which can be cheaper than those "fancy" syringes used to refill ink jet printer cartridges) you might want to invest in a sharpening stone to blunt the tips.

Somebody gave me some disposable pipettes a while back, but I'll admit I've never used them. At this point nearly all my c/c pens have converters.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mitto]

I somehow don't like cartridges. Like Ruth I have converters istalled in all my C/C pens.

[InkPartout]

Thank you all for taking the trouble to reply to, and provide your own tips on, my question

 

InkPartout

16.October.2018

[welch]

I use converters in my c/c Parker pens. Partly from habit -- my second fountain pen was a Parker 45 in 1960. Partly because the c/c pulls ink in as well as writes outward.

[sansenri]

I do not have a Parker cartridge anywhere in sight... (which surprised me as I do have some Parker pens, but I too use mostly converters).

 

Here you can find a nice discussion exactly on the converter for a Parker 45

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/95538-converter-for-parker-45/

 

at any rate, for those few pens in which I use cartridges, I always refill them with a syringe.

The opening in most cartridges varies between 2 to 3 millimeters and any syringe needle will be much smaller than that.

In reality you do not want a larger needle because when you fill the cartridge air must escape from the opening as the ink goes in.

So any hypodermic needle of those you can buy in the pharmacy will be fine, and frankly, I've been using them for many years and never hurt myself with one, although blunt needles are probably safer.

The size of the syringe is perhaps more important, the ideal syringe will usually be a metered syringe that holds just a few milliliters, if the syringe is too large the risk of squirting excess ink out when you fill the cartridge is higher...

one recommendation: do it on the sink...at least the first times...