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Any hints on how to fill a townsend convertor fully? I cant seem to get a full fill ever. I dip the section into ink and twist. I invariably bring up some air. Not true with other brands using convertors.

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Hi NC:

 

Not an expert by any stretch of imagination but remember one of our brother/sister pen experts letting us in on a secret.

 

Fill the pen as you usually do.

 

Turn it upside down and expel the air (carefully so you don't "spray" ink all over the place).

 

Replace the nib in the ink and continue filling. It should fill to almost capacity.

 

Good luck and Happy Writing!

 

Don

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Also it helps with some pens to make sure the entire nib is submerged otherwise they draw some air with the ink.

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fill the converter halfway. remove the pen from the ink

 

invert it so the nib is up

 

draw up the rest of the converter to pull all the ink from the feed (so you don't shoot or dribble ink when you expel the air)

 

expel the air from the converter with the pen pointed up

 

dip pen back into ink and fill.

 

 

 

Or, just don't worry about it. The townsend converter holds plenty of ink for a couple days of furious writing. my F nib is fat and wet and a full converter lasts two weeks.

 

the worst converter for drawing up a large percent of air are pilot's screw type. Getting more than a 1/3 fill on a pilot vanishing point all but requires this technique.

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fill the converter halfway. remove the pen from the ink

 

invert it so the nib is up

 

draw up the rest of the converter to pull all the ink from the feed (so you don't shoot or dribble ink when you expel the air)

 

expel the air from the converter with the pen pointed up

 

dip pen back into ink and fill.

 

 

 

Or, just don't worry about it. The townsend converter holds plenty of ink for a couple days of furious writing. my F nib is fat and wet and a full converter lasts two weeks.

 

the worst converter for drawing up a large percent of air are pilot's screw type. Getting more than a 1/3 fill on a pilot vanishing point all but requires this technique.

 

+1

 

or jujst dont worry about a little air

 

maybe the nozzle of the converter is loose and lets in air. mine all fill satisfactorily, try using a new converter !!

Enjoy your pens

Have a nice day

Junaid

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