Filling Pens With Large Nibs...

[85AKbN]

Got my first fairly large nib pen - a Ranga Slim Bamboo with a JoWa steel medium nib. Inked it with a brand new bottle of Lamy Turmaline and when I first stuck it in there it hit the bottom before the nib and feed were submerged to get the converter to fill.

 

No worries - I kept it inserted and tipped the bottle slightly and it got submerged and filled just fine.

 

Just happened to recall that I had come across the https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/visconti-traveling-inkwell/products/visconti-traveling-inkwell?variant=11884781895723'>Visconti traveling inkwell - and that's a method to fill a large nib pen that bottoms out in the ink bottle.

 

Maybe / possibly there are small plastic tubes that could serve as a less expensive answer to use?

[Tseg]

I syringe fill my converter/cartridges of large nib pens, where applicable, and use inkwells (Visconit/Peneider) for the rest. Usually the process is neat, clean an organized. Only once did I shoot an inverted inkwell as I was careless not to hold it compressed to the section. The next day I had to leave for a conference with a blue-tinted hand.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Got my first fairly large nib pen - a Ranga Slim Bamboo with a JoWa steel medium nib. Inked it with a brand new bottle of Lamy Turmaline and when I first stuck it in there it hit the bottom before the nib and feed were submerged to get the converter to fill.

 

No worries - I kept it inserted and tipped the bottle slightly and it got submerged and filled just fine.

 

Just happened to recall that I had come across the Visconti traveling inkwell - and that's a method to fill a large nib pen that bottoms out in the ink bottle.

 

Maybe / possibly there are small plastic tubes that could serve as a less expensive answer to use?

I just put a Diamine ink bottle inside a cup so it could tilt without spilling. That works, too.

[WLSpec]

I syringe fill my converter/cartridges of large nib pens, where applicable, and use inkwells (Visconit/Peneider) for the rest. Usually the process is neat, clean an organized. Only once did I shoot an inverted inkwell as I was careless not to hold it compressed to the section. The next day I had to leave for a conference with a blue-tinted hand.

[YonathanZ]

A Pineider Pen Filler is a more affordable alternative to the Visconti one.

[SpecTP]

yes.. any tube is fine. use whatever is handy. you don't have to buy any specialized container.

[Mech-for-i]

I had some seriously wide mouth ink bottle I can use for that if and when its needed ; many household container ( say jam jar ) actually can be made for very good use regarding

[85AKbN]

Thanks everyone.

 

[Arkanabar]

I generally fill from sample vials that I fill using disposable bulb pipettes; lots of retailers sell both. Dillon still offers flat-bottomed sample vials 10/1USD as far as I know; it's the first post on the ink sample exchange thread. His email address is fpninkvials at gmail dot com.