I prefer convertors over piston fillers!

[pajaro]

This was an interesting troll.

[ParkerDuofold]

After replacing the piston and sac converters in Parker 45 pens and in some Sheaffer pens with cartridges, and after refilling the cartridges with bottled ink, the pens write well and don't dry out. Sonnet has had its cartridge refilled and is not drying out as it did with Parker's piston converter.

Hi Pajaro,

 

Thank you much! I want to see if my problematic pens are helped by switching to cartridges from converters... I have a couple that skip a lot and nothing I've tried seems to help.

 

I'm wondering if maybe you get a tighter seal with cartridges than converters???

 

Because frankly, I don't know why one would be superior to the other, but if it actually does work for me on these pens; I want to be able to refill them with a syringe... because carts are expensive over the long haul and some of the inks I like aren't even available in cartridge format.

 

Fortunately, I was able to track down one pack of international cartridges, (I'm not a cart buyer, these came with a pen ), and I'm running some tests from my end as well.

 

Thanks again for taking the time and trouble and letting me know. Be well.

 

 

- Anthony

Edited June 24, 2017 by ParkerDuofold

[Dragonmaster Lou]

I don't get it. A converter converts a cartridge filler into a piston filler and you say you prefer that over a built-in pistob filler?

 

It does have a couple of advantages over a built-in piston filler:

1. Easier to clean/flush
2. If the converter goes bad, you can replace it for under $10. If a piston in a piston filler goes bad, well, unless you're very handy, you're going to probably pay far more than $10 to repair it.

I personally like both, to be honest, but for different reasons. It's kind of a shame that more pen companies don't make converters like the Pilot Con 70, which is nearly as big as a piston filler but has the advantages of a converter as well (though, admittedly, it's not a piston converter).

[ReadyFireAim]

 

It's kind of a shame that more pen companies don't make converters like the Pilot Con 70

 

I'm thinking the only way to properly clean it is to replace it with a new one.

I've even tried removing & flushing it using an ink needle.

 

My favorite converter is the Noodler's Neponset piston.

You can clean that one in seconds.

A stroke of brilliance in its simplicity and function although the rest of the pen requires a bit of dedication to put right.

In a defensive situation, you could blind an adversary with a blast of ink from this pen.

[Dragonmaster Lou]

 

I'm thinking the only way to properly clean it is to replace it with a new one.

I've even tried removing & flushing it using an ink needle.

 

Interesting. I've never used it and I've heard mixed things about how hard/easy it is to clean. I was talking mostly about its capacity, however.

[Driften]

 

Interesting. I've never used it and I've heard mixed things about how hard/easy it is to clean. I was talking mostly about its capacity, however.

 

I also hate cleaning my Con-70. Ink gets behind the plunger at the back you can't ever get out. If you only use one ink that does not matter but then why not use a piston or eyedropper that holds even more if its all about capacity. I do not care for Pilot converters that much. I would rather syringe fill an empty cartridge in my pilot pens.

[ReadyFireAim]

 

I was talking mostly about its capacity, however.

 

Yes...Impressive size.

I wonder if I could replace it with a piston type converter?

I'd be happy to give it to someone.