Other cartridges for Sailor?

[mulberry]

I just got a new Sailor Pocket pen which only takes cartridges. The colors available through Sailor are not very exciting. Are there other brands of cartridges that fit the Sailor which have a wider selection?

 

thanks very much,

debbie

[AltecGreen]

Sailor use a proprietary cartridge (and converter) so no other brand will fit. You can empty a Sailor cartridge and re-fill via syringe. This is the easiest method and what I do with my Sailor pocket pens. The alternative is to make a converter that fits by taking a Pilot Con-20 and the mouth portion of a Sailor cartrigde and making a franken-converter.

[GreenVelvet]

Sailor use a proprietary cartridge (and converter) so no other brand will fit. You can empty a Sailor cartridge and re-fill via syringe. This is the easiest method and what I do with my Sailor pocket pens. The alternative is to make a converter that fits by taking a Pilot Con-20 and the mouth portion of a Sailor cartrigde and making a franken-converter.

 

The franken-converter method won't work with really small, skinnier pens like the Sailor Recruit.

 

I use the aforementioned Recruit, which is a very small pen and only takes cartridges. I love it, and I'm a really big fan of the Sailor Kiwaguro carbon black - but I also advocate refilling with syringes. I do that all the time.

[churl]

If we're talking about the Recruit, I wonder if the Chalana slim converter would fit?

But I agree that reloading carts is the best bet. Better ink capacity and flow anyway.