Parker Frontier

[magu2k]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm looking fo a converter that will fit a Parker Frontier pen. Having a lot of trouble finding one. I recently purchased a Parker calligraphy kit that included a converter, it seems to fit but is a bit too loose, and sucks air more than ink. After about 50 consistent pumps, it will have only a tiny little bit of ink. Does anyone know if it may be a problem with the converter? Or is it the wrong one?

[Rique]

Hi,

 

I have both the Frontier and the Vector (the calligraphy one), and the converter I use is the usual Parker type, with a slide motion, which fits both pens.

I think we should first check whether pen and converter are really in working order. Here are some questions we could ask before we proceed:

- does the converter work ok with the calligraphy pen? Does it fit well?

- does the Frontier work with cartridges? (that is, is it working at all?)

There is another type of Parker converter, with a screw-activated piston, but as far as I know it is exactly the same size as the slide one, and both should fit the pens you have.

 

Rique

Edited May 25, 2005 by Rique

[wimg]

Hi magu2k,

 

Rique is right, you may have a problem with the converter.

 

Generally, I tend to use the Parker piston converter for normal operation of any Parker pen, and the slide converter for rinsing and flushing, as it speeds things up considerably. The reason I don't apply it for day to day use is its small ink capacity.

 

And they are interchangeable.

 

HTH, warm regards, Wim

[magu2k]

Thanks for the replies, and the welcome.

 

 

 

I tried out the Vector with the converter, and it sucked up ink right away, first pull. So that would seem to indicate the Frontier has something wrong with it. Where could I get a piston type converter for such a pen? I've checked E-bay regularly they always seem to be slide converters.

 

Matt

[magu2k]

Also, I took the filled converter, put it in the Frontier, it seems to write fine. Haven't tried re-drawing ink using the Frontier yet. However, I rather suspect I will get the same results as before.

[wimg]

Hi magu2k,

 

Ok, sounds like a problem with the Frontier, then. You could still try a Parker piston converter, rather than the slide converter, to see if it still draws air more than ink.

 

If it does, you may have to bring it back to where it came from, there may be a problem with the nipple on the feed.

 

HTH, warm regards, Wim