My First Ever Sheaffer Pen

[ChickenScratch]

My review for the new/old Sheaffer Skripsert pen & pencil set I received today, written with the pen & pencil on copy paper. My only problem now with the pen, which is a lot of fun to write with, is that the Sheaffer press-bar converter I put into it is now stuck inside the barrel and comes off with it when I unscrew it off the nib & feed. After I use up the ink , I'll have to find a way to pull it out (suggestions, anyone?) and just refill the empty cartridge that came inside the pen.

[jar]

Sounds like a converter is not a good choice for that pen. Stick to cartridges.

[Ernst Bitterman]

A fine crochet hook or a pin with a bent head usually gives enough purchase to get the converter out, slipped into the forward hole. I learned my lesson of this sort on an open-point cartridge model. Yours is a good candidate for eyedropper use, if you've got the silicone grease at hand.

Edited February 1, 2015 by Ernst Bitterman

[ChickenScratch]

Jar: yes it looks like refilling the cartridge is the way to go with this pen, unless I find a Sheaffer converter that's skinnier than this one. I found it in an old unopened blister pack at the back of my mom's desk drawer and thought that any Sheaffer converter would fit any Sheaffer C/C pen, just like Parker converters can go in any Parker pen.

 

Ernst Bitterman: The crochet hook trick worked like a charm! The pen now has a cartridge in it. Thanks!!!

[Ernst Bitterman]

Glad to hear it. I'd also suggest that (some) Parker Converters aren't quite as universal as they'd like you to think-- guess how I found that out