Filling Instructions For Indian Eye Dropper Filled Pens

[hari317]

I first wrote this in July 2008. I recently updated it. I hope it is useful.

 

http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t543/hari_317/Wality200/The%20following%20procedure%20for%20filling%20and%20priming%20an%20Indian%20Dropper%20filled%20pen%20may%20be%20helpful.png

 

Regards

Hari

[subbucal]

Very useful info...this will be helpful for the excellent eyedropper pens in offering.. All users will benefit

[mehandiratta]

I first wrote this in July 2008. I recently updated it. I hope it is useful.

 

http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t543/hari_317/Wality200/The%20following%20procedure%20for%20filling%20and%20priming%20an%20Indian%20Dropper%20filled%20pen%20may%20be%20helpful.png

 

Regards

Hari

Thanks for the share

[DaveBj]

Echoing the thanks, Hari. I have one Indian eyedropped, with one more on the way, and others planned in the future

[hari317]

Thank you. I am glad this is useful. How to properly operate a ED pen is a common question on the mind of most, so I decided to make these available as an image for easy and quick reference. Indian pens forum can also be called the dropper fill pens forum after all.

[strictlyobiter]

Thanks Hari. I have used your ED filling technique for years!

[mpkandan]

Thanks very much, Hari. It is very useful.

 

Regards,

Kandan.M.P

Ranga Pen Company

[harshgagwani]

A very useful Information,

 

Also i would like to add that apply silicon grease in a legitimate amount so that it does not gets inside the bore of the section(from the threading side) wherein it will obstruct the ink flow .

[hari317]

A very useful Information,

 

Also i would like to add that apply silicon grease in a legitimate amount so that it does not gets inside the bore of the section(from the threading side) wherein it will obstruct the ink flow .

quite true, I have now elaborated on this. Thanks! Hari

[thatotherguy1]

This needs to be a sticky.

To be honest, I learned how to properly fill and prime ED pens from YouTube's own SBRE Brown, who says that he got the information from Kevin at FPR, and who knows where he got the info... but I learned from this post. I think it would be a very useful reference for new ED users. There seem to be quite a few coming around

[Katharine]

Good to know! I used to have an ED years ago (before the threads cracked and rendered it useless) and it would've been helpful to know some of this then! (I didn't know about the silicone grease or steps 4/5.) I've always been fascinated by them, though, and want to get another some day, so now I know how to do the fill properly.

[subbu68]

Thanks for the post Hari. I got a few packs of silicone grease from my friend who works on electrical equipement where they use this to seal gas tight O rings. A bit of grease and my Wality 71JT stopped oozing at the threads!!

 

Had I known this some 35 years back many of my pens of school days would have survived. After trials with candle wax or cotton threads only thing we knew was to throw the pens out of the window and get a new one after a lot of argument with mom .

[subbu68]

Ha, now I have converted one of my favourites a humble Reynolds cartridge pen I bought several years ago into a ED!! Applied some silicone grease and filled with about 2.5ml ink and so far so good. no leaks. hope it would not burp later.

 

WP_20150414_005 by subbu68, on Flickr

[hari317]

Good to know! I used to have an ED years ago (before the threads cracked and rendered it useless) and it would've been helpful to know some of this then! (I didn't know about the silicone grease or steps 4/5.) I've always been fascinated by them, though, and want to get another some day, so now I know how to do the fill properly.

 

Thanks! You must try another ED pen.

 

Thanks for the post Hari. I got a few packs of silicone grease from my friend who works on electrical equipement where they use this to seal gas tight O rings. A bit of grease and my Wality 71JT stopped oozing at the threads!!

 

Had I known this some 35 years back many of my pens of school days would have survived. After trials with candle wax or cotton threads only thing we knew was to throw the pens out of the window and get a new one after a lot of argument with mom .

 

True, we as students did all kinds of horrible things with our things.

 

Ha, now I have converted one of my favourites a humble Reynolds cartridge pen I bought several years ago into a ED!! Applied some silicone grease and filled with about 2.5ml ink and so far so good. no leaks. hope it would not burp later.

 

WP_20150414_005 by subbu68, on Flickr

 

I like these Reynolds pens, I believe this one is called the Accent. very reliable writer.

[subbu68]

 

 

 

 

I like these Reynolds pens, I believe this one is called the Accent. very reliable writer.

I bought this in UAE Dubai or Abu Dhabi I don't remember but sure it did not have any packing of any sort. So do not know the model name. Very good pen IMHO.

 

We have started on a French brand on Indian thread Modi inking Dassault deal

[mcgeechan]

Nice article, I wish I had found it when I had gotten my 1st ebonite eyedropper, I did not prime the feed and took me ages to figure out myself what I had NOT done.

[hari317]

Nice article, I wish I had found it when I had gotten my 1st ebonite eyedropper, I did not prime the feed and took me ages to figure out myself what I had NOT done.

Thanks! I am glad it is useful.

[PDW]

One word of caution - my Gama Airborne has a long feed sticking out of the section which takes up space in the barrel when you reassemble the pen. I suspect that if I filled the barrel up to the threads it might overflow.

 

I'm not sure if any other pens have a long feed.

[hari317]

One word of caution - my Gama Airborne has a long feed sticking out of the section which takes up space in the barrel when you reassemble the pen. I suspect that if I filled the barrel up to the threads it might overflow.

 

I'm not sure if any other pens have a long feed.

The airborne is an anomaly. . BUT, on a normal Indian dropper pen where the feed if at all, sticks out just 2-3mm proud at the end of the section, steps 4 and 5 will take care.

Edited April 28, 2015 by hari317

[amarjit]

nice info, will be helpful for new users like us