Rubber Stopper For Standard International Cartridge? Do These Exist?

[MyPenJustBroke]

Hello. So I have a lot of used standard-international cartridges, and I would like to be able to reuse them so that I can carry a fistful of them whenever I go on business trips. Unfortunately, the plastic ball that seals the cartridges initially can't be used to re-seal the cartridges, so I have no way of closing off the cartridge so that I can, for instance, store ti in my pocket.

 

Is there any kind of rubber stopper made for the ends of standard-international cartridges? If so, could you tell me where I might find them?

[The Blue Knight]

I use hot glue to seal them. You could either use a glue gun. Or you can simply use a glue gun stick and a lighter to heat up the end of the stick up. It works quite well and is easy to pick off.

[MyPenJustBroke]

That's actually a pretty darn good idea! Thanks! Going to do this right now.

[bobs51]

Be careful not to melt the plastic tip of the cartridge. It won't take much distortion of the tip to cause a leak. One you probably won't discover until your pocket starts to feel a little damp, or the contents of your briefcase turn the color of your favorite ink.

 

Bob

[Ted A]

And back in the olden days when we had to walk 5 miles to school, in a blizzard - both ways, I could use airplane glue which worked wonderfully

[Sasha Royale]

I wrap the cartridges in a quarter sheet of paper towel. The packet travels in a Vela-mint tin, which fits in my pocket.

[jkingrph]

I would think something like a small nail that would fit snugly would work well, especially if you could find stainless.

[yubaprof]

How do you fill the empty cartridge?

[OCArt]

How do you fill the empty cartridge?

 

Syringe and needle.

[ac12]

Try electrical tape.

I've used masking tape without leaks, but the ink seems to evaporate through the masking tape.

[ink-syringe]

Electrical tape is pretty gooey stuff.

[Octo]

Parafilm works. The rubber stopper sounds even better, but I wouldn't fly with them. I hope someone can post a link.

 

Your solution may be to carry more than one pen or to buy inexpensive cartridges in bulk. Such inks usually are not water resistant. Also consider travelling ink wells and vials.

[Octo]

Perhaps these might be small enough?

 

Www.widgetco.com

 

then search for edpm rubber stoppers

 

Check size #0000000 rubber stoppers