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Ypu can use it as an eyedropper with either an o ring or some grease on the threads. But the pen would not normally come with an eyedropper. That only comes with the Japanese style eyedropper models like Densho, Mikado, Genkai, etc.

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Quick question for everyone: the Danitrio box the pen came with included an eydropper, but this pen is a converter pen like the other smaller Danitrio pens. Does this mean that this pen can be converted to eyedropper? Or was I perhaps sent a box that didn't specifically go with my pen?

 

 

 

Yes I did.

Likely simply a box mixup.

 

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Thanks for clearing that up!

Remember, somewhere there is a new Danitrio Eyedropper owner trying to figure out how to use the twist-piston eyedropper that came with his new pen.

 

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Remember, somewhere there is a new Danitrio Eyedropper owner trying to figure out how to use the twist-piston eyedropper that came with his new pen.

 

Now that's amusing to imagine!

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Ypu can use it as an eyedropper with either an o ring or some grease on the threads. But the pen would not normally come with an eyedropper. That only comes with the Japanese style eyedropper models like Densho, Mikado, Genkai, etc.

 

Hi Zaddick - I'm thinking I'm going to try converting this pen to an eyedropper, not only because the converter runs out too quickly, but it is also burping when it's low (which resulted in quite a little disaster at the office.. ink everywhere and I didn't even notice until I looked at my hand... and my chair... and the floor... ugh!). I figure if I fill the barrel and try to keep it mostly full it may make my life a little easier using this pen. I'm assuming I just go to a hardware store and pick up some o-rings that will fit onto the base of the interior section/barrel threads, then grease it, correct? I've done this with other pens (like F-C, Opus 88, etc.) but I guess I'm just a little nervous because of how valuable this pen is. I see there are no metal parts so nothing to really 'mess up'. Thanks!

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I think just silicone lubricant (clear, from a dive shop or a pen vendor) will suffice. However, do NOT over tighten (the lubricant can make overtightening more likely)

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I think just silicone lubricant (clear, from a dive shop or a pen vendor) will suffice. However, do NOT over tighten (the lubricant can make overtightening more likely)

 

Cool, I'll give it a try. Thanks.

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I'm thinking I'm going to try converting this pen to an eyedropper, not only because the converter runs out too quickly, but it is also burping when it's low (which resulted in quite a little disaster at the office.. ink everywhere and I didn't even notice until I looked at my hand... and my chair... and the floor... ugh!).

Burping is NOT common with converters. It is way more typical of air expansion in eyedroppered pens. If you're getting burps, your nib/feed assembly may need to be more tightly screwed into the section or the nib/feed needs to be pushed deeper into their collar.

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Burping is NOT common with converters. It is way more typical of air expansion in eyedroppered pens. If you're getting burps, your nib/feed assembly may need to be more tightly screwed into the section or the nib/feed needs to be pushed deeper into their collar.

 

Hmm.. I will mess with it and see what I can do.

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Hi BTL. Yes, a think o-ring at the base of the section where the threads screw in is the right place. It should be fairly thin so it is pretty much compressed when closed. Most likely just some silicone grease would be sufficient.

 

I agree there is something amiss if the pen is burping with just a converter. I would try to sort that first as I imagine a larger charge of ink will not improve the problem!

 

Remember urushi is used for the inside of soup bowls and tea cups. A little ink is not going to destroy anything. :)

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Hi BTL. Yes, a think o-ring at the base of the section where the threads screw in is the right place. It should be fairly thin so it is pretty much compressed when closed. Most likely just some silicone grease would be sufficient.

 

I agree there is something amiss if the pen is burping with just a converter. I would try to sort that first as I imagine a larger charge of ink will not improve the problem!

 

Remember urushi is used for the inside of soup bowls and tea cups. A little ink is not going to destroy anything. :)

 

 

Thanks a ton, I will try to sort out the burping issue first before flirting with further disaster!

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The "fireball" nibs came is two varieties, regular and stiff. You likely have a regular nib which is very soft. Sometimes there was an R in front of the nib size makes in the lower right corner so REF for example. The nibs were too soft for some so they also offered a stiff version which was denoted by and S so SEF. At some point I think they stopped marking the R and S and may have even reformulated the nibs to be somewhere in between the old extremes.

 

Of my two fireball nibs, one is marked F and the other RF, the F is very soft whereas the RF is firm. The RF nib was ordered from Kevin with the feedback that the F nib was too soft and I needed something more firm. The lead me to believe the R designation to mean RIGID.

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Thanks everyone. No warts yet just inky fingers! Are these nibs friction fit or threaded? I want to be careful when seeing if the nib needs to be further in.

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Also try a cartridge first. If you still get burping then take a look at nib/feed and section. But an air leak in the converter is the most likely culprit.

 

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Also try a cartridge first. If you still get burping then take a look at nib/feed and section. But an air leak in the converter is the most likely culprit.

Thanks, jar. Are these nibs friction fit or threaded?

 

Edit: I think you nailed it with the air leak hypothesis - I just cleaned it out and there is a lot of ink behind the plunger and also ink leaking out at the seal where the little black part at the end (the part you dip into ink) meets the clear plastic tube. I just put some silicone grease on and loaded it up with 3ml of ink! We'll see how it goes!

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It's likely that the nib assembly (comprised of the nib, feed, and collar) screws into the section AND the nib/feed can be pulled straight out of the screw-in collar of the assembly. If you pull the nib/feed out, be cautious in how you push it back in; the collar is likely slightly keyed to only accept the nib/feed fully when they are properly aligned.

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It's likely that the nib assembly (comprised of the nib, feed, and collar) screws into the section AND the nib/feed can be pulled straight out of the screw-in collar of the assembly. If you pull the nib/feed out, be cautious in how you push it back in; the collar is likely slightly keyed to only accept the nib/feed fully when they are properly aligned.

 

Thanks, Lloyd. The pen didn't burp with my last fill and I'm going to try it out as an ED and see if the issue persists. Because of the inconsistency I suspect the issue is not the nib assembly, as I could watch as the feed would periodically flood and not, but it doesn't consistently burp/drip. Makes me think maybe it was an air issue in the converter as Jar suggests.

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