Pilot ink bottle cap substitute

[halffriedchicken]

I once ordered two 50 ml Iroshizuku ink bottles and both arrived with cracked caps, courtesy of my mail carrier. Very little ink spilled and the cracks were fortunately/unfortunately just before delivery so I was able to catch it before too much ink spilled. Thankfully, I had two empty 30 ml ink bottles from Pilot because the caps are interchangeable and switched the broken caps. But I wondered if I could find a replacement for the cracked caps so I could use the bottles to fill from my larger 350ml bottle of Pilot ink and I found a reasonable cap substitute that doesn't leak.

 

My wife orders Kiehl's beauty products and she gets free samples when she does. The caps on the small creams fit Pilot ink bottles with a waterproof seal. The cap I am using specifically is from a .25 fl oz - 7 ml super multi-corrective cream. 

 

So if you ever have a cracked Pilot ink bottle cap and use Kiehl's products and samples...this may one day be good to know

Edited July 21, 2021 by halffriedchicken
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[A Smug Dill]

Thank you for sharing the discovery. 👍

[ridiculopathy]

I can finally use my Yama-budo bottle with a cracked cap as something other than a paperweight?? Thank you!  Are you referring to the 15mL or 50mL Iroshizuku bottles?

[halffriedchicken]

50 minutes ago, ridiculopathy said:

I can finally use my Yama-budo bottle with a cracked cap as something other than a paperweight?? Thank you!  Are you referring to the 15mL or 50mL Iroshizuku bottles?

The 50 ml bottles  

[Dione]

I think I once used a Pepsi/Coke bottle cap from those 2 litre plastic supermarket bottles as a substitute for an Iroshizuku cap.

[gyasko]

6 hours ago, Dione said:

I think I once used a Pepsi/Coke bottle cap from those 2 litre plastic supermarket bottles as a substitute for an Iroshizuku cap.

 

I used a cap from a jar of honey.  I put another bottle into an old Skrip bottle.