Fountain pen (non-cartridge) supplier?

John_Rosen · 05-03-2010, 07:37 PM

Good afternoon. Does anyone know if there are any suppliers for fountain pen kits that do not use ink cartridges? These probably would be vaccuum or lever filled. Thanks much.

ldb2000 · 05-03-2010, 07:58 PM

The quick answer is No . Schmidt makes a piston filler unit but it is not a kit and you have to figure out a way to build the body and build and attach the cap , you will also have to modify the piston filler unit because it uses non standard threads .
You could just use a filler unit in place of the cartridge . Most of the better kits usually come with both a cartridge and a filler unit .

glycerine · 05-04-2010, 02:58 PM

There are plenty that use "converters". Almost any FP that will take a cartridge should also take a converter.

ldb2000 · 05-04-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by glycerine

There are plenty that use "converters". Almost any FP that will take a cartridge should also take a converter.

Thank you Jeremy , I couldn't come up with the word "converter" . I would call it a brain fart if I had one .

05-03-2010, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
John_Rosen Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 1 Photos: 0	Fountain pen (non-cartridge) supplier? Good afternoon. Does anyone know if there are any suppliers for fountain pen kits that do not use ink cartridges? These probably would be vaccuum or lever filled. Thanks much.

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ldb2000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Laurence Harbor, NJ, USA. Posts: 5,327 Photos: 240	The quick answer is No . Schmidt makes a piston filler unit but it is not a kit and you have to figure out a way to build the body and build and attach the cap , you will also have to modify the piston filler unit because it uses non standard threads . You could just use a filler unit in place of the cartridge . Most of the better kits usually come with both a cartridge and a filler unit . __________________ Butch Kitless Fanatic The simplest method is usually the best solution (Me ) Any fool can know , the point is to understand (Albert Einstein) There are no mistakes....Only happy accidents (Bob Ross) Last edited by ldb2000; 05-03-2010 at 08:00 PM.

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05-04-2010, 02:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
glycerine Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oakton, VA Posts: 3,095 Photos: 89	There are plenty that use "converters". Almost any FP that will take a cartridge should also take a converter.