gerryr
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For those who make a lot of fountain pens, is there enough difference between Berea's regular ink pump and the premium pump to justify the additional cost?
Originally posted by TomServo
<br />draken: the Jr Statesman should have come with one of the inexpensive converters - it will serve you well, though you may need to tap it once in a while. I've found that if you don't overfill the cartridge, airlock is less likely. Leave a bubble in the cartridge large enough to touch all the way around the cartridge at once (if that makes any sense). Having too small of a bubble and sometimes it won't have enough "lift" to move to the top of the pen when you're ready to write. I've heard good things about the schmidt and others, I own one but haven't tried it yet..
Also, bottled ink ends up being quite a bit cheaper in the long run. I usually fill by detaching the pump and filling the pump, rather than drawing through the nib
Originally posted by Draken
<br />Thanks for the advice everyone. Just to be clear, I would need to order a converter, and a pump, and a bottle of ink to make this work, correct?
Cheers and thanks again!
Draken