If you are new to fountain pens, or switching from cartridges to bottled ink for the first time, filling from a bottle is simpler than it looks. Here is a quick guide.
Filling a Piston Fountain Pen
This short video shows the process using a piston-fill fountain pen -- one of the most common filling mechanisms.
Filling with a Converter
If your pen uses a converter, the method is very similar. Remove the barrel by twisting it off from the grip section, then twist the end of the converter to draw ink up in the same way as a piston pen.
Why Use Bottled Ink?
- Your pen holds significantly more ink than a cartridge, so you refill less often.
- Bottled ink is more cost-effective in the long run -- cartridges work out more expensive per millilitre.
- The choice of bottled ink is vast: shimmer inks, sheening inks, scented inks, and thousands of shades that are simply not available in cartridge form.
- Less plastic waste -- most inks come in glass bottles, and there are no used cartridges to dispose of.
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