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Will one of these converters fit in this Sheaffer cartridge pen from the 90s?  Descriptions for the converter say they're 5/16" in diameter at the fat end (e.g.), which is exactly the width of the cartridges it takes (regular Sheaffer ones like they sell at Staples). So, I would think that it would work just fine. However, this post on FPN had the same question with a very similar pen, and one of the responses said it wouldn't fit. Anyone know for sure? It's only  either way but I'd prefer to know for sure.
evilneanderthal fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Jan 31, 2013 |
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The Proc posted:Is that the Reaktor? I just rinse and refill a the cartridge with a syringe. I don't *think* so. I've had a hell of a time finding a picture of this specific pen, but from what I've been able to find (e.g. here and here) it looks more like the cartridge school pens than the Reacktor. That post identifies a pretty similar pen as being potentially from the 70s, but that pen is flat black whereas mine is translucent black.... I got the pen from my dad, so the pen could easily be from anywhere between like 1960 and 2001 or so when it came into my possession. Given the latter date, it's possible that it was a fairly new Reacktor, but I don't think so. I hadn't seen him use a fountain pen ... ever, really. I'm gonna see him in a few weeks, so I'll ask then... it's entirely possible that he remembers nothing whatsoever about the pen, but you never know. I have ordered that converter, betting money that both I and some random person on the internet are able to measure the diameter of something. So, we'll see how that turns out. I could reuse the cartridge as you mentioned, but then I'd need the syringe, etc... The converter seems like the preferable solution, assuming it fits. evilneanderthal fucked around with this message at 07:56 on Feb 4, 2013 |
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Feb 4, 2013 07:51
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evilneanderthal posted:Will one of these converters fit in this Sheaffer cartridge pen from the 90s? It turns out: no! Guy on FPN was not spouting lies. Took the converter to the hardware store to see if they could grind it down a little bit at the wide point to make it fit, but apparently the barrel gets narrower further down anyway. I was able to avoid damaging the pen, thankfully. Guess they were't fooling around when they named it the cartridge pen.
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Feb 9, 2013 01:24
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Apparently the squeeze type converter will fit. Not sure how I overlooked that. Ordered one welp.
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Feb 9, 2013 02:49
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evilneanderthal posted:Apparently the squeeze type converter will fit. Not sure how I overlooked that. Ordered one 
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Feb 12, 2013 05:01
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the cokes are rad?
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