Im new to fountain pens. Do you need this to refill a fountain pen from a bottle? i have http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001...
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You need this to refill a Lamy fountain pen from a bottle. This is not the converter you need for your pen. From what I can tell reading the description of the pen you have, it comes with a converter - so you should be set to go. Use the converter instead of the ink cartridge that might be already in your pen (that is, take the cartridge out, and put in the converter). Your converter ought to have a dial/knob/twisting-thing at the end - to fill the pen, twist the knob until the inside piston is all the way down. Then dip the nib of the pen into the ink bottle and twist the knob slowly in the other direction, and it will suck up ink. You'll get the hang of it quickly, and might make a mess the first few times, but it will come. And then you will know the joy of writing with a fountain pen! For more, try this helpful guide from one of my favorite purveyors of writing papers and utensils (I don't work for them, i just really like their stuff): http://www.levenger.com/fill-a-fountain-pen-887.aspx
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I used a fine point permanent marker on it and it bled through, I've never used a fountain pen before on it, so I'm not sure, sorry!
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That pen has a "Removable ink converter included - Cartridge compatible." So you should not need this converter since it already comes with one. This converter can be used with most any Fountain Pen that uses cartridges, however. So, with the included converter, all you have to do is suck up the ink from a bottle or ink well and insert in the pen like a cartridge.
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Hello Jennifer, I have bought two of these pens at different times and both came with a converter so you could fill from a bottle. Hope that helps
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A converter will make refilling from a bottle incredibly easier than alternative methods. It is highly recommended. Make sure you get a converter that is sized for your pen. It isn't one size fits all. I can only answer that the z24 fits lamy al-star and safari. I don't know if it fits any other pens.
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Hi Scott. The pen comes with a converter. To fill it, you submerge the nib into an ink bottle and twist the knob on the top of the converter. The pen is also cartridge compatible if you'd rather use cartridges instead. I like bottle ink because there are so many more choices available.
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Not certain what you mean about refill holder.....if you mean the part that holds the Ball Point Tube reservoir then, no that part is already part of the original pen. That part pops off to enable the new refill to slide into it.
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I have not yet had to buy a refill but one of the sites I visited when shopping said that the pen took standard Papermate refills. I can't verify that is true but you might want to check it out. Good Luck.
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I refill the ink by using a syringe to carefully transfer ink from a bottle of ink into either the emptied cartridge or refill converter; the syringes were leftover from one of those DIY after market printer ink refill kit. Try a web search for video tutorial, for example, "how to refill fountain pen ink cartridge". Take some precaution measure against spill, like doing the refill near a sink, on a plate with paper towel on stand-by. Hope this helps.
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yes, the ink can be used for fountain pens. I recommend you have a dropper to transfer the ink.
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As far as ink goes, I like the Noodler's Bulletproof line of inks. It does the job very well--depending on why you need the waterproof ink, I would probably also suggest getting a smaller nib for this pen. It might help.Yes, this pen can be used as a dip pen. It can be refilled by hand, but you need to get a converter that fits it. Then you just dip it below the surface and twist on the converter and it sucks the ink up into the pen.
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I found a refill that works, although it has to be modified just a bit. The Penatia by Parker. It fits with the cap on and writes great. BUT you have to put a bit of wadded up paper (or whatever filler you want) in the tube. If you just put it in with the spring in there it will work, but have a springiness to it when you write. Others may find that okay, but I changed it. Works great now and was a 30 second fix. Well worth it for this great pen (especially after trying many others)!
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If you don't use ANY fountain pen for a while, the ink will dry out. Usually, just refill it and the fresh ink will flush it out. If the nib is really gunked up, you can soak the nib end in some warm water, then flush out the ink reservoir with warm water and then refill with ink. I've had my Parker Sonnet for a number of years and haven't had any problem just refilling it with ink after not suing it for a while. It's a great pen!
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I'm afraid I can't answer your question because I used my own dispenser, didn't have the need to use the dispenser that came with the order. However, what is the point of selling refills if you can't open the dispenser?
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When I bought my pen it came with a refillable cartridge. Just buy a bottle of ink and you should be good to go. Though I will say that the refillable cartridge that came with it did not hold up very long. It lost the seal and wouldn't hole any ink.
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You have to buy cartridges or a bottle of ink to fill the reservoir in the pen. Ink Cartridges are 5 for $1.59 oryou can get it on sale for $.99 plus free shipping. Ink Cartridges last a few weeks if you don't write too much.The refillable cartridge should have come with the pen.
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I have only used bottled ink in this pen. However, I think it can use cartridges. Check with their website or call them to be certain.