Syringe Filling

[rroossinck]

Mine courtesy of my wife, who's diabetic. She keeps a few of the 1cc syringes around just in case her insulin pump goes down and she has to go back to manual injection.

 

The only thing I don't like about those syringes is the absolutely miniscule gauge needle she's got on them. Short, extremely sharp, and extraordinarily tiny. She told me once that it's the smallest gauge needle available.

 

Still, they work like a charm.

[James P]

QUOTE (lallin @ Mar 10 2007, 08:13 PM)

Charles Draper came up with a kit to take the guesswork and hunting for components out of cartridge refilling.  His kits are reasonably priced and have been well received.  They are available on his website, The Write Fill

Just in case there's any confusion, the kit I sell at the Pear Tree Pen Company is the one and only Write Fill Kit, created by Charlie Draper. I am an authorized reseller and Charlie has been supplying me with Write Fill Kits practically since he introduced them.

 

James P.

Edited March 12, 2007 by James P

[smithno]

I use one that was included in an inkjet cartridge refill kit. Works great!!

[PerryBucsDad]

Goto 1-800-Pet-Meds, order a vaccine for your pet, or someone's pet that you know (about $5), have them give the pet their vaccine, and then you have the syringe.

 

I did that with my pet.s and I have two that should last me for some time.

[Guest PeteWK]

Consider using a Sheaffer Snorkel Fountain Pen. Zip zip and you're ready to go. Just the right size tube and you'll never worry about putting too much ink into the thing.

 

PeteWK

[henri]

Walmart sells a wonderfully large honking hand sized syringe called a "TURKEY

 

INJECTOR ", yes they are cheap well made angular incisored and best of all

 

indetructable...any how I have 4 ; two used for cooking 1 for fps and 1 for mad

 

gardening experiments.

 

 

BEst regards,

enrie

 

[cliff355]

There is a line of surplus outfits in Mpls. called the "Axman" and they have syringes of all sizes piled in 55-gallon drums (no needles available). This small-size syringe fills up a Namiki VP cartridge just fine without a needle.

 

They also sell these neat tubes that will hold a syringe-full of ink. I capped the end of the syringe with a rubber plug drilled with a 5/32" hole part way through. They also sell rubber plugs that will work for this.

 

If you can't find what you are looking for, please advise.

[Chris_PA]

On another small subject related to this, I was just filling my VP cartridge with some Noodler's AirCorp Blue that I got yesterday (first time I've filled cartridges), and the needle punched out a stopper in the cartridge. It's floating in the cartridge. Pen seems to be writing fine - any danger here?

[dcom]

QUOTE (Chris_PA @ Mar 23 2007, 09:21 AM)

On another small subject related to this, I was just filling my VP cartridge with some Noodler's AirCorp Blue that I got yesterday (first time I've filled cartridges), and the needle punched out a stopper in the cartridge. It's floating in the cartridge. Pen seems to be writing fine - any danger here?

Shouldn't be a problem. If it's floating, when you turn the pen nib-down to write, the little stopper should float up to the top of the cartridge, out of the way of the feed tube.

[Vintage Pens Fan]

QUOTE (sirgrunthos @ Mar 10 2007, 08:34 PM)

I hate to bother you with this. I tried to find an answer searching through the archives, but it got tedious so . . . I'll risk embarrassment instead. I know a lot of FP users refill via syringe, but I haven't seen a lot about procuring the equipment. Some people use blunt needles, one post I read involved an IV catheter, maybe there's other possibilities as well. Since the government hasn't yet seen fit to supply free, blunt needle syringes to FP addicts, what are you using and how did you acquire it? You didn't have to look for a guy in a trench-coat lurking outside your favorite pen shop did you? Jerry

Most printing ink replacement kits (for ink jet) contain a blunt metal syringe. Works very well for me.

 

David

[Betty]

Is this able to puncture skin? I'm afraid of my clumsiness & injecting myself with ink

 

Edited March 23, 2007 by Betty

[dcom]

Only if you jab yourself really hard. The green tip is blunt, the pink one isn't metal but flexible plastic. You'd have to be an extreme klutz to hurt yourself with them.

Edited March 23, 2007 by dcom

[andyk]

Only tried it a couple of times, but like someone else said the syringe you get with inkjet filling kits works fine.

[Betty]

QUOTE (andyk @ Mar 23 2007, 10:19 PM)

Only tried it a couple of times, but like someone else said the syringe you get with inkjet filling kits works fine.

Thanks! I decided to buy an inkjet refill ink, more fo the syringe for fountain pens, but now I can also refill my printer without spending so much $$$$ on official refills.

 

 

This is the one I got:

 

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00009W3Y5.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Christine]

QUOTE (Betty @ Mar 23 2007, 07:07 PM)

Is this able to puncture skin? I'm afraid of my clumsiness & injecting myself with ink

The "needles" here look more like intravenous (i.v.) catheters. If you know a nurse that works in a hospital, s/he may be able to collect a few for you from spent i.v. starting kits. S/he may start an i.v. on a patient and find that s/he needs an additional piece of the kit requiring her/him to open another kit. The remainder of the second kit is thrown away. Or you can get it faster through Pear Tree...

[Video11]

Lee Valley Tools sells kits of syringes intended for wood glue. The syringes look the same as those shown in the Write Fill Kit. Here is the link.

 

I bought myself the curved tip syringe and it works quite well.

 

Rick

[parrothead56]

Regarding the cartridges, do they need to be rinsed or flushed before injecting a different ink into the cartridge?

[Blorgy]

QUOTE (Video11 @ Mar 24 2007, 07:41 PM)

Lee Valley Tools sells kits of syringes intended for wood glue.  The syringes look the same as those shown in the Write Fill Kit.  Here is the link. I bought myself the curved tip syringe and it works quite well.  Rick

Syringe B has a Lucky Curve.

Edited March 25, 2007 by Blorgy

[James P]

QUOTE (Blorgy @ Mar 25 2007, 10:46 AM)

Syringe B has a Lucky Curve.

Kinda like Bill Clinton.

 

 

[tm3]

 

i'm going to give this a try.

 

is there any limit on how many times one of the cartridges can be refilled/reused?

 

thanks