Refill Pilot Cartridges With Eye Dropper Bottle

[leewm]

Hi,

 

had a little spare time and made a short 1 min video how to use an eye dropper bottle to refill the ink cartridge of a pilot petit1 / vanishing point etc .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ1VQ-d0Uko

 

with a little practice, there's no need to wash up or clean up anything.

 

enjoy

kenneth

 

[dylim1]

It's a nice and short video. Thanks for making that.

[Tanzanite]

What a cute little fountain pen. I use to refill Pilot cartridges too, with a pipette.

Thanks for showing.

[tamiya]

I usually remove the (dislodged) sealing disc before refilling the first time. Reduces air bubble jam if dribbling in from top; needle tip on bottle is better too.

 

Anybody found inks which write as smooth as Petit1 original ink? Have tried a few nonPilot inks in Petit1 and they all write drier; PhotoFlo helps but also worsens feathering.

[Tanzanite]

I have not compared but the smoothest ink with wet flow I have tried is Diamine Bilberry and Diamine Midnight. I use them for my dry and scratchy Sailors. I have tried lots of ink in those pens.

[tamiya]

I might have to try Diamine one day always looking for a replacement for the Petit1 Brown.

[Arkanabar]

I also refill a Pilot cart with a pipette, and have long since removed the sealing disk, to keep my 3.8mm Parallel in Borealis Black.

[jwzr]

You may be interested in this special eye dropper bottle that I modified specifically for refilling cartridges.

Edited September 1, 2016 by jwzr

[Pensei]

I liked the classy music on your video. Also, this is a chance for me to repeat my praise of the Petit 1. I find it almost impossible to believe that a pen can write so well at so low a price.

[leewm]

You may be interested in this special eye dropper bottle that I modified specifically for refilling cartridges.

I love what u did with the eye dropper, putting a thin metal tube in front of glass tube. I didn't think it was possible to do so. I must try it out one day but I first need to figure out how to cut glass tubes without a dremel as I don't own one.