Getting the Very Last Bit Out of the Bottle

[RLTodd]

I just dump it into another bottle of ink.

[JFT]

Short answer contact member dillo to buy some.

 

Long answer, go here and read the details.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...p?showtopic=127

 

Thank you!

[superbleu]

Thanks Gawain. Glad it worked out for you, and sounds like it was a minimal mess operation. That was one thing I was wondering about, how messy would it be?

 

Well, with your prompting, I had to give it a try. You are a genius Superbleu! It worked flawlessly.

 

I used ziplock gallon storage bag. I cut the bag at a 45 degree angle from halfway on the bottom to halfway on the right side. I discarded the portion with the ziplocking thingy. I stood over the sink and poured my sample ink into the ziplock bag I had just cut. Filled my pen in the little corner pocket of the bag (it completely submerged) then carefully tipped the bag to empty the contents back into the sample bottle. And since these bags are made of very slippery plastic, almost all the remaining ink was returned to the bottle. No spillage, no problems.... I would have taken pictures but wife has digital camera and she is out of town.

 

Superbleu, I think you should win a prize or something....

 

 

-Gawain

 

 

Please share with the rest of us how this works out.

 

I was trying to think of something most peple have in their house.

 

Good luck.

 

That is a perfect answer superbleu... !!! I have four samples from Pear Tree and there is barely enough ink to get my Pilot 78G to suck it up. I'll try the freezer bag idea and let you know how well it worked. Just got to make sure not to stick the business end of that nib through the bag while filling...

 

 

-Gawain

 

pour some ink into the corner of a plastic freezer bag, then dip the nib and suck it up.

 

Disclaimer, I have never tried this, it just came to me.

 

If you have a pelikan, unscrew the nib and pour it in.

 

what if I wanted to fill a piston filler?

 

[jdboucher]

The ziplock bag idea sounds great! I will def try it soon! glad to hear it works well

[grimakis]

sheaffer's snorkel is able to get that last drop EVERY time.

[chud]

Another vote for just get another bottle, then combine them when there's room. But, a snorkel works well too.

[Deirdre]

Visconti Traveling Ink Pot

Stipula Netto

 

[lapis]

If the bottle is almost empty, that means I like the ink so I buy another bottle of it and pour in the remains of the bottle almost empty.

 

WHEW!

[Splicer]

If the bottle is almost empty, that means I like the ink so I buy another bottle of it and pour in the remains of the bottle almost empty.

 

Slight variation that I mention because OP said there was still a "good amount" of ink in the bottle, and because most new bottles of ink are full right up to the mouth of the bottle, so won't take any more ink without overflowing: I pour a third or more of the ink from the new bottle into the old, then bring one of the bottles to my studio. You can substitute "office," "second home," or "pub"---wherever you are often enough to want to keep a bottle of ink there.

[jdboucher]

I was just thinking about this, if I were to fill my Pelikan M200 I need two hands. What would I do with the cut ziplock?

 

Well, with your prompting, I had to give it a try. You are a genius Superbleu! It worked flawlessly.

 

I used ziplock gallon storage bag. I cut the bag at a 45 degree angle from halfway on the bottom to halfway on the right side. I discarded the portion with the ziplocking thingy. I stood over the sink and poured my sample ink into the ziplock bag I had just cut. Filled my pen in the little corner pocket of the bag (it completely submerged) then carefully tipped the bag to empty the contents back into the sample bottle. And since these bags are made of very slippery plastic, almost all the remaining ink was returned to the bottle. No spillage, no problems.... I would have taken pictures but wife has digital camera and she is out of town.

 

Superbleu, I think you should win a prize or something....

 

 

-Gawain

 

 

Please share with the rest of us how this works out.

 

I was trying to think of something most peple have in their house.

 

Good luck.

 

That is a perfect answer superbleu... !!! I have four samples from Pear Tree and there is barely enough ink to get my Pilot 78G to suck it up. I'll try the freezer bag idea and let you know how well it worked. Just got to make sure not to stick the business end of that nib through the bag while filling...

 

 

-Gawain

 

pour some ink into the corner of a plastic freezer bag, then dip the nib and suck it up.

 

Disclaimer, I have never tried this, it just came to me.

 

If you have a pelikan, unscrew the nib and pour it in.

 

what if I wanted to fill a piston filler?

 

[James P]

To fill a Pelikan, I often unscrew the nib and put the ink directly into the barrel with an eyedropper. That's an especially good way to get the ink out of the ink sampler bottles I sell.

 

James

[jdboucher]

To fill a Pelikan, I often unscrew the nib and put the ink directly into the barrel with an eyedropper. That's an especially good way to get the ink out of the ink sampler bottles I sell.

 

James

 

Thats a great idea. I think I'm all set on most of my pens then. Thanks!

[Chris H]

Really great ideas here! My favorite is use a snorkel!! My second is use a plastic bag.

 

I may not want to buy another bottle of ink. But I don't want to waste what I have. For example, I am sampling three black inks. They are all fine, but I probably won't keep all three in my regular rotation.

 

Chris

[fpenluver]

How about this question:

 

Isn't it more economical to re-fill the cartridge (since we do not need to wipe the ink from the section, which is a waste of ink)? (and of course naturally we can suck the last drop of ink from the bottle with syringe this way)

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Wipe the ink from the section? You're that clumsy? (I'll admit, with my Pirre Paul "wood," it's kind of hard not to be that clumsy.)

 

Of course, we must all acknowledge that the current Sheaffer bottles are designed specifically to make it impossible (even if you decant into a vintage Sheaffer bottle) to get the last few drops out of.

[fpenluver]

Is there anyone that can fill in the pen without wetting a bit of the section near the nib? That may be only one drop, but if i remember correctly 25 drops will equal to 1 mL of ink. over the whole bottle we probably will lose 1-2 mL.

[Sasha Royale]

Continue using the rest of the bottle by filling your converter with a hypo syringe. However, there is a more practical approach.

If you don't like the ink, abandon the remainder of the ink. (Ink is cheap.)

If you DO like the ink, you are going to buy another bottle. Use the new bottle until there is room for the earlier bottle remainder. .

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I can usually manage to keep the section dry, if it's one of my Pelikans, or maybe my Wearever, so long as the light is good, and I can see where the ink level in the bottle is.

[fpenluver]

That is a good job in sucking the ink. I usually left with a little bit to wipe off.

[SharkOnWheels456]

You could always buy a Visconti Opera Crystal.... It's ONLY $750 MSRP and it'll get the job done