Can you use any ink in a fountain pen?

A: Most fountain pens can use a cartridge or bottled ink with a converter. A few brands such as Pelikan, primarily use bottled ink. They have their own “piston” reservoir inside the pen which holds the ink for you. Any ink that we sell will work with your fountain pen.

How many times can you refill a fountain pen ink cartridge?

Generally, you can expect to refill up to three times. Three is normally the practice because experience reveals that printing irregularities regularly appear on the fourth refill.

Are all fountain pens refillable?

Most fountain pens utilize ink cartridges. If your pen is a piston fill model, it will refill only with bottled ink. If you would like to use bottled ink, but have only used ink cartridges in the past, then look at the Converters to locate a fit for your brand of pen.

What type of ink is best for fountain pens?

My Five Best Fountain Pen Inks for Everyday Writing

• Sailor Kiwa-Guro Nano-Black. Expensive, yes; however, the price has come down a bit lately, and this Japanese workhorse will get the job done anywhere, even in a Moleskine.
• Waterman Serenity Blue/Florida Blue.
• Pilot Blue-Black.
• Diamine Oxblood.
• Sheaffer Skrip Red.

What ink is safe for fountain pens?

The safest inks to use in vintage fountain pens are Waterman Blue, Diamine’s blue inks, Pelikan 4001 Black and Blue, Parker Quink Black and Blue, Sheaffer Skripp Black, and Aurora. These inks are widely recognized for being safe to use. You want to avoid Japanese and Indian inks.

Are ink cartridges Universal for fountain pens?

Depending on the brand, most modern fountain pens accept international-sized ink cartridges. You will, however, have to make sure the international ink cartridge will fit your pen, as the cartridges come in a long and short variation. Most modern fountain pens accept either ink cartridges or converters.

What is the best brand of fountain pen ink?

LAMY Black Fountain Pen Ink. LAMY T52 Black fountain pen ink is a best seller for many reasons: it is easy to use in any pen, it is low maintenance and good for beginners, the price is economical and black is the the most commonly used color of fountain pen ink.

What kind of ink would this fountain pen need?

Dye-based inks are the most common inks in the market. They usually serve the purpose of most fountain pen users, and the ink themselves work best with the fountain pen, not needing any urgent cleaning after use. Iron-gall ink is made by mixing iron salts and tannic acid from oak apples or sometimes called an oak gall, hence the name.

How to put ink in a fountain pen?

You may need to raise and lower the piston a number of times to completely fill the pen with ink.

Do pens come filled with ink?

There are so many types of fountain pens each with their own filling methods, but most pens use either a cartridge or a pneumatic system to draw ink into the barrel , whether it is by a plunger or a pump. If your pen doesn’t perfectly fit into one of the methods you can probably apply the same core principles to refill your pen.