Turn the cap clockwise to put the pencil into the writing position.
Cross fountain pen converter instructions.
Learn how to fill your fountain pen with our easy to follow instructions.
Once out shake the cassette to make sure that it is empty.
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The converter and ink bladder require fountain pen bottled ink.
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For most fountain pens converters are the easiest way to experience the hundreds of ink colors that only come in bottles a converter is a device that plugs into a pen like a cartridge and allows the pen to draw in bottled ink through the nib.
This fountain pen converter guide is meant as a recommendation.
Most reservoirs are either a piston converter a cartridge or an ink bladder.
If the ink can still be used save it by putting a tape on the opening of the cartridge or converter to prevent it from drying out.
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Leaving ink in a fountain pen for an extended period of time can create problems for your fountain pen.
Push a new cross 0 5mm lead cassette into the pencil barrel until a click is heard.
An ink converter allows the fountain pen to use bottled ink rather than ink cartridges.
While a majority of fountain pens can refill with standard international converters some models may not.
The cartridge is a self contained disposable unit filled with ink.
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Fill a converter style fountain pen most fountain pens that use ink cartridges can also use an ink converter.
Clean a cartridge converter fountain pen fountain pen ink is water based and over time will evaporate.
Some cross fountain pencils utilize a converter enabling making use of bottled ink rather than regular fountain pen ink.
Some cartridge style fountain pens are proprietary and only allow for their brand of ink cartridge to be used.
Please refer to your specific pen s instructions for acceptable converter sizes.
Only use fountain pen ink do not use india ink containing damaging shellac and do not make use of drafting ink or technical ink.
Follow the extend advance lead instructions to activate.