Using A Converter Fountain Pen
An ink converter allows the fountain pen to use bottled ink rather than ink cartridges.
Using a converter fountain pen. Unlike cartridges bottled inks offer a plethora of choice regarding colours and brands which makes them a rather popular way to refill a fountain pen. See all the products we used here. Happy fountain pen day. 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.
Learning to use a fountain pen converter can be one of the most rewarding writing experiences that one can have. A new realm of possibilities is opened to the user through the availability of ink colours which are not present in ink cartridges not to mention the simple pleasure of manually drawing ink into a pen. To use a converter in a fountain pen simply insert it into the pen like you would an ink cartridge. Bottled inks come in a wider range of available inks and color selection than the cartridge inks.
Dip the nib of the pen into a bottle of ink. Make sure the entire nib is submerged up to the section of the pen. Some cartridge style fountain pens are proprietary and only allow for their brand of ink cartridge to be used. We hope you enjoy this bonus video and that it helps you use your fountain pens better.