Fountain pen filling systems墨水笔上墨方式.docx
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Fountainpenfillingsystems墨水笔上墨方式
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Fountainpenfillingsystems
howtousethemandhowtocleanthem
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eyedroppers&safeties:
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sacpens:
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pistonfillers:
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plungerpens:
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vacumatics:
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capillaryfillers(Parker61):
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aerometricfillers:
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cartridge/converterfillers:
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Therearealotofdifferentsystemsforfillingpens(particularlyamongolderpens,whenmakersweretechnologicallymoreadventurous).Inordertogetthemostoutofyourpen,you'llneedtoknowthebasics(aswellassomeundocumentedtricks)forfillingthem.Here,I'vepreparedinstructionsthatshouldcoverabout95%ormoreofthepensyou'llrunintointhefield.Ifyou'reunsureastowhichinstructionstouse,trybrowsingthesitetofindpensofsimilardesign.
Almostasimportantasknowinghowtofillthepenisknowinghowtocleanit.Mostpenperformanceproblemscanbecuredbyagoodcleaning,andyou'llalsowanttocleanthepenbeforechangingthecolorofinkyouuse.Andso,I'vealsoincludedinstructionsforcleaningeachtypeofpen.
There'sonefillingtipthatappliestojustaboutallofthesystemslistedbelow:
afteroperatingthefiller,besuretoleavethepointintheinkbottleandwaitforacountoftenorso.Thisgivesthepenachancetofullyrelievetheinternalvacuumanddrawinthemostinkpossible.
"Eyedroppers"andsafetypens
Ifyourpendoesn'tseemtohaveanyvisiblemeansoffilling,butitcanbedisassembledtorevealabigemptybarrelwithnoholes(orsacs,springs,etc.),youmayhavewhatisknowntocollectorsasaneyedropperpen.
Theearliestfountainpensweresimplysealedvialswithapointandfeedatoneend.These,aswellasthelaterSafetyPens,werefilledwithaneyedropperthatwasusuallysuppliedwiththepen.Ifyoureyedropperismissing(asisusuallythecase),youcansimplyuseastandardeyedropper(glassorplastic)fromyourlocaldrugstore,orbuyasyringeorpipettefromInkPaletteorPendemonium.Whateveryouuse,remembertocleanitoutafterusesothatinkdoesn'tdryinsideit(orleakfromit).
Filling
Tofillyoureyedropperpen,simplyremovethesection(holdingitpointupsoasnottospillanyremainingink).Youmayemptyanyremaininginkfromthepenandrinseitoutquicklyacoupleoftimesundercooltapwater(don'tsoakthesepens,astheyareinvariablymadeofhardrubberorsomeothermaterialthatwillswellordiscolor).Then,simplyuseaneyedroppertotransferinkfromabottleintothebarrel.Replacethesection,makingsureitfitstightly.Ifyoursectionhasbecomeloosewithageandwear,itwillprobablyleak;sometimesyoucanrefurbishthembyrubbingdrybathsoaponthethreads.
Tofillasafetypen,removeitscap(holdingthepenpoint-up).Aswiththeeyedropperpen,youmayemptyoutanyremaininginkandrinseoutthepenundercooltapwater.Then,transferinkintothebarrelusinganeyedropperandreplacethecap(orextendthepointifyoumeantostartwritingrightaway).
Cleaning
AsInotedabove,youcansimplyrinseoutyoureyedropperandsafetypensundercooltapwater.Ifyoulike,youcanfillthemabouthalffullwithwater,closethemup,andthenshakethemtogetatmoreofthedried-upink.
Eyedroppersandsafetiesarealmostalwaysveryoldandratherdelicatecreatures;donotusesolventsincleaningthem,anddonotsoakthem(thehardrubbercanbecomepermanentlydiscloloredafterextendedexposuretowater).
Sacfillers
Thevastmajorityoffountainpensmadebefore1950orsoare'sacfillers'thatkepttheirinkinsoftlatexrubbersacs(sometimescalled'bladders')insidethebarrel.Thesepensusedvariouskindsofdevicestodeflatethesac;youthenheldthepointintheinkandreleasedthelever(orbutton,orcrescent,etc.)toallowthesactoreinflateanddrawinink.
Sacfillersofferthebestbalanceofease,convenience,andeffectiveness,whichisprobablywhytheypredominatedduringtheclassicfountainpenyears.
Here'showtospotthecommontypesofsacfillers:
∙Leverfiller:
hasalong,straightspring-loadedleveralongthesideofthebarrel.Youcanslipyourfingernailunderoneend(usuallytheendawayfromthepoint)andpullituplikeasuitcaselatch[example].
∙Buttonfiller:
Usuallyhasaremovableblindcapwhich,whenremoved,revealsasmallspring-loadedbuttonthatsticksupnomorethanafewmillimeters(butdon'tconfusethiswiththelong,lightlysprungplungersfoundonVacumaticpens)[example].
∙Crescentfiller:
Hasabigdiskorcrescentshapestickingoutofitsside,lockedinplacebyaringaroundthebarrel[example].
Filling
Herearespecificinstructionsforthethreemostnumeroustypesofsacfillers:
Leverfiller:
holdthepenoverasinkorapapertowelandcarefullylifttheleverawayfromthepentoa90-degreeangle(orasfarasitwillgowithoutforcing);thiswillexpelanyinkremaininginthepen.Putthepointdowninaninkbottleuntilitisfullyimmersed.Then,flicktheleverbacktothedownposition(orreleaseitifitisunderspringtension),waitforacountoftenorso;removethepenfromtheinkwellandwipeitdown.The"flick"hereisimportant,sinceifyouslowlyreleasetheleverthepenmaynotfillaseffectively.
Buttonfiller:
removetheblindcaptoexposethebutton.Graspthepeninyourhand,pointdown.Withyourthumb,pressandholdthebuttontoexpelanyremainingink,thenimmersethepointintheinkwell(aswiththeleverfiller)andslipyourthumbsidewaysoffthebutton(toallowittosnapbrisklybackintoposition).Waitforatencount.Removethepenfromtheinkandwipeitdown.
Crescentfiller:
turnthelockingringsothatitsslitislinedupwiththecrescent(i.e.,thecrescentisunlocked).Pressthecrescentintothebarreltoexpelanyremainingink.Immersethepointinink,thenreleasethecrescent.Waitforatencount.Removethepenfromtheinkandwipeitdown.Turnthelockingringsothatthecrescentislockedawayfromthebarrel.
Cleaning
Theeasiestwaytocleanasacfilleristorepeatedlyfillitwithcoolcleartapwater,thenemptyit.It'sagoodideatowaitafewsecondsbeforeemptyingeachrinse;thiswillallowmoreinktobedissolvedintherinsewater.Continuefillingandemptyinguntiltheejectedrinsewaterrunsreasonablyclear(aslighttintisOK,andshouldnotinterferewithyournewinkcolorformorethanafewlinesofwriting).Bytheway,don'tgettoocarriedawayflippingaroundthosefragilelevers;youcanbendthemorloosenabitofplasticfromthepenifyouusetoomuchforce.
Pistonfillers
Ifyourpenhasablindcapthattwiststhroughafewrevolutionsandstops,youmayhaveapistonfiller.Ifthepenhasatransparentortranslucentbarrel,youwillbeabletoseethepistongoupanddown.ManyGermanpens(suchasPelikansandMontblancs)usethepistonfillersystem;theinstructionsherealsoapplytopiston-typecartridgeconvertersusedtodayinmostcartridgepens.Pistonfillersareeasytofill,andusuallyholdagreatdealofink.TheycanberathertedioustocleanoutunlessyouareabletomakeashortcutIdescribebelow.
Filling
Ifyoufindthesedirectionstobecounter-intuitive,keepinmindthatmostpistonpengearswork"inreverse;"thatis,whenyouscrewtheknobupandawayfromthebarrel,thepistongoesdown(towardthepoint),whilewhenyouscrewtheknobbackdown,thepistontravelsup(towardthebackofthepen).
Tofillthepistonfiller,simplytwistthepistonknobupandawayfromthebarrel;thiswillmovethepistondownandexpelanyinkremaininginthepen.Immersethepointintotheink,andthencrankthepistonbackdowntothefull-upposition.Removethepointfromtheink;whilestillholdingitovertheinkwell,twistthepistonbackdownjustabit,enoughtoallowthreedropsofinktoescapefromthepoint.Then,retightenthepistonandwipethependown.The"threedrops"businessisrecommendedbynearlyallpiston-penmanufacturers,althoughsomepenusersgetbyjustfinewithoutit.Isuspectthatreleasingsomeinkthroughthefeedmayrelievetheremainingvacuumandreleaseanyairbubblescaughtinthefeed,whichwillmakethepenflowmoresmoothly.
NOTE:
Neverforceapistonknobthatisfrozenorstuck;youcanshearoffthepistonscrewifyoudo.Ifyourpistonpenisstuck,youcantryremovingthepoint(ifpossible)anddrippingsomewaterintothebarrel,leavingittosoakforafewhours.Thisshould,withanyluck,freeupthepistontomove.Ifyoucan'tremovethepoint,youcantrythoroughlysoakingthepen(ifitisofamaterialthatcanstandthetreatment);thismayintroduceenoughwaterintothebarreltounstickthepiston.Finally,ifneitherofthesetricksworks,sendthepentothefactoryortoaqualifiedrepairperson.
Cleaning
Mostpistonfillersdonothaveremovablepoints.Thismeansthattheonlyeffectivewaytocleanthemistorepeatedlyfillandemptythem.Thiscanbetedious,sinceyoucanrinseasacpenfourorfivetimesinthetimeittakesyoutorinsethepistonpenonce,andyoucan'tworkupasmuchpressureinapistonpenasyoucaninasacpen.
Ifyouownalate-modelPelikanpistonfiller(madeafter,say,1980),itmayhaveapointthatcanbeunscrewedfromthepen.ThefrontsofthesectionsofcertainlaterOMASpens(suchastheOgiveandMilord)canalsobeunscrewed.Thiswillpermityoutorinseboththereservoirandthepointandfeedthoroughlyundercooltapwater(thisisnotsomethingyouneedtodo,orshoulddo,allthetime:
justwhenyouwanttochangeinkcolorsorwhenyoususpectaperformanceproblem).Tounscrewthepoint,graspitinasoftclothortissuebetweenyourthum
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