SHORTIE: How To Fill an Eye-dropper Fountain Pen

How to fill an eye-dropper fountain pen.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Start
00:06 - Introduction
00:26 - Type of Eye-droppers
00:39 - Eyedroppers
00:47 - Eyedropper Ready
01:33 - Japanese Eye-dropper
02:30 - Convertible Eye-dropper
02:53 - How to Fill an Eye-dropper Pen
04:38 - Advantages vs Disadvantages
05:29 - ED Tips

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CAUTION: The following video has an unusually high VHQ (video humor quotient). Viewers are advised to refrain from consuming carbonated beverages while watching. Any liquid spewing out of your nose is YOUR responsibility.

[santauxia]

Great review, love the humor. Great job Mr. DR

[archivist]

Short, sweet, informative, and F*CKing funny! 😆

[nope]

I love eyedroppers. Even with a Preppy eyedroppered I still carry a spare eyedropper pen because I write so much. Ive gone through 1ml with a Japanese XF nib in a day.

[davecharvella]

As usual; entertaining, and informative. Cheers!

[gowanfenley]

Useful! Better-built pens I've converted like the Preppy seem to operate just fine, but in my exploration of Indian pens I've acquired a number of eyedropper-only pens that regurgitate ink like a gassy baby barfs tapioca. I'll try your tapping trick on some of these.

[dracolipop]

You could also get the blunt syringes from daiso

[raviykrishna]

One question I have is even piston fillers are a kind of eyedroppers and so are cartridge/converters because the air and ink concept applies to them also. So are these problems of burping and vomiting applicable to them?

[jpsimmons]

Manuscript fountain pens from England use eyedropper conversion.

[jacobling]

The highlight of the video is when you toss the eyedropper away in a video explaining eyedropper pen!

[oscarmedina]

Thanks for making this training series for the dumbasses among us.

[forgotMyUsername]

Good summary; here's a couple more tips:
* after filling: you don't have to wait -- point it nib-down and partly un-screw then re-screw the grip-section to use that air pressure to force ink into the feed so you can write right away.
* On airplanes, cabin pressure drops as you're gaining altitude -- so I leave all fountain pens nib-up during takeoff, and I find them ready to use at cruising altitude

[paulmchugh]

This is why I use ballpoint pens while in the air. Why tempt fate?

However, I may be tempted to use a Japanese eyedropper pen like the C4 or an Opus 88 pen.

I do not have a penBBS 480. I have to look for one.

Oh my Jinhao X159 Frankenpen is going strong. With an O ring and a generous amount of silicone grease and a touch of Gorilla Glue, it has worked quite well.

Great information, Doug.

[charlesbrough]

Glad I wasn't drinking anything while watching the vid! 😅😅

[zathrasnotzathras]

Thank you for not including a visual of vomiting.

[Schein]

Let's try
"Excuse me, the Majohn is made in China"

[johnpetrucellijr.]

"Premature Blobbing" ...sounds like a serious medical condition! Doug did you ever successfully eyedropper that FPR pen?