Cross Fountain Pen Converter Instructions

Push a new cross 0 5mm lead cassette into the pencil barrel until a click is heard.

Cross fountain pen converter instructions.

If you are not going to use a fountain pen for an extended period of time you need to remove and clean your pen. While a majority of fountain pens can refill with standard international converters some models may not. An ink converter allows the fountain pen to use bottled ink rather than ink cartridges. For cross fountain pens that use a converter or cartridge remove the converter or cartridge from the nib section.

Happy fountain pen day. The cartridge is a self contained disposable unit filled with ink. Please refer to your specific pen s instructions for acceptable converter sizes. 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.

Once out shake the cassette to make sure that it is empty. Most reservoirs are either a piston converter a cartridge or an ink bladder. Some cartridge style fountain pens are proprietary and only allow for their brand of ink cartridge to be used. Turn the cap clockwise to put the pencil into the writing position.

Learn how to fill your fountain pen with our easy to follow instructions. Fill a converter style fountain pen most fountain pens that use ink cartridges can also use an ink converter. We hope you enjoy this bonus video and that it helps you use your fountain pens better. The converter and ink bladder require fountain pen bottled ink.

Clean a cartridge converter fountain pen fountain pen ink is water based and over time will evaporate. Cross for the best push in style pen converters refills cartridges and more. Some cross fountain pencils utilize a converter enabling making use of bottled ink rather than regular fountain pen ink. Only use fountain pen ink do not use india ink containing damaging shellac and do not make use of drafting ink or technical ink.

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