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refilling cartridges (was: Why all good citizens...)
On 11 Jul 2003 at 14:28:31 GMT, Al Wesolowsky scribbled:
-My dentist gave me a (normally disposable) translucent "Monoject -412" plastic syringe, with a curved plastic "needle" for refill- -ing the carts, and it works like a charm. My dentist gave me a "normally disposable" gizmo that looks more like what might be called an eye-dropper-plunger than like what people think of when the word syringe is used. -And is not covered by the Massachusetts ban on people possessing -hypodermic needles. It's ironic that at the same time, governments are *giving away* hypo needles to drug users! But if a fountain pen user asks about getting one to refill ink cartridges, the answer is, to put it politely, "No way, Jose!" (Especially in a place like Censornati! grin) Considering the legal sensitivities surrounding the word "sy- ringe," we fountain pen dinosaurs might do well to come up with some nicer-sounding word. Anyhow, as the poster noted, the Etch-Rite gizmo I got works like a charm! It's even better than the jet-tipped quarter-inch glass tubes that a high school science teacher of mine made for this same purpose many decades ago. (That was back around the time of the Van Buren Administration.) It's the answer to a decades-long problem of how to economically refill cartridges (in pens where converters don't fit.) -- ---------------------------------------------- david moeser -- erasmus39 on yahoo Censornati, Ohio - USA ---------------------------------------------- * "Are we having no fun yet?!" (heard around Censornati) * (Headers munged to foil spammers; real info in taglines) |
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Edward Bonaventure wrote in
news:Pine.GSO.4.56.0307111707220.6265@shell1: My dentist gave me a "normally disposable" gizmo that looks more like what might be called an eye-dropper-plunger than like what people think of when the word syringe is used. You can also get these from any hobby store that sells plastic models or balsa wood kits. Just ask for a 'glue injector'. I've had one for years now and actually prefer refilling an old Sheaffer Skrip cartridge to using the converter since the cartridge holds more ink and and makes less of a mess. You can also get these injectors from pharmacies that specialize in vetinary medicines. My sister's pet rabbit got sick once, and they gave her a bunch of these injectors in order to give the rabbit his medication orally. Since I use Sheaffers alot, I cut one of them so that the hole is the same width as the tube as the cartridge fits in and use it to flush the pen. Peace - Big Lou |
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