In my hardware store the silicone grease was located above the drawers of o-rings in the plumbing area. Don't be bashful;simply ask. Don't settle for vaseline .Get the right stuff.It's a very common plumbing item.
This is great. Gives the Preppy a large reservoir and the flexibility to use a wide variety of colors. When you refill it, if you wash out the reservoir (which you definitely should if you are changing colors) make sure it is completely dry before refilling. I learned the hard way that you don't want water mixing with your ink, not even a little bit
I received an eyedropper pen free in an order from FPR. The filling instructions advise screwing the barrel of the pen only part way on to the section. Two thirds should do. Then you invert the pen and complete the process of screwing the barrel on to the section. Air pressure helps force the ink to the feed (complete this last step over the ink bottle, a paper towel or cloth). Wipe off any excess ink from the nib and feed and you're good to go. The process works better than shaking the pen to start ink flow. Good luck!
What I usually do is screw the nib back on most of the way. Just enough so it won’t leak. Then I turn it upside down and screw the barrel on the rest of the way. This pressurizes it more and pushes ink to the nib and feed faster.
Well, anything to seal up the threads should work! The reason I like silicone grease is that's it's pretty clean and doesn't react with inks, it's sole purpose is sealing up threads. I can't say that for other random gel-like products!
If you have an o-ring installed, then the grease is really just kind of a backup. I typically recommend greasing every time you assemble the pen though, you definitely want to do everything you can to prevent a possible leak.
Thank you, Brian! Got the supplies easily at the hardware store for under $7, they even opened the o-ring package and put it on my pen to make sure it fit. I love my Platinum Preppy--my first fountain pen so much the ink in the cartridge it came with is almost gone!
@AloofObserver It's best to do it every time you fill the pen. Of course, if you have the o-ring in place, it won't be critical to grease it every time as the o-ring will keep the ink in the pen, but for the grease to really do much of anything, it needs to be a 'fresh' greasing every time you screw the pen together.
Aside from that, Fountain pens can be a lot more customized than a rollerball. You can get different nib sizes, change the flow, and use different inks to really customize your writing.
I just got my first one, yes, my FIRST; I will be getting more of these! I love it! Such a wonderful pen at such an affordable price and nice writing experience. Thank you!!
You should be fine with that ink. The o-ring helps, but it's not like you're guaranteed to have a leak without it. The threads on the Preppy aren't as tight as the Kaweco, but some silicone grease will seal them up.
Awesome. I just bought one of these pens as my first fountain pen. I can't wait to try it out. This seems like a great way to get a lot of life out of this pen once the ink that came with it runs out. Thanks for making such an easy to follow great video!
Yeah, the Platinum Preppy is a great affordable pen. Once it's eyedropper converted, it holds the most ink out of almost all our pens, and only for $6! - Colin
Great video Brian. As a college student writing pages of notes per day, I've been itching for an inexpensive fountain pen with buckets of ink capacity for sometime now. I believe you've solved my dilemma. Thanks :) --Just referenced your website and it's good to see that you do indeed carry the Preppy O-Rings.
@TheInkNouveau Silicone grease is not entirely inert , it does dissolve and react. I am a chemist and it does dissolve slightly in solvents and it is entirely removed by base. Silicone grease was thought to be inert but having it present on glassware lead to the discovery of some new reactions years ago ! So in any very alkali ink I would be careful because it could be completely removed :-) Vaseline will react more most probably. I might give vaseline a try :-)
@XZSerenityZX, no, all fountain pens do no write the same. It's about like asking if all food tastes the same ;) There are a lot of factors that contribute to how a fountain pen writes...the weight, balance, smoothness and size of the nib, the length, diameter, material, the overall shape, etc. There is usually a law of diminishing returns when it comes to the prices of fountain pens (much like anything else in life), so if you're new to it, it's good to start cheap and go up from there.
I Just Randomly found this video & Thank Goodness I Did. I've been wanting to purchase an inexpensive fountain pen For journaling... Ect... & This video just saved me a Lotta trouble! I went to your website & love it! I will be ordering from your company! Thank you 😉
@bekki2308 Same concept, but they have different chemical makeups. The reason silicone grease is the best is because it's entirely inert, so it won't react with any inks (or pen materials). I don't know if vaseline will react with anything.
It works!!! It works!! I decided I would attempt to mix Noodler's Blue Ghost with Blue Black to get an ink that I could use for security documents but alas, ghost doesn't show up under UV light because the UV is illuminating the blue black more visibly. I guess if I'd thought about this first I would have realized it wasn't going to work. But now I want more Blue Ghost just because I can draw secret images in my sketches . I wonder if there's an ink like a mood ink that changes color if you touch it or something that I can use for fun on legal docs? Regarding eyedroppering a Preppy: it makes the Preppy look less ugly too 🤓 I love my Preppys.
rollerballs require pressure to write, and actually slows you down much more than a FP. The problem people have with FP's is it's 'freedom' suddenly you aren't constrained to the pressure slowing you down.
Well, the ink and paper used is a big factor when using fountain pen ink, even in a rollerball pen. I personally don't use a rollerball pen much, the fountain pen is my pen of choice :)
I don't think it's quite the same thing. It looks like (with a quite Google search) that thermal grease contains metal oxides in it for conductive capabilities, a desirable trait in electronics, but not in fountain pens. I don't know for sure that it would or wouldn't hurt a pen, but I imagine having metal in your grease isn't so good, especially because it might either react with the ink or your pen. The reason I use the clear stuff is that it's 100% silicone.
the Noodler's might be tough to find, that's going to be primarily in the US. There may be a couple of retailers in the UK as well. The J. Herbin rollerball should be easier to find, they are made in France and I imagine will be available all over Europe.
It's not a sticker, it's actually some kind of permanent screen printing on the pen. It caaaaaaan be taken off, but not easily. It basically requires sanding/buffing the pen, not any easy or quick task.
This video's so old that . I really hope you see this... Would converting also work for the Lamy Vista? It's a nicer demonstrator pen (assuming that just means look through) but the lady in the shop almost jumped through the ground floor window when I asked her about converting it. Lastly, the container will empty out anyways. What did you mean with trying to keep t half full of ink? Add more ink when it goes below the half way point? Binging your videos. You probably don't hear this enough but they are really informative! So big thank you from Belgium.
The LAMY Vista unfortunately has an ink window in it which makes eyedroppering it impossible. Adding more ink as it gets lower helps prevent the burping issues. Usually more than half is recommended. - Colin
Well, the rollerball tip that comes with the Preppy in the 4.5 ounce Noodler's inks (the few that have them) are the same tips as what come on all of the Noodler's rollerball pens. So you're really comparing Noodler's to J. Herbin. The Herbin writes just a little finer, and neither of them is really 'smooth', at least not compared to a fountain pen. I'd say the Noodler's tip is smoother.
Shinma, if you want a real deal, just get a 4.5 ounce bottle of Noodler's that already had the converted Preppy in it. Then you're getting tons of ink and the pen to boot!
@popeye190 If you don't use silicone grease, then the o-ring is critical to keep the pen from leaking at the threads. If you don't have silicone or and o-ring, then you can guarantee a leak!
Oh. The rollerball attachment which nathan tardiff showed on one of his videos looked quite broad compared to konrad hence thought it would be better for me. Offcourse, fountain pens are clearly the best writing instruments however alot of the good ones are pricy and not as practical as rollerballs especially for fast writing
Have a doubt regarding the use of silicone grease. Should we clean the grease everytime from the threads and apply it again before refilling an eyedropper pen...
No, the 4.5oz bottles from Noodler's now come with a 'Charlie' pen which is basically an eyedropper fountain pen by Noodler's: www.gouletpens.com/search?query=charlie&facetValueFilter= - Colin
Thank you for the video! I never knew what was meant by an eyedropper pen lwt alone how to make one. Do you need to add the silicone grease each time you refill with ink?
Here's a link to the product directly: www.gouletpens.com/products/platinum-preppy-o-rings?variant=11884754599979 They have a 7mm internal diameter, 9mm outer diameter, and the thickness of the o-ring rubber itself is 1mm. - Colin
the silicone grease you use is clear, there´s a thing called "thermal silicone grease" it is white and it is used to defuse heat within electronic devices or reduce heat from friction, (i've looked all over and thats all I've been abel to find) do you think I can use it in an eyedropper?
Every preppy I have owned has cracked…. any suggestions to fix this or prevent it from happening again (other than not buying any more Platinum Preppy’s lol)?
i have one fine-nibbed coming my way and i plan to use it with pelikan m205 duo highlighter ink. is the o-ring entirely necessary ? ? ? i have a bunch of them lying around but they are too large. and on my kaweco sports i didn't need one at all. i use pharmacy-grade vaseline which has served me extremely well in the past, i never had any leakage whatsoever. i only hope the preppy can support the viscosity of the pelikan ink. we'll see-
Hi there. Thanks for all your videos they are really helpful! Would you recommend the free noodlers pen in a 4.5oz bottle or the J herbin rollerball in terms of smooth and wet writing. s of smooth
Do most fountain pens write the same? I can't really decide. I'm stuck between something cheap like this Platinum Preppy, or something nicer like the Lamy Al Star/ Vista.
Hi! Great info on here..thanks. I'm having a problem with this platinum preppy i converted that I wanted to ask about. It overflows from the nib itself! As in it'll write just fine, but every 10-15 words or so, a whole drop of ink just leaks out. I looked carefully, and what's happening is the feed is saturated to the point where it has begun to leak. It's not because the ink is low either...i just converted it. Could you tell me what might be causing this, and what i could do? Thanks.
Are the Preppys with the colored nibs still available anywhere, or is that an older version? The Preppy I ordered a few weeks back came with the chrome-finished nib.
O-rings are used for all kinds of things across all industries, but not like a rubber band. In the context of this pen, it's used to seal up the two parts of the pen (grip and body) so that you can fill the body of the pen with ink and it won't leak. -Brian Goulet
For some reason both my converted Preppys are leaking ink out of the front of the section. It's like the collector isn't making a good seal against the plastic of the section. Given the number of people who convert these things without problem, I'm not sure what could be wrong.
+Michael Soulier Sometimes when the ink is low on an eyedropper pen, that can cause leakage problems. I would clean out the pens and see if the connection hasn't been weakened with the feed into the section. - Colin
The feeds are fully seated. I'm not sure why ink is slipping past. At one point I think I shook it and caused the problem. I'll clean them up and try again.
Yeah, the silicone grease is pretty important as it seals the threads, not allowing the ink to occupy that space. Wouldn't risk it without the grease! - Colin
+The Goulet Pen Company awesome next question i just got it with the eye dropper conversion and it seems really hard to get the ink into the feed I've tried shaking it very vigorously and i am having a hard time getting the ink into the feed can you give me any pointers
Brian actually has a slice on how to help get the ink soaking in the feed (this is for converters, but the same strategy would apply to eyedropper pens): ruclips.net/video/X_dcEcjWMw4/видео.html Hope that helps! - Colin
+Marios Pantouvanos in a pinch, sure, on most pens it should be okay. it's not exactly the same stuff as silicone grease, but on a cheaper pen like this Vaseline should work okay. -Brian
Today I received the preppy and the o-rings from Goulet and did it straight away. 5 Minutes later the whole ink was in the cap........... What is wrong?
Yes, I used silicone grease, but also yes, I notice some micro-cracks as maybe I over-tightened, so those could already be responsible. But over-tightening is very easy then......! So, people have to be over-careful! Thanks for the fast answer - so my preppy is already gone before I wrote with it.......
@@Gouletpens I had the same issue. I don't think I over tightened. Is is that air can't get in through the oring and silicon grease. Because ink definitely did not get in.
Technically, yes. You just need to buy an adapter first: www.gouletpens.com/collections/platinum-pen-accessories/products/platinum-cartridge-adapter?variant=11884750962731 - Colin
I've been using one that came with Noodler's Heart of Darkness as one of my main day-to-day pens for several years now---as in the pen I keep in a shirt or jacket pocket. I've been through three or four refils, which given that I don't write much means its been carried around a good bit. I've never had any problems with it leaking or getting ink out of the seal. Normal vibration will get some on the inside of the cap, which may get on the section where you write. But then I get ink on my fingers anyway, 'cause I'm an idiot. The worst-case scenario is dropping the thing and stepping on it or something. It holds a lot of ink.
sorry i know its 10 years too late but I just do not find any reason why the preppy should be converted to an eyedropper......ever. The refill cartridge is large enough to take in 1.5ml AND it comes with a little ball bearing to keep the ink well stirred . I keep the refill after it empties and use a syringe to refill the cartridge.... no eyedropper pen burpng issues too . Money spent on a syringe that can be used on so many other fountai pens is cheaper and alot more useful than 0-rings and silicone OK my 2 cents
So fun to watch these old vids and see Brian with his baby face!
In my hardware store the silicone grease was located above the drawers of o-rings in the plumbing area. Don't be bashful;simply ask. Don't settle for vaseline .Get the right stuff.It's a very common plumbing item.
This is great. Gives the Preppy a large reservoir and the flexibility to use a wide variety of colors. When you refill it, if you wash out the reservoir (which you definitely should if you are changing colors) make sure it is completely dry before refilling. I learned the hard way that you don't want water mixing with your ink, not even a little bit
what happened??
Don't leave us hanging.
@@bladesmith5927 The little bit of water made it a lot wetter (obviously) and it flowed out *way* too quickly when I went to write
I received an eyedropper pen free in an order from FPR. The filling instructions advise screwing the barrel of the pen only part way on to the section. Two thirds should do. Then you invert the pen and complete the process of screwing the barrel on to the section. Air pressure helps force the ink to the feed (complete this last step over the ink bottle, a paper towel or cloth). Wipe off any excess ink from the nib and feed and you're good to go. The process works better than shaking the pen to start ink flow. Good luck!
What I usually do is screw the nib back on most of the way. Just enough so it won’t leak. Then I turn it upside down and screw the barrel on the rest of the way. This pressurizes it more and pushes ink to the nib and feed faster.
Well, anything to seal up the threads should work! The reason I like silicone grease is that's it's pretty clean and doesn't react with inks, it's sole purpose is sealing up threads. I can't say that for other random gel-like products!
If you have an o-ring installed, then the grease is really just kind of a backup. I typically recommend greasing every time you assemble the pen though, you definitely want to do everything you can to prevent a possible leak.
Thank you, Brian! Got the supplies easily at the hardware store for under $7, they even opened the o-ring package and put it on my pen to make sure it fit. I love my Platinum Preppy--my first fountain pen so much the ink in the cartridge it came with is almost gone!
@AloofObserver It's best to do it every time you fill the pen. Of course, if you have the o-ring in place, it won't be critical to grease it every time as the o-ring will keep the ink in the pen, but for the grease to really do much of anything, it needs to be a 'fresh' greasing every time you screw the pen together.
Aside from that, Fountain pens can be a lot more customized than a rollerball. You can get different nib sizes, change the flow, and use different inks to really customize your writing.
I just got my first one, yes, my FIRST; I will be getting more of these! I love it! Such a wonderful pen at such an affordable price and nice writing experience. Thank you!!
You should be fine with that ink. The o-ring helps, but it's not like you're guaranteed to have a leak without it. The threads on the Preppy aren't as tight as the Kaweco, but some silicone grease will seal them up.
Awesome. I just bought one of these pens as my first fountain pen. I can't wait to try it out. This seems like a great way to get a lot of life out of this pen once the ink that came with it runs out. Thanks for making such an easy to follow great video!
Yeah, the Platinum Preppy is a great affordable pen. Once it's eyedropper converted, it holds the most ink out of almost all our pens, and only for $6! - Colin
Great video Brian. As a college student writing pages of notes per day, I've been itching for an inexpensive fountain pen with buckets of ink capacity for sometime now. I believe you've solved my dilemma. Thanks :)
--Just referenced your website and it's good to see that you do indeed carry the Preppy O-Rings.
@TheInkNouveau Silicone grease is not entirely inert , it does dissolve and react. I am a chemist and it does dissolve slightly in solvents and it is entirely removed by base. Silicone grease was thought to be inert but having it present on glassware lead to the discovery of some new reactions years ago ! So in any very alkali ink I would be careful because it could be completely removed :-) Vaseline will react more most probably. I might give vaseline a try :-)
@XZSerenityZX, no, all fountain pens do no write the same. It's about like asking if all food tastes the same ;) There are a lot of factors that contribute to how a fountain pen writes...the weight, balance, smoothness and size of the nib, the length, diameter, material, the overall shape, etc. There is usually a law of diminishing returns when it comes to the prices of fountain pens (much like anything else in life), so if you're new to it, it's good to start cheap and go up from there.
I Just Randomly found this video & Thank Goodness I Did. I've been wanting to purchase an inexpensive fountain pen For journaling... Ect... & This video just saved me a Lotta trouble! I went to your website & love it! I will be ordering from your company! Thank you 😉
barbieglam1219 Awesome! So glad I could help :) -Brian Goulet
Thanks for this useful demo. I wasn't sure what to do about the feeder stem thing in the back of the nib unit, now I know it need not be removed.
Wow. You look great considering I started watching in 2022
@bekki2308 Same concept, but they have different chemical makeups. The reason silicone grease is the best is because it's entirely inert, so it won't react with any inks (or pen materials). I don't know if vaseline will react with anything.
It works!!! It works!! I decided I would attempt to mix Noodler's Blue Ghost with Blue Black to get an ink that I could use for security documents but alas, ghost doesn't show up under UV light because the UV is illuminating the blue black more visibly. I guess if I'd thought about this first I would have realized it wasn't going to work. But now I want more Blue Ghost just because I can draw secret images in my sketches . I wonder if there's an ink like a mood ink that changes color if you touch it or something that I can use for fun on legal docs?
Regarding eyedroppering a Preppy: it makes the Preppy look less ugly too 🤓 I love my Preppys.
You're welcome!
this is awesome, thanks! do you have to apply the grease each time you refill, or is it just for the first time you convert?
Thank you! What a good idea!
You may want to look at plumber's silicone grease instead of electronics suppliers.
rollerballs require pressure to write, and actually slows you down much more than a FP. The problem people have with FP's is it's 'freedom' suddenly you aren't constrained to the pressure slowing you down.
Well, the ink and paper used is a big factor when using fountain pen ink, even in a rollerball pen. I personally don't use a rollerball pen much, the fountain pen is my pen of choice :)
you wont believe this but i couldnt fins silicone grease here so i used bench fix soo polished hairgel and it friggin worked!
Betmee, you don't HAVE to if you have the o-ring, but it helps. It's just an extra security measure.
I don't think it's quite the same thing. It looks like (with a quite Google search) that thermal grease contains metal oxides in it for conductive capabilities, a desirable trait in electronics, but not in fountain pens. I don't know for sure that it would or wouldn't hurt a pen, but I imagine having metal in your grease isn't so good, especially because it might either react with the ink or your pen. The reason I use the clear stuff is that it's 100% silicone.
the Noodler's might be tough to find, that's going to be primarily in the US. There may be a couple of retailers in the UK as well. The J. Herbin rollerball should be easier to find, they are made in France and I imagine will be available all over Europe.
You sure can! In fact, if you get a 4.5 ounce bottle of Baystate Blue, it'll come with an eyedropper converted Preppy in the bottle!
It's not a sticker, it's actually some kind of permanent screen printing on the pen. It caaaaaaan be taken off, but not easily. It basically requires sanding/buffing the pen, not any easy or quick task.
This video's so old that . I really hope you see this...
Would converting also work for the Lamy Vista? It's a nicer demonstrator pen (assuming that just means look through) but the lady in the shop almost jumped through the ground floor window when I asked her about converting it.
Lastly, the container will empty out anyways. What did you mean with trying to keep t half full of ink? Add more ink when it goes below the half way point?
Binging your videos. You probably don't hear this enough but they are really informative! So big thank you from Belgium.
The LAMY Vista unfortunately has an ink window in it which makes eyedroppering it impossible. Adding more ink as it gets lower helps prevent the burping issues. Usually more than half is recommended. - Colin
That was awesome. Thank you
Well, the rollerball tip that comes with the Preppy in the 4.5 ounce Noodler's inks (the few that have them) are the same tips as what come on all of the Noodler's rollerball pens. So you're really comparing Noodler's to J. Herbin. The Herbin writes just a little finer, and neither of them is really 'smooth', at least not compared to a fountain pen. I'd say the Noodler's tip is smoother.
Hey, thanks a lot for the quick reply! :)
Unfortunately not, that pen only comes with a couple of Noodler's 4.5 ounce inks :(
it makes sense, thanks a lot!
The best way to get the ink to the nib is to lightly tap it with your finger. I have to do it with my Sheaffer Classic calligraphy fountain pen
Shinma, if you want a real deal, just get a 4.5 ounce bottle of Noodler's that already had the converted Preppy in it. Then you're getting tons of ink and the pen to boot!
@popeye190 If you don't use silicone grease, then the o-ring is critical to keep the pen from leaking at the threads. If you don't have silicone or and o-ring, then you can guarantee a leak!
Oh. The rollerball attachment which nathan tardiff showed on one of his videos looked quite broad compared to konrad hence thought it would be better for me. Offcourse, fountain pens are clearly the best writing instruments however alot of the good ones are pricy and not as practical as rollerballs especially for fast writing
Have a doubt regarding the use of silicone grease. Should we clean the grease everytime from the threads and apply it again before refilling an eyedropper pen...
Does a converted Platinum still come with the Noodlers Ink?
No, the 4.5oz bottles from Noodler's now come with a 'Charlie' pen which is basically an eyedropper fountain pen by Noodler's: www.gouletpens.com/search?query=charlie&facetValueFilter= - Colin
Thank you for the video! I never knew what was meant by an eyedropper pen lwt alone how to make one. Do you need to add the silicone grease each time you refill with ink?
Ikr that’s a hell o lot of work
I could not find the O ring size anywhere.
Here's a link to the product directly: www.gouletpens.com/products/platinum-preppy-o-rings?variant=11884754599979 They have a 7mm internal diameter, 9mm outer diameter, and the thickness of the o-ring rubber itself is 1mm. - Colin
What size are the o rings if I want to find them at a hardware store?
My guess is he didnt tell us because he wants us to spend two bucks for a four pack on his website. Well played Brian.
Julian Heske im pretty sure he didnt know the size.
Another site mentions # 5 O-ring.
TacticalTimmy12 it’s 10mm
It can be 9x1 or 10x1
the silicone grease you use is clear, there´s a thing called "thermal silicone grease" it is white and it is used to defuse heat within electronic devices or reduce heat from friction, (i've looked all over and thats all I've been abel to find) do you think I can use it in an eyedropper?
Every preppy I have owned has cracked…. any suggestions to fix this or prevent it from happening again (other than not buying any more Platinum Preppy’s lol)?
i have one fine-nibbed coming my way and i plan to use it with pelikan m205 duo highlighter ink.
is the o-ring entirely necessary ? ? ?
i have a bunch of them lying around but they are too large.
and on my kaweco sports i didn't need one at all.
i use pharmacy-grade vaseline which has served me extremely well in the past, i never had any leakage whatsoever.
i only hope the preppy can support the viscosity of the pelikan ink. we'll see-
silly question... can you take the sticker of from the pen...
i find the sticker that says preppy a bit off putting...
Hi there. Thanks for all your videos they are really helpful! Would you recommend the free noodlers pen in a 4.5oz bottle or the J herbin rollerball in terms of smooth and wet writing. s of smooth
Do most fountain pens write the same? I can't really decide. I'm stuck between something cheap like this Platinum Preppy, or something nicer like the Lamy Al Star/ Vista.
Can I not buy the noodlers "preppy" seperatley? I really want that pen but not any of the inks especially baystate blue. Im clumsy and only 14.
I use the same cartridge by filling it with parker ink with the help of syringe, but it doesn't write... why?
if we don't have an o-ring will it still work?
Do you need to grease the threads every time you re-ink?
Not necessarily, but it doesn't hurt either. -Lydia
@@Gouletpens Thank you, Lydia
Can I buy the Noodlers nib creaper or J herbin rollerball in any other country apart from America? My holiday there got cancelled :(
Instructions are 2:22 - 3:25.
Hi, i have made this to a Preppy an the ink leaked around the nib. Do you know how to sole this problem?
Hi Brian, is it fine to get back on the cartridge, if your using eyedropper?
Can the cartridge of Platinum Preppy 03 be refilled with ink?
Yep! Watch our GPC Quick Tip on how to do that here: ruclips.net/video/B84HPvgNzB0/видео.html - Colin
yes
Dr Mrinal Kanti Nath yes you can refill cartridge with syringe.I have been doing it.
Hi! Great info on here..thanks.
I'm having a problem with this platinum preppy i converted that I wanted to ask about.
It overflows from the nib itself! As in it'll write just fine, but every 10-15 words or so, a whole drop of ink just leaks out. I looked carefully, and what's happening is the feed is saturated to the point where it has begun to leak.
It's not because the ink is low either...i just converted it.
Could you tell me what might be causing this, and what i could do?
Thanks.
Have you tried using a cartridge with it? If it still leaks with one, then maybe the nib and feed weren't set properly. - Colin
Could I use Baystate Blue in the preppy?
Will vaseline do as the grease?
How can I get the O-Ring?
Are the Preppys with the colored nibs still available anywhere, or is that an older version? The Preppy I ordered a few weeks back came with the chrome-finished nib.
+James R Burwell Yeah, we only sell the the steel nibs on the Preppy currently. - Colin
@bekki2308 Very interesting, thank you!
what's an o ring usually used for? is it like a rubber band?
O-rings are used for all kinds of things across all industries, but not like a rubber band. In the context of this pen, it's used to seal up the two parts of the pen (grip and body) so that you can fill the body of the pen with ink and it won't leak. -Brian Goulet
Is an o ring really necessary? Will it leak if there isn't one and we just use the silicone grease?
For some reason both my converted Preppys are leaking ink out of the front of the section. It's like the collector isn't making a good seal against the plastic of the section. Given the number of people who convert these things without problem, I'm not sure what could be wrong.
+Michael Soulier Sometimes when the ink is low on an eyedropper pen, that can cause leakage problems. I would clean out the pens and see if the connection hasn't been weakened with the feed into the section. - Colin
The feeds are fully seated. I'm not sure why ink is slipping past. At one point I think I shook it and caused the problem. I'll clean them up and try again.
Hi Brian. I'm still a noob at fountain pens. Just wanted to know that if I didn't use the silicone grease, will there be a higher risk of leakage?
Yeah, the silicone grease is pretty important as it seals the threads, not allowing the ink to occupy that space. Wouldn't risk it without the grease! - Colin
The Goulet Pen Company thanks. Colin! Will be sure to remember!
@@Gouletpens do we need the grease every time you refill the pen with an eyedropper or one time is sufficient?
i just bought one and was curious if i wanted to change color does the nib pull out to clean out thoroughly
+The Goulet Pen Company awesome next question i just got it with the eye dropper conversion and it seems really hard to get the ink into the feed I've tried shaking it very vigorously and i am having a hard time getting the ink into the feed can you give me any pointers
Brian actually has a slice on how to help get the ink soaking in the feed (this is for converters, but the same strategy would apply to eyedropper pens): ruclips.net/video/X_dcEcjWMw4/видео.html Hope that helps! - Colin
awww. look at those cheeks on baby brian....
Can I use Vaseline instead of silicone grease or does it ruin the ink? FYI: I went to my local hardware store and I couldn't find silicone grease.
+Marios Pantouvanos in a pinch, sure, on most pens it should be okay. it's not exactly the same stuff as silicone grease, but on a cheaper pen like this Vaseline should work okay. -Brian
Thanks
If I add 2 dollars on my order for an eyedropper conversion, does it still come with the cartridge?
Thanks in advance!
Yes it does. :)
Today I received the preppy and the o-rings from Goulet and did it straight away. 5 Minutes later the whole ink was in the cap........... What is wrong?
Did you use silicone grease as well? It's possible it was over-tightened and the micro-cracks caused some of the leaking issues. - Colin
Yes, I used silicone grease, but also yes, I notice some micro-cracks as maybe I over-tightened, so those could already be responsible. But over-tightening is very easy then......! So, people have to be over-careful! Thanks for the fast answer - so my preppy is already gone before I wrote with it.......
@@Gouletpens I had the same issue. I don't think I over tightened. Is is that air can't get in through the oring and silicon grease. Because ink definitely did not get in.
Can the preppy pen use international standard ink cartridges???
Technically, yes. You just need to buy an adapter first: www.gouletpens.com/collections/platinum-pen-accessories/products/platinum-cartridge-adapter?variant=11884750962731 - Colin
Is the conversion safe? I'm scared that the ink will spill in my pencil case and ruin it.
I've been using one that came with Noodler's Heart of Darkness as one of my main day-to-day pens for several years now---as in the pen I keep in a shirt or jacket pocket. I've been through three or four refils, which given that I don't write much means its been carried around a good bit.
I've never had any problems with it leaking or getting ink out of the seal. Normal vibration will get some on the inside of the cap, which may get on the section where you write. But then I get ink on my fingers anyway, 'cause I'm an idiot.
The worst-case scenario is dropping the thing and stepping on it or something. It holds a lot of ink.
Do we have to re-grease the pen every time we refill it?
I recommend it. It never hurts to re-apply! - Colin
My personal experience was that it still leaks even if you do this.
Do we need an o ring if we have silicone grease?
It depends on the pen (the threads, specifically). It's never a bad idea though! - Drew
@@Gouletpens how about for the preppy?
Hi Brian! May I know the size of the O ring that you used on this video?
This o-ring has a 7mm internal diameter, 9mm outer diameter, and the thickness of the o-ring rubber itself is 1mm. - Colin
The Goulet Pen Company thanks
What is the size of that O ring?
They have a 7mm internal diameter, 9mm outer diameter, and the thickness of the o-ring rubber itself is 1mm. - Colin
Can I get a link to where he got the o ring?
+Nick Kankanyan right here, Nick: www.gouletpens.com/plat-ppq-o/p/Plat-PPQ-O -Brian Goulet
and now hope that nobody open that for fun
Hah, the proper way is to draw diagonal lines until it writes ;)
Where to buy o-ring?
Here's a direct link to the Platinum Preppy O-rings: www.gouletpens.com/products/platinum-preppy-o-rings?variant=11884754599979 - Colin
sorry i know its 10 years too late but I just do not find any reason why the preppy should be converted to an eyedropper......ever. The refill cartridge is large enough to take in 1.5ml AND it comes with a little ball bearing to keep the ink well stirred . I keep the refill after it empties and use a syringe to refill the cartridge.... no eyedropper pen burpng issues too . Money spent on a syringe that can be used on so many other fountai pens is cheaper and alot more useful than 0-rings and silicone OK my 2 cents
His eyebrows freak me out heheh.
Viren Bhatt haha, yeah, I don't know what the heck I have going on there! -Brian Goulet
You're welcome!