I really appreciate you taking the time to do this, my grandfather was a master at calligraphy and I always admired his art, I figured since lockdown I would buy a pen to test out, I didn't realize it didn't come with instructions and I was totally lost! I watched over 15 videos but none broke down how to use a cartridge! I really appreciate it!
I just received my jinhao fountain pen. It's been a few years (10-ish-lol) since I lost my mount blanc. This was awesome, because i wasn't 100% certain which end to stick into the pen. Thank you very much for this video, it was just what I needed. Stay healthy!! LilyMarlaina🌷
😯 wow .... thank you so much👍 I can't believe that watching this 1 video taught me so much. My fountain pens had just arrived in the mail. I wanted them for my journaling. I had no idea that what was inside was an ink converter. That part through me right off I've never seen one before. I've used many fountain pens in my youth but never had an ink converter. And from what you had said I guess I'm very lucky they both came with this converter. But thank you so much. Now I'm good to go no problems. You're amazing🤩 Thank you so kindly. All the best 😎👍👍
In my experience, all of the fountain pens I have seen seem to be able to puncture the cartridge while you screw the body on, which can make it a lot easier, and the cartridge is then a lot less likely of damage, while applying the cartridge by hand would possibly break the cartridge or force too much ink through the pen. Love your videos, really helping!
Most of the pens I use will not puncture a cartridge just by screwing on the body, expecially when you have to use short cartridges. Sometimes you can put two cartridges in and this will allow the pen to puncture the cartridge, but not always. I don't worry about forcing too much ink through the feed. You lose just a little ink, but it's better than waiting for the ink to make its way through on its own, which can take anywhere from a few minutes to three hours., depending opn the pen, and on the cartridges. I've also seen pens severely damaged by applying too much pressure trying to screw the barrel down in order to puncture the cartridge. It's worth trying, but be gentle.
Thanks so much for this great instructional video. One of my husband's students gave him a lovely handcrafted fountain pen that came with what turned out to be a cartridge AND a refillable plunger system. There were no instructions with the pen and it's been decades since my husband had used a fountain pen...we had no clue what to do with either of the accessory pieces until I found your video.
Thank you! I got a Wadsworth and Black Erudite Fountain Pen for Christmas, and couldn't even find the nib and the instructions were garbage. Thank you!
I've been trying to get my ink cartridge to puncture for the last 15 minutes now, and no matter how hard I try, it just won't do it. Am I doing something wrong?
What ink cartridge is it? Brands have different designs. First to mind is if you're puncturing the right side of the cartridge? One should easily puncture while the other is relatively durable. - Colin
@@Gouletpens The cartridge came in the same set as the pen, so I'm pretty sure they go together. It's a calligraphy starter kit I got yesterday, and the company is called Art Maker. And I am putting the side with the small ball inside first.
@@Gouletpens Some cheaper brands are darned near impossible to puncture just with hand pressure. And some people just can't hold the nib unit tightly enough to let even a normal cartridge to puncture. And old, old trick with metal pens is the insert the nib unit into the barrel backwards. This gives you something solid and large to hold ontop, and make puncturing a cartridge very easy for anyone. I've never tried this with a plastic pen, but it works very well with metal pens.
Thanks for the info on the Preppy cartridge. It took a pretty hard shove to get the cartridge to engage with the pen (a sign pen in this case) and I was convinced I was going to break it. WHEW!
Thanks. It took me a long time to jam that cartridge into myJinhao 150! You make it look so easy. I put the cartridge into to nib end, stand it up on desk and push down hard. That works, but I'm afraid of jamming the pen.
Thanks for this, was completely flummoxed by the first cartridge I have seen with a ball bearing, I would be embarrassed to say I thought it made the pen go faster, so I will keep that to myself 😬🤣🤣
The best, thoughtful cartridge in the world is from PILOT ! It fits tightly, has a conical shape (it is easy to rinse under running water and can even be wiped with ear sticks) and very capacious - 1ml.
Thank you so much for this video. It was SUPER clear and very detailed. I figured out how to install a cartridge in my new fountain pen and I am SO excited. Thank you! Liima, Peru
Thanks for the video , I had just gotten my first fountain pen and had no idea where to put the cartridge . I thought it was supposed to go with the grip of the pen but I was wrong… very wrong
I started my FP journey with cartridges and was averse to the idea of converters, too much mess, I would never use enough ink to justify them, etc etc. Now, a mere few months later, almost all my nearly 400 FPs (yikes) have converters and cartridges are a rarity for me. So much so that I've been irritated several times by Pilot cartridges being such a battle to pierce and get flowing. Anything less than the force of a million hammers and they're a no-go. Dry. Unpierced.
I find Pilot cartridges one of the easiest brands out there to puncture, and the flow always happens for me in under a minute. Are you sure you're trying to pierce the right end. It's a simple one finger push for me. I have two pilot pens that I never put bottle ink in, and I've probably ran more than a hundred cartridges through each pen. Not once have I had a problem with piercing the cartridge, or with the quickest feed fill. Really, something ius out of kilter there. I started my grandson on a Pilot Metropolitan with cartridges when he was seven, and he had no trouble at all popping Pilot cartridges into the pen.
@@jamesaritchie1 it's a valid question. I've doubted my own sanity and wondered this myself but, yes, it's going into the section the right way around (and they're genuine Pilot cartridges too). I would have to say some Pilots are trickier than others. Maybe I was using a bad batch or a pen with a defect. I should probably revisit this question as I've amassed a lot of Pilot (and other) cartridges I never use.
Put my cartridge in my new metropolitan. Gave it a few squeezes and ink came out of the sides of the nib...i cleaned it off and wrote with it. Did i harm anything?
I just bought two Johnson fountain pens and put a cartridge in and it just won’t write. I heard the ink cartridge click when I put it in but the ink just doesn’t come out.
It does take a bit of time for the ink to work it's way down through the feed and nib. Might be worth shaking the pen a bit to get it started and place it nib down when not in use to help speed up that process. - Colin
Do you think if I partially use a cartridge and want to switch it out, I can just cover the opening of the used cartridge with tape, and save the rest to use another time?
If the seal is tight, you should be good. I did that when switching from the Lamy Dark Lilac to Petrol cartridges, then switched back shortly thereafter. Writes just fine! I'm not sure how long it would hold up though, probably not longer than a couple months. - Colin
Good to know, thanks Colin! sorry to keep you so busy on youtube these past few days. The hardest part is having all these great inks and wanting to use them all at once! =D
Hi Brian...I have a Waterman’s Red Ripple #52 in near perfect condition, however, the cap is missing the gold-plated clip. We’re some of those pens ever manufactured without a clip, and also, is that something that you could replace. I appreciate you getting back to me. John
Is there any kind of container especially designed to store and sort pen cartridges? I've got several that came loose with various pens and they do like to roll places where they can get crushed.
You can take an cartridge,empty it, fill it with your favorite ink,cut an previously used one in half take out its ball and insert it in the first cartridge with your favourite ink and ta da here's your cartridge with your favourite ink in it
hi i use an OHTO pen but it doesnt seem to accept any converters i hv in hand, not caran d'ache euro converters, not lamy, not japanese pilot converters, what does it use？
Like Patricia Beetschen, I just bought several Jinhao X 750 pens and had the same experience. I put a Gullor cartridge in each of 2 of the pens and nothing happened. I followed the advice in the earlier reply and stored the pen overnight with the nib down-still nothing this morning. Meanwhile, I tried the cartridge converter in 2 pens and neither one drew any ink into the barrel. Did I just get a dud set of Jinhao pens, or am I missing something?
Not super familiar with the Gullor cartridges, but I'd double-check to see if it was completely punctured and on the correct side. I've see that happen before. Squeezing the cartridge and shaking it down into the feed is usually my go-to to get a cartridge flowing. As for the converter, making sure the nib (and more specifically the breather hole) are submerged as you use it. That said, some converters are just finicky. Using an ink syringe to fill it first could be a good way to go. - Colin
The Goulet Pen Company Thank you, Colin! I did finally figure out which end of the cartridge went in first-the narrow one-and it worked just fine after I sat the pen nib up for 1/2 hour or so. Now I love both the light brown ink and the Jinhao pen. Re the converter, I took Brian’s advice from his cartridge video and simply filled the converter directly from an ink bottle. Same positive result. I really appreciate your getting back to me so quickly. Thanks, Bill
I have a jinhao fountain pen and actually had to pliers until I could see the ink bead into the feeder into the back of the nib. Of course with a careful bit of pressure
Never, ever, ever, ever use that brand of cartridge. Jinhao pens do have quality control problems with nibs, but very often the pen gets blamed because that is the worst brand of cartridges made. My fountain pen group bought a hundred boxes in lots of ten. Only twenty percent worked properly, and even these had some serious problems. Another twenty percent simply would not puncture. We couldn't get most of those to work, even when we removed them from the pen and tried to puncture them with a hole pinch. The ink just wouldn't flow at all. Most of the rest punctured, but had serious flow problems. And other than the black ink, every other color was unsaturated and dim, at least when compared to other brands. There are numerous good brands that fit Jinhao pens. Buy one of them. Waterman is very popular. So is Diamine and Private Reserve.
No, not universal. Lots of brands have their own proprietary cartridge/converters (Pilot/Platinum/LAMY). Here's a chart we put together to keep track: www.gouletpens.com/pages/cartridge-converter-guide - Colin
+Ethan Wei Yes, anytime you change the color you'll want to clean the pen! Here's a video on how to do that: blog.gouletpens.com/2012/06/fp101-pen-cleaning-and-maintenance.html
I have found that the big problem is that there are standard international cartridges and then there are different sized supposedly 'standard international' cartridges. That are a different size :( So, in reality there is no longer a 'standard'. Some 40 years ago you could guarantee standard international fitted every pen apart from the likes of Parker, Sheaffer etc but you were aware of those. Today I must have about 6 at least different cartridges all listed/advertised as being Standard international.....
I'm interested in a kaweco Al sport brass and converting it to a Rollerball with a fountain pen ink cartridge. Do you know if that would be possible? Are the threads the same? Kaweco makes a pen similar to that out of plastic but I don't know if the threads are the same
So I use a Sheaffer pen - if I buy bottled ink, I can only buy Sheaffer bottled ink? I've been saving the cartridges so I can use bottled ink for them so I'm not spending money on more cartridges and just buy bottled ink and refill them.
+AranelTardis Both the cartridges and converter for Sheaffer are proprietary, so you still need to use those, but you can use whatever bottled ink you want. You can use a ink syringe to fill up those converters you've saved. - Colin
I really appreciate you taking the time to do this, my grandfather was a master at calligraphy and I always admired his art, I figured since lockdown I would buy a pen to test out, I didn't realize it didn't come with instructions and I was totally lost! I watched over 15 videos but none broke down how to use a cartridge! I really appreciate it!
I just received my jinhao fountain pen. It's been a few years (10-ish-lol) since I lost my mount blanc. This was awesome, because i wasn't 100% certain which end to stick into the pen. Thank you very much for this video, it was just what I needed. Stay healthy!!
LilyMarlaina🌷
😯 wow .... thank you so much👍 I can't believe that watching this 1 video taught me so much. My fountain pens had just arrived in the mail. I wanted them for my journaling. I had no idea that what was inside was an ink converter. That part through me right off I've never seen one before. I've used many fountain pens in my youth but never had an ink converter. And from what you had said I guess I'm very lucky they both came with this converter. But thank you so much. Now I'm good to go no problems. You're amazing🤩 Thank you so kindly. All the best 😎👍👍
Thank you! This video was very helpful. Watched 4 other videos but none were detailed enough. I finally installed a cartridge in my new fountain pen!
Thanks for watching! - Drew
In my experience, all of the fountain pens I have seen seem to be able to puncture the cartridge while you screw the body on, which can make it a lot easier, and the cartridge is then a lot less likely of damage, while applying the cartridge by hand would possibly break the cartridge or force too much ink through the pen. Love your videos, really helping!
Most of the pens I use will not puncture a cartridge just by screwing on the body, expecially when you have to use short cartridges. Sometimes you can put two cartridges in and this will allow the pen to puncture the cartridge, but not always.
I don't worry about forcing too much ink through the feed. You lose just a little ink, but it's better than waiting for the ink to make its way through on its own, which can take anywhere from a few minutes to three hours., depending opn the pen, and on the cartridges.
I've also seen pens severely damaged by applying too much pressure trying to screw the barrel down in order to puncture the cartridge. It's worth trying, but be gentle.
Thanks so much for this great instructional video. One of my husband's students gave him a lovely handcrafted fountain pen that came with what turned out to be a cartridge AND a refillable plunger system. There were no instructions with the pen and it's been decades since my husband had used a fountain pen...we had no clue what to do with either of the accessory pieces until I found your video.
Got my first fountain pen from you guys today (just arrived) I'm so exited to use!
Thank you! I got a Wadsworth and Black Erudite Fountain Pen for Christmas, and couldn't even find the nib and the instructions were garbage. Thank you!
I've been trying to get my ink cartridge to puncture for the last 15 minutes now, and no matter how hard I try, it just won't do it. Am I doing something wrong?
What ink cartridge is it? Brands have different designs. First to mind is if you're puncturing the right side of the cartridge? One should easily puncture while the other is relatively durable. - Colin
@@Gouletpens The cartridge came in the same set as the pen, so I'm pretty sure they go together. It's a calligraphy starter kit I got yesterday, and the company is called Art Maker. And I am putting the side with the small ball inside first.
@@Gouletpens Some cheaper brands are darned near impossible to puncture just with hand pressure. And some people just can't hold the nib unit tightly enough to let even a normal cartridge to puncture.
And old, old trick with metal pens is the insert the nib unit into the barrel backwards. This gives you something solid and large to hold ontop, and make puncturing a cartridge very easy for anyone.
I've never tried this with a plastic pen, but it works very well with metal pens.
I just ended up using a safety pin to stab a hole in it. It's a little messy, but it did the job
You have to be SUPER TOUGH on it to get it to work. I hope I could help you!😀
None of the other videos helped me but you did thanks so much you deserve alot of likes
Thanks for the info on the Preppy cartridge. It took a pretty hard shove to get the cartridge to engage with the pen (a sign pen in this case) and I was convinced I was going to break it. WHEW!
Bro, I don't know how I got here but that was such an easy watch
i really like it ,i have that pen too and thank you to helping me that because i don't know how. i liked you're video.
Thank you, that was very helpful ❤
Thanks. It took me a long time to jam that cartridge into myJinhao 150! You make it look so easy. I put the cartridge into to nib end, stand it up on desk and push down hard. That works, but I'm afraid of jamming the pen.
Yeah, that would be pretty rad!
Thanks for this, was completely flummoxed by the first cartridge I have seen with a ball bearing, I would be embarrassed to say I thought it made the pen go faster, so I will keep that to myself 😬🤣🤣
Keeping your ink cartridges in a cigarette case would be pretty rad. Easy to open and endless designs to choose from.
The best, thoughtful cartridge in the world is from PILOT ! It fits tightly, has a conical shape (it is easy to rinse under running water and can even be wiped with ear sticks) and very capacious - 1ml.
Thank you so much for this video. It was SUPER clear and very detailed. I figured out how to install a cartridge in my new fountain pen and I am SO excited. Thank you! Liima, Peru
Very informative. Wish link to this was included when ordered online via amazon
Thank you just thank you!
I appreciate your help. Thanks.
Thanks for the video , I had just gotten my first fountain pen and had no idea where to put the cartridge . I thought it was supposed to go with the grip of the pen but I was wrong… very wrong
Great explanation. Thank you!
Thank you!
Ah, yikes! If you need extra ink cartridge protection, I imagine a small metal tin would work well, like an Altoids tin.
just received my first fountain pen and did exactly as you described and it works fine.many thanks.
Your a really nice guy 🤙🤙🤙🤙👌👌👌👌
Thank you
I started my FP journey with cartridges and was averse to the idea of converters, too much mess, I would never use enough ink to justify them, etc etc. Now, a mere few months later, almost all my nearly 400 FPs (yikes) have converters and cartridges are a rarity for me. So much so that I've been irritated several times by Pilot cartridges being such a battle to pierce and get flowing. Anything less than the force of a million hammers and they're a no-go. Dry. Unpierced.
I find Pilot cartridges one of the easiest brands out there to puncture, and the flow always happens for me in under a minute. Are you sure you're trying to pierce the right end. It's a simple one finger push for me. I have two pilot pens that I never put bottle ink in, and I've probably ran more than a hundred cartridges through each pen. Not once have I had a problem with piercing the cartridge, or with the quickest feed fill.
Really, something ius out of kilter there. I started my grandson on a Pilot Metropolitan with cartridges when he was seven, and he had no trouble at all popping Pilot cartridges into the pen.
@@jamesaritchie1 it's a valid question. I've doubted my own sanity and wondered this myself but, yes, it's going into the section the right way around (and they're genuine Pilot cartridges too). I would have to say some Pilots are trickier than others. Maybe I was using a bad batch or a pen with a defect. I should probably revisit this question as I've amassed a lot of Pilot (and other) cartridges I never use.
Thank you -)
Put my cartridge in my new metropolitan. Gave it a few squeezes and ink came out of the sides of the nib...i cleaned it off and wrote with it. Did i harm anything?
No, just flooded the feed a bit too much to start. As long as it doesn't permanently leak out the grip section, you're good to write! - Colin
I just bought two Johnson fountain pens and put a cartridge in and it just won’t write. I heard the ink cartridge click when I put it in but the ink just doesn’t come out.
It does take a bit of time for the ink to work it's way down through the feed and nib. Might be worth shaking the pen a bit to get it started and place it nib down when not in use to help speed up that process. - Colin
Not Johnson, Jinhao ! Darn autocorrect!
Patricia Beetschen I have the same problem with my Jin Hao. Like waiting for Christmas!
Do you think if I partially use a cartridge and want to switch it out, I can just cover the opening of the used cartridge with tape, and save the rest to use another time?
If the seal is tight, you should be good. I did that when switching from the Lamy Dark Lilac to Petrol cartridges, then switched back shortly thereafter. Writes just fine! I'm not sure how long it would hold up though, probably not longer than a couple months. - Colin
Good to know, thanks Colin! sorry to keep you so busy on youtube these past few days. The hardest part is having all these great inks and wanting to use them all at once! =D
Help! My ink cartridge will not pierce...😭😭😄
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I'd like to ask if the ink in a sealed cartridge dries out... If so, how long does the ink in a cartridge remain usable before it dries? Thanks a lot.
Tank yuo
Hi Brian...I have a Waterman’s Red Ripple #52 in near perfect condition, however, the cap is missing the gold-plated clip. We’re some of those pens ever manufactured without a clip, and also, is that something that you could replace. I appreciate you getting back to me.
John
can i remove an ink cartridge that still has ink in it? Just so i can clean the nib.
Nico Giducos Yes you can, just put the cart back on as long as you haven't had it out too long.
My cartridges come loose once well installed after a couple of sessions. Any way to fix?
Uhhhhhhhh. So what do i do if my pen is completely different than the ones he shows when disassembled?
Is there any kind of container especially designed to store and sort pen cartridges? I've got several that came loose with various pens and they do like to roll places where they can get crushed.
You can take an cartridge,empty it, fill it with your favorite ink,cut an previously used one in half take out its ball and insert it in the first cartridge with your favourite ink and ta da here's your cartridge with your favourite ink in it
Will an international converter work on my 30-year old Montblanc fountain pen? The original one doesn't work anymore.
hi i use an OHTO pen but it doesnt seem to accept any converters i hv in hand, not caran d'ache euro converters, not lamy, not japanese pilot converters, what does it use？
The cartridge keeps falling out. I have the right one but it won't stay attached. I don't know what to do.
Like Patricia Beetschen, I just bought several Jinhao X 750 pens and had the same experience. I put a Gullor cartridge in each of 2 of the pens and nothing happened. I followed the advice in the earlier reply and stored the pen overnight with the nib down-still nothing this morning. Meanwhile, I tried the cartridge converter in 2 pens and neither one drew any ink into the barrel. Did I just get a dud set of Jinhao pens, or am I missing something?
Not super familiar with the Gullor cartridges, but I'd double-check to see if it was completely punctured and on the correct side. I've see that happen before. Squeezing the cartridge and shaking it down into the feed is usually my go-to to get a cartridge flowing. As for the converter, making sure the nib (and more specifically the breather hole) are submerged as you use it. That said, some converters are just finicky. Using an ink syringe to fill it first could be a good way to go. - Colin
The Goulet Pen Company
Thank you, Colin! I did finally figure out which end of the cartridge went in first-the narrow one-and it worked just fine after I sat the pen nib up for 1/2 hour or so. Now I love both the light brown ink and the Jinhao pen. Re the converter, I took Brian’s advice from his cartridge video and simply filled the converter directly from an ink bottle. Same positive result. I really appreciate your getting back to me so quickly. Thanks, Bill
I have a jinhao fountain pen and actually had to pliers until I could see the ink bead into the feeder into the back of the nib. Of course with a careful bit of pressure
Never, ever, ever, ever use that brand of cartridge. Jinhao pens do have quality control problems with nibs, but very often the pen gets blamed because that is the worst brand of cartridges made. My fountain pen group bought a hundred boxes in lots of ten. Only twenty percent worked properly, and even these had some serious problems.
Another twenty percent simply would not puncture. We couldn't get most of those to work, even when we removed them from the pen and tried to puncture them with a hole pinch. The ink just wouldn't flow at all. Most of the rest punctured, but had serious flow problems.
And other than the black ink, every other color was unsaturated and dim, at least when compared to other brands.
There are numerous good brands that fit Jinhao pens. Buy one of them. Waterman is very popular. So is Diamine and Private Reserve.
mine wont fit through, how do i find out what size it needs
is standard international also universal?
No, not universal. Lots of brands have their own proprietary cartridge/converters (Pilot/Platinum/LAMY). Here's a chart we put together to keep track: www.gouletpens.com/pages/cartridge-converter-guide - Colin
8.... Yrs but gotta ask I got a Jinhao fountain 🖋️... How do u load ??
Anyone still here 😬
mine ain’t working like it’s not coming out i probably put it in but it’s not working
Do you clean the pen if you change the cartridge color before it runs out? If so, how do you clean it
+Ethan Wei Yes, anytime you change the color you'll want to clean the pen! Here's a video on how to do that: blog.gouletpens.com/2012/06/fp101-pen-cleaning-and-maintenance.html
I have found that the big problem is that there are standard international cartridges and then there are different sized supposedly 'standard international' cartridges. That are a different size :( So, in reality there is no longer a 'standard'. Some 40 years ago you could guarantee standard international fitted every pen apart from the likes of Parker, Sheaffer etc but you were aware of those. Today I must have about 6 at least different cartridges all listed/advertised as being Standard international.....
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They use to make fountain pens with a sealed pump action dispenser.
My tip: Without any mercy just push it😂😂😂😂😂
My cartridge won't open :(
I'm interested in a kaweco Al sport brass and converting it to a Rollerball with a fountain pen ink cartridge. Do you know if that would be possible? Are the threads the same? Kaweco makes a pen similar to that out of plastic but I don't know if the threads are the same
So I use a Sheaffer pen - if I buy bottled ink, I can only buy Sheaffer bottled ink? I've been saving the cartridges so I can use bottled ink for them so I'm not spending money on more cartridges and just buy bottled ink and refill them.
+AranelTardis Both the cartridges and converter for Sheaffer are proprietary, so you still need to use those, but you can use whatever bottled ink you want. You can use a ink syringe to fill up those converters you've saved. - Colin
+The Goulet Pen Company Awesome! Thank you so much!
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