Tony Rex
August 20th, 2014, 09:46 AM
This is an alternative to the Vista eye dropper conversion. With this method you won't need a roller-ball barrel and mess around with epoxies etc. The idea was to keep the stock barrel to stay pristine, while you can still see ink sloshing around inside it. Here's how:
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First. Cut a cartridge. Here's the first magic number (30mm)
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Next. Cut a Parker aerometric sac to length (2nd magic number). The reason for the magic numbers is that there are anti-rotational ridges at the end of the barrel that squeeze the sac when you screw it in. If it's maxed out it will be impossible to screw the section into the barrel without mess.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5583/14793598800_fac07a891d_z.jpg
Assemble the "bulb converter" as you would a normal sac on the cart. To make the job easier you may want to sand the arris beforehand. Then as usual put some talcum powder at the sac end where the it touches the ridges. Lastly, shellac it after you're happy with everything.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5560/14793673378_41e31671ab_c.jpg
Voila. The thingy filled with water.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3859/14793719047_409811878f_z.jpg
First. Cut a cartridge. Here's the first magic number (30mm)
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3850/14980272415_54da31c2a2_c.jpg
Next. Cut a Parker aerometric sac to length (2nd magic number). The reason for the magic numbers is that there are anti-rotational ridges at the end of the barrel that squeeze the sac when you screw it in. If it's maxed out it will be impossible to screw the section into the barrel without mess.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5583/14793598800_fac07a891d_z.jpg
Assemble the "bulb converter" as you would a normal sac on the cart. To make the job easier you may want to sand the arris beforehand. Then as usual put some talcum powder at the sac end where the it touches the ridges. Lastly, shellac it after you're happy with everything.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5560/14793673378_41e31671ab_c.jpg
Voila. The thingy filled with water.