Brand new: The Kaweco Sport mini piston type converter

[Chrissy]

This is good news, are they available in the US?

Goulet's Pens currently show it as out of stock. Just like the Lamy Dark Lilac ink bottle.

[Lady Onogaro]

We have three of these (from Cultpens) and two have already 'failed': the ink gets behind the 'piston' seal. The third seems ok at the moment.

Using this converter caused my first ink disaster--put it in the pen, screwed on the barrel, and voila, purple ink dots all over my lap. I haven't been able to get the ink out of my pants yet.

[Heck9821]

This converter works with the Liliput. However, you cannot extend the plunger very far. Have had one in my Liliput with no problems.

[herbatnick]

The converter works best with these Sports:
- all the "plastic" versions,
- Brass,
- AL Raw.

Other alluminium versions are a bit too tight at the end of the barrell, so that while screwing it on the plunger is pushed about 5mm.

[Mags]

I wonder if Anderson Pens will have this sort of converter sale at the DC Pen Show?

[Chrissy]

The converter works best with these Sports:
- all the "plastic" versions,
- Brass,
- AL Raw.

Other alluminium versions are a bit too tight at the end of the barrell, so that while screwing it on the plunger is pushed about 5mm.

I have them in 2 different aluminium versions and they fit fine. I think you will find the barrel is the same size on all of the Sport pens.
If your plunger is being pushed down a little, then maybe you're not pushing it into the section quite far enough.

[loqutus]

This is good news, are they available in the US?

I can't see where this has been answered. Jet Pens carries them, but are currently showing out of stock. They are asking $6.75.

[Wade]

For what it's worth, I've got a brown plastic Sport, an AL Raw and I'm waiting for a back-ordered Brass Sport. I bought three mini-piston converters from Goulet. In the plastic Sport it works with no issues at all. In the AL sport it works but it does push out a bit of ink when reattaching the barrel, tested a few times, not an issue of the converter being slightly out, although YMMV. When the Brass Sport arrives (c'mon WonderPens, I'm rooting for ya) I'll test the third mini-piston and report back.

Cheers,
Wade

[Chrissy]

This is good news, are they available in the US?

I can't see where this has been answered. Jet Pens carries them, but are currently showing out of stock. They are asking $6.75.

When I last responded Goulet Pens showed them as out of stock. But they have them in stock now for $5