My favourite pen ran dry unexpectedly, and since I can't get another quickly I decided to try refilling it with inkjet ink. I also ordered some new pens from Japan via ebay because the same style of pen is sold there as a "brush pen" for writing Kanji characters. Theirs is much more stylish (cream body with Kanji characters on it) so I decided to give them a try.
Initially I thought the whole back of the pen was an ink reservoir (it uses a tank of liquid ink) and was originally hoping to just drill a hole in the end, fill it with ink and then use a standard inkjet refill plug to seal it. But it transpired that the rear of the pen is actually an empty void. It's notable that the back is coloured solid black to prevent you from seeing that it's not full of ink!
However, it's still quite easy to fill, albeit a bit messy.
Remove the end cap.
Use pliers to remove the tip body without crushing the writing tip.
Use pliers to remove the air inlet assembly.
Fill with ink and reassemble. The ink literally wicks back down for use in seconds.
And the result is a fully working pen with good black lines and a full ink reservoir.
Initially I thought the whole back of the pen was an ink reservoir (it uses a tank of liquid ink) and was originally hoping to just drill a hole in the end, fill it with ink and then use a standard inkjet refill plug to seal it. But it transpired that the rear of the pen is actually an empty void. It's notable that the back is coloured solid black to prevent you from seeing that it's not full of ink!
However, it's still quite easy to fill, albeit a bit messy.
Remove the end cap.
Use pliers to remove the tip body without crushing the writing tip.
Use pliers to remove the air inlet assembly.
Fill with ink and reassemble. The ink literally wicks back down for use in seconds.
And the result is a fully working pen with good black lines and a full ink reservoir.
I have cartilage ink , does sign pen
work with it
There a hole in the bottom or other side of the pin, plus the plug on the bottom end, end with out tip pulls out. Can't you just fill it through that end through the hole or is it not the same resavor.
thank you for the video. Where can i buy the pump syringe with the ink for refill?
Thank you so much!!!
could u pls tell me where i can get the thick ink though
Good video sir can I ask you about best ink to refill my pilot v5 pen
Hi. Can u tell me where did u buy the refill kit? I need some rubber stopper, but cant find it for a long time. Thanks
Thank you soo much for this, so helpful
Sir what's that bottle used ? Where can I get it? I am a big fan pilot pens
One video for Ink filling in the pen
Now i was just puttin down the blacks on the #4 flash sheet when my v-sign ran out of ink now i was just about to throw it away for the third time i think eehehh , thanks for showing how to refill this wonderfull little pen when i have below 85km oneway to buy this pen il gladly drive for it but nooot nowadays . / Paul from North sweden
can you do a video about fountain pens? I have this limited one with gold nip someone gave it to me but I never got it to get it to work I've tested everything to make it work thought maybe it's stuck or there is dry ink in it so I even put it in jewelry washers and hot waters and all when it's filled it won't work but when I press it n any ink from outside and write it will work abit an sometimes even ink from inside will come out a little bit but It will stop very fast and I am trying t use it for drawing can't have it rip like this 🙁