Sheaffer Fountain Pen Piston Convertor

Regret my decision for wasting money on it. Highly Not Recommended.

Ce convertisseur fonctionne parfaitement avec un stylo plume Sheaffer qui a plus de 20 ans et écrit toujours aussi bien — un modèle simple mais de bonne facture, fabriqué jadis aux États-Unis. Il est également compatible avec les stylos plus récents de la marque. Sa fabrication est identique aux modèles de chez Waterman ou Parker. La fabrication est bonne, le piston est légèrement branlant comparé à ceux des deux autres marques, mais cela ne joue pas sur l'étanchéité ni pour l'instant sur la durabilité du produit. Il permet d'utiliser n'importe quelle encre, quelle que soit la marque ou la couleur. Pour ma part je conseille les encres Waterman, très abordables et qui ne posent jamais le moindre souci quel que soit le modèle du stylo plume ; elles sont toujours fluides, sèchent vite sur le papier et jamais dans le stylo, aucun dépôt de poudre sur l'encrier...

I bought a Sheaffer pen a long time ago and could not write more than one page with the converter that came with it. The ink was not flowing. At last I did some research and ordered this thing. Finally I can enjoy using my pen. I love fountain pens :)

funziona bene

El cargador de una pluma Sheaffer se resecó y dedintegró y este convertidor de ha adaptadp perfectamente

Works fine. I abandoned ink cartridges 25 years ago in favour of refillable reservoirs so that I could use a variety of inks (and save money). The early reservoirs were of the squeeze variety and were a little awkward to use. However, the latest generation use a screw to extend/retract the piston (and so draw-up the ink) - this ensures a good fill every time with no mess. Cartridges may still be more suitable for younger ink pen users though as there is less chance of major spill accident (and can be changed easily at school). I'm a little annoyed at Amazon's postal policy though. This item took a week to arrive even though £1.00 postage was taken in lieu of p&p. It is rather naughty of Amazon to give you the option of either paying several pounds for ordinary first-class delivery (ie 'express' delivery - where a major profit is made on p&p) or standard/economy delivery, where a stamp is applied and then the item put on a shelf for several days in order to cause a delay (and so, presumably, punish the customer for not paying for the express delivery service?!). I really think that they need three postal options... 'Express' for those who are really desperate, 'First Class' with the item being posted in reasonable time without deliberate delay and 'Horse & Cart' the present economy service.