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Sailor 21 - Converter (wayfarershaven.eu)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by MidwayTheMagnificent@wayfarershaven.eu to c/fountainpens@wayfarershaven.eu

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Got a fair price on ebay on a couple of Sailor 21s. Love them, but modern converters seem to fit only in theory.

Cutting them down works, but also makes it nearly impossible to advance or retract, because there's no leverage on the screw that moves the plunger.

Am I missing an obvious source here?

Edit: They can be made to unscrew if a syringe is used to push the plunger up consistently, there's just enough to grab onto. Still not ideal, but...

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[–] ____ 1 points 2 years ago

Not sure how useful this will be since WFH is still down for me, but checking back in from new account elsewhere - modern cartridges fit, and do not risk losing the screw-on metal bit of the converter to the top of the pen.

That was a real pain to fix, and I burned several converters, but... Now I know, and the cartridges so far work well.

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