I use these blunt needles for refilling cartridges. It works great, and I can reach to the bottom of the bottle. I can also accurately mix inks to get colors I prefer. Mostly just blue black for me. I find it's best to refill the cartridge shortly after it empties and well before the pen runs out of ink. The ink seems to flow better.
Blunt needle for refilling
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I was told when i was a kid... don't go pet a guy's puppy in his van, take or eat stranger's candy but nothing about strangers linking their rainforest purchases to see their blunt needle. I may need to inform other people about this.... hahaha...
I have 1 needle like the one in your link(lync) and until a few weeks ago my re-remembering didn't get filled in why i had it and what i used it for. But i got it filled in, i used it to fill empty cartridges with ink. And the other odd stuff was/is for setting up, adjusting, polishing (smoothing out) nibs and a few other things. I got a kit from a fountain pen website that sells kits like that and include syringes as well.
A great tool as you describe for ink fun...
There are purpose made syringes with blunt needles, I bought mine from amazon
They are a bit fiddly, and there are two types, sprung as above and a screw type, the sprung type can be sticky.
An alternative is from Goulet, $5 for two normal syringes with blunt needles
Goulet 5ml Ink Syringes (Set of 2) - The Goulet Pen Company - https://www.gouletpens.com/products/goulet-5ml-ink-syringes?_pos=3&_sid=1e1b1644d&_ss=r
They are a bit fiddly, and there are two types, sprung as above and a screw type, the sprung type can be sticky.
An alternative is from Goulet, $5 for two normal syringes with blunt needles
Goulet 5ml Ink Syringes (Set of 2) - The Goulet Pen Company - https://www.gouletpens.com/products/goulet-5ml-ink-syringes?_pos=3&_sid=1e1b1644d&_ss=r
Steve56
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As far as the syringes go, you can get vintage glass ones on eBay that work great. Look around and you can get them cheap. I got a box of eight NOS 2ml for something like $25. They'll last a lifetime provided that you don’t drop them.
