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You are here: Home > Fountain of Knowledge > Pen Use & Maintenance Cleaning a Fountain Pen How do I flush out a pen with a bulb syringe? How can I quickly clean out a converter? How do I clean behind the converter piston seal? How do I clean a Noodler's Nib Creaper flex pen? How do I clean a new Lamy pen? How do I clean the Pilot Prera cap? Converters What's the difference between the two Lamy converters? Are Lamy and Platinum converters interchangeable? How do I fit the converter onto a Pelikano or Pelikano Junior? How do I make the Platinum converter silver to match my pen? How do I know which converter or cartridge will fit my pen? What's up with the metal doohickey inside the Pilot CON-50 converter? Eyedroppers How do I convert a Kaweco Sport to an eyedropper fill pen? How do I convert a Platinum Preppy to an eyedropper fill pen? Troubleshooting a leaky eyedropper Kaweco Sport Filling a Fountain Pen How do I install a Lamy ink cartridge? How do I use an ink syringe? How can I get the most ink into my fountain pen? How can I get a full fill on my TWSBI Vac700? How do I fill a Noodler's Ahab flex pen? How do I fill a Noodler's Nib Creaper flex pen? How do I fill a Pilot Vanishing Point? What is the feed saturation pen filling method? How do I fill a pen from the TWSBI Diamond 50 inkwell? How do I fill a pen from the TWSBI Vac 20 inkwell? Fountain Pen Adjustments & Disassembly How do I adjust the Noodler's Nib Creaper flex pen? How do I change out the o-ring on a Noodler's Ahab flex pen? How do I disassemble a Noodler's Nib Creaper rollerball pen? How do I disassemble a Noodler's Nib Creaper flex pen? How do I disassemble a TWSBI 580? How do I improve the flow on a TWSBI Vac700? (Part 1 and Part 2) How do I safely replace a Lamy feed I accidentally removed? Nib Swapping How do I change out the nib on an Edison pen? How do I change out the nib on a Lamy pen? How do I change out the nib on a Monteverde pen? How do I change out the nib/grip on a TWSBI 540 pen? How do I change out the nib on a TWSBI Vac700 pen? How do I change out the tip of a Noodler's rollerball pen? Which Lamy pen models have swappable nibs?