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There are many available methods for refilling fountain pens. In the USA, many patents were already issued to different companies like Button, Click, Lever, Matchstick and also the coin methods. All these methods have used a system where a little pressure is applied to the sac or internal plate to allow the ink to go in and out.

The best pens may need eyedropper fillers. There are also some self-filling pens which have a sac in them. It works by putting pressure on the sac and the pen automatically gets filled or emptied of ink.

The most recent method introduced is the use of cartridges or rather the international cartridges which are referred to that way because of the large volumes the European companies are able to use in the fountain pens.

The use of piston filler is another popular method. This method makes use of piston in the pens, which is driven up or down in a barrel of the pen by twisting a knob at the end of the pen. Nowadays most pens just use piston fillers or cartridges. This is because there are converters that have been introduced to convert the cartridge refill pen into a piston one.

The eyedropper type of filler ink pens are the ones with a maximum load of ink, where as the one with the least is the piston type. This is because the piston manages to occupy half of the space of the pen’s barrel and leaving very little room for the ink. The only disadvantage of the eyedropper is that it tends to be a bit messy.

International cartridges are the ones that are made for use in most fountains universally. It is significant to note that there are others that only take their own brand; and still others that will not be able to fit in a converter. So the only option left is to fill the cartridge using a syringe.

One is at liberty to choose from a great variety of inks for refilling their pens. There are a great variety of ink bottles that are available for this purpose. The fountain pen users like to keep refills with them so as to avoid the risk of running out of ink.

Many users just love the idea that they can refill their pens at will using cartridges, even at the risk of it getting a little messy.

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