Again, I'm very new to this, but I was watching a video review of the CON-50 and it appears to have less of an ink capacity than the bladder converter that comes with the Metropolitan. Is the quality and functionality of the bladder converter that poor that I should make the sacrifice for the CON-50?
CON-50 vs Squeeze Converter
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If you've already ordered the Metro, just stick with the converter it comes with. It'll work just fine. I prefer the CON-50, though. It's nicer to use and easier to clean. Maybe add one later when you know you like fountain pens and decide to order ink, blunt tip syringes, and the like.
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That's what I was thinking. I haven't even tried my pen yet, and I'm already looking for my next purchase. Lol.
I find the squeeze converters quite convenient, it's more of a one-handed operation.
The funny thing is I think Pilot calls those squeeze converters, flushing converters. They come with the Parallel pens to flush them clean.
I didn't bother with buying the twist converter. I like the squeeze converter. It works well. I don't know about ink capacity, though. I'm still on my first fill.
Different converter Dave... the con20 is more like the old sheaffer or a small version of what the P51 has I have both a con20 and the parellels
Unless he means something Different then the con20 but the first video that comes up comparing pilot converters is thr goulet one which shows off the con20 which I think is a nice converter
Oh, sorry, I thought they were the same converter. I have both, have to take a closer look at them.
Hope you can see difference in this picture Dave its hard to take in low light on a cell
Thanks James. I haven't played with my Parallels or 78G in a long time. I think I need to ink up the broad/stub...
I forgot that the cleaning converter did not have the full metal sleeve over it.
I forgot that the cleaning converter did not have the full metal sleeve over it.
I just looked at my 78G (2), Metropolitan and Parallels. The 78Gs and Metro all came with the squeeze (cleaning) converter that the parallel have.
So the 78s don't use the con 20, that flushing converter can't hold as much as the con50, I'd say either upgrade to a con20 which is what was probably tye squeeze converter you mentioned in the video, or the con50 which will be about the same (an educated guess) as thr squeeze you have
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