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OK pen turners, I need help
Mike Foster
My wife bought a PSI fountain pen kit a couple years ago at a symposium and I finally got around to turning it for her for Xmas. So now she wants to know what type of refill it takes. Of course PSI gives no clue as they want you to buy their cartridge refill. I wonder though, if it is a standard refill for other manufactured fountain pen makes. I would assume so, but can find no information on which one this might be. Anyone have a clue?
Re: OK pen turners, I need help
John Veerkamp
Take the cartridge to an office supply store. They can help you find the correct replacement.
Re: OK pen turners, I need help
Ken Vaughan
Welcome to the Zen of fountain pens.
There are two common sizes of ink cartridges.
The longer is the International and is about twice as long as the standard cartridge.
Many of the parts sets come with an ink pump that fills from a bottle.
Standard is the safer bet. That is what the junk cartridge that comes with the parts set is. Throw that away and help her get a good quality ink in the colors she finds attractive.
Noodlers and Private Reserve are 2 of many good brands.
Re: OK pen turners, I need help
mike foster
Thanks Ken. That was about what I had figured. We'll give a try with some of the Noodler standard refills.
Re: OK pen turners, I need help
Scott Greaves
Yep, just standard cartridges do the job. Then you get to dive into the whole world of inks! Noodlers is great! Pretty soon you will want to buy a converter and then you can use bottled ink. Just keep going! It all makes writing fun again!
Scott.
Re: OK pen turners, I need help
Barry L Elder
You will find that there is a customer service 800 number where the ladies are very helpful and are quite knowledgeable with useful information. Your attitude will go a long way! 
