I’ve now got four Lamy fountain pens and four colours of ink so I anticipate refilling cartridges being a frequent activity. It is pretty quick and easy but has the potential to get messy so I think one of my forthcoming 3D printing projects will be to create a little refilling station I can use in the bathroom sink to minimise clean up.

I probably need a section to hold the ink bottle – or possibly two sections. I’ve got three Diamine ones and an older, much large Quink one. Perhaps that should be a drop in section? I also want a holder for the pen components, including the cartridge I am refilling, and for the syringe I will be using. In the sink, I will have running water but it would be less wasteful to have a water reservoir which can be used for initial cleaning. Finally, I think I want an open section to sit above the plug hole, perhaps with a grill at the bottom, so I can easily squirt away waste water.

Its been a busy day so I won’t start trying to design it right now but it is helpful to get some ideas down to fuel the next stages of scribbling, sketching, prototyping and refining.