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Special Reserve Ink
Has anyone ever experience systematic ink flow problems with Special
Reserve ink, having to rinse the tip of the nib with water to get the pen to start after a day or two? |
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On Aug 26, 9:12 pm, Recife wrote:
Has anyone ever experience systematic ink flow problems with Special Reserve ink, having to rinse the tip of the nib with water to get the pen to start after a day or two? If you rather are referring to the brand "Private Reserve Ink,m" then my experience is just the opposite. It is the most consistently smooth flowing,never dries in thenib,and worksfirst time after a pen has been sitting for weeks. Are you asking this question because that has been your experience? Or, are you asking to try to implant doubts in theminds ofpotential customers to your competitors? |
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No doubt implants here! I am trying to figure out why somebody is
experiencing such problem. Nib and nib sections were replaced several times with different models and the issue is still persistent. Private reserve ink have excellent reputation and generally work fine with the nibs used for this person. Which is why I posted my question. On Aug 27, 11:32�pm, JimL wrote: On Aug 26, 9:12 pm, Recife wrote: Has anyone ever experience systematic ink flow problems with Special Reserve ink, having to rinse the tip of the nib with water to get the pen to start after a day or two? If you rather are referring to the brand "Private Reserve Ink,m" then my experience is just the opposite. It is the most consistently smooth flowing,never dries in thenib,and worksfirst time after a pen has been sitting for weeks. Are you asking this question because that has been your experience? Or, are you asking to try to implant doubts in theminds ofpotential customers to your competitors? |
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Recife wrote:
Has anyone ever experience systematic ink flow problems with Special Reserve ink, having to rinse the tip of the nib with water to get the pen to start after a day or two? I'll throw in a suggestion here, empty the pen, then partially fill (half a squeeze will do on the filler) with undiluted higgins pen cleaner, then let sit for a few hours with the nib soaking in the cleaner. I use several brands of cleaners and when the pen has flow problems I use this cleaner and method with a prolonged rinsing afterwards. Then, check the tines for proper adjustment, dry out the water, and refill. Truthfully, I've almost never had problems with a pen restarting, regardless of the ink, if the pen is clean and correctly adjusted. If people switch inks a lot, they can end up with residue of one ink in the sac, blending with another ink and the result might be a gummy residue that plugs the feed. This can be subtle enough that when a pen nib is wet or licked, it restarts and appears to be the ink, but it seldom is. I see this more in vintage pens, but also in modern pens. 51's are notorious for having gunk built under the hood of the nib in the collector. They'll flush clear water and look clean, but if you remove the hood, the feed is filthy. After a cleaning they perform like new. Good Luck, Alan |
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Recife wrote: I am trying to figure out why somebody is experiencing such problem. Nib and nib sections were replaced several times with different models and the issue is still persistent. Have they tried other inks with the pen? If the point is drying out, I'd suspect a sealing problem with the cap or inner cap. Brian -- |
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Brian Ketterling wrote:
In , Recife wrote: I am trying to figure out why somebody is experiencing such problem. Nib and nib sections were replaced several times with different models and the issue is still persistent. Have they tried other inks with the pen? If the point is drying out, I'd suspect a sealing problem with the cap or inner cap. Brian A great suggestion! Two things to check here, one, put your fingers over the side holes in the cap (if it is old pen like a Parker Vacumatic, if it is new, it probably won't have them) and put your lips on the cap and blow. If it moves air, there's a problem. The other is for the pen to correctly seat against the inner cap. If you look inside, there should be a seat that the section butts up against when the pen is screwed into the cap. If the inner cap is set too deep it won't seat and you won't get an airtight seal around the nib to keep it wet. I bought a new Visconti Maxi Van Gogh several months ago and the nib would dry in the cap. When I blew into the cap it moved some air. I asked the dealer about it and he (mistakenly I think) said that all caps were no longer air tight in case you swallowed one and needed to breathe... This was pure bull hockey because you couldn't move enough air through that hole to keep a human alive, but it was enough to dry the nib. I carefully disassembled the clip mechanism and sealed the hole with rubber cement. It is safe stuff to use and can be easily removed if needed at a later point. Then I reassembled the clip assembly once dry, and now the pen performs as it should. Alan |
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