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How long to flush pen?
I have an old Sheaffer desk pen with a snorkel filling system. I had not
used it for a while so I decided to flush it out with water. After a series of warm water flushes the water was less intensely blue but still quite blue. I let it soak over night in about an inch of water. The next day I flushed it several more times and the water was still blue. After the third day the water was close to clear. I let it soak 2 more days and there is still a little blue in the water that is ejected from the snorkel. I realize that I should have flushed it more often, but is there any way to speed up this process? Should I just flush it periodically and not try to get the water completely clear? Or does it really matter as long as the pen works and writes well? TIA Jeff |
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How long to flush pen?
What kind of ink are you using? -- B
"Charter" wrote in message ... I have an old Sheaffer desk pen with a snorkel filling system. I had not used it for a while so I decided to flush it out with water. After a series of warm water flushes the water was less intensely blue but still quite blue. I let it soak over night in about an inch of water. The next day I flushed it several more times and the water was still blue. After the third day the water was close to clear. I let it soak 2 more days and there is still a little blue in the water that is ejected from the snorkel. I realize that I should have flushed it more often, but is there any way to speed up this process? Should I just flush it periodically and not try to get the water completely clear? Or does it really matter as long as the pen works and writes well? TIA Jeff |
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How long to flush pen?
Sheaffer Skrip currently. But I used Namiki blue in the past.
"BL" wrote in message news:dMHFh.4089$Tg7.3582@trnddc03... What kind of ink are you using? -- B "Charter" wrote in message ... I have an old Sheaffer desk pen with a snorkel filling system. I had not used it for a while so I decided to flush it out with water. After a series of warm water flushes the water was less intensely blue but still quite blue. I let it soak over night in about an inch of water. The next day I flushed it several more times and the water was still blue. After the third day the water was close to clear. I let it soak 2 more days and there is still a little blue in the water that is ejected from the snorkel. I realize that I should have flushed it more often, but is there any way to speed up this process? Should I just flush it periodically and not try to get the water completely clear? Or does it really matter as long as the pen works and writes well? TIA Jeff |
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On Mar 2, 8:56 am, "Charter" wrote:
Sheaffer Skrip currently. But I used Namiki blue in the past. "BL" wrote in message news:dMHFh.4089$Tg7.3582@trnddc03... What kind of ink are you using? -- B "Charter" wrote in message ... I have an old Sheaffer desk pen with a snorkel filling system. I had not used it for a while so I decided to flush it out with water. After a series of warm water flushes the water was less intensely blue but still quite blue. I let it soak over night in about an inch of water. The next day I flushed it several more times and the water was still blue. After the third day the water was close to clear. I let it soak 2 more days and there is still a little blue in the water that is ejected from the snorkel. I realize that I should have flushed it more often, but is there any way to speed up this process? Should I just flush it periodically and not try to get the water completely clear? Or does it really matter as long as the pen works and writes well? TIA Jeff- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - the problem with vintage pens is that theyre high maintainance. especially ones with complex mechanisms like the snorkel. As far as i can tell, you were cutting it pretty fine. its lucky that the ink residue had not built up enough yet to destroy your pen. the thing is that your pen will be pretty hard to repair if it gets clogged because of its many parts. snorkel repairs are a nightmare. as a solution to frequent cleaning, use less pigmented ink, such as lamy turquoise. this way, youll only need to clean out once in every 2 months instead of 2 weeks. hope this helped. (wish i had a snorkel...) |
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"Charter" wrote in message ... Sheaffer Skrip currently. But I used Namiki blue in the past. "BL" wrote in message news:dMHFh.4089$Tg7.3582@trnddc03... What kind of ink are you using? -- B "Charter" wrote in message ... I have an old Sheaffer desk pen with a snorkel filling system. I had not used it for a while so I decided to flush it out with water. After a series of warm water flushes the water was less intensely blue but still quite blue. I let it soak over night in about an inch of water. The next day I flushed it several more times and the water was still blue. After the third day the water was close to clear. I let it soak 2 more days and there is still a little blue in the water that is ejected from the snorkel. I realize that I should have flushed it more often, but is there any way to speed up this process? Should I just flush it periodically and not try to get the water completely clear? Or does it really matter as long as the pen works and writes well? TIA Jeff I've never gotten clear water flushing a pen. Snorkel, rubber sack, piston. Except for Esterbrooks, soak the nib for a few days, flush the insides with the nib out. Even then there is some residual tint. Maybe there is a way. Does it matter? If you were using black and you are now switching to orange or pink you'll probably need to get it cleaner than if you are sticking to darker shades. If I half fill it with water and then shake it I'll get a more intense tint down the drain, and repeat repeat repeat. Maybe that will help. I have a feeling that there will always be some residue that will tint water but at some point it won't affect the ink's color as it appears to the human eye. I've been putting off cleaning a bunch of pens for a while. Not a fun task. Not critical for me though, I fell for black ink a few years ago you know, never went back. Mr Binder has nine pens in the shop which I hope to get in the next month or so. I'll be a-cleaning and a-filling when they show up. JP |
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There was a thread a long time ago, on here, about people who dedicate
a particular ink to each of their pens. It's practical. Even with flushing, that residue may tint the next ink fill, immediate or weeks later. Some poeople liked to match the ink and pen barrel colors. Although with a new pen it may take a few tries to form the perfect marriage between pen and a particular ink. I've had pens that wouldn't work well for years, until I changed the particular ink brand and color. Some inks are heavier or lighter, and some pens have a generous or stingy flow. |
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"Charter" wrote:
Sheaffer Skrip currently. But I used Namiki blue in the past. Don't worry about it. You're never going to get it perfectly clean. Just flush it a few times and give it a good shake. -- B |
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"yland45" wrote: the problem with vintage pens is that theyre high maintainance. I would have to disagree with this. Some of the lowest maintenance pens on the planet are vintage pens. What's lower maintenance than a '50s Pelikan or a Parker 51 Aerometric filler. especially ones with complex mechanisms like the snorkel. As far as i can tell, you were cutting it pretty fine. its lucky that the ink residue had not built up enough yet to destroy your pen. Well, even if the ink had dried up in there, it wouldn't have destroyed the pen (assuming the ink that dried in the pen was water soluble and not permanent India ink or something like that). He wasn't cutting it fine at all. In fact, he was worrying too much. A tiny bit of ink left in the filler after rinsing (e.g., enough the tint the water a bit) isn't going to hurt the pen at all. Overzealous cleaning may. the thing is that your pen will be pretty hard to repair if it gets clogged because of its many parts. snorkel repairs are a nightmare. Have you ever done it? It's not that hard. Really. as a solution to frequent cleaning, use less pigmented ink, such as lamy turquoise. this way, youll only need to clean out once in every 2 months instead of 2 weeks. hope this helped. (wish i had a snorkel...) I have a some Lamy Turquoise here. It's nice ink. I don't think it's less dye-saturated (these inks contain dye, not pigment) than Skrip or Pilot/Namiki inks. Both Skrip and Pilot/Namiki inks are very high quality, safe inks. -- B |
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JP wrote:
If I half fill it with water and then shake it I'll get a more intense tint down the drain, That does help -- the air/water boundary seems to smack the film of ink and helps to break it up (a little like propeller cavitation, I guess). and repeat repeat repeat. Ja. Brian -- |
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"Charter" wrote in message ... I have an old Sheaffer desk pen with a snorkel filling system. I had not used it for a while How long is a while? so I decided to flush it out with water. After a series of warm water flushes the water was less intensely blue but still quite blue. I let it soak over night in about an inch of water. The next day I flushed it several more times and the water was still blue. After the third day the water was close to clear. I let it soak 2 more days and there is still a little blue in the water that is ejected from the snorkel. I realize that I should have flushed it more often, but is there any way to speed up this process? Sometimes, distilled water loosens dried ink somewhat faster. Even when my pens flush clear, using distilled water at the end gets more color out. Should I just flush it periodically and not try to get the water completely clear? Or does it really matter as long as the pen works and writes well? It's best to get it clear and flush it out more often afterwards so the inside parts don't get ink build-up. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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