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While giving some nibs a good soak in water before putting the pens away for a while, I noticed that one section had managed to stand on end with the nib pointing straight up. I thought the ink had cleared out and was going to shake it off, wick out the excess water, and set it out to air-dry, but somehow, the section's being on end and gravity, caused more ink to drain. I've never noticed this before because my sections have always lain horizontally in their cups. So, I did it to the other sections I thought were clear of ink and, sure enough, small tendrils of color came from them, too. Has this happened to anyone else? The paper I used to wick out the excess water is white and didn't show ink. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi, but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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"Bluesea" writes:
I've never noticed this before because my sections have always lain horizontally in their cups. So, I did it to the other sections I thought were clear of ink and, sure enough, small tendrils of color came from them, too. Has this happened to anyone else? The paper I used to wick out the excess water is white and didn't show ink. I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but I know that I have some left over ink in my pens, and it never really comes all out. The soaking can continue for days and it still won't all come out. -- Aaron W. Hsu | http://www.sacrideo.us "Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else." -- Frederic Bastiat +++++++++++++++ ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) ++++++++++++++ |
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I'll have to try it. It was a rare event you had one stand on end. Since
it is the first time it has happened to you. Never happened to me, I'll have to make it happen.. John Bluesea wrote: While giving some nibs a good soak in water before putting the pens away for a while, I noticed that one section had managed to stand on end with the nib pointing straight up. I thought the ink had cleared out and was going to shake it off, wick out the excess water, and set it out to air-dry, but somehow, the section's being on end and gravity, caused more ink to drain. I've never noticed this before because my sections have always lain horizontally in their cups. So, I did it to the other sections I thought were clear of ink and, sure enough, small tendrils of color came from them, too. Has this happened to anyone else? The paper I used to wick out the excess water is white and didn't show ink. |
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It happens for me all the time. Those tendrils are sort of cool to watch as
they start, and gradually form a pool in the bottom of the cup. -- Brian |
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