Make sure that housing is tightened by gripping the nib and feed and turning until it's tight.Īlso, the nib and feed are friction-fit into the housing, so it would be advisable to make sure they are fully set into the housing by gripping the nib and feed and pushing them all the way into the housing. The nib and feed are usually part of a screw-out housing, if the housing is not screwed in all the way, it might lead to a leak. In that case, you'll want to make sure that the nib and feed are fully set into the section. If the cloth becomes fully saturated, then we have a leaky nib. Twist a paper towel into a point and wipe the inside of the cap. If there is ink on the grip section, check the inside of the cap. Take a paper towel and wipe the pen to see where it picks up the ink color. What about the opposite? What should you do when your fountain pen is leaking ink?įirst, we need to find out where the excess ink is coming from. So far, we have focused on what to do when your fountain pen won't write and you have little to no ink flow. When a full clean out doesn't help and you don't have the tools or skills to adjust the nib, we recommend reaching out to the manufacturer or the retailer where you purchased the pen for additional help and service. If you need help with cleaning your pen, watch our video on how to clean your fountain pens. If the fountain pen is still not flowing after flooding the feed, then I suggest a full clean out. For extra care and cleanliness, make sure there is a paper towel or scrap paper nearby to catch an accidental ink drop. If the pen is a piston-fill or otherwise, operate the filling mechanism to force ink out - just enough to become visible on the feed. ![]() If it's a cartridge converter, open the pen and turn the converter's knob or squeeze the cartridge. You would accomplish this by accessing your pen's filling mechanism. Flood the feedįlooding the feed forces ink from the reservoir to the nib. If the pen runs dry again, then let's take a more aggressive approach and flood the feed with ink. ![]() The water will reactivate any dried ink in the nib and should get a hard-starting pen started again.Īfter wetting the nib, the ink may come out a little light at first and then return to the color's full saturation. If the shake and tap method don't remedy the poor ink flow, wet the nib with some tap or distilled water. Pressing hard will most likely cause the tines to splay and for ink flow to stop completely. This technique may work for ballpoint pens but spells disaster for fountain pens. An inexperienced writer might be inclined to put additional pressure on the nib when the fountain pen doesn't write. One point we will advise here - Don't PRESS. ![]() Then gently give a tap tap taparoo on the paper with a figure-8 scribble to get that line going again. Give the pen a shake over a paper towel or scrap piece of paper. That's when we can employ a simple technique to encourage ink flow. But, it hasn't reached the tip of the nib just yet. Most likely, there's still more ink in the feed. If there's still ink in the pen but the nib isn't writing, the nib itself might have dried out. ![]() If ink is still sloshing around inside, then we need to move to step 2 and get that ink flowing again. If the reservoir is empty, then it's time to fill up once more. For most cartridge converter pens, you'll want to remove the section from the barrel and check the converter or cartridge to see if there is any more ink in the reservoir. Naturally, a fountain pen won't write anymore if it's completely out of ink.
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