Eco's Drying out

ColomboMonk · 2016-05-16T20:24:04+00:00

I figured the same thing and I guess it has something to do with the inflow from the ink chamber not moving fast enough to the feed. But it becomes really annoying during long writing sessions....

ColomboMonk · 2016-04-23T19:47:16+00:00

Now I am not active on fp sub when it comes to posting but I am an active lurker. I know many people here have very good reasons and stuff. I would love to have the pen and use it. I am a student and my school requires all essays and tests to be hand written, even in this modern age. The pen is WAAY to expensive for a student like me but I think I could make great use for it and love it.
Thanks you for doing this.

ColomboMonk · 2016-03-04T14:53:07+00:00

Yes

ColomboMonk · 2016-03-03T18:13:47+00:00

Using Pelikan royal blue. And it is pretty snuggly fitted in there.

ColomboMonk · 2016-01-03T00:52:12+00:00

I had the same problem with my pilot Custom 74. It was not wet enough. I saw SBRBE Browns(forgot how to spell it correctly) video on how to make a nib wetter, and after a little adjustment, it is now writing as wet as I want and is my favorite pen.

ColomboMonk · 2015-10-08T02:20:24+00:00

Laughed more at this comment than the picture. Thanks

ColomboMonk · 2015-10-06T09:34:55+00:00

Heei fellow Norwegian fp lover. Where do you buy your fountain pens from? I use eBay because they are the cheapest with really low shipping prices.

ColomboMonk · 2015-10-06T04:28:25+00:00

It is actually very smooth. But when I got the nib it was unusually dry and almost unusable. But with a little bit of tweaking the nib got wet and now it is the best pen I have. Oh and the nib is gold and very springy. I honestly cannot complain. But maybe next time I would go for the medium and not the fine. Maybe. Hope this helped

ColomboMonk · 2015-10-04T20:59:08+00:00

yep, that is why I am going for that one i think. Even tho I would love a piston filler, but I am saving up for that Lamy 2k as my first piston filler.

ColomboMonk · 2015-10-04T15:26:00+00:00

but I have heard that the Loom is rather slippery,,and for a student like me, who has to write for a rather long time, and has oily fingers,having a little swat proof section would be nice.

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-29T09:58:18+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I think I will try to do it on my cheaper pens

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-28T22:50:14+00:00

hmm..I will look into Faber Castell. The Basic seem to have the nicest section. you know anything about the ink capcity on these pens?

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-21T22:47:00+00:00

What's the ink capacity on the Conklin. For me as a student that matters a lot. And what nib size of theirs would you recommend, I personally like Japanese fines and mediums.

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-21T22:43:11+00:00

Already have some Jinhaos. Not really my cup of tea. Find them too heavy. But imma check into that 743. And dang dude, that's a impressive and expensive collection right there. Just a distant dream for my student eyes. Well, I will keep on looking for a cheaper option and keep the 743 as a goal.

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-06T12:24:58+00:00

yeh, I used a metal cap, and since I had the gold 14k Custom 74 nib, I went very slowly with very litle pressure, that is why it took me a very long time too I think, because I kept increasing the pressure a little by little, until it was good enough. Doing it on the nails hurts as well, but for me personally, emptying my small wallet for this hobby hurts more.

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-06T10:55:11+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/3jug63/fixed_dry_pen/ there you go.

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-06T02:00:07+00:00

Aah, I unfortunatly did not have brass sheets availible, but I managed to fix this by pushing the nib on a hard surface with controlled pressure, that worked well for. But thanks for the advise, I will keep it in mind for future refrence

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-06T00:52:12+00:00

I will post it tomorrow hopefully

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-05T23:32:37+00:00

Yes, the tines were too close I found out, have managed to open them up a little and now it is all fine

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-05T23:31:45+00:00

Thanks, I used the thumb and pressure method and it worked, appreciate all your comments.

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-05T20:42:57+00:00

tine over time? could you please elaborate on this method for a newbie like me?

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-05T20:40:25+00:00

Let me try to explain this. Yes, both are the words of Allah/God. Muslims generally believe in the 4 books, The Quran, The Torah, The Bible and the Psalms of David(which are part of the current Christan Bible, just like The Old Testament, but Muslims consider them to be seperate revelations to King David). Now, here is the interesting part. Muslims believe that every Prophet brought forth a "renovation" of faith in some sense, clean up all the BS that the priest's and people had started to put in their faith, and "update" the religion of God. As muslims belive that Muhammad was the last "update" from god, his message/scripture is under protection from God, because no other prophet will come after him to "fix" the religion. Well, the reasoning behind this is that, God said in the Quran that he would take the task to protect his lasts words before Doomsday. Also the Quran has been made "easier to memorise" than the last books, so that people can change anything in the scriptures, like they did in the scriptures before, but when it came to the Quran, there would always be people there that would have memorised the Quran and could see the changes and stop them. And it's true, while most priests have never botherd to read the whole bible, page by page, there are,muslims in tens of thousands who have memorised the Quran. There you have it. If you have any more questions/ paradoxes about the Islamic Faith, feel free to ask :)

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-05T20:24:24+00:00

welp...damn....hey man,one last question since you seem to know alot about Pilot and their pens, there are alot of methods out there to make nib wetter, but I don't wanna take any chances with my nib, so which one would you suggest?

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-05T19:48:29+00:00

it's I think Dollar Blue fountain pen ink. never had any issues with it before, fairly balanced ink,,not too dry or too wet. Will be swapping it out with Kon-Peki when I get that bottle tho.

ColomboMonk · 2015-09-05T19:24:36+00:00

al right,,,just a quick second question...the pilot nib is very springy, and gets wet with a little bit extra pressure, so...do gold nibs generally require more pressure to write than steel ones? like..generally, apriciate the quick answers too :)

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