MuddyWater
Member
Though fairly new to making pens, I have decided to make some fountain pens and found that I really liked to write with them. Well, as anyone who has used a fountain pen knows, they can act up sometimes. After trying the cartridges that were supplied with the kits I, like everyone else, now throw them in the trash. I have learned to flush just about every fountain pen I build, so that I can hopefully clean out any oils, etc left in the feed.
However, it seems I am still having some problems with my ink flow and an wondering what everyone else's opions or ideas may be on this. Presently, I am using a Jr. Gentlemen with one of Lou's nibs. I love the way it writes, and Lou's nib is very clean. My problems seems to be in getting a consisten flow of ink from the converter. Once I prim the pen it will write great for awhile, but I can see the line of ink starting to become faint on the paper after awhile, until it just stops. I then have to twist the converter, squeezing more ink out onto the feed channel and the nib. It then writes fine for a little longer, until that ink is used up and the process is repeated. So, it seems I am not getting ink from the converter, but am lost about what to do.
Any adivce or ideas would be welcome.
However, it seems I am still having some problems with my ink flow and an wondering what everyone else's opions or ideas may be on this. Presently, I am using a Jr. Gentlemen with one of Lou's nibs. I love the way it writes, and Lou's nib is very clean. My problems seems to be in getting a consisten flow of ink from the converter. Once I prim the pen it will write great for awhile, but I can see the line of ink starting to become faint on the paper after awhile, until it just stops. I then have to twist the converter, squeezing more ink out onto the feed channel and the nib. It then writes fine for a little longer, until that ink is used up and the process is repeated. So, it seems I am not getting ink from the converter, but am lost about what to do.
Any adivce or ideas would be welcome.