Tuesday, November 22, 2011

My fountain pen is not running properly.?

I have flushed it out with water a lot and not as much ink is coming out of it as there used to be and I can hear the contact with the paper as I write. It is a Waterman and cost about 拢30 6 years ago.|||Leave it soaking in cold water overnight.





Then use a paper towel the next morning to COMPLETELY dry it out.





If it's still not working, drop an email to Waterman, explaining.





They're very good and may well offer a replacement or to service it for you.





Their email contacts are available in the link below - just select your country.





Happy to help!





Alun Hill MCIJ, Editor


http://www.Business-support.co.uk|||buy new one is better|||Sounds like you still have water in it. When you rinse it out, make sure you give it a good flick to remove the excess water - mind you don't strike the nib on anything as you do this and mind where the inky water might splash - might be best to shake it outside.


Replace the ink cartridge and give it a gentle squeeze to establish the ink flow. I used to pulse the nib firmly on the paper to open the inkway - it is all about capillary action if you do science stuff. Another thing I did was to stroke down the join in the nib with a wet finger to get the ink flowing. Then write normally and you should slowly get rid of the last water and be back in ink heaven again.

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