The 10 tips for a good maintenance of fountain pens
- Posted by Essays Blog in Essays Blog |
- October 7th, 2009 |
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1) Clean your pen every few weeks and whenever changing ink color.
2) Consume only cold or tepid H2O when washing the pen. Demineralised H2O will activity best (dab H2O sometimes contains particles which may clog the feed).
3) Never consume hot H2O, alcohol or solvents as these will damage the feed or other parts of the pen irreparably.
4) Clean the pen by filling and emptying it with H2O (repeat this until the H2O is clear). If the pen uses a cartridge/converter, hock the nib area in H2O for any hours.
5) If you do not plan on exploitation your pen for a prolonged period of time, empty and clean it out before storing it away.
6) Avoid exploitation chemically activated paper, which unremarkably has a comb feel, because it does not absorb ink advantageously and leaves residues on the point of the nib which might clog the ink flow
7) If travel by plane, it is a general rule to follow with fountain pens to fill or empty them completely and keep them stored in perpendicular position with the point upward. This will avoid leakage.
Do not loan your pen to anyone, as the nib adjusts only to your own writing communication (i.e.: pressure and angle).
9) When not exploitation the pen, keep it stored vertically with point upward to prevent ink from settling in and clogging the feed.
10) If your pen does not compose immediately (after not having been old it for more than a month) the ink has probably dried and clogged the nib and feed. To restore the ink flow either clean the nib with H2O or fill and empty it with ink of same color. If it does not compose yet, clean it with tepid H2O.