Thank you ScribeSK; I had about 15 fountain pens at one time, but started giving them away because of frustration. Tired of cleaning them constantly (with poor methods...) and still not being able to write smoothly. Had been told that as long as I left them with the ink 'down' towards the nib, they would not dry;if so, could clean them by 'bathing' the nib in warm water. False. Started giving them away... Did not know the 'secret weapon;' it is the difference that made the difference.
I noticed your J. Herbin inks on the desk...my favorite! My very favorites would have to be "Bleu Myosotis," "Vert Empire," "Poussière de Lune," and "Terre de Feu." They write so well!
Thank you very much, I was hoping to not have to disassemble the feed and nib, but I went for it with a gentle pulling of 'F&N' and it came away fairly easy. A little soak and some action with a toothbrush took all the dried ink out of there. The pen is all reassembled and is working fantastically.
Pens differ from one another, so do some searching on the Net for removing the nib and section for your particular pen. If you're nervous about doing this yourself, you can always get a professional pen restorer to do this, too.
Myself, I use "jewelers" tools to slide the feed (the plastic part) out from under the nib (the metal part). With our pens, it's a pretty easy thing to do. Start with just simply trying to gently pull the nib and feed out of the section. Maybe you'll get lucky.
Great idea to use an old cartridge as an adaptor, thanks.
Unfortunatly my pen still has gunk up ink just behind the point underneath, soaking in warm water with a few dashes of washing liquid hasn't loosened it, what could I try?
This kind of syringe you can get in an ink jet refill kit, which you can buy at any good computer store that sells printer ink. Or you can get them on-line, as well.
thank you for this easy to follow demo.
mstrsims2 3 weeks ago
Thank you ScribeSK; I had about 15 fountain pens at one time, but started giving them away because of frustration. Tired of cleaning them constantly (with poor methods...) and still not being able to write smoothly. Had been told that as long as I left them with the ink 'down' towards the nib, they would not dry;if so, could clean them by 'bathing' the nib in warm water. False. Started giving them away... Did not know the 'secret weapon;' it is the difference that made the difference.
elisantonieta 1 month ago
thank you so much! I managed to fix my fountain pen thanks to your video. now i can write in style, again! Write on!
MrYaz91 2 months ago
nice MYU!
Microglia1 10 months ago
I noticed your J. Herbin inks on the desk...my favorite! My very favorites would have to be "Bleu Myosotis," "Vert Empire," "Poussière de Lune," and "Terre de Feu." They write so well!
agathaplaysthecello 11 months ago
Thank you! I'll do your method!
Marukatsukzk1 11 months ago
Nice trick, thanks!
Thejerm5555 11 months ago
Wont it rust if you leave the pen pieces in water?
arcaneaddict 1 year ago
in the beginning of the video that thing behind looks like a shot.
azuz6778 1 year ago
What is the background music to this useful instructional video?
Nozza999 1 year ago
nice tip. I was wondering how to clean an old sailor pocket pen ;-D
copomo 1 year ago
Thank you very much, I was hoping to not have to disassemble the feed and nib, but I went for it with a gentle pulling of 'F&N' and it came away fairly easy. A little soak and some action with a toothbrush took all the dried ink out of there. The pen is all reassembled and is working fantastically.
Once again, thank you very much.
niceguypants 1 year ago
@niceguypants
Excellent! Glad it all worked out.
ScribeSK 1 year ago
Pens differ from one another, so do some searching on the Net for removing the nib and section for your particular pen. If you're nervous about doing this yourself, you can always get a professional pen restorer to do this, too.
ScribeSK 1 year ago
Myself, I use "jewelers" tools to slide the feed (the plastic part) out from under the nib (the metal part). With our pens, it's a pretty easy thing to do. Start with just simply trying to gently pull the nib and feed out of the section. Maybe you'll get lucky.
ScribeSK 1 year ago
Great idea to use an old cartridge as an adaptor, thanks.
Unfortunatly my pen still has gunk up ink just behind the point underneath, soaking in warm water with a few dashes of washing liquid hasn't loosened it, what could I try?
Many thanks in advance for any help offered.
niceguypants 1 year ago
I gotta ask... where did you get the syringe?
choatey15 1 year ago
@choatey15
This kind of syringe you can get in an ink jet refill kit, which you can buy at any good computer store that sells printer ink. Or you can get them on-line, as well.
ScribeSK 1 year ago