Thread: Any Fountain Pen Users?

Well I think it's pretty straightforward. Take out your ink container and simply rinse it with water. If you can't remove the ink cartridges, then put the entire pen in cold water for 24 hours. That should do it.

I clean vintage pens by putting them in water for some hours, and then clean the pen with a ultrasound cleaner. Often the procedure is done 2-3 times.

The pen must be completely clean from old ink, and no color should remain when soaking up water and releasing it again.

Perhaps you been using wrong ink? All ink dry out, but there's a big difference in tush and ink. All ink should be made to fountain pens. If you are using iron gall ink, it will likely cloak your ink flow.

Thank you Kristian.
I was always used only the original ink containers.
I'll give another try. Traveling tomorrow for 3-4 days, so will put it in the water for that period.
Just curios, what is it "ultrasound cleaner"?

My current go to desk pen. Sorry it's not a fountain pen. I could not pass it up years ago. WW2 vintage Esterbrook 444 Dip-Less desk set with USN logo. The nib is a steel 9128 and suppose to be flexible but I find it very stiff.
I've used fountain pens for years. I can remember using my father's Sheaffer fountain pen in high school. It had a bladder and didn't hold much ink so I bought one of the new fangled fountain pens that had a replaceable cartridge.

Another dip pen. I bought this as a gift for my wife. It has English hallmarks but I've not bothered to look them up. The nib is gold plated steel and very flexible. Fun to write with.

Every once in a while I pick up a sheaffer's. I'm not sure exactly how to use them but why not.

OK so this one is not a dip pen. Namiki Falcon with a wet noodle nib. Hand is a bit shaky I need more coffee.

the Lamy 2000 is a great pen for long writing sessions. I have two of them, with the nibs customized by Michael Masuyama. One ground to an extra fine (japanese fine) and another ground from a broad to a medium. I use them every day for first draft work.

I also love the Pilot Vanishing Point pens. Actually, I prefer the sleeker edition, the Decimo, which is all I use from that range. For those who have not tried the Pilot Capless series (VP, Decimo), the nibs are remarkable. Slightly flexible and precise.

Originally Posted by WW243

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Lamy 2000
Aurora Black
My one and only fountain pen and my favorite ink. Fountain pens can be fascinating and beautiful. This is a proven workhorse of a pen and will not win a beauty contest.

Originally Posted by bekk

Folks,
I need a help please!
I was using my Mont Blank for almost 6 years without any single issue. Long story - short.
One day we moved in to a new house and I "lost" my pen.
Recently, Mrs. found it somewhere and of course, the ink dried inside. I tried different manipulations with soaking in the water, washing, cleaning... Nothing!
Maybe someone has an experience in that kind of issue?

Getting rid of the dried ink may take a little more than water.

Here is one guide. How To Clean A Fountain Pen

A baby nose cleaning bulb with the tip cut down works well to push cleaning solution through the nib.

I just received a second Lamy safari with 1.1mm nib. It is simple but seems to write nicely, doesn't look fancy enough to get stolen and is fairly comfy to use.
My first one has a left hand nib, despite being left handed I don't like it all that much. There is nothing specifically wrong with it but nibs are quite personal.

Agreed Ed
I feel like every time I write with my fountain pen it becomes a little more 'my pen.' At the atomic level perhaps...
Someday when a stranger picks up my pen and tries it, he or she may say, 'what the hell is wrong withs this nib?'