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Any particular things I need to look for? After writing with it a little this evening, I think it's a fake. The ink doesn't flow as well as a gel pen.
Probably not. My Pilot Metropolitans seem to write better than my Lamy Safari. Any fountain pen will dry out after some time of no use. I don't know the best method, but whenever it happens to me I spend time letting the pen/nib soak in warm water, pushing warm water out through the nib, etc.
I can pump warm water though for what seems like hours and still not get the water completely clear as it exits. Any amount of dried ink can cause the nib to not write properly. It's not an all or none thing.
I can pump warm water though for what seems like hours and still not get the water completely clear as it exits. Any amount of dried ink can cause the nib to not write properly. It's not an all or none thing.
ah, thank you! i will do that. perhaps i will try boiling water. i didn't realize that was the issue, thank you very much, now i can fix these metropolitans
I don't know enough to say for sure, but I wouldn't use boiling water... I'd fear the high heat ruining the nib somehow. Or whatever adaptor you may or may not be using. If anything special, I might suggest distilled water. But I always use tap.
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