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Hi,

 

I'm new to fountain pens. On the recommendation of some people on this site, I recently bought a Wality 52 and have filled it with Shaeffer Skrip black (about all that I could get my hands on in my town).

 

The pen writes well. No problems there. And looks fine.

 

But it has been, using a term I once saw on this site, "sweating ink." That is, when I take the cap off, there often are little beads of ink on the nib. These beads also appear when I shake the pen in a downward motion.

 

I'm fairly certain that I filled the pen properly. I rinsed it out (by filling it with water) first. Then I filled it and let out a few drops.

 

Anyone have any ideas? This pen is great, but I suspect that the process of finding a tissue to wipe off the nib will get old before too long.

 

Thanks,

 

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Hi,

 

Warning, the advice I give worked for me, but you may be having a different problem, and it may not work for you. Do this at your own risk. I'm not a nibmeister nor a pen repairman, just a user who took a chance on one of his own pens

 

I had a similar problem after I took my 52 apart for a good cleaning. I didn't push the nib back far enough onto the feed/into the pen body, so when I capped the pen the nib was touching the inner cap and (my hypothesis) capiliary action was pulling some ink onto the inner cap/nib. I solved the issue by pushing the nib a little deeper into the pen (holding the sides of the nib and pushing it deeper into the pen body). I just measured on my pen and there is about 3.5 mm of nib between the tip of the nib and the end of the feed.

 

However, it may also be the ink is creeping a bit out of the nib. The Noodler's eternal inks are notorious for this. Most people just get used to it. Right now I have Noodler's Red-Black in my Wality 52 and the nib is pretty clean. Not perfect, but pretty good.

 

There is a pen sweating topic also being discussed. You might want to check it out, as it may be more helpful than I.

 

I hope this helps,

French

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FWIW.

 

Skrip black is a thin ink.

 

As it warmed up here, I began to get a significant sweating problem with a Wality 69L piston filler. I solved the problem by switching from Mount Blanc black, a thin ink, to Noodlers black, a thicker ink. YMMV

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If I remember right, a Wality is a Piston filler. What you may want to try and do is fill the pen, but not all the way, leaving a bit of play in the piston, then remove the pen, and finish filling. This will remove excess ink from the feed and nib, resulting in less sweating. YOu may also want to try regulating the temp of the pen by keeping it close to your person, like in a pen case. The pen would stay generally warmer, resulting in less condensation in the pen cap...

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