Sheaffer Snorkel - How Does It Pass The Ink To The Feed/nib

[LargeSofa]

I just replaced my SAC and seals... the pen doesn't write very well. very dry and was not skipping on the down stroke.

 

I took it apart a few times to make sure I had good vacuum. It is taking in ink.

 

What I can seem to figure out is how the ink get to the nib/feed? is it passed vai the snorkel tube? I just dont see how.

[KBeezie]

The snorkel tube is the only connection to the sac. You have to align the slit (that goes in the same direction as the feed, not across) to the nib, since that slit down the front end is what feeds the ink up into the feed surrounding it and then to the nib.

 

Borrowing from another image, the slit needs to be aligned like so:

 

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4271/snorkel006.jpg

 

Check out this guide for more detailed steps and to make sure you have them followed.

 

http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/repair/snorkel_filler.htm

Edited September 23, 2014 by KBeezie

[Ernst Bitterman]

Magic ink gremlins.

 

Oh, wait, I'm thinking of the little Solv-X gnomes in vintage Quink. In a Snorkel, there's a slit (or two) on the top of the probe. Ink migrates down the "primary" feed in the probe, into the slit, and then across the small gap between the probe and the "secondary" feed. After that, it goes along a slit in that feed in a fairly standard way.

 

If you've just replaced your seals, the feed is probably dry; Sheaffer suggested that on a first fill the Snorkel get a proper dip to wet the "secondary" and ensure the ink had a path right to the point. I've frequently forgotten this step after renovating a Snorkel, and it's always a skippy experience.

 

edit- ach! Too long typing AGAIN!

Edited September 23, 2014 by Ernst Bitterman

[BT-7274]

You may want to give it a couple of good fills too; if there's any gunk still left in the feed, this'll help to clear it out cleanly. Otherwise, +1 on a proper dip before writing.