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Your Experience With Visconti Homo Sapiens?


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I have one of these - the original lava/bronze version, and I really like the size, shape, hand feel, etc for writing.

 

But mine has minor "issues," so I'm trying if I should send it to the U.S. repair facility and end up losing it for 3 months, or just live with it as is.

 

My pen fills, holds ink, writes, and doesn't leak....

 

BUT - the feed combs are at always at least 1/2 full of ink or more, up to looking completely full. The pen is also a very wet writer.

 

I'm experienced at nib/flow adjusting - - the feed has been heat set to conform tightly to the nib, nib tines adjusted as tight together they can be.

 

Just wondering how this matches your experience??

 

thnx,

 

 

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Take a paper towel, fold it into eighths, and immediately after filling press the paper towel against the feed combs. (nib side up)

 

This should drain out most of the feed combs.

 

Otherwise, it has a big ink capacity and a very short write out due to its wetness.

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Take a paper towel, fold it into eighths, and immediately after filling press the paper towel against the feed combs. (nib side up)

 

This should drain out most of the feed combs.

 

 

Yeah - it just immediately refills.

 

Does yours lay down a too wet line? Not just a wet, but too wet??

 

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I have a Steel Age and I do exactly as Parse Error describes after filling mine. Otherwise, it really does leave an overly wet line besides sporting a flooded feed. The aforementioned solution takes care of the problem completely, though.

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Sounds like you have an air leak somewhere. Check that the nib unit is screwed in properly, and check that the nib & feed are seated back in the collar completely. If you're still having problems send it for repair, as this isn't normal behaviour. (FWIW I don't have a HS, but do have a Divina which has the same nib unit)

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Sounds like you have an air leak somewhere.

sounds a bit like that...

 

My own experience is great, everything is working flawlessly.

Greetings,

Michael

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