Too Much Ink With Ahab Flex Writing

[beanbag]

Hello folks,

 

I got an Ahab pen to see what this flex writing was all about. (yes, I did the heat set)

The problem is that the pen throws down too much ink. One of the reasons is that when pushing down for flex, the nib lifts up a bit, increasing the gap between the nib and feed. Then ink puddles up there. Then when I finish the line, that big blob of ink squeezes out. So what will happen is that I am making a wide line, and at the end, the big blob of ink releases and then runs back up the stroke.

 

I saw some other youtube videos of this kind of flex writing, and sometimes I see that there is a lot of ink laid down, like so much that a little hemisphere forms over the line. I don't want that. I want the same amount of ink per cm^2 as with "normal" non-flex writing. Is such a thing possible?

 

[deepak23]

Flex pens have feeds that give a lot of ink. Feeds not being able to keep up is the common complaint for which the solution is to deepen feed grooves. In this case you probably have one of the following issues a) using an ink that's too 'thin' b.) writing slow or c) feed grooves are too deep.

 

First try using a different ink and/or write faster. If it doesnt work, pull out the feed and insert a thin wire or a plastic sheet inside the groove. This should extend from the edge of the groove on the inside to about 3/4th of the way. This will cut the flow to the nib. You will have work with different wire diameters/ plastic thicknesses till you get it right.

 

HTH

Edited April 26, 2015 by deepak23