So I have my beautiful new Decapod in Orange/Brown...the nib is flexi and sweet...a tad fine, but great. All systems are go, except for the ink flow. I get going for a sentence or two and suddenly, it dries up. I give the pen a few gentle downward shakes and I am back in business, only to run dry again. I've taken the converter off, reattached it, filled, emptied, refilled, etc....but seem to get the same thing. Anything I am not doing here? Considering the cost and relative hype of these pens, it's a tad disappointing. I've got an email into the Classic Fountain Pen folks from whom I purchased this, but was wondering if there are any Nakaya users out there who can offer a word or two of wisdom to get me flowing again.

Thanks!

Jonathan

Have you flushed the whole nib section unit, or just the converter? Do both.

If that fails, I'd get back in touch with the CFP folks - they generally test the pen thoroughly before it ships out, so it's odd you are having this issue.

Thanks will try the flushing.

My first Nakaya, which had an elastic super extra fine nib, wrote too dryly for my taste. I had ordered it directly from Nakaya. Last weekend I brought it to the NY/NJ pen show and showed it to Mottishaw. He adjusted the flow, and 5 seconds later it was writing perfectly.

Morning Jonathon

Your post doesn't stipulate the ink used in the Nakaya fountain pen, but with extra-fine Japanese pens a possible solution is using either finer ground or thinner ink. Sailor inks for example are created for use with finer writing instruments having the right consistency and perfect viscosity. I've now used the ink for two pens that suffered similar properties, and now write beautifully without drying up over time. The other option is using Parker Quink ink that is a much thinner but leaves a thicker line when used.