New Lamy Safari Won't Write!

[lydiafr]

I received a Lamy Safary with a 1.5 nib for Christmas, along with a converter and black Lamy ink. However, the pen just doesn't seem to want to write. It's not necessarily scratchy - it grabs paper occasionally (mostly because I have to press hard to get any ink to flow), but generally leaves an impression on the paper and some ink fills in. When it does flow (or I press hard), the ink is very light. I've used the Lamy ink with dip pens and an old Osmiroid 65, so the ink itself is okay. Do I need to clean the feed or is it likely a bum pen? Or nib!?

Thanks!

[AloofObserver]

Purge the feed and make sure that the nib is properly positioned on the feed. They are removable so it's possible that it isn't secured properly.

 

If the problem persists then there is probably a more obscure issue.

[Laura N]

Sometimes with Lamy's broader italic nibs I have to prime the feed if the pen hasn't been used in a while. Unscrew the body and turn the converter knob a bit until the ink moves down into the feed.

[cikavac]

Also make sure the converter is properly seated. The "wings" should be snug in their little grooves.

[lydiafr]

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! I'm definitely seeing improvement!

[jsolares]

I had a similar problem with a F nib, i inserted the cartridge that comes with it and unlike the EF one i had which started immediately it refused to write, so i flushed it with water, it seems the ink they use for testing was too dry/gummed up to allow the new ink to flow down to the nib.

 

After flushing it with water and one of those baby nose suckers to help push out water it's been working fine, a bit on the scratchy side, might be somewhat misaligned but haven't gotten a loupe to check that out yet, but ink flows fine now.

[pajaro]

I just bought a new Lamy Safari with the 1.5 nib and had the same issue. I used the most dilute soapy solution, a tiny amount of foaming dishsoap, then 10% ammonia to 90 % water to flush it out. New pens, factory residues. My pen works great, but I have found that wide nibs sometimes won't start right off, and they have to be coaxed, another issue.

[plumeau]

I just bought a new Lamy Safari with the 1.5 nib and had the same issue. I used the most dilute soapy solution, a tiny amount of foaming dishsoap, then 10% ammonia to 90 % water to flush it out. New pens, factory residues. My pen works great, but I have found that wide nibs sometimes won't start right off, and they have to be coaxed, another issue.

 

IT IS NOT A SAFARI PEN, BUT A SAFARI WITH A NIB OF A JOY. I am using one with a 1.0 ni Witch is OK, but all nibs are different, the best for5 the safari is a good B.

Someting impotant is to tate it in the staple as every fountainpen.

 

The Lamy service is very good, but doesn't do miracles.

[Edgar Allan Bo]

I just bought a new Lamy Safari with the 1.5 nib and had the same issue. I used the most dilute soapy solution, a tiny amount of foaming dishsoap, then 10% ammonia to 90 % water to flush it out. New pens, factory residues. My pen works great, but I have found that wide nibs sometimes won't start right off, and they have to be coaxed, another issue.

 

IT IS NOT A SAFARI PEN, BUT A SAFARI WITH A NIB OF A JOY. I am using one with a 1.0 ni Witch is OK, but all nibs are different, the best for5 the safari is a good B.

Someting impotant is to tate it in the staple as every fountainpen.

 

The Lamy service is very good, but doesn't do miracles.

 

The Joy is the same as a Safari pen, only with a longer barrel. They all use LAMY nibs, which are all the same

(except the LAMY 2000 nibs), gold, steel, black, white... There is no LAMY 1.0 nib... you probably mean the 1.1

Edited January 25, 2012 by Edgar Allan Bo

[OakIris]

 

Someting impotant is to tate it in the staple as every fountainpen.

 

I am just starting to get into fountain pens again and I realize there may be some typos involved, but I have no idea what this means. :embarrassed_smile:

 

 

Holly

[Edgar Allan Bo]

 

Someting impotant is to tate it in the staple as every fountainpen.

 

I am just starting to get into fountain pens again and I realize there may be some typos involved, but I have no idea what this means. :embarrassed_smile:

 

 

Holly

 

You just have to tate the pens from time to time. Specially when you change inks in the pen.

[pajaro]

I just bought a new Lamy Safari with the 1.5 nib and had the same issue. I used the most dilute soapy solution, a tiny amount of foaming dishsoap, then 10% ammonia to 90 % water to flush it out. New pens, factory residues. My pen works great, but I have found that wide nibs sometimes won't start right off, and they have to be coaxed, another issue.

 

IT IS NOT A SAFARI PEN, BUT A SAFARI WITH A NIB OF A JOY. I am using one with a 1.0 ni Witch is OK, but all nibs are different, the best for5 the safari is a good B.

Someting impotant is to tate it in the staple as every fountainpen.

 

The Lamy service is very good, but doesn't do miracles.

 

Very amusing. My wife just received a bumper sticker saying "Witches: Not Just For Burning" so maybe I should give her the Safari and JOY will result.

[Jannis]

I had the same problem with my new Safari with m nib. I didn't work good with the Lamy ink cartridge, even after cleaning with warm water with a drop of dish soap. I then filled the converter with Diamine oxblood and now it works fine.

[PelikansPlus]

I also had the problem with a Lamy Al-Star with a medium nib. I tried rinsing it out, etc., etc., but still couldn't get the ink to flow without a lot of hub-bub. Finally took it back to the store and exchanged it; store manager couldn't get it to go, either - but the replacement pen works well.

[OakIris]

 

Someting impotant is to tate it in the staple as every fountainpen.

 

I am just starting to get into fountain pens again and I realize there may be some typos involved, but I have no idea what this means. :embarrassed_smile:

 

 

Holly

 

You just have to tate the pens from time to time. Specially when you change inks in the pen.

 

Ahh, that clears it up for me! And in order to tate, you have to be impotent at the time, too? No worries for me, as I am a woman, but still.... (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

 

Holly

[Aminah]

Mine still will not write and I have flushed. Grossly disappointed especially after all the hub-bub about this fp out and about.

[minddance]

Take it to Lamy and let then have a good look and make sure they make your pen write

[RMN]

Mine still will not write and I have flushed. Grossly disappointed especially after all the hub-bub about this fp out and about.

 

Will not write at all?

 

Or will not write like I expect it to?

 

 

 

D.ick

[Mike 59]

Hi, The Safari Vista plus the 1.1mm nib could be my most used pen, a really good combination for me.

This is my second one, as I lost the first one on the bus a few years ago.

Hope the person that found it, used it as much as I had.

 

[pitonyak]

I have found a meaning for TATE as a noun.

 

A male, usually very athletic. This person is usually tall, but can be short. A Tate also has amazing eyes, and hair. This person is very funny, and brightens up your day. The male, Tate, is also a very smart, and honest person! They are a cute and adorable person that everyone loves!

 

I also found it as a word for Cheat as in "to cheat on an exam" is "to TATE on an exam".

 

 

I am guessing that either there is a vulgar meaning of which I am not aware, not unlikely, but that probably would have shown up on Google, or maybe it means to "cheat" the NIB by manually priming it with water or ink....

 

Totally guessing. Sorry, I usually don't get these things until they are described to me.

 

sorry..