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I received my Serwex MB pen this month. I am an artist that needs to work with waterproof (or near waterproof) fountain pen inks. I have already tried Noodlers American Eel and now Platinum Carbon Ink. Both of these inks will not flow after a day or so. I hate this problem!!!!!!! :crybaby:

 

Does anyone know what ink will work in the MB as I like the nib? And pls only near waterproof or waterproof suggestions would be appreciated. Thx.

 

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First step is to determine why the inks dry out. Are there any wrongly placed breather holes in the cap that can lead to this dry out? If yes, then plug them by rubbing a candle against the holes and wiping the excess off with a cloth. Check cap's air tightness by sucking the open end, it should stick to the tongue...

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Did you flush the pen when you got it?

 

It could have some manufacturing gunk in the feed.

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I do not own a Serwex MB, but I do own a Serwex 162 and it has a hole in the cap. Since plugging it with silicone sealant, the ink evaporation has been reduced and the pen can sit unused for weeks without the ink evaporating. Before that, the ink would evaporate in about one week (of course that could be due to the very warm Greek summer).

 

Anyway, flush the pen, plug the hole, and try one not very dry ink first. If you do not get results after that, then you could move to more drastic measures, like flossing your nib or increasing the feed gap etc.

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