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I notice the slightest bit of ink resting on the section everytime I pull the cap off and I cannot tell where this ink is coming from.

 

The ink isn't flowing out of the breather hole and the area where the barrel and section meet is not leaking at all.

 

Anyone have tips or ideas on how to resolve this issue?

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I've noticed this phenomenon with mine, mate.

 

I consider it a minor annoyance, myself. Maybe it's a symptom of a nice, wetly-writing pen.

 

There probably isn't a resolution.

 

Live with it. The L2K has few superiors (and damn few equals either).

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Wow, same thing for me. It only happens with certain inks though...

 

Strange. Which inks does the Lamy 2000 take without producing this problem?

 

 

I've noticed this phenomenon with mine, mate.

 

I consider it a minor annoyance, myself. Maybe it's a symptom of a nice, wetly-writing pen.

 

There probably isn't a resolution.

 

Live with it. The L2K has few superiors (and damn few equals either).

 

It's a minor annoyance and the pen is quite nice, but I'd like to use this pen on a daily basis without having to check for ink spots every time I use it.

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I hope I didn't come across as dismissive. I'd rather it wasn't there, but the pen is otherwise a very good one, notwithstanding the fact that I had to widen the tine-gap on mine considerably, and also sort out a misalignment.

 

Sorry if I appeared to be patronising. It wasn't meant.

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Make sure the cap is clean and free of any ink. After you fill the pen, are you bleeding out a few drops?

 

I made sure the cap is clean. Could you please explain what you mean by "bleeding out a few drops?"

 

 

I hope I didn't come across as dismissive. I'd rather it wasn't there, but the pen is otherwise a very good one, notwithstanding the fact that I had to widen the tine-gap on mine considerably, and also sort out a misalignment.

 

Sorry if I appeared to be patronising. It wasn't meant.

 

Your reply didn't sound patronising or dismissive at all. :) Sorry to hear that you had to tweak your nib. I got pretty lucky with my Lamy 2K's nib, it's so smooth!

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one cause could be that the ink you are using is more volatile than normal, so as the day heats up, ink evaporates from the nib, and as the temperature drops down again, it condenses back onto the nib/section leaving ink spots on it. I find that pelikan green is the worst offender of this on my snorkel. it is quite annoying, changing to a less volatile ink may solve the problem. these tend to be the wetter, longer to dry inks.

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Could you please explain what you mean by "bleeding out a few drops?"

When you are done filling the pen, give a slight turn to the piston to push a few drops out. Then tighten the piston knob back.

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Have not seen that problem with my 2000 and Waterman green ink.

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I made sure the cap is clean. Could you please explain what you mean by "bleeding out a few drops?"

 

This video by Bob Nurin, shows an ink fill using a converter, but it does show the last step, bleeding a few drops, and will work with the L2000.

 

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This video by Bob Nurin, shows an ink fill using a converter, but it does show the last step, bleeding a few drops, and will work with the L2000.

 

I tried bleeding out a few drops last night. I cleaned the pen and everything, but this pen still accumulated a distinctive ring of ink around the section although it was not touched for hours. I did notice that the nib has a bit of creep and always seems wetly primed and that the ink ring occurs where the inner cap seems to be. I guess the nib itself hits the inner cap and releases a bit of ink which then smears onto the section.

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What ink are you using?

 

And forgive me for asking the obvious, but when the pen isn't in use, are you storing it with the nib pointing up?

 

Not sure how that would matter, as I've subjected my Lamy to what I consider "non-coddling" use and have never seen ink on my section. Baffling.

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What ink are you using?

 

And forgive me for asking the obvious, but when the pen isn't in use, are you storing it with the nib pointing up?

 

Not sure how that would matter, as I've subjected my Lamy to what I consider "non-coddling" use and have never seen ink on my section. Baffling.

 

I was using Iroshizuku Ajisai. I just switched over to Iroshizuku's Kiri-Same ink to see if there would be a difference since I know Kiri Same is an extremely well behaved ink. The ink change made no difference.

 

At my desk I store my pen horizontally. When I'm out and about the pen is stored in my coat pocket with the nib facing up. : /

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The phenomenon is called nibcreep.

 

With hidden nibs like on the L2000, and also the Waterman Carene, this could become section creep.

 

I just had a bout of nibcreep in my new ST Dupont.

 

It happens with the more fluid inks, with snap on caps. When you pull of the cap you create a vacuum, sucking some ink out of the feed, on to nib and sometimes section.

This happens especially if you pull the cap off nib down and with force. Remedy: Hold the nib up when uncapping. Do not yank the cap off but just click it loose, let the pressure normalise and the gently lift off the cap.

 

 

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It might be worth the time to read the very encyclopaedic history/review of the Lamy 2000 done by FPN member bphollin:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/227631-lamy-2000-and-the-origins-of-lamy-design/

 

I do mean long. He wrote it up as a 5 part post; around 15,000 words. He does describe the problem you are seeing. If I remember correctly this was more common in an earlier version of the pen but maybe my memory is faulty.

 

Although the cumulative post is long, it is very well written and informative. Really good info for fans of the Lamy 2000.

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It might be worth the time to read the very encyclopaedic history/review of the Lamy 2000 done by FPN member bphollin:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/227631-lamy-2000-and-the-origins-of-lamy-design/

 

I do mean long. He wrote it up as a 5 part post; around 15,000 words. He does describe the problem you are seeing. If I remember correctly this was more common in an earlier version of the pen but maybe my memory is faulty.

 

Although the cumulative post is long, it is very well written and informative. Really good info for fans of the Lamy 2000.

 

I'll be sure to check it out. :)

 

 

The phenomenon is called nibcreep.

 

With hidden nibs like on the L2000, and also the Waterman Carene, this could become section creep.

 

I just had a bout of nibcreep in my new ST Dupont.

 

It happens with the more fluid inks, with snap on caps. When you pull of the cap you create a vacuum, sucking some ink out of the feed, on to nib and sometimes section.

This happens especially if you pull the cap off nib down and with force. Remedy: Hold the nib up when uncapping. Do not yank the cap off but just click it loose, let the pressure normalise and the gently lift off the cap.

 

 

D.ick

 

Thank you for the uncapping tip, this mostly solved the problem. A bit of ink comes out every now and then but the problem is much less severe now.

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This happens to me when I carry the pen in a shirt pocket, where it may get warm, and then a bit of ink will come out in the cap...or if you are carrying it where it gets shaken about a lot.

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