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Ink On Nib Wings When Uncapping.


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I've got an Esterbrook J with a 9460 nib and what I'm finding is that when I uncap the nib, I get ink on the wings of the nib.

 

I wiped the nib clean and wrote with the nib extensively and didn't see any nib creep.

 

I swabbed the inside of the cap until it was clean and the issue seems to come back after several uncappings.

 

Any thoughts on why this would be happening? The only thing that I can think of is that the wings are somehow touching the inside of the cap. I've checked that the nib is fully screwed into the section so I don't really know how the ink is getting into the cap.

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If the pen is carried nib down or horizontal, the ink can shake out of the pen into the cap.

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Probably not the problem here, but if a sac is too big for the pen, then body heat can sometimes cause nib creep because there's no insulation between the sac and the body of the pen.

 

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It is not uncommon for the nib to contact the inner cap, when capping and uncapping. A small amount of ink gets smeared across the nib. Stick a Q-tip into the cap. If you don't find ink, the pen is not leaking. When you clean the pen, rinse out the cap.

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Ink is definitely getting transferred to the inside of the cap, but I don't know how it is.

 

When I carry the pen it's always clipped in a shirt pocket upright.

 

Cleaned the cap out and cleaned the nib. I've capped the pen and will leave it nib down to see if it leaks into the cap.

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is the breathing hole in the cap clear? If it's blocked, with old ink or other grunge, you could well have ink being sucked from the pen.

 

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Checked the breather holes in the cap by shining a light into the cap and looking through the breather holes, all are clear.

 

I switched the nibs between this Esterbrook and another I have and now no ink on the nib.

 

Not sure what's going on.

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I need an answer to this.. It's happening on my side too. It's creepy...

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