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Hi all!!

 

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Last week I bought an old Tintenkuli Stylograph @ an antiquarium in São Paulo. The pen attracted me by its luxuriant general aspect.

 

Soon it became obvious that previous owner [probably] let some ink dry inside, and now it's pretty scratchy and hard to work.

 

Does someone have any idea about how to proceed now? How can I clean/rinse my new old pen?

 

PS: The filling system is working good.

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Greetings!

It is a technical pen for indian or drawing ink use...you should clean and take it apart for a complete rinse...Good luck

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The pen is designed for technical drawing, therefore it needs to be held in a vertical position to the paper. Inside the tiny tube is a wire. When the pen touches the paper, the wire is pushed in allowing the ink to flow.

 

If the pen still fails to draw or write freely, it can be disassembled for cleaningt.

 

When you shake the pen you should be able to hear a tiny rattle. This shows the wire which has a weight at one end is moving freely. Sometimes, if ink is left for a long period it can cause a clog. The tip unscrews from the section, and the thread is very long. Once this is removed you should be able to inspect it for ink residue. If the wire is sticking i is possible to remove it from the tiny. It's not necessary to remove unless you have need to. Take care to pull it out straight and not bend it.

 

Flush the parts in soapy water, and reassemble, taking care in dropping the wire back into the tube, it should move up and down freely.

 

Your pen barrel and cap cap colors are unusual. I have a selection of these pens I use for drawing, I've only seen them in black with a color coded ring where the blind cap unscrews revealing the piston screw.

 

There is a formulated ink for these pens, I find fountain pen ink works well. Avoid using India ink because it can can cause problems, unless the pen is thoroughly cleaned after each session.

 

Here is a picture I drew showing what it is capable of.

 

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They came as a boon, and a blessing to men,
The Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley pen

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Greetings!

It is a technical pen for indian or drawing ink use...you should clean and take it apart for a complete rinse...Good luck

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Actually, the Tintenkuli is not a technical/drawing pen; it has a rounded point and is intended for writing. However, someone may very well have used drawing ink in it.

 

The most effective cleaning method will be the use of an ultrasonic cleaner and a cleaning product called Rapid-O-Eze, available at many art/craft supply stores.

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Actually, the Tintenkuli is not a technical/drawing pen; it has a rounded point and is intended for writing. However, someone may very well have used drawing ink in it.

 

The most effective cleaning method will be the use of an ultrasonic cleaner and a cleaning product called Rapid-O-Eze, available at many art/craft supply stores.

I have used these pens for a number of years and have found no need for an ultrasonic cleaner or Rapid-O-Eze, even with a pen which has been out of use for a number of years.

They came as a boon, and a blessing to men,
The Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley pen

Sincerely yours,

Pickwick

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You people are great! I let it on soapy water since yesterday, and now I feel a huge improvement. I was wondering how to expose the wire to clean, but it's much better to know I won't have to do it! :D Also, I don't think I'll find Rapid-O-Eze here where I live, or ultrasonic cleaner. So happy soapy water worked.

 

I also realized I have to keep it more vertical to write, what is good to me, I feel very confortable writing this way. Maybe, with continued using, its ink flows even better. I'm using a normal Sheaffer FP ink.

 

Pickwick, I made a rapid search at Google Images and saw many Tintenkuli with this color pattern (and reddish, and greenish). But at Rotring site, they have none. I believe this model is not available nowadays... What a pitty I have no information about my pen age...

 

And your boat is a great job!! :D

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You people are great! I let it on soapy water since yesterday, and now I feel a huge improvement. I was wondering how to expose the wire to clean, but it's much better to know I won't have to do it! :D Also, I don't think I'll find Rapid-O-Eze here where I live, or ultrasonic cleaner. So happy soapy water worked.

 

I also realized I have to keep it more vertical to write, what is good to me, I feel very confortable writing this way. Maybe, with continued using, its ink flows even better. I'm using a normal Sheaffer FP ink.

 

Pickwick, I made a rapid search at Google Images and saw many Tintenkuli with this color pattern (and reddish, and greenish). But at Rotring site, they have none. I believe this model is not available nowadays... What a pitty I have no information about my pen age...

 

And your boat is a great job!! :D

I found a review on FPN and the one you have looked as though it originally came with a conventional nib and feed along with the stylograph unit as an added accessory.

 

Good to hear you got it working.

They came as a boon, and a blessing to men,
The Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley pen

Sincerely yours,

Pickwick

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