Is Nib Creep Really Just Cosmetic?

[Snoutmol]

Because I swear that, with Noodler's 54th, the nib creep is so much that it dries and then clogs the flow of ink.

[jar]

Yup, just cosmetic. If flow is getting clogged then something other than nib creep is happening.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

I used to think that the dreaded nib creep was mostly a sign of demons afoot but that it wouldn't interfere with writing so long as the Ink Putti put down their fretless 5-string banjos, trombones and accordions then got on with the task at hand.

 

Of late I am concerned that for pens with inlaid/inset/shrouded/hooded/conical nibs, clean-up and routine maintenance may well be an issue: Just where does that ink creep? And is there a need to modify technique / frequency? Let alone issues with pens known to be a clean-up challenge.

 

I recently expressed my thoughts on this matter in my wee Review of the exceptional N54M which were expanded upon by Members' follow-on Replies @ https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/255965-noodlers-54-massachusetts/?p=2825711

 

Bye,

S1

Edited February 2, 2016 by Sandy1

[Glenn Atkins]

Plus, 54th creeps bad.

 

Glenn

[Snoutmol]

Of late I am concerned that for pens with inlaid/inset/shrouded/hooded/conical nibs, clean-up and routine maintenance may well be an issue: Just where does that ink creep? And is there a need to modify technique / frequency? Let alone issues with pens known to be a clean-up challenge.

Gah, I know. How does one clean out ink that has creeped under a hood? Specifically that of a Lamy 2000.

[Sandy1]

Gah, I know. How does one clean out ink that has creeped under a hood? Specifically that of a Lamy 2000.

 

 

Hi,

 

I don't have am yet to acquire an L2K so I don't have first hand experience. But ...

 

After the usual clean-up to flush the ink path (nib+feed and barrel), consider a longish active soak of the section, swishing the pen about every few minutes.

 

Then a pointed stream of water upwards under the hood.

 

Followed by a gentle back-flush. For this technique I slip a length of soft surgical tubing over the section without touching the nib to form a loose seal that allows out-flow, (no clamps or rubber mallets required), then run a gentle stream of water, usually from a siphon, over the nib. One might experiment with the piston position, though I think that with the piston up there might be some circulation/gurgling that would free captive ink.

(I came upon the back-flow technique when cleaning-up a found-in-the-wild capillary fill Parker 61.)

 

If dealing with a persistent ink, then an ultrasonic cleaner should do the trick.

 

Bye,

S1

Edited February 2, 2016 by Sandy1

[casualmerlinconstant]

For me, nib creep if left too long becomes nib crud. When that happens, the flow becomes drier in my pens. A quick rinse under the tap fixes it though.