Can A Nib Dry Out Without The Cap?

[Dorf]

What will happen if my fountain pen is laying on my desk over some hours, without the cap? Will it be harmful for the nib? Will it "dry out"?

[Chrissy]

It won't be 'harmful for the nib' but it will dry out and is not recommended as a regular practice. If you want a pen that you can leave on your desk for hours without having to replace the cap, it sounds like you might need a 'desk pen.'

The pen sits in a holder on your desk, and you just remove it whenever you want to write

[zaddick]

Yes, it for sure will. You can get a desk pen stand for many of the MB meisterstueck pens. Or get a pen with a click on cap. Or get something like a pilot VP for easy access for a few notes.

[PabloAU]

Methinks that would not be fixed under warranty.

[zaddick]

Methinks that would not be fixed under warranty.

Repair services for such an issue should include a quick dip in water or an ink bottle. I will offer these services for $20 USD plus return shipping.

[Erik Dalton]

If you've left it uncapped for that long, best to flush it out with water to remove any dried ink adhered to the ink chanels of the feed system and nib. It should be good as new.

Done once you haven't really hurt the pen. Best to remember to cap it.

If you tend to be forgetful, just increase your pen maintenance frequency and you'll be fine.

[Dorf]

Thanks for your opinions

[Vlad Soare]

Repair services for such an issue should include a quick dip in water or an ink bottle. I will offer these services for $20 USD plus return shipping.

 

Unless the owner has used some tricky, clogging-prone ink like Noodler's, in which case you might want to charge a bit more, or even decline the job altogether.

[SL_BRABUS]

It best to keep them cap when not used......

[SpecTP]

one of the reasons I like my MB 34 so much is that I can leave it uncapped for hours and pick it up and use it without any ink flow issues.