Faber Castell Loom Nib Problems

[Deepgreen]

hello

i come to you seeking help

my beloved new and only pen Faber Castell Loom is givingme some atitude.

My first problem whas when i inserted long cartridge. The pen was loosing ink while capped and handled i would say with care. Or if i would uncap it faster drips of ink would fly off the nib.

I thought the bet was loose so i tighten it, i think about a turn or more. The dripping reoccured but not so ofthen. But somehow i managed to screw the nib sitting and the pen is not as smooth. I played with it a lot, tried to align the nib in the screw position (fine tune). Unscrew and reset the nib on the feed. But I am not doing it wright i think, because the pen does not feel as before (or maybe it is in my head)

 

I put the feed and the neeb on an i don't know why the pen became dry to the point that black ink looked grey, lines where intrerupted

Know it writes more wet, closer to what it used to write. i do not know what i did. I played with the nib a loooot. but i can not allign the neeb properly as it tends to have a feedback or i open the cap and the first lie is a miss. This never happened before this.

 

I attached a picture of the feed. How far should i place the nib on the feed? Should i cover the two holes or not?

help is much apreciated thank you!

[Deepgreen]

Ink flow before after

[Acheng]

I buy my second LOOM because I try to play with the nib unit and end up I find out do not disassembly the nib and feed unless you know what you are doing. But most of the time you learn it the hard way.

 

Make sure you align the feed correctly in the jacket first and put the nib in, the nib will stop correctly.

 

[Deepgreen]

Thank you for the help. I managed to assemble it and make it not scratchy and decent flow. Much better now. I thought th nib and feed screws in...

[Deepgreen]

Any ideas how to make it write wetter? I mean it is writing ok but when i move the pen faster like underlying sometimes the feed does not keep up.

This was not a problem before from whatbi recall.

Especially when i move fast to the right, the left seams to be a fuller line.

[Acheng]

I learn how to working the nib from the following YouTube Video

 

 

 

Hope this help!

[Ergative]

Did the ink leaking problem happen with just that one cartridge? If so, it could be that that particular cartridge was cracked. Once you get your nib reassembled properly, just stick in a new cartridge and maybe things will be better.

[Honeybadgers]

I find my loom tends to want to eject ink that is particularly prone to nib creep (monteverde emerald green was really bad in this pen) I suspect due to the pen having the most ridiculously overtight snap ever creating a sudden vacuum in the cap.

 

I switched to liberty's elysium, which actually matches the blue of the cap, solved the issue. Definitely one of the only pens I've ever bought that I never messed with, it is, to me, the best steel nib I've ever used in my life.

[Deleted Account]

I have Loom (fine) and it's quite leaky. Never tinkered with the nib at all. Is this normal?

[Deleted Account]

My mistake, it doesn't leak, it's a bad Skrikss converter.