Faber Castell Writink Fine Nib Problem

[nura]

The faber castell writink fine nib pen which I purchased recently is writing scratchy and dry. The nib tines were not aligned properly which I did after which the nib became smoother. But the ink flow is still very less. I removed the nib and feed gave it a good flush in running tap water and soaked overnight in water in a cup. Still the ink flow is less. There was no converter with the pen and the seller had supplied a short ink catridge with the pen. I doubt the catridge is loosely fitting in the feed. Can it be reason for less ink flow? Should I buy a faber castell converter and expect an increase in the ink flow? I'm currently using waterman mysterious blue ink.

Thanks for your expert replies in advance.

[Honeybadgers]

Waterman mysterious blue is a great test ink, it's a very consistent flowing ink.

 

I'm betting there's a defect in the feed. I had a similar problem with a TWSBI VAC700R.

 

Contact whomever you bought it from. I think your pen is defective. I've also heard this issue in the Writink's. It's a first run of the pen from Faber Castell, and doesn't use the nib/feed from the Loom, so I think there are just a few tooling issues they need to work out.

 

If that's not an option, you can try gently and carefully running a safety razor blade along the feed channel and trying to see if there are any catches or snags from the mold that can be cut out. It's what I did with my TWSBI feed and opened it up nicely.