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Hi everyone!

 

I have an issue. So Ive had an M1000 since May, and I love it its the best pen ever. But its been having some problems. Basically it will write for a few pages, and then dry up, and Ill have to tap it a few times. It also is a beast of a hard-starting pen. Sometimes impossible to get going. Im thinking about just sending it in to nibgrinder.com to have it repaired. Is this the correct action? I just use Pelikan blue-black ink in, but Ive used Noodlers Red-Black in the past. Both inks do the same, and I clean the pen very well each time I re ink

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What size nib? Pelikans are usually very wet and juicy writers. Have you done all the usual; flushed with water and a drop of dishwashing liquid, tried a third ink, tried a different paper?? Unless you are pausing for a couple of minutes the feed should not be drying out that much. Have you unscrewed the nib and feed unit and cleaned it in water/drop of Dawn?

 

I haven't had this kind of problem with my pens and do hope you get it sorted out.

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My Pelikan M1000 has a B-size nib and writes pretty wet. Currently I use a green-blue-black ink from Akkerman because I like the color. But the best writing was with Diamine Presidential Blue and a blue-black Montblanc ink.

Maybe you can try the former ink again.

 

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I had an F M800 that was a dry writer and hard-started after only a few seconds of non-writing. A trip to nibs.com solved the problem, it’s a perfect writer now. (While there I had it ground to an EEF.)

 

I’ve got 5 M800s, but only had an issue with one pen.

 

Cheers,

 

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my m1000f writes perfectly with any ink (I do not use noodlers so I cannot comment on tt).

 

an ultrasonic clean might make your pen - and you - happy.

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Still under warrantee, send it to Chartpack..............should fix it for free..........if it was bought in the US....if not, then try a nibmeister....could be a bit of baby bottom, to have the hard starts....don't know about it drying up.

Sounds like the nib could be heat seated a bit. Run under very hot water and press the feed and nib together....might be best to have a paper towel ready....for the second of oh hot.

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