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Dobichan

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Hi,

 

I have a Twsbi Eco (M) and is quite satisfied except for one issue. Whenever I use the pen, it starts out writing quite wet and saturated, just as I want it. However after a short while (~5 minutes) it starts to dry out. The line is thinner and not as wet as it started. However, it continues to write - never dries out completely. Leaving the pen for a few hours saturates the feed and next session starts out writing quite wet again. I did disassemble the nib and fedd, but there was nothing obvious (like a block/dirt in the channel).

 

Is this something that is normal for the Eco? Is there something I can do myself to improve the flow, like widening the channel?

 

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The first question is, what ink are you using, hopefully it is something like a Parker or Waterman.

 

A lot of Twsbis will start wet and dry a little

 

I made the mistake of putting the nib and feed back without realising that there is only one special place on the feed for the nib to sit.

 

I would flush the pen through with warm water and a drop of dish soap/washing up liquid, then rinse the refill with Parker washable ink

 

Good Luck

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The first question is, what ink are you using, hopefully it is something like a Parker or Waterman.

 

A lot of Twsbis will start wet and dry a little

 

I made the mistake of putting the nib and feed back without realising that there is only one special place on the feed for the nib to sit.

 

I would flush the pen through with warm water and a drop of dish soap/washing up liquid, then rinse the refill with Parker washable ink

 

Good Luck

 

Thanks for the quick answer. Incidentally I do indeed have it filled with Waterman this time. Have not noticed this behavior with this Waterman ink in other pens though.

I'll give it a good rinse and fill with another ink (probably Diamine).

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Not to worry about the stains. They will come out try some noodlers rattler red. You can adjust the feed on the eco it sounds like the feed is a little starved. That's a little beyond my technical expertise but if you look in nibs and tines I think someone can explain how to do it.

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