MB Starwalker Skipping

[kubalai]

Hi all,

 

Just purchased the Black resin Starwalker. Whilst it looks good, feels good. The nib is a real disappointment. I have to turn the nib around and draw a few strokes to get the ink flowing & then when I start to write in the correct fashion it still skips consistently. If left for a few seconds the nib stops working.

 

Judging by the various views about MB it seems to be the luck of the draw. The fact that the nibs are hand crafted & undergo stringent checking as per the MB website, I wonder how this poor quality nib was missed.

 

Regards

Edited September 30, 2007 by kubalai

[RayMan]

Most if not all new pens I've purchased have needed several rounds of flushing and use before they began to flow consistently. Continued skipping after several rounds of flushing and use is simply unacceptable in a new pen, however, especially a MB.

 

As far as slow starting is concerned, the ink could be the culprit. I've noticed that some inks are slower starters than others. I do have a few pens (Waterman Kultur and Sheaffer Fashion), however, which become slow starters after more than a day of non-use no matter what ink I use.

[MikeW]

I had this very same problem with my Starwalker when I started using it. As a cartridge only pen, you need to pinch the cartridge to get enough ink into the feed and get the flow going. You might need to do it a few times as well as you might need to flush once or twice. Trust me, it will work fine after a few iterations of these actions. If not, take it back to a Montblanc dealer.

[RayMan]

I had this very same problem with my Starwalker when I started using it. As a cartridge only pen, you need to pinch the cartridge to get enough ink into the feed and get the flow going. You might need to do it a few times as well as you might need to flush once or twice. Trust me, it will work fine after a few iterations of these actions. If not, take it back to a Montblanc dealer.

 

Good point. I should have asked if this was a cartridge pen. I've found that I have more difficulty getting a pen started when it's loaded with a cartridge. When you load from a bottle, you're priming or wetting the entire ink channel at the same time you're filling the pen. Not so when you pop a new cartridge into a pen, especially a new pen. Mike's suggestion makes sense.

 

[RLTodd]

Even though it is a cartridge pen can't you stick a converter on the back for flushing?

 

I would had a drop of liquid dish soap to a cup of water and flush with that as the combination frequently solves flow problems.

 

 

[kenny]

May be a problem with the feed.

 

[pcf]

Hi all,

 

Just purchased the Black resin Starwalker. Whilst it looks good, feels good. The nib is a real disappointment. I have to turn the nib around and draw a few strokes to get the ink flowing & then when I start to write in the correct fashion it still skips consistently. If left for a few seconds the nib stops working.

 

Judging by the various views about MB it seems to be the luck of the draw. The fact that the nibs are hand crafted & undergo stringent checking as per the MB website, I wonder how this poor quality nib was missed.

 

Regards

 

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

Actually, skipping seems to be a fairly common problem (that is if your MB has problems--not all MB pens have problems)

I have fixed up quite a few models ailed with this.

 

Dillon

[Ed44]

I'd take it back to MontBlanc and have them send it in for service. It should write properly right out of the box. It probably just needs a bit of nib smoothing.