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I just received my first Estie and I absolutely love it. It is a black Double Jewel J with an oblique fine nib on it.

 

I am using PR Tanzanite ink and the whole bottom (toward the writing end of the nib) 1/3 of the nib is covered in ink about 5 minutes after I wipe it off. It's unsightly and I would like to not have it happen.

 

Is there something I can do? I would rather not have to change ink because I love that.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

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I had this occur on a Bexley Gemstone pen I have that has been a flawless performer.I saw a post on FPN suggesting this could occur when refilling a pen where the pen and ink had a wide temperature difference. In my case I noticed the ink bottle was cold to touch and the pen/coverter was warm. I waited until next day when both were similar temperature and the problem's not reoccured. Hope this helps.

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This seems to be independent of ink-fillings. It happens when the pen has been used for some time and would therefore be pretty close to being out of ink, and also right after I fill it.

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Have you tried another ink?

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Though I have yet to use it, Tanzanite is famous for being one of the most free flowing inks out there, and is often used by people wanting to turn their dry writers into better flowing pens. So, it could definitely be the ink.

 

If the ink is pooling at the tip, as in actually having drops form, that could mean there is an issue with the sac. It being either too big for the pen, and thus the heat from your hands would expel the air from the sac(something that can happen when ink is low), or it has a hole in it letting in air that pushes the ink out into the nib.

 

It sounds like the ink will be the main culprit in this case. Though I know you didn't want that to be the case, experimenting with other inks will provide an answer. You may even be able to find a color similar to Tanzanite that is not as free flowing. Hope this helps!

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If the nib is just forming a thin coat of ink on the bottom third, it is probably a classic case of "nib creep". To cure nib creep, you make the top surface of the nib so ink doesn't want to coat it. Oil from you skin can work. I wax the nib surface. An invisible coat of almost any wax will do: car wax, candle wax. Don't use beeswax on anything brass or copper; it will cause corrosion. DON'T get any wax in the nib's slit or you will have mega feed problems.

 

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