Noodlers Creaper Writing Dry

[Octo]

My first Noodles Creaper writes beautifly, but this second one barely releases ink. How can I increase it's flow? For a regular nib spreading the nib slit might work, but for flex? Could it be the feed?

 

Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks.

[PaganArcher]

Try heat setting the feed to the nib. As I understand it, the Noodler's pens all use ebonite feeds, so heat setting should help the flow some.

[Proto]

You might want to do a full flush with a mixture of distilled water, a small amount of dish soap and a few drops of ammonia. With the new machined feeds coming with today's Nib Creepers Nathan does mention that feeds coming from the factory may have some residual oils left from the manufacturing process. He recommends a full flush before using the pen the first time.

 

I ran into this myself, resetting the nib and feed helped a bit but de-inking the pen and performing a full flush, THEN resetting the nib/feed made it a much happier writer.

[mhpr262]

First a flush, maybe an ultrasonic bath, too. Then, before you mess with feed or nib, try some wetter ink. I have had pens that just wouldn't function with Pelikan inks, terrible start and flow issues, but worked perfectly with Standardgraph inks.