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Tools & Supplies / Ink flow: How do you get the ink to release from the nib?
« on: August 16, 2016, 12:39:40 PM »
Hello all,
I have checked the forum for help with this and so far... no go. The ink (Yasutomo Sumi black) flows nicely for one capital letter after the nib has been cleaned with Windex, and then it pools on the nib (zebra G). I've had the problem before and went in to the local art store where I was told that I had been sold old ink. I'm not experienced enough to know but I agreed to buy a new bottle (Yasutomo that I noted) from them after I saw that it flowed beautifully from my nib. However, I am once again having the same problem with this ink. I previous had trouble with too much ink flow and used an idea of rubbing candle wax onto the very tip of the writing side of the nib and that helped. With this pooling issue, I have changed nibs, cleaned the nib with Windex every time it starts to pool, I've added a couple of drops of distilled water to the small amount ink (just enough to dip), and it isn't helping. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I have checked the forum for help with this and so far... no go. The ink (Yasutomo Sumi black) flows nicely for one capital letter after the nib has been cleaned with Windex, and then it pools on the nib (zebra G). I've had the problem before and went in to the local art store where I was told that I had been sold old ink. I'm not experienced enough to know but I agreed to buy a new bottle (Yasutomo that I noted) from them after I saw that it flowed beautifully from my nib. However, I am once again having the same problem with this ink. I previous had trouble with too much ink flow and used an idea of rubbing candle wax onto the very tip of the writing side of the nib and that helped. With this pooling issue, I have changed nibs, cleaned the nib with Windex every time it starts to pool, I've added a couple of drops of distilled water to the small amount ink (just enough to dip), and it isn't helping. Any thoughts would be appreciated.