I have a Lamy Safari that is by far my favorite pen, beating other pens that cost much more. It puts down a nice wet line and the nib seems to "float" over the surface of the paper. Figuring that Lamy had it together with their nibs, I bought a couple more Safaris and was disappointed -- less flow and much rougher feel. I disliked them so much that I relegated them to a drawer and forgot about them.
A week or so ago I happened across a comment stating that Lamy is pretty bad about having "residuals" in the nib/feed from the manufacturing process, and that a new pen should be thoroughly cleaned. Out came the two Safaris for a cleaning and shazaam! They aren't as good as my favorite but they are now writing much, much better.
Anyway, just putting this out there in case it may help someone.
A week or so ago I happened across a comment stating that Lamy is pretty bad about having "residuals" in the nib/feed from the manufacturing process, and that a new pen should be thoroughly cleaned. Out came the two Safaris for a cleaning and shazaam! They aren't as good as my favorite but they are now writing much, much better.
Anyway, just putting this out there in case it may help someone.