I do hope you know that I was being facetious. I was off my meds that day.
I haven't the foggiest idea what you are talking about. I jog with wild lions all the time.
I do hope you know that I was being facetious. I was off my meds that day.
What about a TWSBI? When you unscrew the nib, there is a connector that plugs in to TWSBI’s ink bottles. It looks to me like you would have to disassemble the other end. I’m not too keen on doing that since then you have to lube everything, including the pieces that use bearing grease.I have found that the great advantage of the Pelikan design is that the nib section easily unscrews and, best as I can tell, is actually designed to be unscrewed by users (unlike, say, disassembling a Pilot 823 which voids the warranty). So I pull the nib and flush it with the bulb syringe and then use the bulb syringe to flush out the ink reservoir. Easy peasy. Much faster than drawing in and expelling water with the piston knob, and I imagine less wear and tear on the moving parts. I sure hope I'm not courting disaster cleaning them that way.
TWISBI actually gives a wrench with the pen to disassemble it, don’t they? I didn’t know they had a connector for the ink bottles. How slick. I hope that spares people inky fingers. Though, I rather enjoy dunking the nib straight into the bottle. It feels old timey and satisfying, inky fingers and all.What about a TWSBI? When you unscrew the nib, there is a connector that plugs in to TWSBI’s ink bottles. It looks to me like you would have to disassemble the other end. I’m not too keen on doing that since then you have to lube everything, including the pieces that use bearing grease.
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They do include the wrench, but not any information about what bearing grease is. They also include a vial with silicone grease for the rubber parts.TWISBI actually gives a wrench with the pen to disassemble it, don’t they? I didn’t know they had a connector for the ink bottles. How slick. I hope that spares people inky fingers. Though, I rather enjoy dunking the nib straight into the bottle. It feels old timey and satisfying, inky fingers and all.
From what I know about pens, 100% pure silicone grease is the only grease you should use in a pen. I'm sure that's what TWISBI provided with the pen. Certainly, never put petroleum-based products in a pen. I don't own a TWISBI, so I'm not sure what the lubing instructions are. But like most instructions translated from Asian languages, there might be some translation issues. It would be worth contacting TWISBI customer service or the retailer you bought the pen from to clarify the maintenance requirements.They do include the wrench, but not any information about what bearing grease is. They also include a vial with silicone grease for the rubber parts.
This was enclosed with the pen. They did include the silicon grease, but note the paper said the bearing grease is not included. Very confusing.From what I know about pens, 100% pure silicone grease is the only grease you should use in a pen. I'm sure that's what TWISBI provided with the pen. Certainly, never put petroleum-based products in a pen. I don't own a TWISBI, so I'm not sure what the lubing instructions are. But like most instructions translated from Asian languages, there might be some translation issues. It would be worth contacting TWISBI customer service or the retailer you bought the pen from to clarify the maintenance requirements.
That is confusing. Contact the company/distributer. Or if you don’t want to do that, I’m sure this topic is addressed somewhere on Fountain Pen Network or Reddit. These are very popular pens.This was enclosed with the pen. They did include the silicon grease, but note the paper said the bearing grease is not included. Very confusing.
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I’m the same. The main thing is to use it regularly. As long as you are writing with it and there’s plenty of ink going through the feed that’s all you need.1. When the pen is new.
2. When the pen is having problems. Skipping, ink flow not right, etc.
3. When I change colors or refill.
4. Once a year, just as a preventative measure.
And when there is a new post here I realize I’ve been remiss and feel guilty.not very often