![]() ![]() A trick I learned years ago (for cleaning black powder firearms, actually) was to wash the steel in the hottest water you can manage the heat will soak into the metal and promote very complete drying after you blot off the visible water - but with my black powder stuff, I'd always follow that up with a light coating of machine oil. Rubbing the nibs with a little steel wool or fine sandpaper may help, though that won't get into the slit (flossing the slit, as you'd do with a balky fountain pen, might work). I'm currently (whoa there) because I just washed the ink off a couple of my favorite flex dip nibs, set them to dry, and came back to find them totally orange with rust. ![]() Which doesn't help at all after you do purchase them. The nibs usually come with a protective oil on them so that they dont rust while waiting to be purchased. I would clean the nib itself with some rubbing alcohol or hot soapy water. Once you get the hang of it, you should be able to get a sentence or two on a dip Edited by davidspitzer ![]() Oh and one other suggestion - your nib should have a cut out - make sure to fully submerge that cut out into the ink as that acts like a mini resovoir for the ink, than wipe the bottom of the nib on the ink bottle and write. The other poster is very correct their is a laquer on most new nibs and require a good washing with some mild soap and water to prep before using - (make sure to rinse and dry thouroughly before dipping in your ink What ink are you using? You may want to try an iron gall ink - I found it to be easier to use than the India inks, but to be fair I am biased - now if I could only think where to get some Iron Gall from. Though, like you, I am still pretty new to using and enjoying dip pens, and I know others will chime in with more specific answers to your problem. Some nibs are also made for certain styles of writing and may not be as forgiving at any angle that you would hold the pen. As far as scratchiness, because most dip pen tips are not tipped they will have more scratchiness than a fountain pen, it may take awhile to get the proper movements down to have writing with them go more smoothly. Are you using fountain pen ink, or calligraphy ink? Calligraphy inks will flow much smoother than fountain pen inks in a dip pen. ![]()
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