Diamond 580 Stubs Drying Up

[jslallar]

Dear All

 

I have a couple of Diamond 580s, a 1.1. and a 1.5 stub. They worked just fine out of the box and then they went out of the rotation and sat in their boxes waiting for their turn again. Now after a few months when I filled them up and started using them both dry up after the ink in the feed is used up. Jerking them may make them write a word or even a line but they dry up again. Opened them up and cleaned them thoroughly (even though they were cleaned before storage) but no go. They were wonderful writers before 1.1 was a bit drier than 1.5 but never a skipped line by either, and now both behaving the same.

 

Has anybody else had this problem??

 

Any suggestions??

[Tseg]

There was another thread about TWSBI ink starvation for the stub 1.1. But if it worked fine before it sounds like it needs multiple rounds in the ultrasonic cleaner to get it going again.

[Runnin_Ute]

It may just need a couple of fills to flood the feed good again.

[1nkulus]

But if it worked fine before it sounds like it needs multiple rounds in the ultrasonic cleaner to get it going again.

It may just need a couple of fills to flood the feed good again.

+1

 

I tend to leave it upside down overnight filled with soapy water followed by thorough flushing while changing inks.

Edited July 7, 2018 by 1nkulus