How do you break in a new pen?

Drawing figure eights for a few minutes also offers the advantage of it applying friction to the fountain pens nib and removing any burrs as you draw them. This helps to smooth out the nib and break it in for a smoother overall writing experience without the need for any speciallist grinding tools.

How do you work a new ball point pen?

Try scribbling on the sole of a shoe or something made of rubber. A combination of the increased friction and the pen’s tip gripping more firmly to the rubber will quickly heat up the dried ink, ensuring your pen is ready to be used again.

How do you soften pen ink?

Forced air: remove the ink cartridge and blow on on the clean end to force ink to the nib. Scraping method: remove the dried ink clogging up the nib by rubbing your pen on the bottom of your shoe, a damp cloth or an emery board. Fire: Hold your pen tip to a lighter flame for a few seconds to melt dried off a ballpoint.

How do you break in a ballpoint pen?

I usually run my new, scratchy ball point pens on some newspaper until they ‘click’ into their smoothness. Personally though, I find heating up the ink mildly tends to help greatly, hence I usually leave it in the sun for a while (or better, an incandescent bulb for a few seconds).

How do you make ballpoint pen ink flow?

If scribbling and a dip in rubbing alcohol doesn’t completely resolve the issue, you can try heating the pen tip with the lighter method. This method entails holding a lighter flame next to the tip of a ballpoint. Do this until the ink is able to flow and the pen can write.

How do you fix dried ballpoint pens?

1. Fill your bowl with rubbing alcohol (you can also use the cap of the alcohol bottle, as you’ll see in these examples) and put the Sharpie, tip down, in the liquid.
2. Let it sit until you see a little ink running out into the alcohol.
3. The next time you put pen to paper, your Sharpie should be working perfectly!

How do you reset a ballpoint pen?

How do you restart a Ballpoint Pen?

1. Scribble in large circles on a piece of scrap paper vigorously with pressure while holding the pen vertically upright.
2. Shake the pen like you would a thermometer, i.e hold the back of the pen and flick the tip.