How can I make my fountain pen last longer?

Clean it regularly. When cleaning your fountain pen, keep the water away from the fountain pen’s body and just flush water over the fountain pen’s tip and through its cartridge housing. Use tap water and never use hot water or any solvent as this may cause damage to the nib.

How do you preserve a fountain pen?

It’s best to store a fountain pen away from direct sunlight, preferably in a cool, dry place The pen can be in a horizontal position or nib pointing up. If travelling, a storage case is important with the ink reservoir either completely empty or completely full.

Should you store a fountain pen up or down?

A fountain pen should never be stored vertically with the nib facing downwards. When a pen is filled with ink, the horizontal positions keeps the nib wet, but prevents gravity from pulling all the ink into the feeder, nib, and cap.

How often do you have to refill a fountain pen?

How Often Do You Refill Fountain Pens? Depending on the specific model and how often you use your fountain pen, you could be refilling it anywhere from once per week to once per three months. We would suspect that the average person will be refilling their fountain pen once every six weeks or so with expected use.

Can fountain pen ink spoil?

Fountain pen ink rarely expires. Some manufacturers do give an expire date, which is a best before guarantee. You can recognize bad ink from slime, mould, or a bad smell. There is a trend, however, that might result in your new inks not lasting as long as bottles that are decades old already.

Are fountain pens hard to use?

A fountain pen needs a gentle touch if it’s to work best. If you remember two things, it shouldn’t be difficult. First, while it doesn’t matter what way you orient a ballpoint, with a fountain pen you need to hold it with the metal face of the nib (as opposed to the plastic bit at the back) facing upwards as you write.