If you're an architecture, design or fine-arts student, you might find this post particularly helpful. Although I'm not sure how many colleges (if at all) still recommend using Rotring pens; because I see everybody running after digital world of softwares now.
Anyway! So it is jury time.. Rotring pens have been taken out of the drawers. Sheet is set, so is the mood, but your Rotring Pen JUST wont agree to work! which is because last semester you were waiting for the exams to get over SO BAD that the thought of cleaning your pens before storing them in the box for another 4 months just didn't cross your mind. and now you don't want to get bankrupt to be able to buy the whole set again. What to do?
Instead of getting irritated, soaking the pen in hot water and re-filling the ink a gazillion times in hope that your blocked pen would start working again miraculously, you could follow these steps and enjoy a smooooth time working for submissions!
Take it into bits as shown above. The black butt bit that connects to the cartridge can be unscrewed with a knife or a flat head screwdriver, incase you're too scared of knives.
Then remove the inner nib with tweezers, or just pull it with your long manicured nails. :P
Carefully and extremely gently, wipe off any stuck ink from the nib inner (the needle like bit). A steady hand required.
After rinsing in hot water and scrubbing with a toothbrush and hot soapy water, blow into the main outer nib (after carefully extracting the outer nib with tweezers) as hard as possible to dislodge stuck in the nib.
Then very carefully put inner nib into outer nib slowly and gently finding the hole in the centre.
Add the other bits.
Load up the cartridge and lock and load. If all's gone to plan, the ink should flow!
If you find it useful, do let me know! :) Good luck for your submissions!
Anyway! So it is jury time.. Rotring pens have been taken out of the drawers. Sheet is set, so is the mood, but your Rotring Pen JUST wont agree to work! which is because last semester you were waiting for the exams to get over SO BAD that the thought of cleaning your pens before storing them in the box for another 4 months just didn't cross your mind. and now you don't want to get bankrupt to be able to buy the whole set again. What to do?
Instead of getting irritated, soaking the pen in hot water and re-filling the ink a gazillion times in hope that your blocked pen would start working again miraculously, you could follow these steps and enjoy a smooooth time working for submissions!
Take it into bits as shown above. The black butt bit that connects to the cartridge can be unscrewed with a knife or a flat head screwdriver, incase you're too scared of knives.
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| View of butt of inner nib. Use tweezers to carefully remove for cleaning |
Then remove the inner nib with tweezers, or just pull it with your long manicured nails. :P
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| The inner nib |
Carefully and extremely gently, wipe off any stuck ink from the nib inner (the needle like bit). A steady hand required.
After rinsing in hot water and scrubbing with a toothbrush and hot soapy water, blow into the main outer nib (after carefully extracting the outer nib with tweezers) as hard as possible to dislodge stuck in the nib.
Then very carefully put inner nib into outer nib slowly and gently finding the hole in the centre.
Add the other bits.
Load up the cartridge and lock and load. If all's gone to plan, the ink should flow!
If you find it useful, do let me know! :) Good luck for your submissions!
