I have a beautiful Aurora Mare I bought new. It has a wonderful 18K gold fine nib and writes superbly. It developed a flow problem in the past. I would fill it with Aurora Blue ink and it would write fine until the ink in the nib and feed went dry. I could twist the piston cap to force more ink to the nib/feed and the cycle would repeat. I sent it to Pentiques in 2013 and the problem seemed fixed for a short while but reappeared. I set the pen aside and recently cleaned and tried it again. No miracle occurred during the hiatus and the same problem is still there.


Any DIY tips for getting this to flow properly? I don't mind sending it out again if somebody has a recommendation, but if there is a solution for a home fix, I am up for giving it a try.


Thanks for any feedback.


Mike