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    Default Waterman W2 doesn't fill properly....

    I have a waterman W2 that I really like.

    Whenever, I clean it up, I remove the feed and the nib.
    However, when I insert the feed and nib back, I cannot fill it up completely.
    Actually, the ink fills up the feed and not higher. At least that’s my explanation. Because after a couple of days, it dries up.
    The sac is alright, by the way.
    My question: Is it because the feed is stuffed to the end or is there another reason….

    Thanks..

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    Default Re: Waterman W2 doesn't fill properly....

    Just so you know, removing the nib and feed is *not* part of a regular maintenance of a fountain pen.

    You should only do it when you are solving a problem with ink flow, or if you're replacing either the nib or feed or both.

    The issue of filling should be tested with water first. With the nib and feed in their place, what happen when you operate the lever? Do water get in and out of the sac or not?

    Only when you have confirmed that the lever/sac works with water, then you test it with ink.
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    Default Re: Waterman W2 doesn't fill properly....

    Quote Originally Posted by penwash View Post
    Just so you know, removing the nib and feed is *not* part of a regular maintenance of a fountain pen.
    I assume what you say, pertains to vintage pens?
    Quote Originally Posted by penwash View Post
    You should only do it when you are solving a problem with ink flow, or if you're replacing either the nib or feed or both.
    I wasn't aware of that. Thank you for pointing that out to me.

    The issue of filling should be tested with water first. With the nib and feed in their place, what happen when you operate the lever? Do water get in and out of the sac or not?
    Quote Originally Posted by penwash View Post
    Only when you have confirmed that the lever/sac works with water, then you test it with ink.
    I did a water test. Several times. Between 12-14 drops of water were expelled each time.

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    Default Re: Waterman W2 doesn't fill properly....

    Quote Originally Posted by Yazeh View Post
    I assume what you say, pertains to vintage pens?
    Quote Originally Posted by penwash View Post
    You should only do it when you are solving a problem with ink flow, or if you're replacing either the nib or feed or both.
    I wasn't aware of that. Thank you for pointing that out to me.

    Quote Originally Posted by penwash View Post
    The issue of filling should be tested with water first. With the nib and feed in their place, what happen when you operate the lever? Do water get in and out of the sac or not?

    Only when you have confirmed that the lever/sac works with water, then you test it with ink.
    I did a water test. Several times. Between 12-14 drops of water were expelled each time.
    What I said about not removing nib and feed regularly, applies to all pens, vintage or modern. Nib and feed are never meant for constant removal, once it's setup to provide good ink flow, you don't want to mess with it again until/unless it stopped working.

    Only a few drops of water? There should be more.

    That indicates that the ink sac (and maybe lever) is not working properly. And there could be a few things that causes this issue.

    If the pen was restored recently by the seller (or someone hired by the seller), ask if you could send it back for a service.
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    Default Re: Waterman W2 doesn't fill properly....

    I did a more precise experiment.
    0.9 ml to be precise....Maybe I was worried for nothing.....

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