{"id":2268,"date":"2018-11-02T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2024-02-04T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T19:57:03","slug":"green-nib-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/green-nib-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Nib Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I mentioned in my 2018 DC Pen Show post<\/a> that I purchased a green nib from Hinze Pen Company<\/a> to match my Green Ivies pen from 18111<\/a>. At the time, I thought I was purchasing an anodized nib. Turns out, it’s lacquered steel, which explains my experience. At the show, I was warned by a few people that colored nibs tend to experience flaking. Sadly, that warning held true for my nib.<\/p>\n

I waited a while to write this update, because I was hoping that I could give you a positive result. At first it seemed as though the flaking was minor, and, if it had stayed like that, I could have lived with it.<\/p>\n

With the first and second cleaning (both within the first month), a bit of green flaked off either side of the nib slit on the outer edge of the tines. It was noticeable, but it wasn’t really obvious, so I hoped that that would be the end of the flaking, and I’d have a good nib.<\/p>\n

However, with the most recent cleaning, I decided to change the color in my pen. I found, as I cleaned it, that the ink was being particularly stubborn. After 10+ minutes of flushing water through it, I decided to pop it in my ultrasonic cleaner.<\/p>\n

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SIDE NOTE: You’re probably shaking your head. Yeah, I know, I shouldn’t have put it in the ultrasonic cleaner. But…I thought it was anodized, and an anodized nib likely wouldn’t have had a problem with a half “round” in the ultrasonic cleaner.<\/p>\n

It occurred to me at the time that I may be making a mistake, but I needed to clean the nib thoroughly, and I didn’t want to spend forever to do so.<\/p>\n

Sure enough, the ultrasonic cleaner was a MASSIVE mistake. Here’s the nib after about 45 seconds in the cleaner. As you can see, there’s no going back, the green is toast.<\/p>\n