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The pen started leaking from the body. I have a hard time understanding if it's the converter that is broken or the seal between the converter and the section ๐Ÿค”
It's not leaking straight away but some days after inking. Any help would be appreciated ๐Ÿซถ

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[โ€“] jimp@masto.ai 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@Paularhion Without more photos it's hard to say but to me it looks like the converter isn't seated fully or it leaked around where the converter meets the section.

My only FPR pens are piston fillers (Jaipur v2) and eyedropper (Muft) so I am not terribly familiar with their converters.

Maybe a little silicon grease around the tip of the converter might help it seal there if that is what happened.

Heat setting the nib+feed may also help if it isn't back far enough. FPR has videos for that.

[โ€“] Paularhion@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Thank you for your message. I was not aware of this technique! It seems very straightforward, If anyone is interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7xG5535d68