Proper pen maintenance is a very overlooked aspects of fountain pen usage, so I created this video to help new and experienced fountain pen users alike to understand why cleaning their pens is so important, so they can get the most out of their performance.

TIMESTAMPS:
Why you need to clean your pens (0:53)
How often you should clean them (2:40)
Pigmented/Carbon inks (3:46)
Choosing proper inks for use in fountain pens (5:07)
Storing unused pens (6:43)
Demonstration of how to clean out a pen from start to finish (7:25)

Here's another vid where I show how to clean a pen with a bulb syringe:    • Flushing a Fountain Pen with a Bulb S...  

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