I found a set of 7 at a garage sale for cheap. They were full of gunked 20th century ink but I was able to bring them all back except for two with damaged needles. Really amazing how bad they were compared to how good they are now.
Thanks for this man! I just graduated from college and I’m planning to sell my pens. This is a great tutorial. Thanks again. You and your daughter are so adorable to watch
Very nice and clean. I would only caution that on small tip widths say on .2 mm and below disassembling the pen can damage it. I had a Rotring 0.13 micronorm pen and it came with a warning in the box "Do not disassemble as it could damage the pin." 0.35mm pens and larger are pretty robust.
Awesomeness, just inherited a load of these wonderful tech pens, one being this mars matic 700, the others being kern prontograph pens and they all need cleaning, so this video is fantastic! Much appreciated!
I’m glad you found this video helpful. There are other methods, such as ultrasonic cleaners , but I haven’t needed to utilize such equipment yet since I’m only dealing with relatively fresh ink.
Cool, nice job. I've had mine for 30+ years, still going. My daughter is a little older, she's starting to use them now. I use fountain pen ink, which is less prone to clogging, but not waterproof like india ink, is the drawback.
Thank you very much for making and sharing this video, it has been very useful. I have taken my pen apart and cleaned it as you suggested am just leaving it to dry lip it again now. Mine hasn’t been used for over five years. Do you know if I could use ordinary coloured ink in it or does it have to be the Staedler marsmatic ink? I was hoping to use some pretty coloured inks to do some decorative doodle designs.
There are many different inks you can use in a tech pen. The only limiting factor is the viscosity. For example I have some iridescent inks (acrylic) that work well with a dip pen or paint brush but they are way too thick to dispense well in a tech pen. I’ve used many of the Dr. Ph Martin’s acrylic inks as well as India ink with no problems.
@@jasonbrentpresley Thank you very much Jason for your help. I look forward to trying out some different inks in my pen now that I have given it a good clean having followed your helpful video. I’m not sure what our time differences are, I live in France.
I have the same pen but in 0.1, mine won’t work even though I already cleaned it. Do you might know the problem? I can’t really replace mine right now cause it’s hella expensive I’ve been trying to make it work since last Tuesday still not working 😢
I can’t know what the problem is without looking at the pen. However, the needle inside the tip of the very small pens (0.18mm, 0.25mm,etc) is very fine and easily bent if removed and re-inserted. If this happens then the needle/weight won’t be able to freely move up/down and ink flow will be prohibited.
No. If the needle is badly bent or broken the pen won’t work, as this is the only moving part of a tech pen and the mechanism of delivering/restricting ink flow.
Probably not, especially if the ink has had that long to dry out and harden. I’ve had good success with cleaning old ink off of a ruling pen, but that’s because I was able to access all the surfaces and rub with an alcohol-soaked Q-tip.
I just finished cleaning some pens exactly like this. It's basically the same as the video but you're going to have to soak the parts. I just used water and let the water do its thing overnight, you have to fight against gunk ink down there in the nib. Additionally I flushed mine pretty thoroughly using a small pipette which helped a ton to get "in there." Make sure your needle is straight and everything is clean, use fresh ink and it should come back.
To be fair, I did show this part in a previous video. But I agree with a few others that with the very small sizes of pens the needle should not be removed for cleaning as they are very difficult to replace without bending them and causing irreversible damage.
It's a REAL BAD IDEA to disassemble those small pieces directly over the sink drain, without some screen or mesh protecting it. If some of the small parts slips, it's lost forever.
Jason, thank you! I was ready to trash my Staedtler Mars 700 just today when I came across your vid. Nice job.
You’re welcome!
I found a set of 7 at a garage sale for cheap. They were full of gunked 20th century ink but I was able to bring them all back except for two with damaged needles. Really amazing how bad they were compared to how good they are now.
Thanks for this man! I just graduated from college and I’m planning to sell my pens. This is a great tutorial. Thanks again. You and your daughter are so adorable to watch
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice and clean. I would only caution that on small tip widths say on .2 mm and below disassembling the pen can damage it. I had a Rotring 0.13 micronorm pen and it came with a warning in the box "Do not disassemble as it could damage the pin." 0.35mm pens and larger are pretty robust.
Yes, one would need to be very careful with the smaller tips. So far, I’ve only used the larger sizes - 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, and 2.0.
@@jasonbrentpresley those are huge.
Awesomeness, just inherited a load of these wonderful tech pens, one being this mars matic 700, the others being kern prontograph pens and they all need cleaning, so this video is fantastic! Much appreciated!
I’m glad you found this video helpful. There are other methods, such as ultrasonic cleaners , but I haven’t needed to utilize such equipment yet since I’m only dealing with relatively fresh ink.
Cool, nice job.
I've had mine for 30+ years, still going.
My daughter is a little older, she's starting to use them now.
I use fountain pen ink, which is less prone to clogging, but not waterproof like india ink, is the drawback.
Thank you very much for making and sharing this video, it has been very useful. I have taken my pen apart and cleaned it as you suggested am just leaving it to dry lip it again now. Mine hasn’t been used for over five years. Do you know if I could use ordinary coloured ink in it or does it have to be the Staedler marsmatic ink? I was hoping to use some pretty coloured inks to do some decorative doodle designs.
There are many different inks you can use in a tech pen. The only limiting factor is the viscosity. For example I have some iridescent inks (acrylic) that work well with a dip pen or paint brush but they are way too thick to dispense well in a tech pen. I’ve used many of the Dr. Ph Martin’s acrylic inks as well as India ink with no problems.
@@jasonbrentpresley Thank you very much Jason for your help. I look forward to trying out some different inks in my pen now that I have given it a good clean having followed your helpful video.
I’m not sure what our time differences are, I live in France.
I have the same pen but in 0.1, mine won’t work even though I already cleaned it. Do you might know the problem? I can’t really replace mine right now cause it’s hella expensive I’ve been trying to make it work since last Tuesday still not working 😢
I can’t know what the problem is without looking at the pen. However, the needle inside the tip of the very small pens (0.18mm, 0.25mm,etc) is very fine and easily bent if removed and re-inserted. If this happens then the needle/weight won’t be able to freely move up/down and ink flow will be prohibited.
When do I have to clean them, as often as possible or when I'm done using them in the meantime?
I think the general rule is to not let them sit with ink inside for a very long time. Days and weeks are fine, both months and months probably not.
All my pen still has full ink and iI’m not going to use them because the semester is done. Now, can i put back the remaining inks to my refill ink?
Sure, you could pour the ink back into the main container. That’s better than just wasting it.
Is it still usable when the needle inside broke?
No. If the needle is badly bent or broken the pen won’t work, as this is the only moving part of a tech pen and the mechanism of delivering/restricting ink flow.
is it the same process to clean a pen that hasn't been used in over 20-30 years that has had ink dried inside it?
Probably not, especially if the ink has had that long to dry out and harden. I’ve had good success with cleaning old ink off of a ruling pen, but that’s because I was able to access all the surfaces and rub with an alcohol-soaked Q-tip.
I just finished cleaning some pens exactly like this. It's basically the same as the video but you're going to have to soak the parts. I just used water and let the water do its thing overnight, you have to fight against gunk ink down there in the nib. Additionally I flushed mine pretty thoroughly using a small pipette which helped a ton to get "in there." Make sure your needle is straight and everything is clean, use fresh ink and it should come back.
I have cleaned my pen but it doesn't work? What could be the issue? I couldn't figure it out
Does the needle move freely inside the nib? If you shake it back and forth you should hear and feel the weight going back and forth.
. Oh wow , seems to me the mars matic is more popular
. than rotring's rapidograh / isograph
Well, they are definitely more widely available and easy to obtain.
You didn’t show the process to get the weight and thin pin back in the nib. Don’t skip the most difficult parts.
To be fair, I did show this part in a previous video. But I agree with a few others that with the very small sizes of pens the needle should not be removed for cleaning as they are very difficult to replace without bending them and causing irreversible damage.
It's a REAL BAD IDEA to disassemble those small pieces directly over the sink drain, without some screen or mesh protecting it. If some of the small parts slips, it's lost forever.
Perhaps it’s a bad idea. I’ve never lost anything.