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Ball Point Pen
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Does anyone know of an infallible way of getting a ball point pen to work when it 'seizes up' and refuses to write?
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1. Hold it under the hot tap for a few seconds.
2. Jab the ballpoint hard several times on some card or other substantial writing surface. The ball might have seized up, and just needs a bit of 'persuading'.
These assume that there is still some ink in the pen.
1. Hold it under the hot tap for a few seconds.
2. Jab the ballpoint hard several times on some card or other substantial writing surface. The ball might have seized up, and just needs a bit of 'persuading'.
These assume that there is still some ink in the pen.
Absolutely infallible.
Go visit your local stationers or maybe a newsagent. Buy a ball point refill. Open you pen and dispose of the frustrating refill that has seized. Replace with a brand new refill and screw the pen up again. Try a few scribbles on a spare bit of paper in order to get it started.
Go visit your local stationers or maybe a newsagent. Buy a ball point refill. Open you pen and dispose of the frustrating refill that has seized. Replace with a brand new refill and screw the pen up again. Try a few scribbles on a spare bit of paper in order to get it started.
/Use a fountain pen. You know it makes sense. :-)/
Are we in the year 1827?
Hussar I use the superior zero gravity space pen which is the most reliable pen I've ever used.
http:// en.wiki pedia.o rg/wiki /Space_ Pen
Another tip is to use the pound shop to by several hundred so if one become unreliable you can bin it and always have another.
To directly answer your question a little heat on the ball will aid lubrication of the ink.
Are we in the year 1827?
Hussar I use the superior zero gravity space pen which is the most reliable pen I've ever used.
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Another tip is to use the pound shop to by several hundred so if one become unreliable you can bin it and always have another.
To directly answer your question a little heat on the ball will aid lubrication of the ink.
Don't buy biros at the Pound shop - unless you keep the receipt. I bought 20 and very few worked.
Try warming the first inch in water.
incidentally a printer cartridge which had not been used for a long time failed so I wrapped it in clingfilm and tucked it between my thighs in bed for half and hour. Success!
Try warming the first inch in water.
incidentally a printer cartridge which had not been used for a long time failed so I wrapped it in clingfilm and tucked it between my thighs in bed for half and hour. Success!
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For writing a letter I like to use a fountain pen as I've found since using the word processor my hand writing is no better than a scribble, I use ball points for crosswords and little memos to myself (I'm a tad forgetful) in reply to the main question, I lick the top of the ball point when it seizes up.