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My go to pen for years has been the Sarasa Zebra 1.0. I liked it so much and was frustrated when office supply stores didn't carry it that I bought a carton fro
by ChuckMcM 6y ago
My go to pen for years has been the Sarasa Zebra 1.0. I liked it so much and was frustrated when office supply stores didn't carry it that I bought a carton from a distributor (288 pens!) I doubt I'll run out, but they do dry out eventually.
- robocat 6y ago> they do dry out eventually Perhaps make a simple humidor? Or solvent-idor?
- ChuckMcM 6y agoThat is an excellent idea.
- godelmachine 6y agoI face the same crunch in the local market, so maybe I have to resort to the same. It would be great if the refills were in supply as well, and not just pens. I don’t see refills available for all Uni-ball pens available on Amazon. >>simple humidor? Or solvent-idor? Does it imply we make our own ink? Did not follow. Kindly elucidate.
- ChuckMcM 6y agoThe drying out is a function of the volatiles in the ink evaporating. In the ideal case it creates a "crust" on the end of the pen nib which then seals the ink cartridge, but in practice air still gets in. When you first open these pins they have a small ball stuck on the end of them to prevent the pen from drying out on the shelf. If you could create a case that maintained an atmosphere that prevented evaporation of the volatiles it would keep the pen from drying out. A 'humidor' keeps cigars from drying out by using a moisture adsorber to keep humidity levels relatively constant in the box. So same principle but applied to pens.
- ImprovedSilence 6y agoCan't you just buy them online? https://www.jetpens.com/search?q=Sarasa+Zebra+1.0&v=2 https://www.jetpens.com/search?q=Sarasa+Zebra+1.0&v=2
- ChuckMcM 6y agoAt the present time they seem to be reasonably available. That wasn't the case when I was looking for them a couple of years ago.