What's going on with the paper and ink here? Some pages of my notebook are like this and it's very annoying. My best guess is that it got splashed and something about the paper changed, but my guess probably isn't a very good one since it doesn't have the signature crinkly waviness of wetted paper. Actually, two hours later it is still not possible to write on the oil-soaked and more transparent parts of the paper with a ballpoint pen, while a felt-tip pen here: an Edding, ther German equivalent to a Sharpie leaves perfect lines on every part of the paper.
Paper is fibrous material with a porous structure - without that and the capillary effects coming with it, fountain pens wouldn't be able to write on it. But paper also has a rough surface - and this might be crucial, as already suggested by Lord Stryker in his comment. The rough paper surface provides friction, allows the tungsten carbide ball to roll , take up ink and spread it on the paper. On a smooth or slippery surface - and this seems to be the case for the oily regions on the paper - the tip of a ballpoint pen only slides but does not roll.
As a result, no ink is transfered to the paper. The reason is , when you start writing on the top.. It is due to your sweat and oils your body release due to humidity and heat and other reason would be keeping your book open for a long time under the influence of the atmosphere.
Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Just find a wire that fits the hole of the cartridge. Heat up the cartridge using a microwave. What you need is a microwave oven. Set the temperature low and lay down the cartridge inside. This process demands constant monitoring.
You cannot leave the oven and do something else. You can burn the entire cartridge. Use a whiteboard marker on the tip of the pen. The techniques discussed in this post are proven effective. That being said, each technique best works in a certain instance. In other words, not any technique works for all sorts of causes that hinder the pen from writing. To figure out what is the best strategy to bring your pen into functional again, you need to check the nature of the problem.
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Check it momentarily. As soon as the cartridge gets warmer, take it out from the oven. Asked 6 years, 11 months ago. Active 6 months ago. Viewed k times. Improve this question. Mooseman Mooseman Sucking on the tip helps sometimes, though this may be a bad idea depending on the pen — Zach Saucier. Zach rather than suck on the tip, blow on the other side. I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it does not seem to need a life hack, which is defined as an outside-the-box solution.
Licking pens, drawing squiggly lines on things, etc. The author has not shown how this need an "outside the box" solution. See about Lifehacks. CaptainObvious The best method is being saught and I don't think that you can say that an "outside the box" solution isn't being saught. Maybe the best answer is licking the tip, maybe it isn't. This seeks to be a canonical answer on the topic. Mooseman Licking pens, drawing squiggly lines on things, etc. Show 1 more comment. Active Oldest Votes.
Improve this answer. RichardBernards RichardBernards 1, 11 11 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges. If rubber is gonna work, woudn't it be easier to just use an eraser? Add a comment. Lick them vigorously.
Ideally, just the point - but if you get too enthusiastic, no harm done. If the ink in the reservoir has dried, you'll have to replace it entirely though. William the Pleaser William the Pleaser 2, 13 13 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges. I've tried a number of things on these answers, to no avail. I just found another pen that wouldn't write and I just touched the tip to my tongue for literally two seconds and it's writing like new.
It's a perfect solution for me, as I'm often too lazy to get up out of my chair in the middle of doing something! Heat will help the ink flow. After that, scribble on a piece of paper, it will start working. I was going to mention the flame source, although, I typically used a lighter. This heats up the tip and can help clear up a stuck roller.
Keyword here is seconds for the flame. Let it cool a bit before pressing down on paper.
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