Timeline for My pen jams up every minute or so whenever I write, what could cause this?
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| Oct 15, 2019 at 20:44 | comment | added | Amadeus | @Spagirl I've never seen one of those before. Learn something new every day... | |
| Oct 14, 2019 at 12:11 | comment | added | Spagirl | @John You could perhaps try a graphics glove. google.com/… | |
| Oct 13, 2019 at 21:29 | comment | added | Amadeus | @WeckarE. I hadn't thought of that. An even better solution, if it turns out to be the problem. It would still be my nature to test it first, I guess. | |
| Oct 13, 2019 at 20:39 | comment | added | Weckar E. | @Amadeus At that point, why not buy a box of latex gloves? | |
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| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:54 | comment | added | Amadeus | @John Put tape on the part of the hand that touches the paper. Perhaps duck tape. Or, try rubbing your hand against your pants, hard, to clean the oil off before starting a new page, and see how long you go without a clog. That would be easier to do once or twice a page. | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:32 | comment | added | Southpaw1496 | Seems to have worked (sort of) but I'm not sure how to cover my hand. I've tried a folded piece of paper but its quite cumbersome. Any more suggestions? | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:01 | comment | added | Secespitus | @John That would also explain why this is happening with all different pens and why it's happening multiple times in a row, as you said it happens every minute. Artists use this little trick sometimes so that they don't smear parts of the drawing that they already did when working on rough stuff first and then moving to details. You could also use a thin glove or something like that as a little test and see if that helps you with your problem. | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:00 | comment | added | Ray Butterworth | I think the suggestion is that when your hand rests on the paper it it is leaving some kind of oil or similar substance on the paper (perhaps you've recently changed your brand of hand soap), and that affects the paper's ability to hold the ink. The next time you pen stops working, try writing with it on a completely new piece of paper; if it starts working almost right away, that might be the problem. If so, the suggestion is to keep a dummy sheet of paper under your hand while you are writing on the real paper. | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 12:58 | comment | added | Secespitus | @John It is based on the assumption that you are resting your hand on the paper, or that your hand is rubbing over the paper and leaving stuff there that your pen picks up when writing over the places that you had your hand previously. For example someone righting with their right hand from left to right will touch the paper to the right of the pen - once the pen moves a bit further right it picks up what is left on the paper by your hand and then clogs. By putting another smaller sheet of paper between your hand and the paper you are writing on as a "shield" you prevent this. | |
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| Oct 11, 2019 at 12:52 | comment | added | Southpaw1496 | I have had this suggestion, but not quite understanding what "put extra list of paper under your hand" means | |
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| Oct 11, 2019 at 12:35 | history | answered | Paws | CC BY-SA 4.0 |