Quote Originally Posted by specialtechnique View Post
the ink will travel up the tube for a couple reasons... the forward movement is a lot faster than the backward movement ... relax all the rubber on the machine AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ALWAYS. slow down the machine for thick inks, no matter what.
So, in my mind, when I heard of some people describing these problems, it almost sounded like a slingshot action from however they had their dampener set - almost like it was yanking the needle backwards and just pushing it forward. Would that be somewhat accurate?