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Tapping the nib on a metal surface can dislodge most deposits if you want to give the nib just a quick clean while you are working. I have an old flat-headed screwdriver that is sufficient: the lightly pitted surface means I can also run the nib across it to remove the unwanted grit.

Special tip cleaners enable you to clean the nibs whether they are hot or cold. These are usually in the form of a blade fixed into a solid base with a protective cover. The nib is drawn through a pair of fixed blades or one blade with a V-shaped notch cut in it. Because the blade is fixed into a protective base that does not conduct heat, this type of device can avoid wasting time unnecessarily by waiting for tips to cool before you can clean them. You can literally swipe the tip through the blades and go back to your burning. This is the best way to clean your nibs, in my opinion, as it does not affect the nib in the same way that frequent abrasion does.