Did you end up having to replace the whole nib, or just clean it? I've been paranoid about mine ever since I had a close call with a puddle of tea on my desk last month. The pressure sensitivity glitch sounds exactly like what I got when I tried to sketch while the tip was still damp. Honestly impressed yours recovered without needing any parts swapped out.

clean outlines before any shading" - yeah that hits close to home. I spent like 3 years doing super tight lineart first and wondering why my stuff looked flat, flipped to blocking in shadows with a big brush and everything just clicked overnight.

My buddy had that happen last season, took him a week to get the board fixed.

Honestly, a five minute timer for glue? That seems a bit over the top for most small jobs.

Wait, he built a WHOLE engine and just skipped the torque specs? That is a whole new level of brave, or maybe crazy. I can't even imagine putting together all those tiny, important parts and just hoping it feels right. No wonder it sounded like a bag of rocks. That story alone would make me buy the digital wrench too.