Oct 8, 2016 · The other places I use ink is in ink-pads for rubber stamps, and ink for dip pens for hard-core calligraphy. This ink usually has shellac and is not suitable for fountain pens. Both of these didn't need to be mentioned here but they do have their own nuances and classifications, dye-based / pigment based, alcohol based versus water based ...

Dec 22, 2024 · Diamine – Weeping Willow The ink maker from Liverpool is one of the staple brands in ink-land. They consistently produce solid inks for a very reasonable price. Each year, Diamine brings out an Inkvent Calendar with 25 inks to try. This Weeping Willow was the Day 13 selection of the 2023 ed...

Jan 4, 2010 · Hi, as my family hears of my passion for pens, many aunts and uncles are unearthing old, neglected but beautiful pens from attics. For Instance I have been presented two Geha piston fillers from the 70s that have dried ink in them but are otheriwse perfect. I have flushed, soaked and rinsed them ...

Aug 5, 2007 · In some older pens, like my Waterman 0502 GF overlay, they had a small twisted wire inserted in the section that extended about an inch into the barrel/reservoir to facilitate the ink flow. Also common at the time were the small pen/pencil combo GF engraved metal sliding pens with semi-precious jewels in the ends that were easily carried in the ...

Apr 15, 2017 · Won't bother now.) That's useful information because I can hereby quit daydreaming about getting a metal Pilot Falcon, never mind the lovely soft nib, until it's proven (by someone else) that they don't evaporate the ink as fast as their plastic pens do. I don't think I'm a fountain pen geek - I just love pen and ink. I use my pens.

Nov 17, 2023 · An ink without any brown/orange, purple, or pink hues just dark red. The most similar examples would be Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock and the sheen of Colorverse 86/87. I have looked into a ton of threads on here but the majority of recommendations don't really fit what I …

Feb 15, 2017 · Sheen is possible with some of these ink, at least on Tomoe River paper, but water resistance is uniformly not good. That said Pelikan 4001 Turkis Turquoise, Noodler's Midway Blue (ok, not a turquoise for sure), Noodler's American Eel Turquoise, and of course, KWZ IG (iron gall) Turquoise hold up surprisingly well to water.

Oct 21, 2024 · Diamine x Niche Pens Alexandrite . Many thanks @JungleJim for the sample. This was a part of blind test on the FPGeeks. Ink is made by Diamine for Niche pens aka Purepens Uk. Ink comes in both shimmering (30 ml bottles) and non-shimmering (30 ml /80 ml bottles). This sample was the non-shimmering version.

Apr 6, 2012 · Pelikan Fount India is a “drawing ink for fountain pens.” The bottle describes it as black, opaque and lightfast. I’ve read on various places on the internet that it is a pigmented ink and thus pen care should be a little more stringent- regular flushing and cleaning of the pen.

Mar 11, 2019 · Platinum Classic (I have cassis and forest; forget which pens I used originally; Noodler's pens only bled if trying to flex them) Herbin Vert Empire (Esterbrook 9556 fine) Fahrney's (Private Reserve era) Copper Burst (in a Platinum [not-]broad -- the B puts down the same line as a M)