Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011)

Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by JohnJamesRambo on Sunday March 11, 2018 @06:35PM (#16565103)

I think I'll stick with my beloved Bic Cristals, this looks like an incredible amount of trouble.

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by ecspike on Sunday March 11, 2018 @09:35PM (#16565674)

The guy uses a lot of vintage pens. Most modern pens are very low maintenance.

I can refill a pen in less than 30 secs if using a converter, 5 secs if I'm popping in a new cartridge. For those that want to go the disposable route, there are several options.

The guy is making it sound more involved than it is for 99% of the FP using community.

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by rukuu001 on Sunday March 11, 2018 @11:21PM (#16566017)

> Most modern pens are very low maintenance.

And very forgiving. I dragged out a Pelikan I hadn't used in a couple years and found it was half-full of ink, dried ink all over the nib.

Gave it a quick wipe, worked perfectly.

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by zarex on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:48AM (#16566722)

Amazing. I'd expect it to be clogged. Nothing a thorough rinse cannot fix, but just a quick wipe? What ink was in it?

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by rukuu001 on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @03:06AM (#16574303)

Yeah, I couldn't believe it :) The ink's Waterman South Sea Blue.

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by ggg9990 on Sunday March 11, 2018 @07:46PM (#16565349)

Fountain pens are unnecessary but you at least owe yourself a uni-ball micro or similar.

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by projektir on Sunday March 11, 2018 @09:30PM (#16565662)

I'm not sure how anyone can stand these pens. :) There are just so many better ones without having to go all the way down to the fountain pen route. Microns, for example, or decent jet pens, or...

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by stewbrew on Monday March 12, 2018 @08:05AM (#16567593)

Light. Robust. Cheap. Perfect form factor. Always works. Doesn't drip. Replacements can be bought about everywhere. I have at least a dozen of these lying around and I pick the one whichever is closest.

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by gkya on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:49AM (#16566723)

I've been using a fountain pen since when I started uni (nearly 4 years ago), first used a local brand for some months, then found the Pelikan I bought second hand from a pens repairsman, which I still use. I write quite a bit on paper and almost exclusively with my fountain pen, and to this day, I've only been through one bottle of ink, a Lamy Black I bought for TRY15 back in the day (~$3,5 currently). All I ever do to that pen is fill it up when it needs a filling up. And very infrequently I switch from black ink to blue or viceversa.

A usable ballpoint or rollerball pen costs at least ~TRY5-10, and it does not last me more than a couple months. Cheaper stuff tends to not be reliable. And it may be hard to find that particular pen again, with the same tip and same feel, whereas with my fountain pen I always know what will happen when I put the thing on some paper.

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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by eckza on Sunday March 11, 2018 @08:06PM (#16565409)

jetpens.com - hook up some Pilot Hi-Tec Cs. Cheap as anything but I guarantee you’ll never look back.

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