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Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by sevensor on Sunday March 11, 2018 @08:29PM (#16565466)
Which one is it that won't run when I put a coffee mug down on my notebook? Because that's the one I want.
Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by KC8ZKF on Sunday March 11, 2018 @09:14PM (#16565608)
I've had good luck with De Atramentis Document Ink. Dries very quickly, won't smear when I set my beer can^W^W coffee cup down on it. I have been using it for years, and it hasn't screwed up my pen.

I don't know if it is as safe on fine pens as the article would want, but since I use it in a $30 Lamy, I'm not too concerned.

Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by epx on Sunday March 11, 2018 @11:55PM (#16566110)
Diamine Registrar Ink is another option. It writes blue then it fades to gray. Some Noodler's (US) inks are resistant to a wide range of solvents as well.
Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by zarex on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:43AM (#16566703)
Rohrer und Klingner Dokumentus ink works great too, it's certified to withstand water, organic solvents, bleach, acids and the lot. It bonds with cellulose, but it won't stick to your fingers!
Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by freosam on Sunday March 11, 2018 @09:19PM (#16565622)
I've found it depends on how soon you want it to be waterproof: I've had ink run when it's got wet within a few weeks of being written, but the exact same ink on the exact same paper (Watermans in a Moleskine) has not smudged a bit when getting damp two years after being written.

Not that there aren't inks that are liable to be much better than that, sooner. But really, if an ink is to flow through the pen, and not have it clog things, I reckon it's unlikely to ever be able to be completely waterproof right after being put on the paper. Unlike a 10¢ ballpoint pen with oil-based ink! :(

Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by analognoise on Sunday March 11, 2018 @09:06PM (#16565587)
Impact paper. It's the future.
Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by freosam on Sunday March 11, 2018 @09:19PM (#16565625)
What's that?
Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by rafael859 on Sunday March 11, 2018 @10:25PM (#16565847)
The future.

Seriously though, I can't find any information for that online. The first Google result is Impact Wholesale, which redirects to some very invasive ads. Impact printers on the other hand are printers that mark dots on the paper using a needle, so no ink is applied.

Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by falcolas on Monday March 12, 2018 @12:34PM (#16569295)
So, dot matrix printers?

;)

Re:Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011) by DanBC on Sunday March 11, 2018 @10:22PM (#16565838)
I thought it was "carbonless copy paper", an old tech to replace carbon paper.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonless_copy_paper