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

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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