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Re:Pen Refills Guide by nstart on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @01:16AM (#20504576)
Heh. I've found that my odds of breaking a pen are negatively correlated to the price of the pen. I switched to using pigma microns at the beginning of the year. Just starting on my 3rd pen. The first two are not only not broken, but they are also neatly arranged in my stationery drawyer. Marked as finished.

Wish they had a way of refilli g the inks on these pens. I wanted to try fountain pens but couldn't find archival quality ink (waterproof + smudge proof once dried) for them.

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Re:Pen Refills Guide by snazz on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @08:45AM (#20506269)
Noodler’s Bulletproof Black is pretty darn archival-quality. I bought a bottle when I was briefly fascinated with fountain pens (it’s cheap too!) and tested the strength claims by soaking the paper overnight. No ink loss, though the paper came apart when I tried to get it back out.
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Re:Pen Refills Guide by bsdubernerd on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:44AM (#20504910)
I'm switching frequently between Pigma Micron and Pilot Drawing Pen.

I like the ink of the Micron, overall the feel are similar enough that both are fine for me, but the Pilot simply lasts longer.

I've a set of both, and what I've found is that when unused for a while (despite being neatly capped) the Micron will simply dry out and stop working. I've almost never had this with the Pilot.

For oddball diameters and colors which I use rarely it's a nuisance.

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Re:Pen Refills Guide by tech2 on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:57AM (#20523504)
As snazz says, Noodler's bulletproof is pretty good, smudging is still a possibility with it but depends more on the paper you use. Another good one is De Atramentis Document Ink (better than the Noodler imho)
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