Did you make it to the first ever Colorado Pen Show which was held here in Denver in mid-October? We also have a thriving Colorado Pen Posse perhaps you can make it to one of our meetings.Our content may have affiliate links that can result in commissions for qualifying purchases, full details in our privacy policy.Īlthough the commercial uses for India ink has dyed out over time as cheaper, more efficient inks have become available, in the DIY arts and crafts niche, it has seen somewhat of a recent resurgence in its popularity. Good luck with finding the nib/nibs that suit you best. I need to get my butt in gear and write him a letter with these nibs - the result probably won't look pretty but I am looking forward to giving them a try, and I do owe him a letter or two! ![]() A friend sent me a couple of nibs to try (which I haven't done as yet ) that he said would be great for beginners - an Eagle Pencil Co. ![]() There are experts that can use these nibs easily and without these problems I, however, need "beginner" nibs for everyday writing, such as the ball/spoon/bulb nibs. I have a lot to learn about using dip pens so I am not anywhere close to being an expert or even good at it, but I should think that the nib catching on the paper and splattering ink all over is because you are using a nib that is too fine and sharp for your current skill level, at least so I would think. I don't believe that any dip pen nibs have tipping material they are just shaped differently to give a more rounded/smooth tip to the nib. If you find the type of dip pen nib that you like to write with, you can then continue to use the India ink that you like, and still have your fountain pens for use with the myriads of fountain pen ink choices that we have. You may already have tried different nibs and still don't like them, but, just in case, here is a Basic Guide to Using Dip Pens, which has lots of info about the various types of nibs available, and a thread I started back in 2012 when I was curious about dip pens, Best Vintage Dip Pen Nibs, which you may find helpful. There are a lot of different dip pen nibs available, Bevan perhaps you should experiment a bit with trying different nibs to see if you can find the type that feels right to you - some of them are very sharp and tend to catch on the paper, but there are types called ball, or bulb, or spoon that make for smoother writing. I just wanted to find a way to use india ink, without dip nibs, which I didn't like the feel of. not one that I wanted to keep using, or one that I would ever sell on to others! Just to be clear, I was never going to put it into a pen I really like, I was only going to use a super cheap disposable pen. Hi everyone, the consensus seems to be that this experiment has been tried and failed already. Only do I see it in my pen after some period of hibernation. ![]() I experience it slightly off-and-on with my Aurora Black but it's so illusive. I've yet to find a straight black ink with a reddish sheen. It's a grey ink with gold particles in it.īoth Stormy Grey and Kiwa-Guro come with a surgeon-general warning label on the box that says something like "thou shalt not leave this ink in your pen for long durations, lest your pen becomes hopefully clogged". ![]() If you like inks with special effects, you might want to sample J. It has a soft matte finish but it has a bit of a shine. There's a pigmented ink with nano particles from Sailor called Sailor Kiwa-Guro. If you like really black blacks you might want to get a sampling of Noodler's Black or Noodler's X-Feather (a popular ink for calligraphers). I would recommend finding a fountain pen ink in the vast universe of ink-o-sphere that closely resembles the effect you're looking for. India Ink contains carbon particles and Shellac and I would be very very reluctant to put my pens anywhere near that ink. I personally like to try various things, especially on cheap pens, nib tuning, grinding tweaking, dis-assembling.īut I've been too chicken to try india ink in any of my pens. As far as I can remember, that's the one thing that every pen person has always very strongly advised against.
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