Comparison: Sheaffer Skrip Blue :: Diamine Imperial Blue

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Figure 1.

Gray Scale.

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Figure 2. Swabs

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• Sheaffer Skrip Blue x3
• Diamine Imperial Blue x3
• Sheaffer Skrip Blue x2
• Diamine Imperial Blue x2
• Sheaffer Skrip Blue x1
• Diamine Imperial Blue x1

Figure 3. Other Stuff

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• Left Side: Sheaffer Skrip Blue
• Right Side: Diamine Imperial Blue

Written Samples - Moby Dick

 

Figure 4. Written Samples on Rhodia

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• Left Side. Sheaffer Skrip Blue: Nine lines from the M200+EF; then ten lines from the 330+M; then ten lines from the Safari+1.1i .
• Right Side. Diamine Imperial Blue: Nine lines from the M200+EF; then ten lines from the 330+M; then ten lines from the Safari+1.1i .

Figure 5. Written Samples on HPJ1124

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• 1st Line: Sheaffer Skrip Blue from the 330+M
• 2nd Line: Diamine Imperial Blue from the 330+M
• 3rd Line: Sheaffer Skrip Blue from the Safari+1.1i
• 4th Line: Diamine Imperial Blue from the Safari+1.1i

 

High Resolution Scans

 

As I do not wish to have the sobriquet 'Queen of the Bandwidth Bandits', these are Links only.

• Sheaffer Skrip Blue from 330+M on Rhodia.
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  [*]Diamine Imperial Blue from 330+M on Rhodia.

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  [*]Sheaffer Skrip Blue from Safari+1.1i on Rhodia.

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  [*]Diamine Imperial Blue from Safari+1.1i on Rhodia.

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  [*]Sheaffer Skrip Blue and Diamine Imperial Blue from 330+M on HPJ1124.

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  [*]Sheaffer Skrip Blue and Diamine Imperial Blue from Safari+1.1i on HPJ1124.

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Observations:

 

• These are the things which are not apparent from the Images.
• These observations may differ ever so slightly from the Ink Review/s that may be in place.
• My contribution was to generate enough reasonable samples, then capture the appearance of those samples.
• If you'd like more detailed information, please send me a PM; I'll do what I can. (Within reason - you naughty FPN boys).
• I leave it to each viewer to interpret what is seen, and/or to initiate discussion in the usual way.

Type:

• Both are dye-based FP inks.

Flow Rate:

• Both inks are are slightly dry.

Nib Dry-out:

• Both inks are OK.

Start-up:

• Both inks are OK.

Lubrication:

• Both inks are OK.

• Sheaffer Skrip Blue definitely superior.

Nib Creeping:

• None for both inks.

Staining:

• None after 3 days for both inks.

Clogging:

• Not seen for both inks.

Bleed Through:

• None on papers used for both inks.

Show Through:

• None on papers used for both inks.

• Both sides of the sheet may be used.

Clean-up:

• Both cleaned-up with plain water.

• Diamine Imperial Blue took its own sweet time. (yawn)

 

Densitometer Readings - From the Ink Reviews. (FWIW)

 

• Sheaffer Skrip Blue:
  • Red 121
  • Grn 139
  • Blu 231
  • Lum 153

  [*]Diamine Imperial Blue:

  • Red 100
  • Grn 107
  • Blu 209
  • Lum 124

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MATERIEL

 

Paper:

• Written Samples:
  • Rhodia
  • HPJ1124
  • Glossy card

  [*]Other:

  • Glossy paper
  • HPJ1124
  • Royal - 25% cotton rag

Pens:

• Pelikan M200 + M200-series g-p steel EF
• Sheaffer 330 + steel M
• Lamy Pink Safari + a rather wet steel 1.1i

IMAGES:

• Scans were made on an Epson V600 scanner; factory defaults were accepted.
• Figures shown were scanned at 96 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Images linked were scanned at 300 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Scans went straight to the file sharing thingy.

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Ink Review Links:

• Sheaffer Skrip Blue https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/165951-sheaffer-skrip-blue-slovenia-production/
• Diamine Imperial Blue https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/179174-diamine-imperial-blue/page__view__findpost__p__1801602