So...just How Fast Am I Going To Go Through Ink.

[OneBadBadger]

I have a Noodler's AHAB I bought for my first pen. I just wrote out quite a bit on my initial thoughts on the pen. The one thing I noticed is how it literally takes nothing to write. Being a person who writes heavy handed (I'm going to work on this as I study some of the fine arts of writing for a hobby). But I'm wondering. Just how fast am I going to empty the pen. No fancy flexing. Just every day writing. Is it comparable to say a regular gel type ballpoint etc? I'm not worried about cost or anything. I just tend to obsess about little details. So...probably a dumb question. But if somebody could chime in that would be helpful. I know it will depend on how much I write etc. I just want to know if it's comparable. Thanks gents and ladies.

[casualmerlinconstant]

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/265159-how-long-does-ink-last/page-2?do=findComment&comment=2969321

[OneBadBadger]

Interesting

[Bigeddie]

If you are on the heavy handed side with an Ahab you will go though ink at about twice the rate of someone who writes with an average pressure with a firm nib, the pressure and flow of the flex nib will mean that you put down more ink. That's not necessarily a bad thing so long as you are aware of it.

 

The other big factor will really depend on how you write and arrange pens and ink to do it. I have 3-6 pens inked at any one time, each one with a different ink, so it takes me a long time to get through one bottle. That said, I probably use about 30ml of ink every 6 weeks. My work is quite writing intensive and I draft everything by hand.

 

Paper is a consideration too, with more absorbent paper wicking more of the ink through the pen, I am not sure how much more a soft copy paper would drink compared to a harder paper though.

 

Lots of things to consider - the best way to find out is probably to use one pen and ink for a couple of weeks and see what the ink level in the bottle is after a time. Let us know what you discover!

 

And

Edited April 24, 2014 by Bigeddie

[Sasha Royale]

You have had experience with "gel" pens ? Which one ? How long did its cartridge last ?

[Charles Rice]

Once you get into different ink, not fast enough.

[casualmerlinconstant]

Once you get into different ink, not fast enough.

Touché.

[Charles Rice]

And the worst part is that you will be thinking of all kinds of excuses to use up the ink that's in your pen so you can try a different color.

 

Hmmm,

 

How about a long letter to the bully, the one who broke your nose when you were 14, asking forgiveness for causing him to loose some skin from his knuckles.

 

Or a letter to one of your x-wives wondering if she ever found that pair of socks you lost in the dryer.

 

Better still, heck, you haven't written a letter to your grandmother in a long time. So what if she died 30 years ago.

 

And you better start a journal, 'cause you can write on and on without offending anyone but yourself - unless your girlfriend gets ahold of it.

 

Don't forget the art of being a master doodler either.

Edited April 24, 2014 by Charles Rice

[amberleadavis]

I agree with the posters above, and Charles and I for once, are sharing an inky brain (except, mine is pink).

 

One fill with an Ahab.... will write 7 pages like this

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_335.jpg

 

and 1 page like this

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_372%20copy.jpg

[Charles Rice]

"I agree with the posters above, and Charles and I for once, are sharing an inky brain"

 

Frightening!!!

[amberleadavis]

"I agree with the posters above, and Charles and I for once, are sharing an inky brain"

 

Frightening!!!

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2012_07_31_Zombie_small.jpg

[Charles Rice]

The least you could have done is post the picture in my favorite color!

[highlander1307]

Roughly, given variables and assumptions, I can write, say, five pages, more or less (MOL) on one pen filling. Seems about the same as a regular gel cartridge but definitely much less than the jumbo gel cartridges.