A Terrible Tragedy Hath Befallen Me Ink.

[Lazycollegekid]

If only I would have actually closed the lid rather than resting it atop the bottle. I'll post a pic of my floor later.

[SujiCorp12345]

Think on the bright side: at least all your inks haven't been hit by SITB. Now that would be a real tragedy!

 

[Runnin_Ute]

What ink?

[Lazycollegekid]

It was a new 95% full bottle of Noodlers Black Swan in English Roses. Its a pity really I much enjoyed that ink. I also much enjoyed the pants I was wearing which are now Ink splattered.

[TheRealScubaSteve]

D.ick (I think) suggested soaking the stain in milk or cream. Dab, not rub, the liquid out after soaking and repeat.

[maksim]

.... and the first thing you did.... write up a letter, take a picture, upload it, and post it on the forum. =)

[Ambrose Bierce]

At least your rug will now look like a lovely ink splash

[PS104]

Fuhgeddaboudit! It'll NEVER come out. Think into the future, lemons => lemonade

Get a couple more bottles of BSER, take the pants and an shirt and soak them both in the ink. Make a suitable hat that looks like a Noodlers top and you can go trick-or-treating as a bottle of BSER. No one will ever guess. If they do you've found an ink soul-mate

[Lazycollegekid]

[Lazycollegekid]

Replacing that part of the carpet tomorrow hopefully :/

[ac12]

It is too late, but here is what I do when I reink the pen.

• I do my ink loading in the bathroom, where I have running water to wash, and linolium floor that is relatively easy to clean. If I had a stainless steel sink in my kitchen I would use that.
• I use a large baking/cookie tray to do my ink refilling in. So spills are contained.
• The ink bottle is located away from the sides of the tray. So spills are contained by distance to the side of the tray.
• The ink bottle is the farthest object in the tray. This is so that I do NOT reach over and behind the bottle, where my arm could knock over the ink bottle when I reach over it. But it is not so far that I have to reach over too far, as that creates another problem.
• The bottle of ink is stabilized to the degree possible.
  Tall bottle like Noodler's becomes a problem as they are more easily knocked over, and will splash farther. 2-sided tape, clay, Lego bottle holder, etc.
  Ink vials are easily knocked over. I put ink vials into a heavy glass ink well to prevent them from being knocked over.
• All the prep work is done BEFORE the ink bottle is opened.
  As soon as the pen is inked, the ink bottle is securely closed. Then I do the other stuff like wipe off the pen, and cap it, etc.
  These 2 steps keep the ink bottle open for the least amount of time. Thus minimizing the window of opportunity for accidents.
• I will also sometimes wear rubber gloves, to keep the ink from getting on my hands. Some reinking is just messier than others.

 

• When I use my dip pen, the dip pen ink is kept in a small cooking tray next to my writing pad.
  Again to contain any spills.

[jmccarty3]

Very wise advice, ac12.

[KBeezie]

And this is one reason why I fill/re-fill from sample vials. (Ink is transferred from bottles to sample vial via syringe, nothing goes back into the bottle, not even the syringe if it dips into the sample vial during filling).

 

Most of my bottles spend their lives in their original cardboard box tucked away into the ink tote.

 

Look at it this way, you can now say "been there, done that".

Edited December 18, 2014 by KBeezie

[Algester]

change thy rag with utmost haste for it shall never glorify your inky domain, alas alas such is a bottle awaste tarry not and seek a bottle anew

 

dang it... it doesnt make any sense does it?

Edited December 18, 2014 by Algester

[amberleadavis]

Oh man... I'm so sorry.

[D B Holtz]

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Hey, look everybody! You get nice shading on carpet as well as paper!

 

DB

[TheRealScubaSteve]

Looks like quite a bit of spread on the carpet. Not so fountain pen friendly! Is that a dorm carpet?

[DonLeone]

You should take advantage of the opportunity and put some white tape as an outline of a dead body and put one of them numbered markers next to it. Place another next to the pen, uncapped. Make it look like a crimescene. Also a great way to avoid blame by your SO if you have any, or a mom or dad.

[Cyber6]

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I hope your nick name has nothing to do with this...

[bstnnyc]

 

It is too late, but here is what I do when I reink the pen.

• I do my ink loading in the bathroom, where I have running water to wash, and linolium floor that is relatively easy to clean. If I had a stainless steel sink in my kitchen I would use that.
• I use a large baking/cookie tray to do my ink refilling in. So spills are contained.
• The ink bottle is located away from the sides of the tray. So spills are contained by distance to the side of the tray.
• The ink bottle is the farthest object in the tray. This is so that I do NOT reach over and behind the bottle, where my arm could knock over the ink bottle when I reach over it. But it is not so far that I have to reach over too far, as that creates another problem.
• The bottle of ink is stabilized to the degree possible.

  Tall bottle like Noodler's becomes a problem as they are more easily knocked over, and will splash farther. 2-sided tape, clay, Lego bottle holder, etc.

  Ink vials are easily knocked over. I put ink vials into a heavy glass ink well to prevent them from being knocked over.

• All the prep work is done BEFORE the ink bottle is opened.

  As soon as the pen is inked, the ink bottle is securely closed. Then I do the other stuff like wipe off the pen, and cap it, etc.

  These 2 steps keep the ink bottle open for the least amount of time. Thus minimizing the window of opportunity for accidents.

• I will also sometimes wear rubber gloves, to keep the ink from getting on my hands. Some reinking is just messier than others.

 

• When I use my dip pen, the dip pen ink is kept in a small cooking tray next to my writing pad.

  Again to contain any spills.

 

Thank you for the tip on the baking tray ac12! I'm very paranoid about spilling and have been looking for something to use just in case I do have a spill while transferring ink into sample vials.

 

Edit: I was just thinking -- has anyone tried oxiclean on ink stains before? I'm obsessed with the gel stick which I have used with success on everything from oil and grease to dried blood stains. I have not tried it on an ink stain though (I am knocking on wood as a write this and hoping I don't jinx myself and end up needing it tonight )

Edited December 18, 2014 by bstnnyc