Hi everybody:

I received a bottle of BS Blue with the ED some days ago, but not tried until yesterday. I loaded the ED and a Pilot Prera, it is a really nice color, but the flow in both pens is not constant,

Is it normal?

Does anybody else have had a similar experience?

Any suggestion?

Appreciate any help,

Julio

Same problem with a Parker International.

I've had no problems with flow. It's the best flowing ink I have.

I used BSB in a new Pilot 78G and the flow got better the longer I used. Initially it didn't like to write on the first down stroke.

Because this ink is a different ph from most inks, I plan to use it only in new pens and not put any other ink in after. I do believe proper pen cleaning will prevent any problems, I'm not always a proper cleaner.

So... did you clean/rinse your new pen? I didn't.

A tiny drop of detergent in the rinse water cleans everything and helps the new ink.

OK, it's coming back to me... some pens are more fussy about BSB, but the Preppy certainly should be fine... if clean.

I have mine in three pens, including a Preppy ED, and there are no flow problems. Guess I'm lucky!

I had skipping issues in an Esterbrook 1550 nib, so I just moved on to another pen. I have no issues with it in the Preppy pen that came with my bottle of HOD, or in my Waterman Kultur <F>.

Thanks everyone,

Julio

Hi:

Updating, I loaded three different pens: one cheappie that normally has a very wet "full" medium, the ED that comes with the ink, and a Pilot Prera M.

The ink simply does NOT flow in any of the pens. There is no way to doing it. I cleaned the ED and the Prera and loaded with other inks and they work normally, perfect.

The other pen still has the Bay State, but the ink doesn't flow.

The color is terrific, but impossible to write with it.

I added a couple of drops of water in a cartridge full with BS ink, shake the cartridge, and write again, the ink lost its intense color, and after a while the problem persists.

Any suggestion. I would like to use the ink.

Julio

I don't suppose you happen to have any Tryphon inksafe? It increases flow a little.

I am sure other people can mention other products that can increase flow. Some people say a tiny tiny hint of Palmolive dish liquid will make an ink flow faster. If you try one of these products I would NOT add it to the whole bottle but experiment with a tich in the cartridge as you did with the water experiment.

Good luck. My BSB had good flow in the solo and the taccia staccaco I tried it in. Odd. j

Flows pretty good in my Lamy Al-star italic 1.1 mm nib. After everything I've read on staining problems I'll probably just use it in not to expensive metal pens.

I believe the rule is not every ink in every pen.

Some inks just will not flow in some pens.

Usually, I will go as far as flushing out with 10% ammonia solution. If that won't work for a specific ink, I quit and go to the inks that do work.

Best of luck............

1. Dip the tip of a toothpick in dishwashing liquid (Palmolive, Dawn, Generic, it doesn't matter).
2. Carefully remove the ink-filled converter from the pen.
3. Touch the soapy tip of the toothpick to the inside edge of the ink-filled converter.
4. Cover the converter open end with a finger and turn it over back and forth a few times. You aren't trying to agitate it, just mix it up.
5. Reseat the converter on the pen and after a while, the "looser" ink should make it's way through the feed to the nib.
6. Wash your ink-spotted finger.

Hope it helps!

Andy