Diamine Pumpkin Ink Issues-Please Solve

[sunsmidhi]

Dear FP'ians,

I am facing a unique problem with my diamine Pumpkin ink.

Issues is ,ink gets dry and appears like pwdery ,crystallized stuff on the nib and feed.

Is it safe to use this ink or going to hamper my FP?

Same issue like picture attached.

Regards

Dhiren

[Mafia Geek]

What conditions is the pen in for this to happen?

 

It certainly doesn't look good to me, and if it's happening while the pen is capped I would be fairly worried to the point if not using it. If it's being left out and doing this, then might just need to put the cap on more frequently.

 

How long has the ink been in the pen?

[ScienceChick]

AFAIK, virtually all orange and orange-toned inks do this; it's the dye crystallizing on the nib and feed. Nothing to worry about; wipe/rinse it off and write on

[Sailor Kenshin]

It is crystallization common to many orange inks. It's harmless. Just rinse it off.

[sunsmidhi]

Thanks a ton !

Relieved that i can use the ink .I will rinse it off everytime after use

[JefferyS]

Diamine Pumpkin is notorious for being on the verge of forming crystals. It appears to be a very saturated solution. It produces nib crud on some of my pens, but less so on my TWSBI nibs. As gross as it may look, it is not harmful. You could probably dilute it a bit with water, but I just ignore it or wipe it off with a tissue.

[notimetoulouse]

Hi, I've just found this thread because I decided to rotate my bottle of Pumpkin today (after say, a year in the box). I stopped using it last year for this exact same reason, nib crud.

On taking the bottle out of the box I see that there is a layer of sediment on the bottom of the bottle, not unlike the way Chivor inks gold shimmer settles between uses.

A slight shake of the bottle has turned it into an orange 'Christmas Shaker' with particles galore and a dark misty ink. I'll give it an hour and see if it settles out to its normal crystal clear orangeness.

Can't help but worry though.