Levenger Gemstone Green Ink - Random Note

[Chouffleur]

This post doesn't rise to the exalted level of an actual review but, I have this ink loaded into my Waterman 452 and experienced something odd. For the first time in my extensive (all of 60 days) FP experience I had a pen go dry on me. A simple dip of the nib in tap water woke things up and it's writing fine now. I've only used this pen with two other inks and I probably used to use it more frequently (more pens/less frequent) but it caught me by surprise.

 

It's kind of a shame as I like the color.

 

Has anyone else had this problem with this ink or is it just an artifact of more infrequent usage?

Edited July 28, 2015 by Chouffleur

[ac12]

That is a common occurance with some of my pens. If I leave it unused for a day or longer, I need to dip the nib to get it flowing again.

[Venator]

A gentle tap of the nib on paper and failing a quick prime of the feed does the job for me.

[Paddler]

I use this ink in one of my desk pens. It sometimes sits for days without use (summertime). Of course the desk pen sits nib-down and keeps the feed wet all the time. I have also used this ink in my daily carry Esterbrook SJ and have never had a problem with either pen.

[amberleadavis]

C- I love Gemstone green. Is this a fairly new pen? If so, try washing the pen out rinsing with a dish soap or a liquid soap with glycerin. Then, refill with gemstone green. I think you'll see improvement.