Mixing 54Th And Warden Inks

[rderieux]

I really like the hard cover Black n' Red notebooks for taking notes at work, but I have had a hard time with drying times w Noodlers inks. Not wanting to throwaway a lot of ink, I decided to see if a mix of Bad Green Gator (which has shown to be very well behaved and fast drying on these notebooks with BBK would retain the same qualities (since they are both from the same family of inks). a 1:1 mix still works great, but it is a strange color for work (very much like Squeteague.

 

So to the question, I have some 54th Mass and some Manhattan blue I have been thinking of using to turn it bluer,

 

Best guess, which of these would be closer chemically to the warden inks?

 

or should I jusr add more BBK?

 

I currently don't have 5ml vials, so right now only thinking about how to proceed with the experiment.

 

Thank you.

 

Rene'

[justaninker]

I have mixed 54th and BGG in a vial, no problems so far, but the color isn't any better than BGG+BBK. Bad Black Moccasin is reportedly wet, you can try a mix of it and BBK to achieve a dark blue-black for professional use.

[dcwaites]

I had the same drying time problem with Noodler's Blue and Nu: Elite notebooks. The suggestion was to dilute with water. I can't remember the ratio I used but it was at least 20% water (may have been 30% or 40%), I still had a good, deep, intense blue, and it dried very quickly.

[amberleadavis]

Wait to buy vials. Don't mix in your big bottle. And, just dilute. You'll be glad you did.

[rderieux]

Thanks all for you input.

[amberleadavis]

Let us know about the results.