What Ink To Use In My Doric?

[pitonyak]

Just got my Doric back from repair, but I will start a new thread on that later tonight after I have time to post some pictures because it looks amazing and it actually works....

 

So, I inked this thing up for the first time for me.... I used Noodlers Blue Eel / Turquoise. This thing leaks like crazy. The leak appears to be coming from the point where the body meets the section (are those the correct names?).

 

Now, remembering that I just got the pen back from our illustrious moderator, My assumption is that this is a problem related to the ink, as opposed to the pen, so.........

 

I have numerous inks that I can try, but, I assume that my slippery Noodler's EEL inks are just not right for this pen.

 

Things that I do have:

 

Lots of other Noodler's inks, including non-EEL turquoise, blue, black (the kind that is water proof), Army, Purple, La Couler Royal...

 

Private Reserve Tanzanite and Black

 

Parker Penmen Black - the revised version after they decided that the original was causing problems. OK, I have many bottles of this that I inherited. I also have Parker Quink Blue.

 

Waterman Mysterious Blue and Serenity Blue,

 

Pelikan 4001 Red and Turquoise. Love the Turquoise, but, it sees just a wee bit of water and it runs....

 

Thoughts?

 

This leaks so quickly, that, if I wipe it down and start writing, my fingers are covered in ink before I can finish a letter.

 

 

[Kodiac136]

Doesn't sound to me like something a change of ink will fix...

[pitonyak]

There was a similar issue with a specific Pilot pen in a very recent thread where something similar was happening and changing the ink helped, so I had hoped someone else had a similar issue. With no other input, I will simply pick one, probably Waterman, and see if the problem persists. I hope this does fix it. if not, I will directly ask Syd about it. It might require further repair; I hope not.

[Ted F]

I hope I'm right, but a Doric should not leak between the section and the body no matter what ink you use. If it's leaking then there may be a problem with the sac. If you can't take it apart send it back.

[pitonyak]

Grumble, I did not realize that it had a sack, and yes, that seems to be from where it is leaking.

[pitonyak]

I don't think it has a sac because you can see the ink inside it....

 

Dropped an email to Syd, so will see what he says.

[pitonyak]

Syd knew exactly what the problem was; the shellac seal did not take. I can send it back and he will make it right, or, since I like to fix things myself, this is exactly the sort of thing that I can do myself. If I fail, I will send it back to Syd.

 

And now that I have that sorted out, I can worry about some dinner and maybe posting some pictures.

[Kodiac136]

Did you attempt fixing it yourself yet? Hoping it goes well.

[pitonyak]

The fix is well under way..... My initial intent here was to figure out if the problem was the ink. Seems it is not, so.......

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/338068-my-broken-doric-lives/

 

Syd, after offering to fix it also told me exactly how to fix it. He did the heavy lifting of bringing it back from the dead. The remaining issue should be a walk in the park, so, I mixed up some shellac flakes in a pretty heavy cut and they looked sufficiently dissolved that I applied some at about 3:00 am this morning then went to bed.

 

I will wait 24 hours, which really means Saturday morning since I will probably not be up so late tonight, and I will give it a go again.

 

The referenced link above has numerous pictures attached.

[ac12]

I would use Parker Quink, Waterman or Pelikan ink.

 

Noodlers inks are so variable that they sometimes drive me nuts.

Some are VERY WET and make the pen write TOOOOO wet.

Some are VERY DRY and the pen constantly has trouble writing.

Some repair people will void a resac warranty if Noodler's inks are used in them. Due to too much variability in the ingredients and how it reacts to the ink sacs.

I use Noodler's inks, but only in cartridge/converter or piston pens.

I will NOT use it in a vintage ink sac pen.

[pitonyak]

I used the EEL ink because it is supposed to have a lubricating quality and I figured that would be good.... I just inked it with Waterman Serenity Blue, a color that I found that I really like. It has been inked for about 20 minutes so far and I do not see any leaks of any sort.... I will make a final decision after letting it sit for 6 to 8 hours. Appreciate your comments on the inks.

[pitonyak]

The pen has no sack. I mixed up a very small batch of dewaxed shellac from flakes, and I applied it to the threads between the body and the section (did I mention that the pen came apart easily, so obviously the previous seal was insufficient), and there is not even a hint of a leak.... So, all fixed.