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Faber-Castell Brilliant Black - There would be no issue leaving this ink / nib combo with a babysitter .

Though I prefer it's more aristocratic cousin , Graf von Faber-Castell Carbon Black for it's suave moderately "lubricated" character .

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Did you mean to put that comment in the ‘Perfect Black Ink’ thread?

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"Germany Schmidt, recommends customers to use ink which has moderate thickness. For example, the cartridges from Pelikan, Waterman, Faber-Castell etc."

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Daisy, daisy...

 

...give...

 

...me...

 

 

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...answer...

 

 

 

 

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I thought I did .

My Faber-Castell Black Ink review is in answer to "Ink Which Has Moderate Thickness " , not "The Perfect Black Ink" .

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I thought I did .

My Faber-Castell Black Ink review is in answer to "Ink Which Has Moderate Thickness " , not "The Perfect Black Ink" .

Ah, ok.

 

Thank you for the clarification :thumbup:

 

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I needed the clarification - but then I do freely admit that I am ‘a bit slow on the uptake’ :blush:

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Ah, ok.

 

Thank you for the clarification :thumbup:

 

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I needed the clarification - but then I do freely admit that I am ‘a bit slow on the uptake’ :blush:

 

" It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key."

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" It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key."

 

Spasibo! :thumbup:

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Mystery solved !
A reviewer on you tube said thin ink leaked out of his ystudio Desk Pen in upright position .

Switching to a moderate thickness ink took care of it .

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Hello,

 

I have a question that is, I think, related to the original question.

 

I find my Noodler Blue Black too wet, and with my TWSBI 580, I don't have the shading. Same thing with my Oxblood. It looks too dark with this same TWSBI.

 

Do you know if it is possible to have these ink thicker ? Or should I try to have my FP less wet?

 

 

Thank you

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Hello,

 

I have a question that is, I think, related to the original question.

 

I find my Noodler Blue Black too wet, and with my TWSBI 580, I don't have the shading. Same thing with my Oxblood. It looks too dark with this same TWSBI.

 

Do you know if it is possible to have these ink thicker ? Or should I try to have my FP less wet?

 

 

Thank you

Diluting them with distilled water will reduce the wetness of the inks. Noodler's Blue Black is so saturated that you can dilute them with ease. I've used Oxblood recently, but I don't remember its shading qualities much.

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Diluting them with distilled water will reduce the wetness of the inks. Noodler's Blue Black is so saturated that you can dilute them with ease. I've used Oxblood recently, but I don't remember its shading qualities much.

 

I never though water (distilled or not) could reduce the wetness of a liquid.

 

In regards of the Oxblood, it's not the shading that much (I don't think it shades), but more the dark aspect. I would like it to be a little bit brighter.

 

I'll buy a bottle of distilled water and run some tests.

 

 

Thank you ! :notworthy1:

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I never though water (distilled or not) could reduce the wetness of a liquid.

 

In regards of the Oxblood, it's not the shading that much (I don't think it shades), but more the dark aspect. I would like it to be a little bit brighter.

 

I'll buy a bottle of distilled water and run some tests.

 

 

Thank you ! :notworthy1:

You're welcome :)

 

Inks' flow/wetness is moderated with surfactant agents (more surfactant, wetter the ink). When you add water, you reduce the concentration of the surfactant hence, the ink becomes dryer. Please use sterile water to prevent molding problems in your inks and always start small. :)

 

Good luck :)

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"Moderate thickness" sounds like any ink except saturated ink. No reason why it would mean anything about pH.

 

Non-saturated inks just seem like ordinary ink, or "classic" ink, similar to what we find in vintage Sheaffer Skrip, Carter's, or Parker Quink. Not watery -- just not saturated.

This. It can only be a recommendation to use non-saturated dye-based inks. They refer to how intense a colour appears to the eye.

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You're welcome :)

 

Inks' flow/wetness is moderated with surfactant agents (more surfactant, wetter the ink). When you add water, you reduce the concentration of the surfactant hence, the ink becomes dryer. Please use sterile water to prevent molding problems in your inks and always start small. :)

 

Good luck :)

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The Royal Blue of Mont Blanc ; prefer it to the Pelikan and the Waterman , with the Schmidt nibs , both fine and medium .

Not only for the color , classic ballpoint blue par excellence , but also for it’s impeccable well behaved manner .

It’s adorable , but frightfully expensive !

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Same thing with my Oxblood. It looks too dark with this same TWSBI.

 

Do you know if it is possible to have these ink thicker ? Or should I try to have my FP less wet?

In regards of the Oxblood, it's not the shading that much (I don't think it shades),

It does.

 

... but more the dark aspect. I would like it to be a little bit brighter.

 

Different pens would produce a range of different colour intensities from Diamine Oxblood. I wouldn't suggest making your TWSBI "less wet" just for that; it isn't like there is an adjustment slider or dial (such as on the Pilot Justus 95) to change the "wetness" of the pen one way or the other on demand. Just use a different pen!

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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