Making Ink - Any recipes.

[ZeissIkon]

I am pretty sure that someone posted a link to some packets of powder that you would buy (from ebay, they're vintage) and add to water. Something like a quart of ink for a quarter (or around there).

 

As far as I know, that ink (Thistle brand, a purplish blue based on reports) is gone; I did a search for it recently and found none.

 

However, I will have to look for Hero ink; it's probably a decent clone of 1970s or older Quink, and at a buck a bottle, might be worth trying...

[Ondina]

ZeissIkon is right, I've also been searching a bit these past months and seems the powder ink is gone. Although very curious about Hero Black, there's been some negative feedbacks on the product concerning the tendency to clog (as the old Quink?). That along with the issue it can't be found locally takes it out the list. If any of you uses it, please remember to make a review.

[dizzypen]

I am pretty sure that someone posted a link to some packets of powder that you would buy (from ebay, they're vintage) and add to water. Something like a quart of ink for a quarter (or around there).

 

As far as I know, that ink (Thistle brand, a purplish blue based on reports) is gone; I did a search for it recently and found none.

 

However, I will have to look for Hero ink; it's probably a decent clone of 1970s or older Quink, and at a buck a bottle, might be worth trying...

 

Just one correction, there is no purple in Thistle whatsoever! Thistle is a vintage Blue-Black that has a green tint to it. Think a very dark looking teal.

[ZeissIkon]

Although very curious about Hero Black, there's been some negative feedbacks on the product concerning the tendency to clog (as the old Quink?).

 

Please note that there are two different Hero black inks. Speerbob sells Hero ink, but (at least on eBay) only by the case -- 10 bottles of Hero carbon black (which, though labeled for fountain pens, would make me suspicious short of testing -- in a cheap Hero pen, of course!), or 12 bottles of Hero 204 black, 203 blue, or 201 red dye-based inks. I'd be very surprised if the Hero 204 had a clogging problem; it's apparently the identical ink sold as "Doctor" brand, and one of the blackest around -- but still dye based, and shouldn't be any more clog-prone than PR Velvet Black or Noodler's HoD.

 

Given the Hero 204 is just over $40 including shipping, for 12 bottles of 60 ml, that's just over $1.50 per ounce -- comparable to Pelikan in the 8.5 ounce size -- and given it's so extremely black, it should dilute well...

 

No, I have no affiliation with speerbob, I'm just quick with the mental arithmetic...