Noodlers Ink

[Albinoni]

Ok bit of a silly question here but can Noodlers ink be used in a normal fountain pen. Not that long ago I bought two bottles of Noodlers ink (I think blue and blue/black).

 

I did use and put Noodlers in a couple of my pens (Sheaffer Targa gold (made in Australia) and a Parket 51 as well) Now the funny thing here is when I went back to this shop months later I simply mentioned to the sales girl that I bought Noodlers ink a while back from the shop a while back from a different sales person, and now I was told not too use Noodlers Ink at all in a normal fountain pen, the ink is actually made more for calligraphy pens and pens used by artists etc but not for the everyday writing fountain pen.

 

So here I have two almost sort of new bottles of Noodlers ink and dont know what to do with it.

[daTomoT]

Noodler's ink is designed for fountain pens. It's perfectly safe.

 

Some, like Baystate Blue, will stain, but still work perfectly. Don't worry, use them! I have X-Feathwr and Baystate Blue and I use them all the time.

[Mastersmith043]

As long as you clean your pens regularly you shouldn't have any problem.

 

But seriously don't mix any of the bay state inks with anything else.

[Albinoni]

As long as you clean your pens regularly you shouldn't have any problem.

 

But seriously don't mix any of the bay state inks with anything else.

 

I do clean out my FP's thoroughly with cold water but only once they are empty, than I will go ahead and clean before re filling with ink.

[mboschm]

^^^ That's what I call normal cleaning. You should have little/no problem doing it this way.

[Mastersmith043]

^^^ That's what I call normal cleaning. You should have little/no problem doing it this way.

 

Yup, that's what I do and I've never had any problems!

[BillZ]

The Noodler's rep needs to educate the sales staff about the ink. They may be losing sales from the misinformed.

[psfred]

I've been using Noodler's in my pens since about 2007, and the only problems I've had are ink drying out and clogging in a few pens.

 

Some of Noodler's inks cause trouble in some pens -- I've only found one pen so far that worked reliably with El Lawrence, for example. However, the black is flawless and the blue-black is one of my favorite inks.

 

Even if the pen dries out and won't write, a simple flush has always fixed it right up, even a couple Parker 61s which are notorious for clogging.

 

Best ink out there as far as I'm concerned.

 

There has been a consistently repeated mis-conception that Noodler's waterproof and "bulletproof" inks somehow polymerize or become water insoluble when dry in the same way drawing or India inks do. This is NOT true, they are cellulose reactive dyes that only become insoluble when they chemically attach to cellulose fibers.

 

Buy all you want, they are lovely inks.

 

Peter

[Albinoni]

The Noodler's rep needs to educate the sales staff about the ink. They may be losing sales from the misinformed.

 

well exactly or perhaps these sales people dont know a darnn thing and mind you this is a proper pen shop not some super market.

 

I was told by one of the sales rep not too use Noodlers in a FP unless its purely for calligraphy, artists etc etc but not your everyday FP.

 

hmmmmmm I am confuesd.

[tonybelding]

I was told by one of the sales rep not too use Noodlers in a FP unless its purely for calligraphy, artists etc etc but not your everyday FP.

 

hmmmmmm I am confuesd.

 

There's no need to be confused. What the sales person told you is flat out wrong. It's also false, erroneous, misleading, mistaken...

 

Noodler's Ink is designed for fountain pens. That's all it's really designed for, and it's one of the more popular brands of fountain pen ink (at least among FPNers).

[catmurphy]

I love Noodler's Inks. So many colors! Never had any problems, although some colors do not dry as quickly as I'd like on certain papers. Check out the Noodler's website and view some of Nathan's videos.

[lapis]

... all of the above... plus... remember this as a good example that a lot of uninformed sales people just aren't educated -- or, they may have been educated in a false manner.

This happens all the time, even by salesmen of other "reputable" companies: MB even here at home often comes to mind....

 

Wrack

[Albinoni]

really appreciate your help here everyone, great now I can happily keep both my Noodlers ink bottles.

 

Here are the following inks I have, your thoughts too:

 

1. Mont Blanc mystery black

2. Lamy black

3. Lamy blueish black

3. Pelikan 4001 royal blue

4. Iroshizuku Tsukushi (Pilot)

5. Noodlers Apache

6. Noodlers Turquise

7. Lamy dark blue

8. Sheaffer script black (I am sure its called script or something like that)

 

[mrcharlie]

6. Noodlers Turquise

8. Sheaffer script black (I am sure its called script or something like that)

I've been using a sample of Noodler's Turquoise, and I quite like it.

 

Sheaffer Skrip Jet Black, fwiw. They don't really emphasize the "Skrip" brand name anymore though.

[RobW]

I've been using Noodler's Bulletproof Black and Lexington Gray for over a year now in various fountain pens, including a Sailor 1911, Platinum Music, Pelikan M405, TWSBI 540, Rotring Artpen and a couple of Pilot Parallel pens (1.5 and 6mm). Never a problem.

 

Funnily enough, though, I have tried Noodler's Standard Brown and Standard Green in a couple of Ahabs and they keep running dry. I think that's the Ahabs, though, rather than the inks.

 

I would like to try some of the more exotic colours but they don't seem to be available in Australia. Shipping a couple of bottles of ink from the US is a very expensive option.

Edited January 14, 2013 by RobW

[iveyman]

I started years ago using Noodler's Eel Black and have expanded to 7 bottles of different Noodler's inks. I like them all and I use them daily to practice penmanship.

[SeeksAdvice]

Just because a salesperson says it, does not mean it's true:P Perhaps they are getting a better commission to sell another brand? I personally have not had all that much success with Noodler's products, but that's just me. Most of my issues come from the tendency of the ones I've tried to have serious nib creep. Though Q'ternity seems to be behaving quite well.

 

The only pen type that I'd have reservations about using Noodler's "bulletproof" ink in, would be celluloid based pens, as celluloid is polymerized nitrocellulose among other things. Not sure if the cellulose reactive dies could bind to it or not.

 

Other than that, I have found Noodler's "bulletproof" inks to wash off anything non-cellulose or non-cotton with great ease.

[Wheatflower]

6. Noodlers Turquise

 

I love this ink. Looove it. Tried a sample last spring, unexpectedly discovered I could love a greenish ink, obtained a bottle from a helpful friend. When I got my Lamy 2000 this was the first ink I loaded into it, and it's had nothing else since. Writes great, even when it's sat for a week neglected. (I know, I know.)

 

The only other inks I've tried from your list have been the Lamy Blue and Blue-Black, both in cartridges I've put in my Safaris. They worked fine, but then one would hope for that with a Lamy ink in a Lamy pen. The colors didn't thrill, but I'm still happy I have a reliable ink supply for when I travel.

[JefferyS]

I wish the shoe would be on the other foot for a change. I have BSB in a Platinum Preppy for 18 months, and all is well. It would be helpful for Edison and Newton pen craftsmen to fill up a representative pen (like something that is a bad specimen), giving them the possible bragging rights such as "unaffected by BSB ink!". Of just pieces of Fp parts in little sample vials of BSB.

The problem with the current anecdotal information reflecting badly on Noodlers is the chain of custody from owner to pen repairer. If I were panicking about blue stains in my ink chamber, I could blast it with Gun Scrubber, soak it in diesel oil or gasoline, orr try some fingernail polish remover. After those powerful organic solvents, I would eventually mail it off to a technician who didn't realize the rough treatment with the solvents. Too many variables!

[harrietthespy]

I was told by a seasoned fountain repairer to avoid using Noodler's Inks in my vintage pens. Said it was OK in my new pens but not the old one!!