Noodler's Black Bad For Lamy 2000?

[Schoenberg]

Is noodler's standard bulletproof black too thick for Lamy 2000?

 

There is almost little flow in my Lamy 2000 fine nib...

 

Noodler's is so wet in my other pens. I wonder if my copy of Lamy 2000 is wrong or noodler's black and 2000 is a poor combination.

 

 

[ddustinn]

Is your pen new? The tines may be too close together, like in the 2000 I just got that was dry with almost any ink. Take a look at it without any ink in it through a loupe. There should be a ray of light visible between the tines.

 

If not, brass shims could help space the tines out a little. There are some YouTube videos demonstrating this.

[Roger W.]

All ink can have problems in pens but, the more saturated the inks the more problems you will have. I's try a general type ink such as Skrip and see how that flows. If it is still thin then the tines may be too close or the feed misaligned (though a 2000 is more of a modern pen so not prone to too many alignment issues). If the Skrip works fine then maybe the noodlers is just too much for the pen to handle.

 

Roger W.

Edited September 3, 2013 by Roger W.

[Happy Harry]

The simple answer is yes. bulletproof inks lay down a sediment ( this is what binds with the paper to make it permanent) and if you don't flush your pen very regularly it lays this down in the feed as well and affects the ink flow. as mentioned above the more saturated the color in the ink the greater the potential for problems. I'd suggest avoiding the bulletproof inks unless you need them, most of the modern inks should be okay though. I'm a bit old fashioned and use Watermans, a very well behaved ink if a bit mundane compared to the new offerings. You will need to flush your pen with water a number of times ( the more the better) to clear the feed.