Best Ink For Fine Nib Pens

[Mr. JW]

It seems like there is a general agreement that some inks are "drier" than others, while some are more lubricated. I have some vintage fine nib pens that I think might do better with a "wetter" ink. Can anyone recommend a brand or particular ink?

 

TIA.

[WirsPlm]

Noodler's X-Feather works very well with my fine nibbed pens (Noodler's also makes Eel inks which are extra lubricated), and I would avoid (or add extra wetting agent to) Scribal Workshop inks, both SW inks I've tried were very dry.

[rochester21]

Try de atramentis steel blue. Someone sent me a sample along with a dry writing Sheaffer Balance(F) and the flow was better with the steel blue than with my pelikan blue.

 

As a general rule though, ink alone won`t solve the issue of a dry/wet writer.

Edited December 10, 2013 by rochester21

[gregamckinney]

Aurora Black or Aurora Blue.

Herbin Perle Noir or Herbin Eclat Saphir (not positive about the French spellings.)

 

Regards, greg

[Charlieboy]

I can recommend Private Reserve Electric DC Blue and Private Reserve Ultra Black - Fast Dry which I use in my Faber-Castell Ondoro Fountain Pen in beautiful smoked oak with extra fine (EF) nib. These inks can be found at http://www.gouletpens.com/Private_Reserve_Bottled_Ink_s/881.htm

 

Enjoy...

[JefferyS]

Aurora Black or Aurora Blue.

Herbin Perle Noir or Herbin Eclat Saphir (not positive about the French spellings.)

 

Regards, greg

Took the words right out of my mouth re: the two Auroras. Those two inks get neglected in my writing, and they should be the my default blue and black.

[MarcS]

+1 private reserve inks. the ones that i have tried all seem to be very strong colors that show up well even in a fine line.

[ac12]

I use Waterman (wet) and Cross/Pelikan (dry).

And the guess of wet ink for Fine nibs is wrong.

I use BOTH Waterman and Cross inks in both Fine and Medium nibs. It is the pen that chooses the ink it works best with.

Some of my Fine nibs do not write well with the wet Waterman and write well with the dry Cross ink. So ink wetness or dryness does not always go with nib size.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

+ for Aurora Blue.

 

Visconti Blue - it doesn't just dance with narrow nibs, but makes them sing too!

 

Also consider some of the Pilot iroshizuku series inks.

 

To get the best line quality from the very narrow nibs, it seems I need clear feedback to keep them running on their tiny sweet spot, so I often steer clear of the inks that have such high lubricity that feedback becomes muffled, especially when using smooth [coated] papers.

 

Bye,

S1