Is There An Ink Like In Gel Rollers?

[Kuhataparunks]

This is the thing that is deterring me from using fountain pens everywhere it seems as though all the inks bleed and feather like crazy on most paper.

 

Contrarily, this is not so when I use any Pilot G2.

 

The Pilot G2's have really remarkable ink.

It writes a very dark, jet-black and solid, non-bloody or feathery line on nearly any paper. WHY is there not a fountain pen ink that has such ideal qualities!?

 

Is there, perchance, any ink that performs like the ink found in the Pilot rollerball pens?

[Brian K]

I have never used it, but Noodler's X Feather gets high marks around here for behaving well even on some pretty crappy papers. Maybe you should try that. On the other hand I have used some fine and extra fine nibs to do crosswords on newsprint with various inks and have had fairly good luck for the most part. It's all a question of finding just the right combination of nib and ink.

[erpe]

The G2 is not a rollerball, it's a gelpen. Gel can not be used in a fountain pen because it doesn't flow, the ball 'smears' the gel on the paper not unlike a ballpoint.

[amberleadavis]

Read some of the reviews. Some of the great black inks don't bleed or feather. Alas, the G2 black ink something cool and special and Pilot spent a lot of money developing it. I don't think you will find a FP ink exactly like it.

[WaskiSquirrel]

Some of the black inks are well behaved on lower quality paper. Some good ones are Parker Quink Black and Pilot Black.

 

I would also note that several Noodler's inks also behave well, though there are a number that do not. The Black and the X-Feather Black are both quite well behaved on lower-quality paper. The latter was actually designed for lower quality paper.

[napalm]

WHY is there not a fountain pen ink that has such ideal qualities!?

 

Drying properties.

Edited July 30, 2014 by napalm