Efnir: Rohrer & Klingner Sketchink Frieda

[Tincansailor]

Another great review! Color looks a lot like my vintage skrip blue black, but with better shading and waterproofness, (is that a word?) Can't wait for your next review

 

Thanks

[LizEF]

Another great review! Color looks a lot like my vintage skrip blue black, but with better shading and waterproofness, (is that a word?) Can't wait for your next review

 

Thanks

Thanks! And no need to wait - I just posted it!

[Intensity]

Yeah, I'd say this ink is for pens that are easy to clean. In this case, the pen is easily disassembled, and it was the clear section and the feed that needed help - the converter itself was fine (I think - maybe I stuck a cotton swab in there - you can do that with Pilot converters).

 

NOTE: If the section weren't clear, I might never have known there was anything left behind - that is, the remnant may not have had any negative effect, and may have been flushed out by the next ink.

 

I've just learned that Rohrer & Klingner "Reiniger" pen flush was designed for pigment inks: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/343998-rohrer-klingner-reiniger-fountain-pen-cleaner-j-herbin-cleaner/?p=4344620

 

Perhaps it's what's needed for your pens after use with the Sketchink line.

[yazeh]

 

I've just learned that Rohrer & Klingner "Reiniger" pen flush was designed for pigment inks: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/343998-rohrer-klingner-reiniger-fountain-pen-cleaner-j-herbin-cleaner/?p=4344620

 

Perhaps it's what's needed for your pens after use with the Sketchink line.

Thanks for posting the link. I've used two brands: Monteverde and Speedball.

I tried cleaning a pen that had never been cleaned with Speedball. It didn't really work well.

I'm on the fence with Monteverde. I use mostly waterproof inks...

But after reading the external review on the R& K cleaner I know what to get next time

[LizEF]

I've just learned that Rohrer & Klingner "Reiniger" pen flush was designed for pigment inks: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/343998-rohrer-klingner-reiniger-fountain-pen-cleaner-j-herbin-cleaner/?p=4344620

 

Perhaps it's what's needed for your pens after use with the Sketchink line.

Thanks! If I ever decide to buy a bottle of sketchINK, I'll get some of this to try out too. But while it required more effort, it wasn't difficult - the sonicator + pen flush worked fine, so I don't think a special flush is necessary - but if it makes it easier, then it would be worth it for folks who frequently use pigmented inks.

[Eclipse157]

I tried cleaning a pen that had never been cleaned with Speedball. It didn't really work well.

I'm on the fence with Monteverde. I use mostly waterproof inks...

But after reading the external review on the R& K cleaner I know what to get next time

Speedball inks are not for use in fountain pens AFAIK, they are either india ink or acrylic aren't they?

[yazeh]

Speedball inks are not for use in fountain pens AFAIK, they are either india ink or acrylic aren't they?

I meant speedball pen cleaner....

[Eclipse157]

I meant speedball pen cleaner....

Oops!

[khalameet]

Really enjoy this ink at the moment, although I find it to be a little bit greenish which I generally don't like on blue blacks. Haven't made up my mind about this one, though.

[LizEF]

Really enjoy this ink at the moment, although I find it to be a little bit greenish which I generally don't like on blue blacks. Haven't made up my mind about this one, though.

I found it interesting how this ink looks blue in isolation, but green-leaning blue when there are other blues nearby.

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

Thanks Liz!

 

love the waterproof ness

kinda meh on the colour

hate the cleaning

I have enough inks that are a PITA to clean, and many that are waterproof

 

So this ink is not for me. Thanks for saving me from it

[LizEF]

Thanks for saving me from it

Happy to help!

[khalameet]

Now that you point it out I can see it too! Very funny, because on the page alone it looks almost like a steel grey blue to me now. I try to use the ink exclusively for some time because I feel that I get to enjoy the color more and more. And the permanent quality on top is just excellent.

[LizEF]

Now that you point it out I can see it too! Very funny, because on the page alone it looks almost like a steel grey blue to me now. I try to use the ink exclusively for some time because I feel that I get to enjoy the color more and more. And the permanent quality on top is just excellent.

Yeah, it's one of those "once you know" things. As for liking it more as you use it, speaking in general rather than about this particular ink, I've noticed that trend many times, and I'm never sure whether it's just that I've come to appreciate a thing or simply my brain becoming familiar with it. (I saw a science-y show decades ago which stated that (to over-summarize) when the brain is not familiar with something, there are no neural pathways for processing it, and the brain dislikes this, so we dislike the new thing. But once the pathways are firmly established, we perceive that we "like" this thing - because the brain can process it on automatic. I'm not sure this holds true for individual colors, which are probably all processed in the same "color" pathway (total ignorant guess on my part), but it's helped me to view habits (good and bad) in a completely different light.)

[LizEF]

Here's the line width measurement. The line is one of those used for dry time.  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 295µm.