Which Inks Are Filling Your Pens Right Now?

[RJS]

Which inks are in your pens this very minute? I've been playing around with pen/ink combos this week, and I have 14 pens filled with 12 different inks right now, mostly friendly inks in more awkward pens. Typically I just have just two blues (or blue blacks), a dark red, and a green, in use at any one time.

 

This evening I have...

 

Blacks:

1. Herbin Perle Noire

 

Blues:

2. Visconti Blue

3. Waterman Serenity Blue

4. Monteverde Horizon Blue

 

Blue Blacks:

5. Pilot BB

6. Edelstein Tanzanite

 

Dark Reds:

7. Diamine Syrah

8. Diamine Deep Dark Red

9. Diamine Oxblood

 

Purples:

10. Sailor Shikiori Shigure

 

Greens:

11. Diamine Woodland Green

12. Montblanc Irish Green

 

Edit: I didn't write the full name of the Sailor ink initially.

Edited October 7, 2020 by RJS

[Runnin_Ute]

Diamine Merlot
Pelikan 4001 Blue Black
Levenger Cobalt Blue
Levenger Forest Green
KWZI Pine Green
KWZI IG Turquoise
KWZI El Dorado
Lamy Pacific/Turquoise
Edelstein Olivine
Blackstone Green Cashmere
Noodler's Apache Sunset

Edelstein Sapphire

Edited October 7, 2020 by Runnin_Ute

[ENewton]

Do you follow this thread?

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/230980-which-inks-are-you-using-today/

 

The topic doesn't exactly correspond to your question, insofar as one can have a pen inked and not use it on a given day, but in case you haven't discovered it yet, it might be of interest to you.

 

To answer your question, today I have four pens inked and have used each of them. The inks with which they are filled are Sailor Shigure, Montblanc Lavender Purple, Sailor Kobe Taisanji Yellow, and Pilot Black.

Edited October 7, 2020 by ENewton

[LizEF]

I've only got:

• Lie de Thé in my Lamy Al-Star, EF
• Sailor Seiboku in my Pilot Stargazer, F
• (in about 30 minutes) Pilot Blue in my Pilot Penmanship, EF

[A Smug Dill]

 

(Click to bring up a larger, more legible list.)

 

Orange means not in use; white, yellow or red means one or more pens in my household is filled with the ink in that row. According to the spreadsheet, 146 inks are in use in some 170 pens, although some pens may have dried out in the meantime and shouldn't count.

Edited October 7, 2020 by A Smug Dill

[silverlifter]

Oof. After ASD, I feel a little inadequate.

 

• Diamine Registrars in a Lamy 2000
• KWZ IG Blue #3 in a Sheaffer Premier
• KWZ IG Blue #3 in a Montblanc 14
• Akkerman #10 IJzer-Galnoten in a Lamy 27
• KWZ IG Blue #5 in a Kaweco Sport
• R&K Dokumentus Dunkleblau in a Kaweco AL Sport

[bunnspecial]

A recent spate of "resurrecting" pens I haven't used in a while as well as buying several new ones has lead me to realize it can be dangerous for me to have too many inked at one time. I do well with two-one as a main writer with a "tame" color(usually B-B, sometimes blue) and one in an "off" color for mark-up purposes. I can sometimes make a case for a 3rd, but that's about where I should stop. Right now,

 

MB 146 w/Midnight Blue(IG)-this pen has been nearly constantly inked when I got it, although more recently usually with Pelikan 4001 B-B since I'm getting very low on IG Midnight Blue(I had some reasons this past weekend to want my old favorite ink in it).

 

Conklin All American with a Waterman Blue cartridge(one of the first cartridges I've used in a while)

 

Lamy Safari w/Baystate Blue

 

Lamy Studio Palladium with Lamy Blue(cartridge)

 

Lamy 2000, Black Swan in Australian Rose

 

Pelikan M400 Edelstein Sapphire

 

Pilot VP Red-Black

 

Pilot CH92 Marine Green

 

Pilot Falcon Lexington Gray

 

I THINK that's it for now, and I'm not inking another pen until I run these out.

[carlos.q]

Esterbrook Desk set - Sheaffer Blue Black

Lamy 2000 - Monteverde Charoite

Parker 51 - Sailor Doyou

Pelikan 100N - MB Blue Black (IG)

Pelikan M700 - Parker Quink Blue

Pelikan M800 - Sailor Blue

Platinum Preppy - De Atramentis Karl Marx red

 

Today I'm carrying the Lamy 2k and the Parker 51. The rest are on my desk.

[torstar]

J. Herbin Eclat De Saphir

 

Montblanc Lavender Purple

 

Noodler's American Eel Blue

[Ron Z]

Pelikan blue, aaaaand.... Pelikan blue. It's a wonderful rut. I'm a great disappointment to our pen ink club.

[inkstainedruth]

Yes, it's true. We make fun of RonZ on a regular basis. Because when Ron gets wild and crazy? He uses 4001 Brilliant Black....

As for me?

KWZI Turquoise -- Pilot Metropolitan, stub nib.

Ferris wheel Press Tanzanite Sky -- Cross Solo, F nib.

Noodler's Baltimore Canyon -- TWSBI 580-AL, B nib.

(diluted) Kyo-no-Oto Sakuranezumi -- Sailor Pro-Gear Slim, zoom nib.

vintage Quink Microfilm Black -- Parker Vacumatic, F nib.

Noodler's Harold's Hearse -- Parker Vector, M nib.

J Herbin Violette Pensee -- Parker 61, M nib

Diamine Pelham Blue Burst Lamy Safari, F nib.

 

Additionally, I just finished up a fill of Akkerman Laan van Oost Indigo, in the Pelikan M600, EF nib, this morning. There are some other pens that I will not mention, that need to be flushed out because they've sat for too long.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[LizEF]

...

Additionally, I just finished up a fill of Akkerman Laan van Oost Indigo, in the Pelikan M600, EF nib, this morning. ...

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

And now your poor Pelikan will mourn the loss of that fine ink. Alas, poor Pelikan.

[chromantic]

Grey - Stipula Fading Grey

Black - Iro Take-sumi

Blue-black - Stipula Dark Blue, Diamine 1864

Blue - Stipula Light Blue, MV Sapphire, Sailor Yomogi

Brown - Iro Yama-guri

Green - Stipula Musk Green, Diamine Dark Forest

Teal - Lamy Petrol

Orange - Lamy Coral

Purple - Stipula Purple, Cross Violet

 

So, currently 14 pens/inks that I use regularly (plus Pinkly! when I'm in the mood)

2 Iro

2 Lamy

2 Diamine

1 ea Sailor, Cross and MV (+ 1 Levenger)

5 Stipula

 

I'm thinking of swapping out the Dark Forest for Maccasar, which would still leave me with 2 Diamines.

[Karmachanic]

KWZ Scriptus Confederation Brown, diluted 3:2

KWZ Honey, diluted 5:4

MB Midnight Blue

Iroshizuku Take-Sumi

Seitz Kreuznach Cognac

Edited October 9, 2020 by Karmachanic

[N1003U]

Time cut back, WAY too any pens inked:

1. Diamine Presidential Blue in a Pelikan M600; F
2. Iroshizuku Yama-guri in an Edison Premier; M
3. Diamine Ancient Copper in a Kaweco Supra Brass; EF
4. Fritz Schimpf Sundowner in an Edison Herald; M
5. Edelstein Moonstone in an Edison Brockton; M
6. Edelstein Smoky Quartz in an M215; I
7. 4001 Brilliant Brown in an M205; F
8. Waterman Serenity Blue (cartridge) in a Pelkano
9. Lamy Blue (cartridge) in a Lamy Studio; F
10. Lamy Turquoise in a Lamy Safari; M
11. Edelstein Adventurine in a Lamy Studio; F
12. 4001 Violet in an M600; B
13. Iroshizuku Tsukushi in an M800; M
14. 4001 Brilliant Black in an M205; F
15. Edelstein Olivine in an M205; EF

I have been writing a lot lately, but not enough to empty so many pens in a reasonable amount of time (few months). My problem is when I want to use a particular ink, I like to have it ready to go, so I tend to ink a lot of pens. The downside is of course potential for dry-outs, which make for cleaning and re-inking headaches.

 

I need to focus.

[inkstainedruth]

And now your poor Pelikan will mourn the loss of that fine ink. Alas, poor Pelikan.

Well, I filled the pen with distilled water this morning, planning to flush it. But when I tried it, the ink was still dark enough to be legible, even diluted. So all is not lost....

OMG. Now I'm going to have to name a pen "Horatio", aren't I?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: Add Iroshizuku Yama-guri to the list, as the inaugural ink for the new purple Pilot Falcon, which came yesterday. No, not naming that pen "Horatio". It got nicknamed "Francesca". Brownie points for guessing why....

Edited October 9, 2020 by inkstainedruth

[N1003U]

ETA: Add Iroshizuku Yama-guri to the list, as the inaugural ink for the new purple Pilot Falcon, which came yesterday. No, not naming that pen "Horatio". It got nicknamed "Francesca". Brownie points for guessing why....

Yama-guri is one of my very favorite inks. It was my first Iroshizuku, and definitely my favorite brown.

[LizEF]

Well, I filled the pen with distilled water this morning, planning to flush it. But when I tried it, the ink was still dark enough to be legible, even diluted. So all is not lost....

OMG. Now I'm going to have to name a pen "Horatio", aren't I? ...

It must shade like crazy.

 

Horatio sounds like a good name for a pen.

[Arkanabar]

Four inks are currently in use.

The Aqua M205 F is, as always, filled with Iro Ku-Jaku diluted ~ 4:1, to write billets-doux to the delightful woman who not only married me, but gave me them both.

I have a Hero 616 filled with Montblanc Mystery Black.

My first Pen of a Lifetime, my blue swirl M200 F, is currently loaded with an ink I didn't even know existed before Amber sent me a sample: Montblanc Dark Blue.

And I have an indigo FPR Himalaya V2 M loaded with my bête noire of inks, Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin. This pen is most certainly able to recover from whatever the BBM may do to it.

[SilverStoneMetallic]

I have:

 

1. Pelikan M805 Extra Fine with Monteverde midnight black

2. Pelikan M800 Oblique 3B with Stipula saffron

3.Sailor 1911L Cross Concord with Sailor ginza gold sepia