What Pen did you clean out today?

[Mangrove Jack]

Parker 75. Flushed, dried and stored for later use.

[PAKMAN]

Parker flat top Duofold

[Doug C]

Scribo Feel and Waterman Carene. 

[51ISH]

My Plumix M that wasn't 'playing nicely' with the 3 different makes of cartridges I had tried. I 'borrowed' the converter from my (Chinese) MB StarWalker 🤣 and filled up with Aurora Black 🥰  And a pen I have had problems with since I bought it, suddenly transforms into a different pen completely.  Not wishing to make this an 'ink thread' but Aurora Black is difficult to obtain and expensive in the UK. Anyone that can suggest a credible alternative feel free to PM me.

[Mercian]

Just now, 51ISH said:

Not wishing to make this an 'ink thread' but Aurora Black is difficult to obtain and expensive in the UK. Anyone that can suggest a credible alternative feel free to PM me.

If you want a free-flowing blackest-blackety-black ink I recommend Noodler’s Black.

It has the added property of being cellulose-reactive, meaning that it binds chemically to the cellulose in paper.

And the cellulose in wood.

And the cellulose in cotton.

 

It doesn’t feather or bleed, so it’s a great ‘work’ ink - just don’t spill it on your desk, or your shirt 😁

[51ISH]

27 minutes ago, Mercian said:

If you want a free-flowing blackest-blackety-black ink I recommend Noodler’s Black.

It has the added property of being cellulose-reactive, meaning that it binds chemically to the cellulose in paper.

And the cellulose in wood.

And the cellulose in cotton.

 

It doesn’t feather or bleed, so it’s a great ‘work’ ink - just don’t spill it on your desk, or your shirt 😁

 

10 years ago I always kind of considered that a US based ink??

Sorry, I'm way out of date... best supplier if you are UK based, as if it's readily available, I'd be interested in other colours other than black.  Any I should avoid? I thought some colours were 'problematic' back in the day? 🤔

[Mercian]

1 hour ago, 51ISH said:

Sorry, I'm way out of date... best supplier if you are UK based

I previously bought mine from ‘Pure Pens’ of Newport, aka nichepens.co.uk.

 

It has gone up in price since I last bought it, but £17 for 90ml of Noodler’s Black is still cheaper (per ml) than is £13 for 45 ml of Aurora Black.

If you do buy a 90ml bottle of Noodler’s Black, I advise you to shake the bottle just before you fill your pen from it. Every time.

[51ISH]

17 hours ago, Mercian said:

I previously bought mine from ‘Pure Pens’ of Newport, aka nichepens.co.uk.

 

It has gone up in price since I last bought it, but £17 for 90ml of Noodler’s Black is still cheaper (per ml) than is £13 for 45 ml of Aurora Black.

If you do buy a 90ml bottle of Noodler’s Black, I advise you to shake the bottle just before you fill your pen from it. Every time.

 Thanks for the link and the tips.... I think my last bottle of Aurora Black cost me about £8 inc postage which was 'considered to be'  expensive.... Back then it won all the 'What is the best blackest black' threads...I have nothing but praise for Aurora Black, I can't say anything bad about it.🤣

[Penguincollector]

Moonman student penguin pen.

[51ISH]

On 4/4/2023 at 12:44 AM, Mercian said:

I previously bought mine from ‘Pure Pens’ of Newport, aka nichepens.co.uk.

 

It has gone up in price since I last bought it, but £17 for 90ml of Noodler’s Black is still cheaper (per ml) than is £13 for 45 ml of Aurora Black.

If you do buy a 90ml bottle of Noodler’s Black, I advise you to shake the bottle just before you fill your pen from it. Every time.

 

Pure Pens is selling this on Amazon now.  £16.95 inc £1  postage.

10 years ago Niche Pens were pretty much doing Pelikan pens only and were as far as I could see, the best prices in the UK. (I'm sure you already know this)

[Mercian]

11 minutes ago, 51ISH said:

 

Pure Pens is selling this on Amazon now.  £16.95 inc £1  postage.

10 years ago Niche Pens were pretty much doing Pelikan pens only and were as far as I could see, the best prices in the UK. (I'm sure you already know this)

They’re who I have bought both of my Pelikan piston-fillers from 👍

Possibly my two Pelikanos too, but one of those may well have come to me from eBay (yarr!).

[51ISH]

My Chinese Dolce-Vita Narjanja has ran out of Aurora Black.  I have 7 pens inked at the minute which is far too many for my liking.

 

I'm at the sink.... I've removed the barrel, I'm going to clean the converter and flush the nib with the ear bulb.... Or that's what I thought...

The pens been refilled with Aurora Black 🤔  🙂

[Penguincollector]

I cleaned out my Sailor Fude de Mannen, teal  Platinum 70’s pen,  and teal Parker 45 today. 

[Mark from Yorkshire]

Laban Antique Rose gold after suspecting contamination, Pilot Iroshizuku Shin Kai was looking excessively dark and leaking reddish brown spots if tapped to clear converter remembered a previous fill had bee Diamine Onyx black. Looks like it was leaving residue behind piston and caused reaction despite flushing between fills

[51ISH]

5 minutes ago, Mark from Yorkshire said:

Laban Antique Rose gold after suspecting contamination, Pilot Iroshizuku Shin Kai was looking excessively dark and leaking reddish brown spots if tapped to clear converter remembered a previous fill had bee Diamine Onyx black. Looks like it was leaving residue behind piston and caused reaction despite flushing between fills

 

😧😲 😮  You 'gaslighted' 'gaslit?'  the Diamine.  Everyone knows Diamine 'plays nicely' with everything! 😁 

 

Looks like it was leaving residue behind piston

 

'It was leaving'  or You were leaving?    🤣 🤣

[inkstainedruth]

Today it was the Parker 45/Eversharp hybrid (I don't know the actual model).  It had diluted Iroshizuku Ajisai in it, but I wasn't wild about the ink color when it was diluted.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[51ISH]

3 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Today it was the Parker 45/Eversharp hybrid (I don't know the actual model).  It had diluted Iroshizuku Ajisai in it, but I wasn't wild about the ink color when it was diluted.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

Excuse my ignorance Ruth, but why do people dilute inks?  Surely the manufacturer has gone to great lengths to provide what they believe to be the best possible product?

[inkstainedruth]

Sometimes I refill a pen with distilled water because I don't have the time or energy to flush the pen out (as in the case here).

But sometimes I will dilute an ink some in general because the ink might be too saturated (flow issues) or because it's badly behaved in other ways (such as feathering) -- I tend to dilute Noodler's Bay State Blue about 20% with distilled water because of that.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[51ISH]

9 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Sometimes I refill a pen with distilled water because I don't have the time or energy to flush the pen out (as in the case here).

But sometimes I will dilute an ink some in general because the ink might be too saturated (flow issues) or because it's badly behaved in other ways (such as feathering) -- I tend to dilute Noodler's Bay State Blue about 20% with distilled water because of that.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Thank you for your reply Ruth.  I've never used any saturated inks if I'm honest so I've never come across these problems. I remember BSB's reputation from when I was around some years ago. I was very nearly tempted to try Noodlers Black, but I think I'll stick with Aurora Black for now, despite it being hard(ish) to come by in the UK. In my all be it limited experience, if a pen doesn't work with Aurora Black it needs to be looked at / fixed. 

[Toolattack]

Lamy Vista