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Chuckle-worthy and  slyly subtle awa54. 

We’re both getting into dangerous “ territory”, me much more overtly than you; I was afraid the snippet you quoted was going to get me blocked, but, so far, l’m under the radar. I’m grateful FPN isn’t Twitter or FB. 

 

If I ever do get some of the ink I’ll be happy to opine. 

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2 hours ago, awa54 said:

 

or maybe they just run their ink business like an Atlantic City casino? /s

 

if you eventually find any info on this new Pilot INK, we'll all be glad to hear those opinions ;)

 

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So can someone post some images of this special ink. I know i may not be able to get it for several years here in the u.s. but I like to dream. I finally got the pelikan blu black after hearing about it a year ago… 

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4 hours ago, dftr said:

So can someone post some images of this special ink.

 

From https://www.pilot.co.jp/products/pen/fountain/ink/tsuwairo/:

tsuwairo_20220217_.jpg

 

See also: swatches by LarryPOST, an Australian stockist.

 

See also: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=Pilot+%22Tsuwairo%22

 

4 hours ago, dftr said:

I know i may not be able to get it for several years here in the u.s.

 

Surely you can just order it on eBay, or from Amazon JP, etc.? Stilo&Stile in Italy will certainly ship to the US, as will LarryPOST, irrespective of whether Pilot Pen officially distributes the product in the US in the meantime.

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For what it’s worth, I’ve sent a query to vendor Jetpens in California. I’ll report on any reply. 

 

I may just order a bottle or 2  from Stilo & Stile in Italy & try not to gag on the shipping costs which I’m sure will exceed the cost of the ink. 

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14 minutes ago, Maurizio said:

I may just order a bottle or 2  from Stilo & Stile in Italy & try not to gag on the shipping costs which I’m sure will exceed the cost of the ink. 

 

Nope. €13.50 less VAT for a bottle of Pilot Tsuwairo ink, and €6.90 for shipping by registered mail to the US. Only blue-black is available at the moment; black and blue appears sold out for now. (Blue was available, at least from Stilo&Stile via its eBay store, when I looked six hours ago.)

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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thanks for hte links and suggestions... seeing this  

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"Pilot does not recommend to use this ink with Urushi lacquered pens, Pilot Custom 823, Pilot Heritage 92 and Pilot Justus 95."

makes me a little cautious though...  My pelikans and VP are easy to clean though.  

Still looks like a nice blue... not sure if i like it better htan sailor pigmented blue; have to try it live to decide that

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6 hours ago, dftr said:

thanks for hte links and suggestions... seeing this  

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"Pilot does not recommend to use this ink with Urushi lacquered pens, Pilot Custom 823, Pilot Heritage 92 and Pilot Justus 95."

makes me a little cautious though...  My pelikans and VP are easy to clean though.  

Still looks like a nice blue... not sure if i like it better htan sailor pigmented blue; have to try it live to decide that

 

 

sounds like an overabundance of caution from Pilot, or an admission that these inks cause staining...

either way, my experiences with pigment inks have all been less satisfactory than those with "gold standard" dye based inks (even if only subtly in some cases), so I won't be rushing to jump on this bandwagon.

it is great to see continuing developments in the inkosphere though, more options is always better!

David-

 

So many restoration projects...

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Please excuse my wobbly writing, it's one of those arthritis days AND I'm still getting the hang of a Kakimori nib. Didn't stop me having a go...

 

Paper is Rhodia. And the Take-sumi is there as a control - to show that lots of water went over the Platinum Carbon and Pilot Tsuwairo.

 

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Will work for pens... :unsure:

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On 6/22/2022 at 2:10 PM, dftr said:

thanks for hte links and suggestions... seeing this  

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"Pilot does not recommend to use this ink with Urushi lacquered pens, Pilot Custom 823, Pilot Heritage 92 and Pilot Justus 95."

makes me a little cautious though...  My pelikans and VP are easy to clean though.  

Still looks like a nice blue... not sure if i like it better htan sailor pigmented blue; have to try it live to decide that

Okay lets try to analyze this.

Urushi lacquered - scared of staining - understandable 

Custom 823 - vac filler, can be difficult for complete clean-out - understandable

Custom Heritage 92 - piston filler.  I don't quite understand it, but maybe because they think the piston assembly can't be removed, means it may not be cleaned completely?  Also since the piston assembly is not removeable (read: pilot's recommendation), and there's no removeable section (like Twsbi 580), you can't run water through section by putting it under a running tap.

Justus 95 - cartridge converter.  shouldn't be the issue with the filling system here, since converter can be replaced.  Then, it should be because of the overfeed of Justus 95 can trap some ink / particles that's difficult to clean off?

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On 2/3/2023 at 12:32 AM, AmandaW said:

Please excuse my wobbly writing, it's one of those arthritis days AND I'm still getting the hang of a Kakimori nib. Didn't stop me having a go...

 

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