Re: [NTLK] [OT] Fountain pen ink

On 10/05/2007, at 7:21 PM, William Barnes wrote:
> The thread on pens and Moleskines a week or so ago resonated with me,
> as in the distant past before PDAs I very much enjoyed writing with
> Schaefer and Osmiroid pens. Coupled with my need for a decent
> haircut, which for me means Ernest Wilhelm in Vancouver, I'll make
> the ferry trip to the mainland and visit Vancouver Pen Company, which
> is unfamiliar to me but seems to have outstanding reviews despite
> being sufficiently old-fashioned to not even have a web site.
>
> I have pretty much decided on a Rotring or possibly Waterman pen, and
> would like to know what brand of ink is recommended. In the past I
> remember using Parker Quink, but have been using ball-points and gel
> pens for so many years that I don't know what has changed in inks for
> fountain pens. Are 'permanent' inks pigment-based and, if so, do they
> clog fountain pens? Most of my writing is on Moleskine journals.
I use Quink, purely because it's most commonly available here. Quink,
as well as most inks, can be watered down to create lighter tones, if
you ever want to do ink based artworks.

Regards,
   - Adam Goddard

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