![]() ![]() ![]() They are FP safe and you won't have to worry about your pen clogging up. Now, to be clear this isnt really a fountain pen ink, even though its advertised as 'fountain pen safe'. ![]() Ive found myself in complete agreeance with them. Many calligraphers love this ink and consider it a staple of every ink cabinet. If you want a really black ink in your fountain pen try Aurora Black or Noodlers Heart of Darkness. Heres my review of the fantastic pointed pen calligraphy ink, Higgins Eternal. The reason to use a pigmented ink is the depth of color and saturation in the ink. That sounds like too much of a pain in the neck to me. I have heard people say that they use this Higgins ink in their fountain pen but I also know that they said that they flushed the pen out after ever use. You can look up reviews of those inks in the Ink Review forum to learn more about them. But I suspect you have to mind you p's and q's when you use even those inks. Sailor and Platinum both make nano-particle pigmented inks that have super tiny particles. There are pigmented inks that are made for fountain pens. Pigment particles will gum up the nib feed if you let them dry in the section. That means it contains particles of carbon black pigment which are solid particles in suspension. 513EF Pen Nib.4 fl oz Super Black India Ink.4 fl oz Pen Cleaner. Speedball Signature Series Super Black India Ink & Pen Set, Includes Red Marbled Pen Holder, Gold-Plated No. But!īut the important thing to note is that it "Features a carbon-black formula". Higgins Black India Fountain Pen Ink, 2.5 Oz Bottle (46030) 4.6 out of 5 stars 209. (Shellac dissolves in alcohol) That is good. It is non-waterproof which means it is water soluble and does not contain Shellac. Of course without a black ink in the collection, the others had to go as well, unfortunately, for many here.Do not use this ink. Certainly at the time I didn't know much at all about fountain pens, and it didn't help a lot either that the inner cap of the pen I used with it, wasn't air tight either - now it is, but the last time they had it, the nib replacement was not a very good job. I was told in 4 pen shops, so far, that the reason for taking Penman Ebony, specifically, out of production, was the problems it caused in many pens of people who were used to Parker Quink rather than to a very highly pigmented fountain pen ink. That was the (in)famous Parker Penman Ebony. ![]() Would you care to name that ink? I'd like to avoid it if possible. One of my pens´s feeds got blocked once due to a (water based) black ink with a high pigment concentration, and it took a total of 4 visits back to the factory before it was fixed, and it stil isn´t 100%. And if it is really thick with pigment like Fount India, even more so. Lots of cleaning, rinsing and flushing, more than with other inks. I do realize that most black inks for fountain pens contain very finely ground soot, as that is apparently the only way to make it opaque, but that also means you have to pay special attention to your fountain pens when using black ink. Fountain pens are really made for dye-based inks, with dyes that dissolve easily and readily in water. Pigmented inks can and will block fountain pen feeds, if not sooner than later. Over here it is sold as an ink to be used for calligraphy with dip pens etc. Whatever the case with Pelikan Fount India, as it is a heavily pigmented ink I would like to warn against using it in a fountain pen. ![]()
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