[geeks] Pens and ink

[Mike Hebel]

Voices on the wind brought me a message from: gsm at mendelson.com
> (transfered from a Facebook discussion)
>
> To amplify a comment I made to Mr Bill. Last night I went through a few of
> my fountain pens. Some had disposible ink cartridges which dried out.
>
> I cleaned the tips by soaking them for a while in COLD water. I was told
> that
> some pens are put together with glue that will dissolve in hot water.
>
> I refilled the cartridges using Schafer ink and a syringe with a flat tip
> that came in a now used up ink jet cartridge refill kit.
>
> I stopped at a local art supply store today. They had Pilot "V Pens"
> (sold as the Varsity disposable fountain pen in the US) in medium blue
> and black. They also had several brands of pen ink in blue, black and red,
> a 10 or so brands of "India Ink".
>
> I had been there a few days ago and bought some V Pens, and today I
> bought a bottle each of Waterman "Florida Blue" and black ink.

I use the Levenger brand ink usually in my Rotring 600 and it seems to
flow pretty well and clean out easily enough.  Not that I have time to
write much any more. :-(

-- 
Mike Hebel

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