![]() Both inks are listed as fountain pen safe and non-waterproof with no gum arabic.Ī 2.5 oz (74ml) bottle of each was $2.87. ![]() My selections were "Fountain Pen India Ink" and "Sepia Calligraphy Ink". Perhaps those who work with Pelikan pens would know whether their Pelikan Fount India would cloud the ink view window in their pens.Īs it seems impossible to find fountain pen ink locally where I live (Cleveland, OH), I decided to head over to the local Utrecht/Dick Blick store and try some of the Higgins inks. If the Higgins ink is labeled as shown above, I do not think it would harm the pen, but it might cloud the window. I have a Pelikan 120, but would be reluctant to use either ink in it because it might cloud the ink view window in the same way it left a gray haze on the cup. That haze came off easily, but had to be wiped away with a cloth. They both dissolved, but each left a haze of gray on the plastic cup. The Pelikan Fount India reacts in much the same way, but is more resistant to the water.Īs a test, I placed a drop of each ink in a plastic cup and let the drops become thoroughly dry, then added water to see whether the dried ink would be water soluble. I'm glad I started using pigmented inks and plan on using them more in the future.I did some tests using the ink labeled "Higgins Fountain Pen India Ink, Non-waterproof Black Ink Item 46030" It was not as waterproof as the "Pelikan Fount India." When water was added over a black line, the ink ran into the water forming a gray puddle over the line underneath which remained intact. I'd rather write with ballpoints than be confined to using washed out safe inks such as Waterman's Florida Blue or Blue Black or Sheaffer Skrip. I certainly don't disagree with the recommendation not to use pigmented inks in high priced pens or pens you've got an emotional attachment to, but if pigmented inks clog up one of my $5 pens after a few years, so what? I add a little soap water to make it flow a little better, like a drop or two. I wouldn't use the pigmented inks in any piece of jewelry, but I do know that in the short term I haven't had any problems with Winsor and Newton pigmented inks in cheap pens. (And by the way, Noodler's Black is way blacker than Font India, so I don't see any reason to use Fount India at all anymore.) But there is just no way to dissolve those carbon particles. If it were clogged with Noodler's or Private Reserve this wouldn't be any problem. I kept fount india in a pen for years, let it dry out a bunch of times-never flushed it or anything like that-and thought I'd never have a problem, but the pen eventually clogged-after years-and I can't get it unclogged. Regarding the Fount India-you eventually could have problems. ![]() I don't know about the different formulations on the Calli-but I saw the red in a store recently I wish I had bought it. I'm not sure - don't they have a couple of different formulations? I noticed Calli ink on some website recently and wondered about it. I used to use pigmented Pelikan Fount India in Platignum calligraphy fountain pens without a problem, and more recently I've used Higgins Fountain Pen India in a "regular" Cross, again without a problem. ![]()
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