"Chuck Swisher" wrote in message
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****-magnet wrote:

I haven't used it in my Pelican and I won't. It works fine in my
MB.
As for the Waterman and Romet, both pens would not flow after
sitting
nine days. What kind of "proof" do you want? The ink is
concentrated
and leaves a beautiful mark but I will not use it is any pen that
doesn't have a generous flow (namely fine or medium nibs.) You are
suggesting that I dilute it. I will draw 5 ml of ink and add 10
drops
of dist h2o. I like the midnight blue with the finer medium nib
and am
willing to try it again. I have a 3 oz bottle and wouldn't want it
to
go to waste. Besides, after a little effort, both pens did seem to
unclog w/o perm damage. I must still emphasize that it is a good
idea
to remove the ink from such pens if they aren't going to be used
for a
while. Another collector/dealer advised me that the ink ruined his
pen
to a point where after he unclogged it, it still never worked
right
and subsequently he had to replace the nib. If that happened to
me,
I'd ask the ink mfg to pay for a new nib. If they refused, I'd
penalize them by some other gradifying method. I'll post in a few
weeks and advise if the dilution helps.

Tell you what, ask your friend to send that damaged nib to one of
the folks
listed on our Vintage Pen Repair page to have it repaired. If they
will
contact me and confirm that the nib was in fact damaged beyond
repair from
the use of any Noodler's ink, I will buy your friend a replacement
nib for
that Pelikan. The only way Noodler's ink could have clogged up a
nib and
feed to the point where it was impossible to clean is if it were
mixed with
another ink. Noodler's inks are made from the same materials as the
other
water based fountain pen inks are made, there is no shellac or
anything else
in this ink that would gum up a feed to where it couldn't be cleaned
with a
little water or water mixed with ammonia if allowed to dry out
completely in
a pen. Here is the link to our Vintage Pen Repair page:

http://www.swisherpens.com/repairs.html

Let me know if this person is willing to take me up on this offer.
He could
also send the pen directly to Mr. Tardif (who just happens to know a
little
about repairs himself) to have that nib looked at. Let me know and
I'll
give you his address.

Best regards,

Chuck Swisher -

Swisher Pens, Inc. - www.swisherpens.com

Tele: (757) 539-2209, TF: 1-888-340-7367, Fax: (757) 925-2787


I'm sure he is a regular in here and has been longer than I. He'll see
your generous offer and I need not act as agent. BTW, I want to tell
you that your permanent cobalt-blue ink is one of the most beautiful
colors I have ever seen and it is impervious to any reasonable assult
I can apply, including an overnight soak in water. It drys and does
not appear it has even been wet. Bravo! Still I'll never use it in
any medium or fine-nibbed instrument (the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but.)