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"Virtual Gordon" wrote in message newso6mf.606411$x96.553441@attbi_s72... I use Noodler's Air Corps Blue-Black in Moleskine journals with no significant bleed through. I think it dries quite rapidly, and I (personal taste here) like the finished appearance of the ink. I haven't used the Air Corps Blue-Black yet. It is one of the Noodler line-up and not Swisher's. It is the Swisher's special made faster drying Noodler made inks that I've had trouble bleeding through on the moleskines. I love those inks but with a med. nib they bleed through the other side of the paper for me. They are fine on other papers and dry faster than the reg. Noodlers. The Swisher Black is the blackest I've found and the Antigua Blue as awesome. One of my brothers is left handed and he uses a variety of Noodler's inks in Moleskines with no obvious difficulty utilizing a Pelikan M250 fitted with an Oblique Medium nib. I believe that he writes in a conventional underhand manner. Gordon Well, if he was a over-writer, like many lefties, he would have trouble. Especially with an Oblique. IMHO. Under-writers (with the hand under the written line) like righties, seldom smear. I write under the line when doing calligraphy with an italic nib without smearing,... but that is a whole 'nother thing and much slower going than day to day writing, unless you are a rightie like William Bostic. He was an art professor at Wayne State from which I took a class in calligraphy; (italic cursive) He wrote an italic cursive in all of his day to day correspondence, and it was gorgeous. Writing is so individual that it is hard to suggest inks and pens for someone new to them, especially a left hander. The best understanding and explanation of the left handed variables is on John Mottishaw's site. He has really gone the extra mile. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it ;-) Just kidding of course. Terry, who has written much In his several years that he wished he hadn't :-) -- The address is bogus so remove the excess. |
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Terry McGinty wrote: I haven't used the Air Corps Blue-Black yet. It is one of the Noodler line-up and not Swisher's. It is the Swisher's special made faster drying Noodler made inks that I've had trouble bleeding through on the moleskines. I love those inks but with a med. nib they bleed through the other side of the paper for me. They are fine on other papers and dry faster than the reg. Noodlers. The Swisher Black is the blackest I've found and the Antigua Blue as awesome. Yes, the Swisher Pens brand of ink was developed primarily for use on pure cotton and vellum papers and not moleskine. There are some types of paper that we have found it will dry almost instantly without any bleed through at all (some of these are listed in the product description on our web site). I have heard that the regular Noodler's black ink does quite well on the moleskine but would be interested in knowing if anyone has tried the Noodler's "Swishmix" inks on this paper (the Nile Ebony has to be about the blackest fountain pen ink I have ever used). Just curious if by making the Noodler's waterproof inks dry a little faster they are no longer suitable for moleskine. Thanks in advance. Best wishes, Chuck Swisher - Swisher Pens, Inc. - www.swisherpens.com Tele: (757) 539-2209, TF: 1-888-340-7367, Fax: (757) 925-2787 |
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"Chuck Swisher" wrote in message news:kc_mf.9219$SM5.1867@dukeread02... Terry McGinty wrote: I haven't used the Air Corps Blue-Black yet. It is one of the Noodler line-up and not Swisher's. It is the Swisher's special made faster drying Noodler made inks that I've had trouble bleeding through on the moleskines. I love those inks but with a med. nib they bleed through the other side of the paper for me. They are fine on other papers and dry faster than the reg. Noodlers. The Swisher Black is the blackest I've found and the Antigua Blue as awesome. Yes, the Swisher Pens brand of ink was developed primarily for use on pure cotton and vellum papers and not moleskine. There are some types of paper that we have found it will dry almost instantly without any bleed through at all (some of these are listed in the product description on our web site). I have heard that the regular Noodler's black ink does quite well on the moleskine but would be interested in knowing if anyone has tried the Noodler's "Swishmix" inks on this paper (the Nile Ebony has to be about the blackest fountain pen ink I have ever used). Just curious if by making the Noodler's waterproof inks dry a little faster they are no longer suitable for moleskine. Thanks in advance. Chuck, I haven't tried your Swishmix yet, but in time I suppose I will. Time moves faster for me these days, or I move half 'ast ;-) most likely. So,...I don't know how the Swishmix would work on the Moleskine. The sun doesn't rise and set on Moleskines, so I wouldn't worry. I like the regular Swisher ink very well, and they appear to work for me on every paper except Moleskines. I have most pads and stationery mentioned on your website and your ink work beautifully on all of them. Moleskines aren't what I consider good paper and I would advise them to change if I had their ear. I suppose I should go to their website and complain about it ; white paper would be nice also, but I doubt they'd take heed. After all how many eccentric left-hinders are journaling in Moleskine notebooks anyway? ;-) Regards, Terry Chuck Swisher - Swisher Pens, Inc. - www.swisherpens.com Tele: (757) 539-2209, TF: 1-888-340-7367, Fax: (757) 925-2787 |
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In article , "Bluesea" wrote:
While a drop of detergent like a dishwashing liquid mixed with water may be beneficial to wash out leftover manufacturing oils in a new pen, soap is more difficult to rinse out and there's no point to leaving a film of soap [snip] i thought most modern "soap" is detergent which leaves no residual film like the real "soap"? yes? Really, plain water is all that's necessary for regular maintenance [snip] i'm pretty sloppy about cleaning anyway so i rarely flush. when i do, i mostly use water, because of the reason you pointed out (very hard to completely rinse out --- all the bubbles [snip] the KIS principle. KIS? regards, ========== Pam @ Home Cort Furniture Rental and Honesty are two exclusive concepts. |
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Terry McGinty wrote:
After all how many eccentric left-hinders are journaling in Moleskine notebooks anyway? ;-) Well, they _are_ hawking their wares to eccentrics, are they not? "Use the same notebook as famous authors!" has a bit of a "be different from the rest of the crowd" feel to it. -- Iain Dalton |
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phk wrote:
[snip] the KIS principle. KIS? regards, Most likely "KISS," or "Keep It Simple, Stupid." -- Iain Dalton |
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"Iain Dalton" "iain [dot] dalton [at] gmail [dot] com" wrote in message . .. Terry McGinty wrote: After all how many eccentric left-hinders are journaling in Moleskine notebooks anyway? ;-) Well, they _are_ hawking their wares to eccentrics, are they not? "Use the same notebook as famous authors!" has a bit of a "be different from the rest of the crowd" feel to it. -- Iain Dalton Well, come to think of it you are a bit of an eccentric also:-) How many High School students are interested in fountain pens? Regards, Terry "If a man does not keep pace with his companion, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." - Henry David Thoreau |
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Terry McGinty wrote:
Well, come to think of it you are a bit of an eccentric also:-) How many High School students are interested in fountain pens? I don't think _anyone_ I know uses fountain pens, but I have weird tastes. I like many things that predate my generation--such as old literature and old pens. -- Iain Dalton |
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The main reason for using a fountain pen is that you don't have to
apply any pressure when writing, so you can write for hours, not minutes, before your fingers cramp. The secondary reason is that its a lot more pleasurable to write a smooth, wet line than a dry, scratchy or oily line. As far as finding pens, if you're on a budget and want to try out a lot of pens to find out the best for you, get a list of fountain makers and their pens from a book on fountain pens, or from this site, and start buying at random on ebay or elsewhere. You can get perfectly decent pens for $10 or less (along with some junk). Better yet, go to a pen show (google will give you sites that list these) if you're within driving distance of one, and get the three or four pens that you like the best, after testing them. In my experience the quality of new pens increases up to around $75. Beyond that you're just paying for glitter, gold nibs, etc. Stay away from the more famous vintage pens, as they are overpriced. Collectors, most of whom do not even use their pens, run the price up to absurd levels on these. Also, red, rubylike colors seem to drive bidders wild on ebay. As far as looks goes, I think Italian pens are prettiest in general, with American pens of the golden age (the 40's and 50's) a close second. Finally, if as most pen fanciers do, you prefer a smooth and wet pen, vintage pens from around 1945 onwards down to around 1960 are far smoother and wetter than other periods. The big four, Sheaffer, Parker, Waterman and Eversharp always command a premium in the vintage market, simply because everbody knows about them. But they put out plenty of junk and near-junk. You are better off exploring the less-known brands if you are on a budget. As far more knowledgeable people than myself have pointed out here before, there is only a very loose connection between quality and price in fountain pens. |
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