Diamine inks - great - any thought about the precipitates

[Eclectica]

Hi,

I have recently purchased 10 Diamine inks and am very pleased with the colours. However, the 'Orange', 'Marine', and 'Deep Magenta' show minor precipitates on standing for 24 hours.
Presumably, these could potentially clog the fine galleries within the pen prematurely and necessitate extra cleaning cycles?

Would it be a good idea to decant the supernatant and discard the sediment portion, or am I just being over cautious (I have been called that before BTW!).

Regards,
Eclectica

[fountainpenkid]

I would be careful...though I haven't had any precipitates yet from Diamine inks...though my bottle of "Coarl" has an oily substance floating at the top...it has been in the sun before.

If you are using a modern pen that isn't too expensive and you can take apart easily, I would just give it a good flush....but I wouldn't risk it with vintage pens.

[Tracy Lee]

I stay away from Diamine Ink. I ended up withe a nasty gloppy "floater" in the converter of my Delta Dolce Vita and the nib just doesn't flow at all like it once did. I have soaked and flushed and now I need to send in for repair. Clearly something is "stuck" in the nib section. Kind of creeped me out to be honest. But they are permanently off my list of inks now. I have had issues with cartridges, too.

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[writingrav]

Oh boy. I use a lot of Diamine inks and haven't had a problem but now I'm worried.

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[KrazyIvan]

The only Diamine ink I have reservations about is Ochre. It has a pinkish red component that precipitates out and stained my Konrad. Everything else I have used (Asa Blue (my favorite), Red Dragon, Syrah, Saddle Brown) seem okay.

[gwgtaylor]

I have Oxblood, Sherwood, aqua and twilight. All are clean and well behaved akin to waterman inks. I'll check the ink a little more carefully before filling in future

[manoeuver]

If you're not part of the precipitate, you're part of the solution. congratulations.

sorry.

[miatapaul]

I stay away from Diamine Ink. I ended up withe a nasty gloppy "floater" in the converter of my Delta Dolce Vita and the nib just doesn't flow at all like it once did. I have soaked and flushed and now I need to send in for repair. Clearly something is "stuck" in the nib section. Kind of creeped me out to be honest. But they are permanently off my list of inks now. I have had issues with cartridges, too.

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Their was an issue but I thought it had been resolved with a new formula.

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[fountainpenkid]

I've never considered Diamine inks unsafe...at all...but this raises questions.

[southpaw52]

I have never had an issue with Diamine inks. They my top tier inks. It amazes me how when anyone has an issue with their pen it is the fault of the ink immediately. Then it starts a domino effect that all the inks from xz are no good. With the amount of ink being manufactured, I would believe less then 2% has any issues. Personally I think that ink issues play a less then 2% of issues with a pen.

I think personally we make the ink the scapegoat for problems. I think proper pen hygiene plays the biggest role. Secondly how the ink is stored. Is it exposed to heat, sunlight etc. I do not think there is any reason for creating urban legends or hysteria for the ink.

[gwgtaylor]

Hysteria when you're near... Yeah. Diamine rocks.

[Toffer]

I haven't had any problems with any of my Diamine inks, or other inks I have. I haven't cleaned any out since I have put them in either and some have been in over a month!! Shocking

[Eclectica]

Thanks for the replies guys!
- on balance I'll consider myself as being over cautious, after all, it is only really minor precipitation - just visible when you tilt the bottles.

[FP_GaF]

You may want to add some water to the ink to dissolve the access dye (that's what the precipitate is). I suggest distilled water (from the drug store?) to avoid any contamination (mould etc.). If you do add the water slowly and in small amounts. You don't want to water down the ink too much.

[Tracy Lee]

Their was an issue but I thought it had been resolved with a new formula.

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I do hope it's fixed now, this was maybe a year ago? But when it comes to me and my pens and their care and feeding, once is all you get with me. Plenty of other great inks and colors out there so not a big deal.

[snedwos]

What ink was it you were using? Just so I can avoid it, or decide I'm willing to take the risk if it's particularly special.

Don't leave Ochre in a pen for a month! No, seriously, don't!

[Tracy Lee]

I wish I could recall, something blue. I freaked out and tossed it and it has been awhile. I keep coming back to it, flushing, soaking and using new ink but still not right. Today it began it's journey to the Yafa Pen Repair Dept.

[cedargirl]

I looove Diamine inks. No problems. I have nine of them.

Though the Pumpkin gets a bit crunchy around the nib/feed if it is left for more than a day without writing.

Now is that funny. I'm sitting here wondering how you see particulates in a bottle. The inks are all so dark. Except the pumpkin which is more translucent. I couldn't see anything other than ink in it, but when I picked it up and inverted it, there was certainly some darker material in the base which wafted downwards. I gave it a quick shake and it all dissolved/disappeared.

I just picked up every ink I owned and gave them all the same treatment, just in case.

[The Good Captain]

Most are my inks are Diamine and I think they are some of the best I've got. No question.

[Tracy Lee]

I don't mean to indict an entire line of ink. The brand just doesn't work for me, and I also believe it is possible for one to get a bad bottle of anything once in a blue moon. It is also quite possible that I myself introduced a contaminate some how and the whole thing was my fault. I just happen to be once and done in this area of my life since there are so many inks on the market and since my color spectrum of use is so narrow. Just wanted to be sure no one was thinking I am campaigning against Diamine!