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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    Quote Originally Posted by grainweevil View Post
    Ordering black but receiving blue-black is likely the Forces of Inkiness just trying to guide you on your path. Clearly they're not convinced you truly seek black.*

    Anyway, no (far too late) suggestion here, as I only really use Carbon Black. But for the edumacation of passers-by, I was much impressed by the ability of Platinum Black (non-Carbon) to work on really dire paper without feathering.

    *Insert cross-legged levitating smilie going "ommm" here.
    This worked. They got it right this time and I'm about to try it.

    I was just testing my Levenger Raven in a WS 601A. The one with conical nib. It kerploded in my hand. But the ink actually did wash off, so I guess, yay?
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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    So far I've tried Noodler's Heart of Darkness, X-Feather, and Black. For blackness sake, the Black seems blackest. The Black doesn't seem to hurt my pens but I tend to not keep any one ink in any of my pens longer than a month without a good cleaning.

    I'm cleaning several pens now to play with the bottle of ESSRI I got yesterday with a 1.1 and 1.5 stub. I know it's not totally black but watching it change from a blue to a bluish-black in 15 seconds is fun and it dries much faster than Noodler's Black.

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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    Samples...samples...why did I not get SAMPLES? 🖋 📓 🖌

    But nooooo.....I had to buy BOTTLES. 💰 💸 💎

    Thanks to everyone who responded! The saga may continue.
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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor Kenshin View Post
    Samples...samples...why did I not get SAMPLES? 🖋 📓 🖌

    But nooooo.....I had to buy BOTTLES. 💰 💸 💎

    Thanks to everyone who responded! The saga may continue.
    You are in fountain pen world, young man. The saga WILL continue!

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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    I rather like Pilot blue-black.
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    So many restoration projects...

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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    I probably would, too. The Pilot/Namiki Black is working very nicely so far in a cheap demonstrator.
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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    Yes, reviving this old thread with a specific black ink question:

    To my horror, I am out of Lamy Black ink carts, and though I ordered more, they won't arrive for weeks. I want to use a Lamy Safari, and am now convinced it's best to stick with the ink of the penmaker. But in the meantime, which inks work best in a Lamy Safari with EF nib?

    I have JH, Monteverde, Diamine, MB, Pelikan, Quink, and Namiki blacks on hand.

    Thanks. 😊
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

    And my other blog is a tumblr!


    And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM2NGSSD

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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor Kenshin View Post
    Yes, reviving this old thread with a specific black ink question:

    To my horror, I am out of Lamy Black ink carts, and though I ordered more, they won't arrive for weeks. I want to use a Lamy Safari, and am now convinced it's best to stick with the ink of the penmaker. But in the meantime, which inks work best in a Lamy Safari with EF nib?

    I have JH, Monteverde, Diamine, MB, Pelikan, Quink, and Namiki blacks on hand.

    Thanks. 😊
    I donīt have an answer to your question, but to avoid horror in the future you can think about getting a converter for your Safari.
    Both Z26 and Z28 work in a Safari.

    The Safari of my son is not finicky regarding ink, it just works fine with most of the inks.

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    Default Re: Yup...another black ink question.

    I do have converters, thanks!
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

    And my other blog is a tumblr!


    And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM2NGSSD

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