Baisao (October 20th, 2020)
Baisao (October 20th, 2020)
I got some Pelikan 4001 BB from Pendomonium
Baisao (October 21st, 2020)
Is Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black safe with latex sacs?
I noticed that Pelican Blue-Black* has a pH of 2.2 and Pelikan 4001 Blue is 2.7, which seems like it might be too acidic to me.
That would be a shame if BB wasn't safe since so many flex nibs are vintage.
Source: http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/ink/i...-ph-levels.htm
* not indicated as 4001
Pelikan IG 4001 Blue black works very well in latex sac pens. With latex, you have to worry more about alkaline inks.
Baisao (October 22nd, 2020)
+1
Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black is a great ink for flex nibs and sacs, as are ESSRI and Diamine Registrar's/Akkerman #10.
It stays blue-black after aging.
If you want the final color to be more blueish, R&K Salix is a good choice. Or R&K Scabiosa as a purple ig.
If the classic type of BB is your taste - the ink starts as blue-black and get's black (or nearly black) after some time - then the strong ig's ESSRI / DRI / Akk. #10 are great. I like those especially for eef or ef nibs.
Vintage pens with sacs and gold flex nibs were made for such inks...
Best wishes
Jens
Last edited by SchaumburgSwan; October 24th, 2020 at 03:30 PM.
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Fountainfeder.de sells the Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black ... I assume this is the IG version? https://fountainfeder.de/Pelikan-400...k-30ml/SW10911
azkid (October 25th, 2020)
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