So, with this past #Inkvent calendar, I've found myself in possession of a bunch of shimmering inks. Problem is that they tend to clog my #FountainPens. Are there any inexpensive pens that handle shimmering inks well?
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I've finally been going through the #Inkvent calendar, but I have a question: what exactly is a "chameleon" ink? #FountainPens
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Diamine really should have some way to define their ink designations without spoiling. If someone is completely new to it and doesn't watch or read other fountain pen creators' videos/posts about them, they might not understand what Chameleon or the other terms mean.
The #Inkvent calendar we ordered and which has been stuck in the postal strike finally arrived. We're just going to open three a day until we're caught up.
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we have a local store selling them. 👍 There are some interesting compositions in there, looking forward to try them out.
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@fedops 💙💛 We have a local store that carries them too. Sadly, I didn't learn they existed until after they'd sold out.
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in reply to Jonathan Lamothe • • •you can use them without shaking up the shimmer before you fill.
Otherwise the one a lot of people recommend, and I also have had good luck with, is a twsbi eco.
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in reply to Jonathan Lamothe • • •I use Jinhao 992s for shimmering inks. Easy to clean (pull out feed, use toothbrush) and dirt cheap.
My FPR with the flex nib and a rather wet feed handles shimmer very good as well.
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in reply to Jonathan Lamothe • • •Well, there's dip pens. 😉
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in reply to Jonathan Lamothe • •It looks like I wasn't moving the pen enough. As I would keep writing, the shimmer would collect in the feed until it just straight-up clogged. I didn't realize I had to periodically roll the pen around even while I was actively using it. This should have been obvious by the fact that my writing kept getting more and more, well... shimmery before the ink stopped flowing.
I'll try this approach in the future.
Rookie mistake, but in my defense, I didn't even know that shimmer inks were even a thing until late last year.