2nd Round of Testing with Fine nib

[Bryan]

Hello All,

 

As you may or may not know, I conducted a water test on some inks awhile back. I use a very broad italic dip nib to apply the ink to paper. Here was that testhttps://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...?showtopic=3946

 

For this next test, I have added many inks (Though I have also sold some inks so they won't be included in this test) and have use a fine dip nib for applying the ink. I hope this will give us a better Idea of how ink will hold up while using a fine nib is a water test.

 

Here is the test sheet: For a larger full size image click here.

http://static.flickr.com/24/71033669_09ea8f512b_b.jpg

 

I will conduct two tests: 1. I will "spill" water on the sheet and see how the inks hold up. 2. I will completely submerge the page in water over night.

 

I'll post more images as I go on with this test.

 

Enjoy,

 

Bryan

[Bryan]

OK,

 

I used a seringe and applied a small amount of water to all the ink samples. I then used some tissue and dabbed the paper dry. (Just like I'd do if I had really spilled water on my writing.

 

Here is the result of Test #1. For a larger image click here.

http://static.flickr.com/35/71040039_d60f1269fb_b.jpg

Edited December 7, 2005 by Bryan

[zxc]

Brilliant...thanks for this. Especially relevant for me as I've become a Fine user.

 

The usual suspects seem to be holding up but I'll be even more interested in seeing the after submission results. ^_^

[Bryan]

Ok, the results are in...

 

For a larger image click here.

http://static.flickr.com/20/71262632_949a594cc0_b.jpg

[Bryan]

Ok, and here is a side by side by side

 

For larger image click here.

http://static.flickr.com/35/71269588_5dadcbee39_b.jpg

[nmb]

Jiminy Christmas! Could it get any more obvious! Noodler's rocks. Now, if Aircorp really was blue-black, then I think it might be my new permanent ink. I love Noodler's black, but black is too boring for me. I keep it in one pen always for addressing snails, but a permanent blue-black could become my everyday ink. Anyone want to develop a custom Legal Lapis/Bulletproof black mix for me?

 

Thanks Bryan for the great work.

[BobR]

Thanks for the test, and the terrific selection of inks. I've found the comparison of the colors, as well as the results, very interesting.

[Kelly]

Thanks so much for sharing this, Byran. It made me really glad to see this AFTER I had ordered Noodler's Legal Lapis and Black - whew!

[saintsimon]

I keep it in one pen always for addressing snails, but a permanent blue-black could become my everyday ink. Anyone want to develop a custom Legal Lapis/Bulletproof black mix for me?

@ Bryan Great and very usefull job, thanks!

 

@ nmb Look for the Noodler's-Swisher 'Thahitian Pearl'-Mix at Swisher website. That is a Blue-Black kind, where at least the black part is bulletproof black (I have yet to try it myself).

[Viseguy]

Thanks, Bryan! What a great digital ink sampler! Water tests are interesting, too, but no surprises there.

[Stylo]

Thanks for the great test report!

 

Just a note. I think the midnight blue Swisher-Noodler is different from the regular Noodler midnight-blue, with the later being supposedly far more water resistant.

 

PS: I may just be confused about which Noodlers dark blue is waterproof. It may just be the blue-black and not the midnight blue.

Edited December 8, 2005 by Stylo

[Bryan]

Thanks for the great test report!

 

Just a note. I think the midnight blue Swisher-Noodler is different from the regular Noodler midnight-blue, with the later being supposedly far more water resistant.

 

PS: I may just be confused about which Noodlers dark blue is waterproof. It may just be the blue-black and not the midnight blue.

this is good to know, I had thought they were one in the same..

 

Thanks,

 

Bryan

[Stylo]

this is good to know, I had thought they were one in the same..

I think they are somewhat different, but having just recently bought a bottle of Noodler's midnight blue, I scribbled something and dunked the paper in water. While a legible trace still remained, most of the ink washed off, proving me dead wrong on the water resistance it is nothing like air-corp blue black, of which I also bought a bottle that I haven't opened yet I must have confused midnight blue with blue-black.

[Bryan]

this is good to know, I had thought they were one in the same..

I think they are somewhat different, but having just recently bought a bottle of Noodler's midnight blue, I scribbled something and dunked the paper in water. While a legible trace still remained, most of the ink washed off, proving me dead wrong on the water resistance it is nothing like air-corp blue black, of which I also bought a bottle that I haven't opened yet I must have confused midnight blue with blue-black.

Ooops, It still a great color though!

 

Bryan

[Maja]

Excellent investigative work there, Bryan

A picture is worth a thousand words, so thanks for posting the side-by-side images, too.

[Anne-Sophie]

Excellent investigative work there, Bryan

A picture is worth a thousand words, so thanks for posting the side-by-side images, too.

I second that! Great water test! It is very usefull for snail adressing! Thanks

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Jiminy Christmas!  Could it get any more obvious!  Noodler's rocks.  Now, if Aircorp really was blue-black, then I think it might be my new permanent ink.  I love Noodler's black, but black is too boring for me.  I keep it in one pen always for addressing snails, but a permanent blue-black could become my everyday ink.  Anyone want to develop a custom Legal Lapis/Bulletproof black mix for me?

It's already been done. There is also Noodler's Blue/Black ink which is a mixture of a blue ink and Noodler's Black. When wet the black remains no matter what. And as someone else mentioned, Swisher's Swishmix Tahitian Pearl is also what looks to me like a black/blue, as opposed to a blue/black, ink with Noodler's Black as the waterproof component.

 

Additionally, I've found that mixing any number of blue inks with Noodler Black produces a nice blue/black ink. I do it in the ratio of 8:2 = blue:Noodler's Black. And by doing it this way you can fine tune the mixture with just the shade of blue you want mixed with it. Lot's of options.

 

Thanks Bryan for the great work.

I second, or third, or whatever the number is now, that!

[ethernautrix]

Bryan, thanks so much for the water-resistance testing! I find these incredibly useful. Thank you!