Hello From Siberia, Russia

[RMN]

Hi Maxim and welcome to FPN

 

See our calligraphy forums for more info about components.

 

By the way, do you have problems with freezing inks?

 

Enjoy the forum

 

 

D.ick

[Art]

Hello and welcome.

[serpent]

Welcome. On the few occasions that i've made my own iron gall inks i used propyl glycol instead of ga with great results.

[maksim]

Welcome Maks.

[Max Kredel]

Hi there! Thank you)

RMN, well my first two inks are Winsor&Newton Calligraphy Ink and Winsor&Newton Liquid Indian - all ordered from States which means they made quite a long travel. Calligraphy ink is doing just fine but the Indian ink is separated into water and sediment. Shaking the bottle dosen't seem to help:) Maybe it is frozen?

 

Serpent, thank you for sharing that! I will give it a try if it is not even more rare then Arabic gum of course)

 

Hi Maksim, I wonder why do you prefer "ks" in the name rather than "x"?

[Kuscer]

Hello to you, dear Maxim, and welcome to our little Fountain Pen Nuthouse, as our admin Wim puts it

Siberia, huh? I love that place

Enjoy your stay.

Warm regards,

G

[Max Kredel]

Hi Ggaja! Thanks. Have you ever been here?

[Kuscer]

No, but I hope to go someday

[maksim]

Hi there! Thank you)

RMN, well my first two inks are Winsor&Newton Calligraphy Ink and Winsor&Newton Liquid Indian - all ordered from States which means they made quite a long travel. Calligraphy ink is doing just fine but the Indian ink is separated into water and sediment. Shaking the bottle dosen't seem to help:) Maybe it is frozen?

Serpent, thank you for sharing that! I will give it a try if it is not even more rare then Arabic gum of course)

Hi Maksim, I wonder why do you prefer "ks" in the name rather than "x"?

Just always was from the time w came over here.

 

I am Maksim to russian speakers, and was Max to English speakers.... That turned into Maks

[Zookie]

Hi Max!

 

Welcome to the forum!

I use dip pens quite often; it's a lot of fun and very relaxing. Making your own inks can be fun as well. There are a lot of recipes here on the forum as well as online. I've used everything from beet juice to boiled tea

 

Doug

[RMN]

Hi there! Thank you)

RMN, well my first two inks are Winsor&Newton Calligraphy Ink and Winsor&Newton Liquid Indian - all ordered from States which means they made quite a long travel. Calligraphy ink is doing just fine but the Indian ink is separated into water and sediment. Shaking the bottle dosen't seem to help:) Maybe it is frozen?

 

Serpent, thank you for sharing that! I will give it a try if it is not even more rare then Arabic gum of course)

 

Hi Maksim, I wonder why do you prefer "ks" in the name rather than "x"?

PLease do remember, that calligraphy and drawing inks used in dip-pens are often not suitable for use in fountainpens, as they often tend to obstruct the small channels in the feed of the pen.

Only use ink that is declared suitable for fountain pens.

 

 

D.ick

[Max Kredel]

Hi Max!

 

Welcome to the forum!

I use dip pens quite often; it's a lot of fun and very relaxing. Making your own inks can be fun as well. There are a lot of recipes here on the forum as well as online. I've used everything from beet juice to boiled tea

 

Doug

Hi there! That sounds fun) I will certainly take a look at recipes here. You know at first glance I read your message as "from beetle juice to boiled tea" haha:)

PLease do remember, that calligraphy and drawing inks used in dip-pens are often not suitable for use in fountainpens, as they often tend to obstruct the small channels in the feed of the pen.

Only use ink that is declared suitable for fountain pens.

 

 

D.ick

Yes I do understand that. Thank you for reminding you must have saved many fountain pens of the newcomers here)

[stevesurf]

Welcome, Max! Wow, Siberia; I have never been but a dream of mine has been to ride the Trans Siberian/Trans Mongolian from Moscow to Beijing across Siberia and Gobi.

 

Are you able to get all the different inks FPNers use like Herbin, Sailor, Noodlers?

 

Very nice to meet you (virtually)

[Max Kredel]

Hi Stevesurf! Same here, encantado amigo!)

You are very welcome, when you're ready to come tell me and I will do my best to show you the city!

No there is no very good selection of inks here. Mostly parker, Montblanc and russian Gamma inks. Gamma inks are very good by the way.