Parker 61 Capillary Filler And Certain Inks

February 15, 2021

I filled a capillary 61 that gets a good bit of use with Hero 233 Blue before I knew it might be a pigmented ink (perhaps someone can confirm?). The pen is too wet for this ink as it was very dark on the page so I recently flushed it out and, though I think it took longer to flush than usual, it seemed to be no problem.

Though I understand the caution I suspect these pens are much more robust than folks generally make them out to be. But all my pens are 'user' pens - I am not so interested in collecting/preserving - so I don't treat them with kid gloves. That said, I still wouldn't put glitter ink in a capillary 61 (or any other fountain pen but a cheapo one that's easy to disassemble, for that matter).

February 15, 2021

You're safe, Hero 233 is NOT a pigmented ink. Some vendors on eBay have labeled it as a 'carbon' ink but I think that is a mis-translation.

2 hours ago, PithyProlix said:

Hero 233 Blue before I knew it might be a pigmented ink (perhaps someone can confirm?).

February 15, 2021

10 hours ago, OCArt said:

You're safe, Hero 233 is NOT a pigmented ink. Some vendors on eBay have labeled it as a 'carbon' ink but I think that is a mis-translation.

Good to know - thanks for the info. So my comment regarding using a pigmented ink in a Parker 61 should be disregarded.

The reason I was not sure because there is a thread where the author claims it is pigmented (that I see you also happen to have commented in): https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/332109-hero-233-carbon-blue-4-for-pigmented-blue-ink-yes/

(I am now very happy with L'Artisan Pastellier Classique Gris de Payne in that P61 - I doubt I will ever use a different ink in that pen and hope that I won't have to flush it again.)