Inky Inquiries and Color Curiosities | Pencast 141
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- SCRIBO has landed at The Goulet Pen Company, so Brian and Drew go hands-on with their famous flex nib. Plus, an ink-themed Q&A session and lots of new products!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00:00 Intro
0:02:57 Feedback
0:14:34 New Stuff
0:34:09 Comp-nay Updates
0:36:35 Do pigment inks clog like shimmer ink?
0:44:34 Can a saturated ink also shade?
0:51:51 Favorite black ink? Favorite dark green?
1:04:08 What's your favorite ink in terms of flow?
1:17:55 Why do my metal pens keep coming unscrewed?
1:31:04 Pen Spotlight
1:45:23 What's Happening?
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My shimmer ink tips: store pens inked with shimmer horizontally so the shimmer settles along the length of the pen body/converter. When ready to write, simply roll the pen between your hands like you are making a "worm" out of clay. The shimmer - already dispersed along a greater surface than if stored vertically - quickly and gently distributes through the ink again with much less risk of splatter from the nib into the cap.
I was taught to always keep fountain pens stored in a horizontal position, glad to have another good reason.
I always keep my pens horizontal, shimmer ink or no. Thanks for the tips! :)
This is what I do when I have a shimmer ink in my pen, too!
And if the pen has shimmer sitting in it back in the bottom of your drawer for longer than 2 months, burn it. Or else the shimmer will live on for eternity.
Professional plumber here, and I think teflon tape is the best option for keeping pens from unscrewing (if an o-ring is not an option). All the other products I use on threads I would not put on any pen. On a side note, I have that problem when I write with my left hand but not my right hand. Probably something to do with hand motion and at what point in the stroke the most pressure is applied.
Sorry Drew, but I'm on "team Brian" when it comes to classifying PR Avocado as an olive green.
Blue is relatively rare in nature, and many of the things that are blue, aren't really blue in the way we normally think about things having a color via pigments. Blue is often due to refractive coloration, where micro structures disperse other wavelengths rather than absorbing them, leaving only blue.
I started watching the Pencast in in early 2023. I have seen every episode. This was my favorite episode, because I was able to enjoy it with my week old grandson. You both feel like friends, and the baby approves as well!!!!
Calling Waterman inks boring? Have at thee, sir! I shan't abide by such besmirchment of one of my favorite looking ink lines; swords at dawn, I say! ⚔️
Sorry! I only mean they're fairly basic when compared to most other brands. I wouldn't say they're alone there, though. I'd love to see more color variety from them! - Drew
I just started into this pen thing. I stumbled on a pen store in Chicago on my lunch break a little over a month ago, and now I’m off to the races! This is the most entertaining nerdcast ever. Mood rings, Hephaestus and Taylor Swift, Salvia . . . and, oh yeah, pens! I love it, and just made my first order with you guys. I contacted Goulet customer service because I messed up my own address on that order 🙄, and your customer service was ON IT! I am very grateful. Y’all are hilarious AND 100% customer focused. Thanks!
Yes and kudos to the CS team! I had trouble with my first (week!!) of orders!I bought a lot of nice pens and inks! Not a clue of what to/how to do with getting started with them! 😅 They kept me on track and I felt so empowered and confident afterwards 💪🏽 What a beautiful and blessed team!
Gentlemen, yet another great show. It never seems like 2 hours (+-).
Congratulations on picking up Scribo! I've got two already, one 14k and one 18k. Both offer an amazing experience. The only caution is that once you have one, it's really hard not to want another in some variant. The waisted shape fits so amazingly well in the hand, and looks amazing too.
I was a teenager in the 70’s and we all had mood rings. They even came with a little instructional pamphlet showing what colour was supposedly associated with what mood you were experiencing. They were a lot of fun!
Friday is finally Friday!
Shading and saturation? Diamine Eau de Nil! I love that ink so much, it’s one of my all time favorites.
My favorite shading ink that still really pops (in my opinion) is Diamine Autumn Oak.
It can really vary from a diluted sepia yellow to a pretty intense orange and is still easy to read.
I work in a children's science center and museum. We sell mood rings and we have had rulers that change color when you hold them (similar product) so I would be interested in a deep dive on how they work. And...still waiting for Sax on a Tractor, pastoral setting.
For auto-unscrew fountain pen features I use a little thread seal tape, like what is used in gas mains. Just a little, remember, you're not actually trying to seal it, just increasing the holding action.
WHAT DOES FAVORITE MEAN?? 😂😂😂
THOSE SCRIBO FLEX NIBS WERE AWESOME, THEY SURPRISED ME !!!
THANK U DREW FOR THE BLACK INKS VIDEO
I actually think that Waterman Serenity Blue and Mysterious Blue are two nice color inks and they behave very well, AND they are very affordable, I personally don’t find them boring.
I do know they've got a loyal fan following, for sure! - Drew
Hey Goulet Pens. After watching the ewpisode of the 823 Clear and Signature nib, I went and got one from your store.Thanksa for the informative info on the Pencast. Also got the sticker of the Corgi with the 823: THANK YOU. Made my day, so did the 823 but the Corgi more so!
Alkaline inks cause deterioration of pen sacs. pH neutral and acidic inks are therefore preferred. Also, very saturated inks are harder to clean, that's why most people who use vintage pens stick to a couple of known risk-free inks.
That bumblebee pen is gorgeous. I really wish I could afford it.
Side note about bumblebees... My husband and I have converted our entire yard, front and back, to a native garden comprised only of plants, tree, shrubs, and vines which are native to our local area (Bartlett, IL, which is in Chicagoland). We call it "Native Suburbia". Blue Salvia is not native here, but we do have plenty of local bumblebee species that visit the hundres of locally native plant species we do grow in our small garden. The bumblebees that visit is are so docile that my husband has made a habit of gently petting one as it is busy on a bloom, in front of any squeamish visitors who wrongfully fear all bees. All the bees do is stretch a back leg out in slight annoyance while the continue their business on the flower. You can't even feel their fine fuzz under your fingertip!
These bees are our heroes and we enthusiastically welcone them to our yard. I have never been stung by any bee or even wasp because I remain calm when they come near me. I hope more people can learn how great bees are and stop the ignorant fears and panic that I see young kids learning from their parents. Don't fear the bees. They are our friends.
In regard to the listener who was having their pen unscrew itself.
Here is what I do in these situations.
Look for LOCTITE BLUE, very important to get the blue and not red! Loctite blue is a temporary medium hold thread sealer and locker. It comes in a small applicator tube and can be found at any hardware store, Amazon, Walmart, or craft shop. Usually less than $5. I think.
IF LOCTITE RED IS USED, YOUR PEN WILL NEVER COME APART WITHOUT BREAKING SOMETHING! RED IS PERMANENT.
For pen threads use an exceptionally small amount of the liquid. I dip a toothpick into the tube and dab a drop on threads, then immediately screw the pen together. Be careful not to over tighten the threads just snug is best. The Loctite "dries" in about 30 seconds to 1 minute. It will take a bit of finger strength the next time you need to open the pen, but it won't leak or come apart on its own.
Thanks for this! - Drew
I'm a fan of Diamine Green/Black for a very dark color and Noodler's Hunter Green for an ink that dries super quick on almost everything. The only con of Hunter Green is the 1 oz bottle.
For shading, the property to focus on is opacity vs transparency! A high transparency ink will shade well even id the color is dark or saturated. Saturation in art terms is usually referring to the color’s strength.
I adore bumblebees - I call them flying teddybears! Wish so much that I could afford this Namiki pen.
Adding a ring, usually rubber or silicon, between the section and cap will limit the vibration that influences rattling and loosening. It works with the threads between the section and the barrel, too. Plumber's tape, silicon filler, non-hardening pipe dope work, too, but can show when in use.
141 episodes is not enough to convince me you aren't a spy, Drew. But dang it I am gonna buy a pen
Yay! Glad to hear it! - Drew
Blue thread locker is generally temporary, where is red tends to be permanent. I think some brands also use white for their temporary thread locker, but generally blue = temporary, red = permanent.
I was thinking, using some kind of wax on Threads to make them a little more sticky.
@@ImCFoxx Yeah, I really don't think any thread locker would be an idea solution. haha But CERTAINLY don't try red!
This needs more upvotes, I would hate for someone to try red-thread locker on their pen. 😬
Scribo inks are nice. The bottle especially.
1:03:16 Hey Drew, have you tried any inks from the Monteverde "Noir" line? They're all lovely dark inks - my personal favourite is "Rose Noir," a gorgeous shader.
Rose Noir is gorgeous! Smoke Noir is my favorite gray. And Jade Noir is a wonderful dark green. 🙂
I loved copper noir, I'd like a video or a spotlight dedicated to Monteverde Noir inks. If possible tried with different papers, because in Midori paper they show different than in Rhodia.
"oh no, am I cursed?" Heheeee! Drew, you should look up "harbinger of failure".. I am that person who buys the thing that gets discontinued and hated by everyone else, apparently. I'm convinced I'm a harbinger of failure, so you're fine, since I never bought buttered popcorn! 🤣
To get a saturated shading ink, go for a water dilution starting at 95% and keep decreasing it by 5% until shading starts to occur. Use Noodler's inks, since Nathan Tardiff intended fountain pen enthusiasts to do so, as he purposefully saturated his inks.
Relevant to both the saturated shaders question and the dark green inks question, two of my favorite inks are colorverse gravity wave and colorverse extreme deep field. The shading on deep field is pretty subtle, it just looks black at first glance. But if you look more closely, it is a very dark teal that shades to black, plus has red sheen to boot.
Now that watch crystals got brought up it does make a lot of sense to use harder gemstones in nibs, because in watch movements they're used to minimize friction and wear.
I’m from WV and can confirm that our exits are horrible😂…but I also get anxiety when I go to larger areas that have a lot of things, so I’m cool with that. I guess that’s why our gas stations have food they shouldn’t 🤷🏻♀️😂
I LOVE Diamine holly, but needs to be used with thicker paper to avoid ghosting. I used it to address all christmas letters with kaigelu (M) nib.
From a fellow musician, congratulations on your accomplishment with the sax!
Private Reserve Cadillac Green is the best dark green. Beautiful Jade colour.
Please add to the range of SCRIBO pens and nib options. I've picked up three Feels already this year and would love to see more options and nibs variations at Goulet. I'd also love to see you carry their inks!
I find black inks are best used in combination with some variation of other colors. I use red and blue when writing highlighted dialogue, names, and places, while keeping a darker ink for the main textual corpus.
I love perle noir! It can look warm and desaturated compared to other blacks which I actually like a lot
My first “ink-clinations”, love it!
Absolutely love the shirt Drew! 🩵💝🩵
Janéa and Shannon were 100% on point 💖
Video idea: compare the most popular barrel materials, resins, acrylics, metals, ebonite.... Might be useful for many.
Related question, are there any other fountain pens on your shop with the same acrylic as the dragoness?
I have had great luck with Diamine inks as well: good flow which means for me does not dry out in pen and does not cause akips or alow starts. Also easy to clean out.
I agree with Brian on the Herbin Perle Noire. It is what I think of when I think of Black ink. Since I began this fountain pen journey, I haven't sampled a black ink. I am to busy having fun finding some favorites that write well, and provide the look I want to achieve. Of course, it is so important to remember that the paper can make or break an ink.
Thank you guys! Enjoyed it as always!
Lisa
I have a Kaweco special with metal threads that attach the cap and body to the night unit. I have unscrewed the body rather than the cap on that pen a few times. Thankfully each piece has a different thread gage so you can feel a dofference.
"Our little robot overlord" lol. Brian - I also see my world in fountain pen ink colors these days!
On dark greens, I'm a big fan of Noodler's Sequoia
When you guys were talking about memories all I could think about was the scene in Harry Potter where Neville got the rememberall but couldn’t remember what he had forgotten 😂
I wonder if Teflon tape would work for the threads.
Late comment on the topic of changing colors (related to the mood rings topic) I just realized that there were pens that “changed colors” a while back. (Early 2000’s?) They were not fountain pens though. They were called “Quasar Kaleidoscope Pens” and they had tiny batteries in them that made them light up and change colors. So somebody might connect some dots and end up trying this in demonstrator fountain pens one day. Or even a disco ball kind of battery thing. How about a tiny (but BRIGHT) led someplace just below the grip or at the bottom rim of the feed which would aim where the nib is writing…to be able to write in the dark. 💡 So many ideas…lol.
Woo happy Friday 🎉
I knew your fun fact because I graduated high school in during the Bicentennial. Our choir's musical that year was 1776. I had such a crush on Richard Henry Lee (the student actor, not the historical figure). He couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, but he was pretty. I also had a crush on Edward Rutledge - who sat behind me in English class. He made me laugh.
While saturating would have a factor on shading, it isn't the only piece. I have a scientific guess on shading, but I could be completely off base as I don't work in this field. Physically (or well, a physical property you may recall from chemistry) this has to do with concept of concentration. A saturated solution is a highly concentrated solution that basically cannot hold more molecules of a dye before precipitating out, that is a saturated solution has as much molecules of dye as possible without solids forming. Concentration is independent of the volume of fluid, so no matter how much ink you take, you will have same saturation level. But, this is specifically a property of the solution, not the final dried ink. During the process of drying, you are technically oversaturating, and the molecules are now falling out of solution onto your paper, binding and whatever other process has with ink. Once it is dried, your ink is now a solid, so the concept of saturation doesn't really pertain anymore. But! If you look at ink pooling from the writing, you'll know that there is more volume of ink in the pool so even though the concentration is the same, the actual number of molecules in that area would not. When everything dries up, you will have more molecules of color per surface area because you had more volume of fluid from the pooling. All ink reach "saturation" at some point during the process of drying. The color you see is more about the molecules and how many molecules remain together after drying. In theory, you could have a dye saturate water before color is visible, though that'd kind of defeat the purpose of ink. This would indicate that the properties of color from the molecule itself would have a strong influence, but I didn't pay enough attention in physical chemistry to guess about absorption...
tl;dr: saturation is a property of liquids, but ink is dry, so shading isn't solely dependent on saturation. Due to how concentration works, pooling of saturate ink still means you get more molecules of color in a location, which can create the shading effect.
great episode! gonna have to pick up some of those new inks 4sure!
Happy Weekend!
My optimistic theory behind the slow-moving saxophone delivery is that they're exorcising any curse or bad juju possible to ensure the great Brian Goulet does not meet the same misfortune as Adolphe Sax. Thanks for injecting a personally horrible week with wholesome vibes. Keep being nobody but yourselves!
Always fun (for me) to listen to both of you fumble through technical issues (e.g. metal threads vs. plastic threads)... LOL
Always glad to be of service, sir! - Drew
Kon Peki is the ultimate saturated shader!
On the metal threads, I too have this issue on Pilot Sterling. And even my Edison Colliers, despite being acrylic. LockTite is a good option, they now make a blue version as a glue stick, easily applied.like a chapstick or with a toothpick. The blue is weaker, the red is much stronger and requires heat or substantial breaking torque. I have snapped torx bits in the hardware of knives when manufacturers have used Red LockTite.
Some current fave highly saturated shaders: RO Toffee, KWZ Honey, Private Reserve Spearmint
Diamine Evergreen gets my vote for dark green ink. I haven't yet tried the PR Avocado, but I immediately thought, "What a nice olive green!" when I saw it on the website. Wishing you a wonderful two weeks!
What a great pencast! It will hold us over for 2 weeks. ;) I loved seeing Brian’s writing samples for the Scribo pens. Terrific looking pens that look incredibly nice to write with.
As a result of another video, I just received my order of the Perkeo Calligraphy pen set. Where has this amazing set been all my life?! A thousand times smoother than my ancient, but still functional Sheaffer Calligraphy set, and I like it even better than my 2 Lamy Joys (1.1 & 1.5) which are good stubs. Like Drew, I prefer the 1.5 Lamy Joy - writes very nicely. But I’m not a fan of Lamy’s triangular grip. It’s too pronounced. I’ve actually wrapped the grip with a bit of red duck tape to make it more comfortable.
On the other hand, my TWSBI Eco-T grip is wonderfully comfortable - love that pen. The 1.1 nib is as smooth as can be.
I am super grateful for all the under $100 pens you offer. I’m in it for the writing experience and you guys deliver! Thanks also for selling so many great inks. San Diego is not a small town, but there is nowhere I could find all your inks and pens at a retail store. Your nib nook and ink swatches make internet shopping possible and a pleasure. Your customer service is the icing on the cake!
Watching this on the 4th of July, so the fun fact about Jefferson & Adams was especially appreciated and enjoyed.
Mary Kerr
I am picturing a 7/11 style hot-dog roller covered in pens with shimmer ink
Hi Guys! Thanks for another fun and informative pencast! Where else can you hear of mood rings, amusement park rides, and John Adams and Thomas Jefferson! SO COOL! Oh, and the pen stuff was very interesting, too!
We are, coincidentally, reading the Comedy now (Purgatorio 29 today) and I can't recommend it more. It does require some work, but if you pick a modern translation and engage with it you might just find yourself falling in love with Dante's journey. (I'd recommend the Hollander translation or The Portable Dante, both good in different ways).
When the green looks like it wants to separate into yellow, its' olive. Avacado wishes it were yellow.
IMO if you want a rich dark green, I gotta go lamy Peridot. I'm super picky on my greens, and didn't realize how picky I was until I got this one.
I experienced loosening with my brass Kaweco Sport and I use a little bit of lPermatex Threadlocker (High Strength Removable) Not as goopy as Loctite and it is the consistency of silicone grease. The one I use is orange in color. Wipes off clean. I have only had to apply it once. You would not even know its there you cant see anything or feel anything except when you try to unscrew the cap / barrel it just has that little bit of extra grip.
For saturation + shading, I paired Noodler's Baltimore Canyon Blue (a vibrant, medium blue) with a Franklin Christoph SIG nib (well-tuned, but a tad on the dry side). I also did the same thing with Noodler's Mata Hari's Cordial and a Franklin Christoph medium (also a tad on the dry side). They're not crazy shaders, but they're pretty good. I can send photos to your IG. As you both mentioned, there seems to be a lot more to shading than just dye saturation.
Yes, mood rings are still around. I just saw some at the checkout counter at a dollar store the other day. No doubt they are on either AliExpress or Amazon too.
I too have, very occassionally, have had the same problem with a couple of my metal pens' metal body's threads unthreading, every so slightly, from a metal grip section threads while writing, or after it has been in my pen case for a while. I don't recall ever having it continue to happen after I've tightened it once.
3:45 I so agree!!! Your handwriting is signature you! (Pun intended)
I have a vintage (80s) metal pen. And the body comes umscrewed when I pull off the snap cap. I am a lefty and the slight twist I give naturally is with instead of against the threads. For some pens, as you suggested, you may be able to find a thin O-ring to place on the body to add friction and reduce this problem - a pen repair guy in our area does this on some vintage pens. For others (mine is one) this may not be possible because as you said... lack of space. I have just trained myself to give a little twist the other way as I remove the cap.
With the metal pens unscrewing it occurs to me it could be the rhythm of your writing. I had 2 identical collars for my dogs with lights that you screwed tighter to complete the battery connection. One of my dogs unscrewed that barrel solely through the rhythm of her walk, the other dog fine. Same breed, same size dog.
Scribo has an incredible barrier to entry: price! These are extremely expensive oddly shaped pens. It’s a hell of a lot of Monteur to spend for a pen you may not be comfortable writing with.
I always figured it was due to heat or cold. Metal swells and shrinks in the different temperatures so when the pen heats up or stays cold it will do the same. I could be completely wrong though, that’s just what I have always figured.
Laban Hera is a nice dark green. I bought it because it’s named after my daughter’s kitty (no royalties) but it turns out to be a favorite ink. 💚
Speaking of toy nostalgia, I remember when the original GI Joe 12" action figure came out. (1960s) One of my cousins insisted on a GI Joe instead of a Barbie for Christmas that year because another of our mutual cousins - actually named "Joe" - had just shipped out to Vietnam. RIP Joe Ben, USMC Ret. and thank you for your service.
1:48:57 DREW! Those are Super7 ReAction figures! haha! They're all that 3 inch scale and are like Funko pops (one size/ form for all). They're overpriced but some lines are ok. Check out the Sesame Street ReAction figures! As an Action Figure collector and fountain pen collector (who's 40), seeing you gripe about the super7 gijoe made my day hahaha! If you're a fan of the Gi Joes, try Hasbro's GI Joe Classified Series. 6-inch scale, fully articulated, 6 inch figures. They're modernized while still keeping true to the OG look!
I'm with Brian on this one. I love roller coasters. However, in my teens and 20's I could run from ride to ride, now in my 50's it's more of a stroll and maybe a sit on a bench on the way.
WRT the air conditioner story, it sounds to me like you are describing a 20A 120V plug (so, not a 240V unit). They are different because most 120V circuits aren't rated for 20A. Sometimes you might see a wall outlet where one of the two slots is actually a sideways "T" shape. Those outlets are rated for 20A service. They will take either plug.
Iroshizuku is truly the best flowing ink. It is also my go-to for bad behaving fountain pens.
49:00 Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses is my favorite shader as it can appear light pink or dark like maroon depending on pen and speed of writing.
I ordered a sample of African Gold, and I was so impressed with the color variation. I would classify this as a saturated shading ink.
I wish Diamine Onyx Black got some love when talking about black inks.
It surprised me with a gold sheen first time I used it. But didn't pair well with the pen I used. I shall have to try it again!
Did someone say high saturation shading inks? That happens to be the only type of shading I enjoy! There are actually three different phenomena we all refer to as shading, but they create different effects. Allow me to explain; apologies in advance for the wall of text but it's quite interesting to consider.
The first type is due to a difference in saturation, so the "lighter" part of the stroke looks more washed out, like when you add pure white to a coloured paint, while the part where the ink has pooled is rich in colour.
The second type of shading is due to a difference in hue, so the parts of the stroke are actually on different parts of the spectrum that are usually adjacent to each other.
The third type of shading, which is what "high saturation shading inks" are, is due to a difference in value(also called luminance, i.e. the amount of light that is bounced into your eyes by the object you're looking at). Both parts of the stroke are of equal saturation, but one reflects a lot of light and the other doesn't. This means that one part of the stroke looks dark and the other light, but they are both still equally saturated and thus equally vibrant/rich/colourful, unlike the first type of shading. They're also solidly of the same hue, so they don't look as if they can't agree which colour they want to be, unlike the second type of shading.
The most obvious examples of this to picture in your mind are orange/brown, cyan/teal and magenta/purple. All of these pairings are exactly the same hue and saturation, but one bounces back a lot of light into your eyes and the other not so much. You can try this yourself for any colour you like with an online HSV colour picker(hue can vary from 0 to 360 degrees, saturation and value can vary from 0 to 100 in the HSV colour model).
Some examples of existing inks for people to try so they can see what this type of shading looks like: Sailor Manyo Akebi is one you'll probably be able to find a sample of no matter where in the world you're located. Some of my personal favourites are Pennonia Csillánt(sometimes called "Nettle"), Robert Oster Spearmint, KWZ Azure #4 and Bungubox l'Amant.
It would be really cool if an ink manufacturer would be willing to attempt to create a high saturation shading ink line for all twelve of the primary, secondary and tertiary hues. 100% saturation in both parts of the stroke, 30-40% value in the dark part of the stroke and 80-100% value in the light part of the stroke. I'd ditch my entire ink collection for an ink range like that if they could get the hues spot on as well, which I suspect is the most difficult part to do.
I love the irony in remembering you forgot something, but not the actual “thing”.
It can also be a tad frustrating. To calm my brain I say: if we forgot, it isn’t important now 🌈
Pelican 4001 Dark Green is a favorites.
Mood ring facts! Yes!
Oh! And ME facts! 😆 (And I did know a bit about mood rings... I didn't know that the medical thermometer usage came first and inspired it, though!)
@@ksek Come for the mood ring facts, stay for the Ksek facts! - Drew
2.5 hours!
On problem threads, I add a bit of silicone grease. It helps things hold, but won't bind. Other people I know add O-rings if the section will accept it.
Diamine Green Black is my favorite dark green.
That's a good one! - Drew
The ink that suprised me the most was Sailor USA States North Dakota, I liked the green and thought it would be nice. I tried it in both a Lamy Safari F and Twsbi Eco M pens and could not get the into flow so I could complete a sentence. It didn't even write in the Safari and I was basically just scratching the paper with a dry nib. The Eco M nib was better but still barely showed up as ink on the paper. I was quite disappointed coming from first only using iroshizuku inks
Greens, pinks and oranges shade very nicely as well imho.
“My first INKlination…” 😂😂😂😏
Metal pens unscrewing! Thanks for covering this question. I have a Kaweco Steel Sport that I love. It has great heft, a smooth nib, and a fascinating texture. But every single time I uncap the pen, the barrel has unscrewed from the grip section from a quarter to half a turn. MEH! I tried a Preppy O ring as soon as I noticed the issue, but it's too big for the small pen. The threads for the barrel are way up inside, almost where the cartridge or converter plugs in to the grip section. I have a Vibrant Violet AL Sport which never unscrews. Perhaps the Steel is a harder metal and therefore less grippy? Since watching this Pencast, I've had short term success with tightening the barrel as tight as I can. Thanks for another great episode!
I like the Monteverde Noir series. Goulet has Ocean Noir and Smoke Noir. Monteverde makes Jade Noir, a good dark green. There’s also Robert Oster’s Green at Night. Goulet carries Sailor Sikiori Miruai, a lovely/complex dark green (think seaweed).
I've not tried it myself, but clear nailpolish would probably be great for temporarily fixing metal pen threads.
I found that silicone grease solves the metal threads unscrewing problem. It's just sticky enough to keep my metal pens from unscrewing during use.
Destro was the best, they have full articulation ones, just have to order online
Regarding saturated, yet heavily shading inks, that definitely isn't the most commonly shared set of attributes because, well, physics work. But there are a few options. I think the darkest and most saturated that I know of off the top of my head is De Atramentis Aubergine. It's *super* dark and looks almost black in a broad nib, but it is a heavy shader. Next, I'm surprised neither of you mentioned Emerald of Chivor, especially since you brought it up later in a different context. It can be hard to tell because there's so much else going on with that ink in terms of shimmer and sheen, but it's also a good shader, and pretty saturated. A favorite of mine that you don't sell is Kopi-O-Kaw -- a dark brown that is scented and shades -- but you do sell Pick Me Up, which doesn't look as dark or saturated, but still seems pretty similar. Writer's Blood may not be heavily saturated, but it looks it due to being so dark, and it's a great shader. I expect some of the other Diamine dark reds are probably similar, but I'm not familiar with them. And I think Ancient Copper and Yama-Budo are both pretty saturated for being such good shaders. Finally, it's actually *not* very saturated, but Sei-boku is a really nice waterproof ink that also shades great, and it can look darker with the right nib and paper.
As far as pens with metal threads coming undone, I've definitely had that happen. In fact, so much so, that I just started to assume it was a known factor about them. I bought a Monteverde Ritma years ago to be a pocket/backpack pen. I thought because it was metal, it would be more durable, and that the magnetic cap would help keep it from accidentally opening in my pocket. Boy, was I wrong. The cap was indeed strong -- so strong that when I pulled it off, it often sent ink flying off into cap and air. I also really didn't like the grip section or that the black coated nibs seem to be less wet and smooth than the uncoated ones. It was a fingerprint magnet, too. But the real deal-breaker for me was the section constantly came unscrewed from the grip -- way more than with any other pen I've ever had. It's a shame, I really love the way the Ritmas look, and they are indeed durable little pens at a good price. But yeah, it also happens with my copper Liliput and brass Sport. The same when I briefly had a bronze sport. It's not nearly as frequent with my brass supra, but it's still been known to happen. And I think the reason it occurs less with that pen is because my particular Supra (not most) leaks a little ink sometimes, which can get in the threads and dry there -- and I think that keeps it from opening more often.
Oh no. Lack of Pencast anxiety complex starts here ... 4 hour episode next time please :-) ?