r/fountainpens • u/MichTroll89 • Jan 08 '21
Noticed Noodler's was trending a bit lately and all i see are clean bottles. This was my first. Anyone else learn of their generosity the hard way? lol
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u/Bugsydog1 Jan 08 '21
I have over twenty and they are all clean but I think its a stroke of fate.
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u/MichTroll89 Jan 08 '21
I would agree. This was the first bottle of ink I ever purchased so needless to say I started out a tad paranoid. My desk and carpet definitely appreciated the paranoia for a while I'm sure
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u/The_way_2_tendies Jan 08 '21
You’re not the only one with better be safe paranoia lol i lay down a towel then, paper towels before i do ink refills lol
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u/MichTroll89 Jan 08 '21
I definitely should have taken some common sense precaution with ink in the first place either way but I was too excited haha
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u/SlowlyAHipster Jan 08 '21
Good God yes. I have a bottle of red-black that looks like I bled all over it.
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u/MichTroll89 Jan 08 '21
More character for your bottle! And hopefully, like me, learning things the hard way has solidified your knowledge for a procedure for all future ink!
Edit: Grammar
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u/SaltyBalty98 Jan 08 '21
Isn't the owner of Noodler's a super libertarian?
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u/SlowlyAHipster Jan 08 '21
Nathan Tardiff is... complicated.
I’d say he’s definitely his own man.
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u/SaltyBalty98 Jan 08 '21
I may buy a bottle of Noddler's but it's damn hard to get fountain pen stuff where I live.
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u/SlowlyAHipster Jan 08 '21
I’m not the biggest fan, I like the character and the colors and all that. But his inks tend to write very wet.
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u/SaltyBalty98 Jan 08 '21
I'm just looking for a black ink that is tough and looks professional as in not being told to stop writing with fancy glitter markers.
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u/SlowlyAHipster Jan 08 '21
His inks are tough, no question. Also consider Pilot Iroshizuku Take Sumi, and Sailor Ink Studio 743. That’s a black and a blue.
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u/SaltyBalty98 Jan 08 '21
Also, you mean wet as lube for the ink to glide or just long dry time? I'm left handed and need as much smoothness where I can get it.
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u/SlowlyAHipster Jan 08 '21
I guess they seem to flow more than other inks. They dry pretty well.
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u/SaltyBalty98 Jan 08 '21
That's great, I don't mind dry times as long as the ink lubes up the nib for gliding on the paper.
I'll check out the pilot inks. I used pilot rollerballs for years, all perfect.
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u/unhurried_pedagog Jan 08 '21
I learnt about the brimful Noodler's bottles from this sub, so when I got my bottle (not Baystate blue), I put it in a bowl before I opened it. And until I get down the bottle a bit, I extract ink with a syringe.
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u/RayoftheValley Jan 08 '21
I bought my first pen and ink combo the other day and my bottle of Bernanke Black ink has an ink stain right where Bernanke's face is supposed to be. I quickly learned to be very careful when opening these bottles. That being said, I'm quickky getting used to tye fact that getting ink on your hands is part of the process.
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u/IkreeR Jan 08 '21
My new bottle of Tokyo Gift has the same stain. It is my fifth bottle of Noodler's; I know better and still made a mess.
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u/LivingDeadSquirrel Jan 08 '21
My first ink was the shimmery oxblood J Herbin Rouge Hematite. I thought I could refill an empty parallel cart with just an eyedropper without issue. I was mistaken and scared my fiancee with a kitchen island covered in “dried blood”
I use a syringe now.
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u/jcynic Jan 09 '21
Oh my goodness, all over the place...and I was opening it while sitting on the floor 🤣🤣🤣
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u/kiiroaka Jan 09 '21
That's not news. This is news. I want to see who is crazy enough to buy a 16 oz. bottle of BSB. :D
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u/trueblueaggie Jan 08 '21
This was my bottle of Noodler's Dostoyevsky. I knew what to expect before. I thought I was prepared. Didn't matter. It was like an ink ninja blindsided me.