Fountain pen ink

I've just received three Noodlers samples - which I shall use only for dipper pens having read this. What's the problem with it - made of acid? full of particles?
Carl, rather than me paraphrasing Mr. Binder's warning about Noodlers you should go to his website (http://www.richardspens.com): Click on Reference Pages, scroll about halfway down to the Taking Care of Your Pens section where you'll find an article entitled 'Inks: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' (a la Clint Eastwood). In that article there is a grey-coloured box with a yellow triangle and captioned Caution, where he explains the problem, as he sees it.

Since most of my fountain pens are vintage, some more than 100 years old, I only use Diamine and Watermans inks to be on the safe side and to protect my investment. I avoid all 'boutique' inks. Some people may think I'm being overly conservative or just plain boring, but I have built my collection over many years and currently have over 100 fountain pens not to mention a considerable amount of money invested in them.
 
I've just tried my samples - and have multi-coloured finger tips to prove it! Dipping pens repeatedly into tall, narrow tubes can have only one result, after all.

Glad they are all samples as that's only £7.25 down the drain - all too dark, too red, too not what I was looking for. None of my dippers exploded or melted with the Noodler's inks. All five wrote well.
 
Carl, rather than me paraphrasing Mr. Binder's warning about Noodlers you should go to his website (http://www.richardspens.com): Click on Reference Pages, scroll about halfway down to the Taking Care of Your Pens section where you'll find an article entitled 'Inks: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' (a la Clint Eastwood). In that article there is a grey-coloured box with a yellow triangle and captioned Caution, where he explains the problem, as he sees it.
Thanks for that, Rufus - no wonder I couldn't find first time of looking! Mr. Binder must have spent a lot of time putting his site together. To me, he comes across as well informed but pompous - but I'm put off Noodler's for good, too many other choices, after all.
 
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Thanks for that, Rufus - no wonder I couldn't find first time of looking! Mr. Binder must have spent a lot of time putting his site together. To me, he comes across as well informed but pompous - but I'm put off Noodler's for good, to many other choices, after all.
He doesn't lack in self-confidence, but he is very knowledgeable. Glad to have helped you Carl.
 
I've just tried my samples - and have multi-coloured finger tips to prove it! Dipping pens repeatedly into tall, narrow tubes can have only one result, after all.

Glad they are all samples as that's only £7.25 down the drain - all too dark, too red, too not what I was looking for. None of my dippers exploded or melted with the Noodler's inks. All five wrote well.

An ink PIF coming up? ;)
 
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