- Joined
- Sunday November 4, 2012
- Location
- Southern Ontario, Canada
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.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?
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.