Currently Inked #44 | 12 August 2017

August 12, 2017 Matt

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Red Beans & Rice Ink from Papier Plume
1:10 – Pens, Inks, and Paper for Novel Writing
- Paper: Rhodia Classic Sidebound Notebooks, lined
- Pens: Whatever I had inked
- Inks: Whatever ink I had in my pens
3:20 – An ideal pairing of pen and ink
- This isn’t really a thing for me. But the closest is probably my Tibaldi Impero with Bungubox Sapphire
5:50 – First Gold-nibbed Pen
- Platinum 3776
- Pilot Custom 74
  - Pen Chalet
  - Vanness Pens
- Pilot Custom 92
  - Pen Chalet
7:30 – Does grinding your nib into a cursive italic make it feel drier?
9:30 – Alternative to Emerald of Chivor without the Sparkles
- Robert Oster Peppermint – I don’t personally find that the Vanness swatch is accurate to the color
  - See Azizah’s Review
- Robert Oster River of Fire
  - Macchiato Man’s Review
10:45 – Lamy 2000 Metal Grip Section
- Pen Habit Lamy 2000 Review

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Karl

Thank you for the good advice on the new inks, particurly the Red Beans and Rice. They extra deserve points for the clever name!
Vasco

Just found (and bought) a 1998 Impero in what seems to be tip top condition. Pretty excited! I don’t have the pen yet but I am wondering if there’s any sort of liquid or ink you could use to lubricate the interior of the pen and the piston. I am certain the pen is impeccable since it is from a renowned collector, but it hasn’t had much use and probably could need some lubrication. Any tips? Cheers from Portugal 😉
- Matt Armstrong
  
  I don’t believe that ink will ever do a good job “lubricating” a piston. In order for it to do so, some of the ink would need to remain behind after you’ve cleaned out the pen.
  
  Really, the only way to lubricate the piston would be to remove the section (which is possible with section pliers) and use a q-tip to apply silicone grease to the interior wall of the barrel in a very thin coat. I will probably have to do that on my Impero pretty soon as well.)
  - Vasco
    
    Oh, I see — sounds dangerous without the proper tools and without looking at the actual pen. Will follow your suggestion and look for section pliers. Much thanks for your advice. Looking forward to your review of the mighty Impero! cheers.