tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post1723167908583622608..comments2024-01-19T03:42:09.902-08:00Comments on A love for fountain pens, inks, and handwriting - Peninkcillin: Noodler's Baystate Blue ink reviewPeninkcillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00848625062603548050noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-42541610639507703082012-11-25T18:22:43.889-08:002012-11-25T18:22:43.889-08:00My pleasure! I'm a big fan of rubbing alcohol,...My pleasure! I'm a big fan of rubbing alcohol, it's like liquid duct tape.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-56452201867079816292012-10-20T14:44:17.749-07:002012-10-20T14:44:17.749-07:00THANK YOU SO MUCH for the rubbing alcohol tip. I h...THANK YOU SO MUCH for the rubbing alcohol tip. I have a yellow Creaper that got stained with BSB, and nothing else was working.PersianPenNamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-77258846417737206322012-04-08T07:40:03.272-07:002012-04-08T07:40:03.272-07:00Just don't spill it, ok? Which pen are you usi...Just don't spill it, ok? Which pen are you using it in? Don't you find it a bit dry?Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-73010668030283708492012-04-08T07:16:38.457-07:002012-04-08T07:16:38.457-07:00Gosh, I must be one of the few that digs BSB--and...Gosh, I must be one of the few that digs BSB--and I've had no problems with flow or staining...Mind you, I haven't yet spilled any *whew*--but I love the stuff!Rori Lieurancehttp://twitter.com/RoriRantsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-22688432286873717492012-04-01T12:34:44.215-07:002012-04-01T12:34:44.215-07:00Yes, I have heard that other people were also succ...Yes, I have heard that other people were also successful with hand sanitizer. I also used rubbing alcohol successfully. So I guess BSB isn't resistant to alcohol.<br /><br />As for the Preppy, the ones that Noodler includes with some of their inks are customized. For one thing they don't include the small tube/shaft that goes into a cartridge. Apparently this makes them better suited as eyedroppers.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-53075161211836066062012-04-01T11:33:27.390-07:002012-04-01T11:33:27.390-07:00I bought this ink about a year and a half ago. Thi...I bought this ink about a year and a half ago. This is the ink that got me turned onto researching fountain pen ink. I really did love the colour. It's especially surprising under fluorescent office/cubicle light. It's almost like a blue with a bit of purple in it. Anyway, I had an accident at the office and got some on my shirt and desk. It came completely out with some hand sanitizer. I also noticed the preppy pen that it came with looks differently than other preppys I own. The internal housing unit of the feed doesn't have a plastic surrounding like the other preppys.Vivian Tonghttp://twitter.com/Xircuitsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-52755115798766446202012-03-10T15:23:06.602-08:002012-03-10T15:23:06.602-08:00You might have a point there. Both the Preppy and ...You might have a point there. Both the Preppy and the cartridge were very well cleaned and dried before using BSB in them but who knows, maybe it did react with remnants of the previous ink.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-34449417670022494412012-03-10T05:55:37.020-08:002012-03-10T05:55:37.020-08:00Baystate Blue is very prone to flow problems if it...Baystate Blue is very prone to flow problems if it encounters another ink. Unless your Preppy was spotless that could be the problem. I have this ink and have the same issues others have had, it's a lot of fuss unless you love that ink. I like it but don't love it so I haven't bothered.Bridgett Birminghamhttp://twitter.com/bridgetttnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-12619916915454325872012-03-08T19:33:41.701-08:002012-03-08T19:33:41.701-08:00I love the Varsity. Have you seen my review? No fo...I love the Varsity. Have you seen <a href="http://peninkcillin.blogspot.com/2011/07/pilot-varsity-fountain-pen-review.html" rel="nofollow">my review</a>? No fountain pen comes close to its performance for the price. Of course, you need to be willing to fiddle with it a little, if you want to fill it with custom ink.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-22583740000727443392012-03-08T07:44:49.484-08:002012-03-08T07:44:49.484-08:00I am not so thrilled with it myself. I find it wor...I am not so thrilled with it myself. I find it works really well with the Preppy with the roller-ball in it. I actually really like that roller ball, I think more than the nib, as I don't find the Preppy nibs very inspiring to write with at all. I am not sure why, they are just so bla, I guess too stiff. I prefer the Varsity or the Bic disposables to the Preppy. I find it feathers really bad in a fountain pen, and am sorry I ordered the big bottle. It feathers really bad in the Ahab (set up to write quite wet anyway) and I am going to clean it out of that pen. I also will not be using it in any of my vintage pens, as I am afraid it may damage them. It is a strong blue though I do like the saturation and it does seem to shade a bit with the Ahab (as well as bleed through about 5 layers of paper), but will not show any shading with a normal pen. Flow is fairly good in my batch. I do think since his inks are apparently hand made there may be a bit of variation between batches.Miatapaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-55241115543113318502012-03-06T20:24:35.637-08:002012-03-06T20:24:35.637-08:00I agree. These reviews should be taken with a grai...I agree. These reviews should be taken with a grain of salt. These are purely my own observations which tend to have a subjective bias. Sometimes first impressions aren't the right ones and further testing might lead me to fall in love with an ink, or even to hate one that I liked at the beginning.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-80058498465826819642012-03-06T20:22:24.246-08:002012-03-06T20:22:24.246-08:00Wow, Tyler found the opposite: his Ahab performed ...Wow, Tyler found the opposite: his Ahab performed atrociously with BSB. Different batches mayhaps?Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-44623090315030687302012-03-06T20:20:42.863-08:002012-03-06T20:20:42.863-08:00But I've used inks that are much more resistan...But I've used inks that are much more resistant to water, usually all of Noodler's bulletproof range. BSB is only waterproof and a bit of it washes off.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-28114091120001911842012-03-06T20:19:38.356-08:002012-03-06T20:19:38.356-08:00Well, you can always try a sample, like I did. It&...Well, you can always try a sample, like I did. It's funny that Tyler's sample seemed to display different properties than mine: purplish + feathering.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-17831145442587585252012-03-06T15:15:45.645-08:002012-03-06T15:15:45.645-08:00BayStateBlue is a powerful blue. It should be han...BayStateBlue is a powerful blue. It should be handled with care, finesse and not for the weak or feeble minded souls that want a ink to "perform". Oh no its for the skilled and crafty folks that have the time and tenacity to overcome others...shortcomings. Otherwise you might just have a shitty batch. I agree with both sides of the argument and it's not for everyone. However, you may not know it if you don't try it for yourselves.StevenHorvatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-40076843621248227562012-03-06T11:54:08.238-08:002012-03-06T11:54:08.238-08:00With my Noodler's Ahab it actually writes a bi...With my Noodler's Ahab it actually writes a bit too wet,<br />leading to some feathering and bleed-through on inexpensive photocopy paper,<br />as shown here --> http://youtu.be/6G3TRiskCDE Maybe the dryness was due to evaporation (being a small sample<br />left for some time). Perhaps adding a drop or two of deionized water (or tap<br />water if you can’t be bothered) might fix it.PasserBynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-38207736622178692042012-03-06T08:38:50.094-08:002012-03-06T08:38:50.094-08:00I have used it in two fountain pens so far and hav...I have used it in two fountain pens so far and have had no dry ink problems. It does stain everything however including fingers. The manufacturer recommends using bleach to clean it out, which I think is drastic measure. I did bleach my fingers to get the stuff off me and it failed to clean it off me completely. I use it in the pen supplied with the ink (big bottle). I is great for writing checks. That stuff won't come off no matter what you do to it! JNixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-12007583278930279242012-03-05T19:50:57.550-08:002012-03-05T19:50:57.550-08:00After reading reviews like Tyler Dahl's and yo...After reading reviews like Tyler Dahl's and yours and not being a big fan of blue ink to begin with, Bay State Blue sounds like an ink to avoid.Freddynoreply@blogger.com