while I'm at it, another fountain pen question

[swan_tower]

How the hell do you use a shimmer ink in a fountain pen without it clogging up the moment you look away?

I have tried this precisely once, and the results were so bad that for the first time in my life, I purged the ink out of a pen rather than using it up. I don't know if the answer is "the pen you used is clog-prone" (Pilot Vanishing Point; I haven't had issues with non-shimmer inks) or "only ink with shimmer if you're intending to write a bunch immediately, because six hours later it will be causing problems" or "use a dip pen" or what, but it seems like other people are able to use shimmer inks more successfully. Is there something I'm missing?

Comments

[foxmoth]

Certain fountain pens do better than others when left alone for a long period of time, yes! I've had a Pelikan M1000 with a fairly wet nib and Platinum Preppies (weirdly) write fine after six months capped. OTOH my Pilot Capless/Decimo/Vanishing Points get cranky if I leave them unused for more than a day or two.

[swan_tower]

Platinum Preppies are my go-to rec to friends who want an inexpensive pen that'll just work. It takes serious neglect to make them dry out -- and even then, I can usually dribble a couple of drops of water over the nib and we're good to go.