Question about mixing with that 'vintage iron gall' ink from the craft store | Fountain Pen Ink Alchemists

Daniel Reed · 2026-03-14T22:30:04.709698+00:00

I wasted $28 and two good nibs trying to get it to flow right before I found out it's basically just brown paint with gum arabic and not meant for pens at all.

paul_webb456mo ago

That's a real shame about the nibs. Makes you wonder how many other products are sold in the craft aisle that look like ink but are really just for dipping. Did the bottle have any kind of warning label at all, or was it totally misleading?

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sam_anderson7mo ago

Ugh, that's brutal. I tried using walnut ink once with similar disastrous results. Some stuff is just for dip pens, period.

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susan_chen7mo ago

Yeah, that stuff will wreck a fountain pen. @sam_anderson is right, some inks are just for dipping.

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