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    Sooty884 New Member

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    Parker ink.

    Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Sooty884, Dec 11, 2019.

    Hey guys I started writing a couple of weeks ago, and tomorrow I'm buying my first Parker jotter to start with, which ink is best though? I was drawn to Quink flow as it dries super fast, but not sure. Any advice would be helpful thank you :)
     
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    SethLoki Retired Autodidact Contributor

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    Ahh now, @Sooty884 it depends on:

    Speed you write
    How close together your lines are
    Absorbency of said Parker jotter
    Which hand you write with...

    And the ambient humidity.

    See me, now I'm a left hander and write in a damp shed and my efforts can, without great dexterity and careful attention, resemble a Rorschach print of scary spidery resemblance. No chance of story decipherment when it comes to draft 2.

    Suggest:

    Easing pacing
    Double spacing
    Blotting paper to hand (left hand... because...)...
    You write with your right hand <-- it saves you the trailing draggage of the palmaris brevis over your fine ink work

    And a dehumidifier. <-- dries your ink as you go.

    Of course I've not considered flow rate through the nib and viscosity of Quink. Blimey it's complicated. :)
     

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