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So, I noticed something odd the other day. I was writing in a notebook using my Asvine V126 with Diamine Writer’s Blood. When I came home I grabbed by V200 with Writer’s Blood to finish what I was writing, but the color / shading of the ink was very different. It was a lot darker and more saturated from the V200 vs the V126.

I compared the nibs under my loupe, but they seem to be mostly the same (ie, tines about the same width, no mis-alignment, etc.)

So, I decided to take things a step further and made the image in this message. Note both the Diamine Aurora Borealis and Writer’s Blood seem to have quite different characteristics.

(I should mention: all pens were recently cleaned, and all filled at the same time from the same bottle(s) of ink…)

Anyone have any thoughts on why this would be the case?
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Mar 22 at 10:59pmWeb
Show threadBack To Analog2d ago

@unattributed

Feed on V200 has a wetter ink flow than the feed on V126.

Show threadunattributed 𓂃✍︎2d ago

@backtoanalog That would make sense if there were a difference in the feeds - but these pens use the same feed / nib. (#6 Asvine feed / nib.)

Someone else suggested swapping the feed / nib between the pens. That makes sense to me, if I see the V126 feed/nib performing the same in a V200 then it's specific to that nib/feed.

Show threadJim P.2d ago

@unattributed Different feeds maybe? The feed in the v200 may be letting through more ink.

I think the nibs in those are the same size (#6 IIRC) so the feed is about the only thing left. They are usually both plastic, though.

You could try swapping the nibs and or feeds to see which makes the difference.

Show threadunattributed 𓂃✍︎2d ago
@jimp I should be able to swap the whole assembly now that you mention it... That seems like a good idea.
Show threadTallastro 🇺🇦2d ago

@unattributed
That's a nice comparison sheet. It brings to mind the holy trinity of the writing experience; pen, ink, and paper. Change any of the 3 and get a different experience.

Sometimes the cause of any difference is evident and sometimes not. Did you notice a difference in wetness while writing?

Show threadunattributed 𓂃✍︎2d ago
@tallastro No, that's one of the reasons I'm surprised. As someone else mentions, these are #6 nibs in both models, and they are all Fine nibs. The feel is literally the same with all the pens (big reason that I like them - one set is easier to carry around, but the feeling is the same no matter which one I'm using).
Show threadRoberto Plà2d ago
@unattributed
May be the ink flow is different for some reason?
A slight gap of a tenth of a millimeter in the feed channel can cause more ink to reach the nib. More ink on the paper takes longer to dry and leaves a less transparent, darker stain.
Show threadunattributed 𓂃✍︎2d ago
@rpla I'll look again, but my first examination under the loupe really didn't give me the impression that there was a difference in the tine gap at all.
Show threadunattributed 𓂃✍︎2d ago
@rpla Thinking about this some more - if I can't see the difference, maybe I'll have to break out the feeler gauges to see if there is a difference that isn't visible to me...