Do you need to use a special type pen or pencil to utilize this journal's waterproof feature?
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Pencils work best; some pens won't work as well. I'm not sure whether some inks would run if wet.
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I typically use pencil when I write in these books, it works the best. I find most ball point pens with thicker ink (most cheap ball points) work well too. Thinner watery ink will bead up and not write.
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The paper is waterproof no matter what pen or pencil you use, but the ink may not be. They recommend a fisher space pen. It works. I haven't used anything else for about 20 years. I use the NITE IZE Inka version. Sells for about $14. Writes upside down, on grease, anywhere.
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Pencils work fine, but I prefer the Fisher Space Pen. Some ballpoint pens don't write as well on the paper.
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that is what i use it for. the surface isn't smoothe, so you will need something under your paper for writing
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You can write with it -- yes. It will take a little getting used to and I would not expect to use it as a replacement for pen and paper. But it works well enough for me.
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The ink is the Fisher pressurized cartridge. So it would be ideal for a Write in the Rain type paper. From their website: Fisher Space Pen's Sealed Pressurized Ink CartridgePerforms in temperatures from -30ºF to +250ºF, underwater, in zero gravity, at any angle-even upside down! The ultimate in dependability! The choice of ski patrols, search and rescue teams, law enforcement agencies, armed forces, and everyone who demands reliability in a writing instrument.It is a great writing ink! It is dense but smooth. Almost has a rubber or oil base feel.
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I have never tried a pencil. Regular pens will work as long as the paper doesn't get wet. If that happens, the ink will run, and count may be messed up. What I have found works best is Check Writing Ink Pens. They work really well, and you can get 8 or 9 for what you would pay for one waterproof pen. Also if the pen is dropped into the water, if doesn't hurt as badly as dropping the more expensive waterproof pen in (the voice of experience!)
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Not exactly. Some colors are fairly okay with water others are not. Based on my experience I wouldn't venture into watercolors with them. They work fine but they are best kept dry. I use mine for writing in my planner, doodling and sketching or journalIng, never for wet work. Sakura pens would be a better option or prisma liners for watercolor work.
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Nope. There used to be a semi waterproof ink by Lamy (irongall I think), but it is not the ink that comes with it, and I am not sure it is available any longer. For waterproof needs I use Noodler's black, probably the most popular waterproof ink.
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The ink I received was not waterproof. The informative flyer that came with it said that the company does make a waterproof ink, but you have to buy it separately.
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no because this is an inkjet printer ... no inkjet printer uses waterproof ink. You might want to check into a laser printer for that purpose.
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The point isn't fine enough to appear as a "pen" signature, but it is fine enough for autographing black pages, IMHO. The signature might have to be about 20% larger than when using a more typical pen. I have not tested it for seeping through; I use mine to label black plastic model airplane connections.
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well , if you say you can write on walls with water, then yes. but if you are okay w/ a pen being filled with water and with water that won't leave a mark like ink will then, no.
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I use a lead holder and some of my friends use a regular (drawing) pencil, so I'm sure that any type of pencil will work but I don't know about ink. The paper does hold up really well, I used the same trace for five or six transfers and it still worked perfectly. I kept it in my relatively chaotic portfolio without any protection for about a week and as long as I put it in flat it didn't rip or get any holes in it, and the lines didn't rub off or fade.
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When I write in my planners I always use a pencil since things are constantly changing for me. I have used a highlighter to mark off days that are over and haven't had any problems with bleed through.
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It's like a regular pad of paper. Once you tear off all the sheets, you're done. You just have to buy a new pad. But the pencil will still work, so you could keep that for non-aqua writing related things.
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I filled mine by dipping in ink. It should not be a hard start to write. If anything dip in ink or rub a damp paper towel across the nib
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Yep!! Sure does! :D ..the pencil is totally waterproof too! Seriously the BEST entrepreneurial idea to ever exist. lol. I've had mine hanging in the shower for at least a couple months now, with the same words I wrote on the front of the notepad, the day I got it. :D . I'm actually considering getting this for my Dad for Fathers Day! :D
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They write on regular paper, too. I find them a bit sticky sometimes but if you move the pen slowly over the surface you wish to cover, it works better than if you try to write or draw too quickly.