Blickensderfer 6 Ink and Roller - Revision history

Ryanne at 19:32, 5 December 2020

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Ryanne at 15:13, 21 October 2020

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Ryanne at 15:12, 21 October 2020

2020-10-21T15:12:33Z

Admin: The ink roller is a cylinder made of hard felt.

2020-09-16T21:36:38Z

The ink roller is a cylinder made of hard felt.

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Blickensderfer machines use ink rollers rather than a ribbon. For the Blick No. 6, the dimensions are approximately 8mm (1/4 inch) diameter and 1cm (3/8 inch) long.
The originals are getting difficult to find, but you can make your own.

What it takes:
# dense wool felt
# A sharp craft knife
# a small metal skewer or thick needle to punch a hole

Use your knife to carve a small cylinder into shape. Go slowly and have patience. Dense wool is hard to cut in a round shape. The roller can be slightly smaller that optimal, but larger will cause it to either not spin or to rub on your paper. Ideally, you want a perfect cylinder. If the pad is thinner in the middle your ink will not be applied well.

Tips: Start with a wool polishing bob and cut it to size. You'll already have the basic shape, the right wool, and hole most of the way through.

You can use stamp ink - pigment or anything water based is fine.
You can also make your own ink by mixing liquid watercolours or fountain pen ink with glycerine.

Do not use solvent based inks. They will break down the cylinder.

[[File:Blick No 6 Ink Roller.jpg|thumb|Handmade Blick Ink Roller]]

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		+	So far, the best ink seems to be Tsukineko Ultimate Pigment Ink. It comes in several nice colours as well as black.


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 What it takes:
 # dense wool felt
 # A sharp craft knife
 # a small metal skewer or thick needle to punch a hole
-Use your knife to carve a small cylinder into shape. Go slowly and have patience. Dense wool is hard to cut in a round shape. The roller can be slightly smaller that optimal, but larger will cause it to either not spin or to rub on your paper. Ideally, you want a perfect cylinder. If the pad is thinner in the middle your ink will not be applied well.
+Use your knife to carve a small cylinder into shape a bit larger than you need. Go slowly and have patience. Dense wool is hard to cut in a round shape. Trim the roller with the scissors until it's as round as possible. Use the needle or skewer to repeatedly jab it at the points that stick out until it's round.
-Tips: Start with a wool polishing bob and cut it to size. You'll already have the basic shape, the right wool, and hole most of the way through.
+The roller can be slightly smaller that optimal, but larger will cause it to either not spin or to rub on your paper. Ideally, you want a perfect cylinder. If the pad is thinner in the middle your ink will not be applied well.
 You can use stamp ink - pigment or anything water based is fine. You can also make your own ink by mixing liquid watercolours or fountain pen ink with glycerine. So far, the best ink seems to be Tsukineko Ultimate Pigment Ink. It comes in several nice colours as well as black. <br>