charcoal ink

aking Charcoal Ink
Hi! I hope that this is in the right forum. I came across a very brief instruction for making ink from charcoal, which is to grind a handful of charcoal to a fine consistency and add water and gum arabic as desired (thinner or thicker ink).

I haven't tried this, but I do make my own ink when I pen on porcelain. I would think that you would add the gum arabic to the charcoal until you get a thick creamy consistency, and then add water, a drop at a time, until it drips off the end of your palette knife -- if it runs off, it is too thin, if it takes a second or two to drop off, it still needs another drop of water. If I were you, I would give it a go, and see what happens. If you do, please let us know how it turns out, as I would love to know.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=936526

charcoal burnt to ash, distilled water, white vinegar,
http://www.ehow.com/how_6764405_make-ink-charcoal.html

http://www.instructables.com/id/Disposable-Fountain-Pen-Refills/?ALLSTEPS
art charcoal, rubbing alcohol, fine grain sandpaper, and something to mix these things together in.

In order to get the charcoal into a powder, I used some sandpaper that I had lying around. You could also use a mortar and pestle combination, but I don't have one right now. In this project, we just want to make enough ink to fill the pen, but this can be scaled up fairly easily. Once you have the charcoal ground down, add enough alcohol to make it runny and mix it up. I used a metal chopstick for this step, but anything that isn't wood should work fine. (Make sure that you don't use too much alcohol, because it won't have enough viscosity to stay in the pen.)

http://www.instructables.com/id/1-DIY-Conductive-Ink/