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Ink Refillable Ballpoints
I ran into a pen that is an ink refillable rollerball. The wife thought
this a great thing, and she'd love one. Does anyone remember who makes the thing? Has anyone actually used one? CH |
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There are a couple of manufacturers - The one that sticks in my mind because
I have a couple and have used them, is Borghini. Tryphon distributes them and there are a couple of sellers on-line that have them (Penspiration, Parkville pen) www.penspiration.com/Borghini_v68_IOS.html http://www.parkvillepen.com/borghini.html Penlovers Paradise (www.apenloversparadise.com) sells Daniel Hechter's "Rollink" which is the same concept, different styling. I haven't tried this brand. Since these are rollerballs the tips wear out and have to be replaced on occasion. I've not done so as yet but I don't use mine a great deal. -- KCat For Pen Talk, Images, Trading and Reviews: The Fountain Pen Network http://pagesperso.laposte.net/fpnet For Lupus Support and Info http://www.ghg.net/schwerpt/ASLFAQ/ "Clawhound" wrote in message ... I ran into a pen that is an ink refillable rollerball. The wife thought this a great thing, and she'd love one. Does anyone remember who makes the thing? Has anyone actually used one? CH |
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Clawhound writes:
I ran into a pen that is an ink refillable rollerball. The wife thought this a great thing, and she'd love one. Does anyone remember who makes the thing? Has anyone actually used one? Kaweco makes one that uses international cartridges. You can get them for sure from Swisher's and probably many other places. |
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KCat wrote:
Penlovers Paradise (www.apenloversparadise.com) sells Daniel Hechter's "Rollink" which is the same concept, different styling. I haven't tried this brand. I have the Daniel Hechter version and I really like it. I also have the Kaweko and it's okay too, but I think I prefer the Daniel Hechter. However I took out the cartridge and followed Nathan's tip to make the Kaweko into an eyedropper that holds a lot of ink and will write for months between fillings. Nancy |
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Clawhound wrote:
I ran into a pen that is an ink refillable rollerball. The wife thought this a great thing, and she'd love one. Does anyone remember who makes the thing? In Europe a type of refillable rollerball that takes international ink cartridges is available from a German company called Online: http://www.online-pen.de/pages/unsere_stifte/stifte.php?ID=5 -- Steve My e-mail address works as is. |
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"Nancy Handy" wrote in message
.. . KCat wrote: Daniel Hechter. However I took out the cartridge and followed Nathan's tip to make the Kaweko into an eyedropper that holds a lot of ink and will write for months between fillings. Nancy So it's an eyedropper rollerball? Cool. :-) |
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(Nancy Handy) writes: KCat wrote: Penlovers Paradise (www.apenloversparadise.com) sells Daniel Hechter's "Rollink" which is the same concept, different styling. I haven't tried this brand. I have the Daniel Hechter version and I really like it. I also have the Kaweko and it's okay too, but I think I prefer the Daniel Hechter. However I took out the cartridge and followed Nathan's tip to make the Kaweko into an eyedropper that holds a lot of ink and will write for months between fillings. I tried that and mine developed some leakage between the clear plastic of the section and the black plastic that is the housing for the point assembly and cartridge holder. I haven't had time to try to remedy this yet. I liked it otherwise. Use a little bees wax from a hobby shop on the threads, it WON'T leak then.... Also, as the days have become colder - remember to refill them when they become 3/4ths empty...as the air expands and contracts in eyedroppers with greater force in winter months. Noodler's Black is particularly good with these as it was made to strongly repel polymers - and this gives it a lubricating effect in the kaweco ink ball for a super smooth yet extremely permanent line. (shamelessly, but truthfully touting..... ;-) |
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I did that and have no leakage between the barrel and the section. This is seeping through between the section and the black plastic insert. I figured I'd just work a little beeswax in there at the ink-chamber end of the interface between the insert and the section. That part can be pulled out gently and coated with wax. Noodler's Black is particularly good with these as it was made to strongly repel polymers - and this gives it a lubricating effect in the kaweco ink ball for a super smooth yet extremely permanent line. (shamelessly, but truthfully touting..... ;-) This is a combination that writes very nicely. OTOH ink flow seems a little inconsistent in my pens with plastic feeds, but works very well in pens with hard rubber feeds. If a plastic feed is ever heated or loses its acid etching done at the factory, it can become a hard starter. I won't go into how acid etching is done by an individual though, as it could potentially be dangerous. However, that is how a plastic feed can work well with any ink...a well etched feed. Pilot feeds seem to be the best plastic feeds, with extremely thorough etching when viewed under a microscope. |
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