Thread: Best deal on Rollerball refills?

$2.50 at http://www.cws.au.com/

$2.25 at https://gpwoodturning.sitesuitestores.com/index.html

Keith

Oh, dopey me. Should have checked teher first. Their prices have changed since I looked last. Australian Woodcraft was cheapest when I looked a few months ago. But I wonder, are they all the same quality, or not?

Russell.

I wonder whether it's worth looking at someone like officeworks?

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just did a quick search 3.95 each

The ones referred to by Keith are both plastic case Hauser brand refills.

Mine are metal case Schmidt.

Hauser don't appear to have the greatest reputation, but whether or not the bagging the've got on IAP is deserved is questionable. A few guys over there use them for mixing epoxy glue, and replace them in pens with the Schmidt.

Originally Posted by Buzz

The ones referred to by Keith are both plastic case Hauser brand refills.

Mine are metal case Schmidt.

Hauser don't appear to have the greatest reputation, but whether or not the bagging the've got on IAP is deserved is questionable. A few guys over there use them for mixing epoxy glue, and replace them in pens with the Schmidt.

Just curious how you know the ones I sell are Hauser, when were you in my shop last time? because the ones I sell are schmidt ceramic roller.

Originally Posted by GPW

Just curious how you know the ones I sell are Hauser, when were you in my shop last time? because the ones I sell are schmidt ceramic roller.

My apologies. The CWS ones are identified as Hauser, but the GPW ones weren't identifed as either one or the other, and I assumed wrongly.

Russell, If its for your own use, it wouldn't matter whether the casing is plastic or metal. Whether one is better than the other in terms of longevity, I don't know.

I don't even bother replacing the Hauser ones in the pens I sell. Although when I got a couple of people coming back with Hauser's that had not lasted anything like a reasonable amount of time, I started providing an extra refill with each pen I sell. The nice metal (Schmidt) refill sitting alongside the pen in its box looks the part, and is always well received by the customer.