Thread: Rollerballs in Parker kits?

Originally Posted by BoomerangInfo

I've suggested we could get gel refills in the Parker style, but they are expensive at $8 each I saw in Officeworks.

$8 ??!!??

I get them for around $4 for two.

Don't know if I'd go with rollerball, I think they'll tend to dry out quickly. The gels work
great. I'm sure there's better deals out there than $8 .. might be worth checking a few of
the member suppliers to see who carries them. I know there's several in the other site,
not sure about here, since I don't buy much from Aus...

I think the gel inks are fine and a direct swap for parker style pens , I think you need a converter or something for the roller balls to parker. I recently got gel inks at 5 for $6 us, got red blue green and black,try and keep it simple and avoid complications

Buzz has the refils at a good price http://www.australianwoodcraft.com.a...g-Supplies.htm

Originally Posted by Simomatra

Buzz has the refils at a good price http://www.australianwoodcraft.com.a...g-Supplies.htm

You mean the Schmidt ballpoints? Are they better than standard parker refills?

Russell.

I have found the Swiss made refills with the Dayacom EBs & Americanas from Jim write really well. Wasn't impressed with the Sierra refills.
Crow

Russell

The Schmidt style refills are good quality. I'm using them myself in a Sierra click that is my current pen.

I've tried the gel refills too, got them from the US some time ago. I have to say I did not like them, can still be a little messy, and not really one or the other.

If you really want a good refill for the Parker style pens an original Mont Blanc refill will fit and they are beautiful to write with,

http://www.pencity.com.au/product_in...roducts_id=175

Which brand kit are you using? The berea sierra I use writes beautifully

The cartridges that come with the Sierra kits do not write well at all. I buy two-packs of the Gel refills for around $4 at Staples (an office supply store). I get them in blue and black and put them in when I assemble the kit. The stock refills go in the dumpster.

A girl I work with told me that she did not like gel pens because they were messy. I wrote a line and immediately rubbed my hand on it. Nothing. I made a sale that day. The gel refills put down a lot of ink for a nice bold line and they do it smoothly, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Barry_White

If you really want a good refill for the Parker style pens an original Mont Blanc refill will fit and they are beautiful to write with,

http://www.pencity.com.au/product_in...roducts_id=175

Urgh, for $10.75 one would hope so. Problem is with selling these, adding $10 to the cost of the pen just to cover the refill, I'm not sure would work out.

The Sierra I sold to the person who wanted a rollerball, I can't remember if it was berea or dayacom. It was rather embrarrassing though when she replaced my refill with one out of the cheap plastic pen she'd gotten free at a training course, and then says "ahh this one writes much better"....

Russell.