Rollerballs that run on Fountain Pen ink

[kissing]

I was at the pen shop the other day, and found some Schneider Rollerballs that ran on Fountain Pen ink. They run on cartridges, but just like any other fountain pen cartridge, they can be filled with your favourite ink.

 

These rollerballs are very smooth and give an interesting experience of seeing your favourite fountain pen ink come out of a rollerball, rather than a nib.

 

Probably the wettest, smoothest writing that a rollerball can offer:

 

http://www.stridewrite.com/images/products/870rb.jpg

pic from stride, inc

 

http://www.stridewrite.com/products/produc...ch=metallic+870

[aircraft_electrician]

You need to check out the Monteverde Mega, it's also a rollerball that uses fountain pen ink, in cartridges or with a piston converter. It's offered in 2 sizes, but only in 2 colors, and the larger size is available only in black, while the smaller size comes in burgundy only. I don't have one, but only because I only use ball points/rollerballs at work, and my work environment is a bit too rough for a $150 pen.

 

Tom

[jackoguit]

Also try J.Herbin Rollerball available through Pendemonium. Very lightweight aluminum, but writes well and is inexpensive. Also included with the pen are 1 can(5/can) each of Herbin ink carts- red (Rouge Caroubier) and Bleu Myosotis- one of my favo(u)rites!

[kissing]

http://www.hisnibs.com/images/Monteverde/Mega/MegaAdCopy2.jpg

 

^ Wow, that's amazing!

 

Im just curious at how the ink will climb up into the piston filler.

[Slush99]

Whoa... :blink: ... :blink: that mega ink ball... :blink: ... is making me... :blink: drool...

 

 

(i must stop drooling :ph34r: )

[BillTheEditor]

Im just curious at how the ink will climb up into the piston filler.

The same way Santa Claus gets down the chimney.

[Slush99]

Im just curious at how the ink will climb up into the piston filler.

The same way Santa Claus gets down the chimney.

Doesn't he get stuck?

[l8nitecruzin]

I was at the pen shop the other day, and found some Schneider Rollerballs that ran on Fountain Pen ink. They run on cartridges, but just like any other fountain pen cartridge, they can be filled with your favourite ink.

 

These rollerballs are very smooth and give an interesting experience of seeing your favourite fountain pen ink come out of a rollerball, rather than a nib.

 

Probably the wettest, smoothest writing that a rollerball can offer:

Can anyone tell me where I can find these pens. I've searched around online to find a store that carries these but no place has them that I've checked.

 

Thanks

[Roger]

Can anyone tell me where I can find these pens.  I've searched around online to find a store that carries these but no place has them that I've checked.

 

Thanks

http://hisnibs.com/

[Kees]

FP ink rollerballs are also made by ONLINE:

 

http://www.online-pen.com/pages_en/unsere_stifte/

 

I don’t know, however, if they’re also available in the US.

[l8nitecruzin]

Can anyone tell me where I can find these pens.  I've searched around online to find a store that carries these but no place has them that I've checked.

 

Thanks

http://hisnibs.com/

I've checked through out the site and can't seem to find this pen. Any other places I can check?

 

Thanks in advance

[kissing]

i live in Australia, and I ran into those pens by pure coincidence. There is a nice pen shop at my local shopping mall, and they have lots of different types and brands. *shrugs*

 

Chances are, a pen-specialising shop in your area or anywhere may have them or have details to how to order them in. *shrugs*

[aunt rebecca]

are schneider roller ball 870 available in the u.s.?

 

:roflmho: :ltcapd:

 

:bunny1: :bunny1: :bunny1:

 

[inkysmudges]

Was doing a little research into this topic and found a few more brands that might be of interest:

 

- Lyra Calypso Roller Ball Pen (available in 4 colors, spotted at pensations.com for $5)

- Lyra Calypso II Roller Ball Pen (a somewhat upscaled version of the Calypso, $7.50 at pensations.com)

- Pelikan Roller (4 bright colors, $9 at Pendemonium.com)

- Kaweco Sport Ice Ink Roller Pen (4 colors, $10 at Pendemonium.com)

- a wide range of Borghini cartridge rollers at Parkville Pen

- the Yafa Cartridge Rollerball (which looks suspiciously like a Borghini IYAM)

- Daniel Hechter Rollink (sometimes called Inkroller, seems hard to find under either name)

 

Anyone know of others?

 

edit: updating list

Edited April 23, 2007 by inkysmudges

[Mike S.]

There are a couple of limited edition versions of the Mega Inkball in other colors -- red and black and yellow and black. They're not that much more than the regular versions, and you can mix-and-match the cap and barrel combinations.

 

They sell replacement head units in 3 packs, so you can have a whole bunch of different colors inked at the same time by just swapping a head unit into the barrel.

 

By the way, here's a link to the specific page on the hisnibs.com website:

 

www.hisnibs.com/mega

 

And the LE version:

 

www.hisnibs.com/mega_le

Edited April 23, 2007 by Mike S.

[Bill]

Can anyone tell me where I can find these pens. I've searched around online to find a store that carries these but no place has them that I've checked.

 

Thanks

 

You can find them at Braun, Swisher, and I'm sure many other pen places. I even saw them at a Paradise Pen a couple of weeks ago. If you're near a PP you could pay the premium and have one today if you can't wait the extra day for shipping. :blink:

 

Bill

 

[meanwhile]

Isn't there a Kaweco Sport that's an ink roller? It's a tiny fraction of the price of the Mega Ball but the technology is said to be almost identical. I think it's available as an ED fill at Pendemounium.

[Penache]

Wow, this is definitely something I'd love to own. I get a little irritated with the throw away pens since it's such a waste. This refillable roller pen is definitely a step in the right direction.

[meanwhile]

Before getting too hopeful, people might want to read the final page of this thread -

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...10405&st=45

 

It's a dire tale of how initially smooth Monteverde Mega Balls quite quickly turn to dross:

 

abqnm:

I purchased a Yellow limited edition in January 2007. Right out of the box, three out of four writing points did not work - they all were skipping. I called YAFA technical support when I discovered the problem with the first to verufy that I was doing everything correctly. Tried several inks: Monteverde, supplied with the pen, Parker Quink, Noodler's, and cartridges also supplied with the pen; nothing helped.

 

Had to send the three writing sections for repairs right away. They came back without skipping, but one of those sections - - and I checked them all given my previous experience - now was leaving too much ink on paper; the lines were broader compared to the other sections and the feeling when writing with it was quite different. My impression was that the ball became a bit loose in its socket. That one went right back for repairs.

 

In the meantime, the only one of the four sections that initially worked started drying out after just several written lines. And that with a very occasional usage. Had to rotate the converter every such occasion to provide more ink. Very frustrating. And when the last section that I sent for repairs came back, it had exactly the same problem, but more severe - it would write just several words before drying out. All of this happened in less than a month from my purchase.

 

At that point I've had enough of this pen and simply sent it back to the retailer.

 

MYU:

It's amusing to read about their claims. Rotring came out with the Rollkuli in the 50's. The UHU kugeltinter came out a short time later. These are both ink ball pens. They wrote well initially but would become unreliable over time (skipping, leaking, etc). This is why the tips were designed to unscrew for easy replacement. It appears that this basic problem has not been solved--Monteverde merely increased the rollerball tip lifespan a little.

 

Because of the inherent friction based design of the rollerball, it is destined to wear out and then need to be replaced. So, going the route of the cheap disposable refill makes the most sense. At least until they come up with a frictionless roller!

 

 

 

[inkysmudges]

Before getting too hopeful, people might want to read the final page of this thread ....

 

Point taken ... and frankly the day I shell out $125 or whatever for a rollerball pen is the day I'm ready for one of those white jackets with the nice long sleeves.

 

That said I do think there is a place for a cheapie (read "semi disposable") cartridge rollerball as a means to deliver cool inks of one's choosing. I think that's kind of the idea behind something like Kohinoor's Nexus pens (see at Dick Blick) which I have tried and liked. They're far from perfect but they are nice doodlers.

 

edits: corrections

Edited April 23, 2007 by inkysmudges