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ROLLERBALL NIB IN A FOUNTAIN PEN? YES, YOU CAN! http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah12/phzervas/90518053-618D-4EED-BE38-BA86008708B0_zpstjy5j6fh.jpg http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah12/phzervas/6D909845-5944-4726-8D0A-A86A956EF415_zpsidbqsgqw.jpg http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah12/phzervas/4FF56273-9B69-4ECF-8CA6-4F8A1A5A2136_zpshegu2u9e.jpg I recently exchanged the nib in a Jinhao 886 pen with a chrome Bock Refillable Rollerball nib with a Tungsten carbide ball that uses fountain pen ink in a Beaufort Ink (UK) ink converter. No need to worry about tines alignment any more, and you can also use any kind of fountain pen ink or ink mix with a rollerball nib. A Refillable rollerball with infinite ink shade capabilities. Very easy and inexpensive mod. Very smooth rollerball nib! Closest similar product I could find is the J. Herbin rollerball fountain pen found combined with a Monteverde Mini fountain pen converter in Jetpens store: http://www.jetpens.com/J.-Herbin-Refillable-Rollerball-Pen-Medium-Point/pd/9760 or standard international cartridges only at Goulet store: https://www.gouletpens.com/h215-00/p/H215-00 PARTS NEEDED & Cost: 1. chrome Bock Refillable Rollerball nib, from Bock UK representative, Beaufort Ink, UK: http://www.beaufortink.co.uk/rbnibs.html ~ 5 euro 2. Beaufort Ink’s internnational ink converter, or any other international size converter: http://www.beaufortink.co.uk/rbnibs.html ~ 4 euro 3. Jinhao 866 fountain pen, which by the way is an excellent little fountain pen per se, from various ebay stores, like laoman123 or hejing1314: http://www.ebay.com/itm/JINHAO-886-Green-most-stylish-pen-pocket-Medium-Nib-Fountain-Pen-New-/141598020786?hash=item20f7e654b2:g:zOwAAOSwOVpXXA8G or http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jinhao-886-Green-Medium-Nib-Fountain-Pen-New-Twist-cap-/141638417751?hash=item20fa4ebd57:g:kPcAAOSweW5VLlqP ~ 3 euro Total cost = ~12 euro or USD Size comparison of the modified Jinhao 886 pen with the Pilot Prera pen. http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah12/phzervas/8EE93827-1B21-4150-9B9B-4F04D1C4B962_zpsgmjpt0ih.jpg