Can You Put Fountain Pen Ink In a Rollerball?

[@kattz753]

I found these pens in Dollarama, (a huge Canadian chain of dollar store). Once I tried one, I went back to every location in my city and bought every rollerball and fountain pen that I could find. I paid $1.50 for each pen and two refills. That was a bargain. After I used them all, I bought cartridges from Amazon until they stopped making them. I was heartbroken. I never thought of refilling the cartridges. Unfortunately, I have thrown out all but two of the R-301 cartridges. I still have several unopened V301 fountain pens and cartridges. I will definitely hang on to any from now on. Thank you for posting this. I have about 20 of these pens in a drawer and I'm so happy that I will be able to use them again.

[@boredandagitated]

You can totally do this with fountain pen cartridges too if the con-40 doesn’t hold enough ink for you

[@YR7A]

that and it should take standard international converters/cartridges.

[@ervinsiax6419]

This is misleading in that this is not a standard rollerball pen. The pen used , zebra r-301, uses fountain pen cartridges. What should have been focused on is how few rollerball pens take fountain pen cartridges.

[@sto2779]

Thanks for making this video!

[@drizzle1482]

What I did instead was I took a zebra zensations pen and a bic roller glide wick bit then removed the nib off of the zen and then the wick then put the bic wick in the zen

[@tanteiritzo]

Are there any other rollerball pens that take fountain pen-like cartridges?

[@songwriter368]

you did what ive been thinking of doing. i did buy a roller ball needle point .4 pen from aliexpress that you use ink for i might just wait for that first.

[@jacknemo8021]

a little powdered gum arabic in the ink to increase the viscosity.

[@sto2779]

That info is extremely note worthy

[@stevethea5250]

@@sto2779 ARABICC

[@tarekelmansy5792]

How can I use gum Arabic sir

[@jacknemo8021]

@@tarekelmansy5792 it can be purchased as a powder. You just add it a little at a time. As if you're thickening a sauce with flour.

[@tarekelmansy5792]

Thanks for your comments Jack Nemo what about percentage and can I refill my pilot v5 pen with Parker ink bottle plus gum Arabic

[@SrSagittarius]

It's possible put fountain pen ink in technical rechargeable pen? Thanks.

[@mikeoporto6365]

How many times can you actually do this set up before it starts giving problems like clogging of the pen or even leakage ? Nice video 👍🏼

[@YR7A]

It will never clog. The rollerball ink is actually thicker than the fountain pen ink. No leakage l.

[@katinss9983]

@@YR7A he used fountain pen ink not rollerpen ink

[@anomalyb7342]

@@katinss9983 which is why YR7A is saying that the fountain pen ink will not clog since its thinner than the rollerball ink

[@nilcesoares9708]

Do you know where I can find the ZEBRA R-301 today in 2024? I know that they discontinued production, but do you know of any sites that still sell it?

[@unsharpen]

No i don’t. It seems like maybe fan hunt eBay but otherwise it’s gone

[@mmkariina]

Great video! I’m looking for a rollerball pen that is able to use fountain pen ink and has the cartilage just like this one, BUT I’m looking for a retractable one. Any suggestions?

[@bapon85]

I have a question. Can I use pilot hi-techpoint ink which is meant for rollerball, in pilot metropolitan fountain pen? Someone said, that it can clog or corrode or damage the pen in the long run as the ink is meant to be used in rollerball only and that fountain pen inks are completely different. But before hearing this, I used the hitechpoint ink in the metropolitan pen and the result was FANTASTIC. The experience is out of the world. Please let me know your expert opinion regarding whether I can use the hi-techpoint ink in the metropolitan pen safely or not.

[@unsharpen]

My take: it should be fine. There is a chance for clogs and too thick ink but corrosion should be limited, and it’s a replaceable pen if something went wrong.

[@bapon85]

@@unsharpen what do you mean by replacable? Which part?

[@samuelhoffman5477]

@@bapon85He definitely meant that you could replace the nib. My knowledge on that specific pen is really limited, but I imagine it’s possible to pull out the nib and replace it if needed. In short, if your pen isn’t writing properly no matter what you do, you can replace the nib instead of getting a whole new pen.

[@mirageinthedesert5448]

Platinum preppy rollerball

[@NoferTrunions]

Cheap Harbor Freight ultrasonic cleaner would blow all the ink out of the cartridge in seconds.

[@silentkillergoku]

What is the pen's name and model. Please tell

[@bobvan2231]

Can you try this with the uni ball air?

[@bobvan2231]

Cool, thanks Sal keep up the good work

[@MrTrackman3]

Have you tried sheaffer rollerballs? I need to know if its possible to refill them or if you simply have to buy a new refill when it runs out. Please let me know.

[@rajivburman9539]

Sir what is the name of this pilot pen n which fountain pen ink cartridges is this

[@arpc0027]

I use canned air to dry my pens and cartridges.

[@kaka_kaka28]

Have you tried gel ink ?.

[@unsharpen]

Yes i have! It’s grest

[@Pocket-boi]

i wonder if Platinum inc cartridges would work

[@LivNoTByLyes]

I was able to use platinum preppy cartridges in the Zebra v301 fountain pen and the Zebra highlighter with no issue. I had no luck trying to refill a v301 cartridge and it working well.

[@chris.swinsor1795]

Where can i get these? I think they are no longer available?

[@unsharpen]

Which are you looking for

[@chris.swinsor1795]

@@unsharpen the zebra r301 refillable rollerball pen

[@maykellish]

Hey I have a black energel, I would like to refill but with a lower quality ink, from those normal pen like Stabilo, do you think it would work? I think those use oil ink

[@unsharpen]

I’m not sure you can transfer gel ink very easily. Not something I’ve had success with

[@michaelbaker5070]

Is there a way to fill ballpoint cartrages

[@unsharpen]

No. You can’t find the ink for sale and then it’s too sludgy to fill a cartridge

[@carloswilson977]

Out of curiosity, after several years, how has the pen been holding up? Any issues? I bought one maybe 10 years ago and still have the original cartridge in it. It has never dried out and never fails me even though I use it very sporadically (once or twice a month to take a quick note). It still is writing smoothly. Was thinking about flushing and resplacing with FP ink. I also bought cartriges for the pen also 10 years ago but noticed they are V-301 FP cartridges... Fun fact. After 10 years, the the R-310 cartridge in the pen is almost full +80% yet the unused V-301 cartridges in the box have somehow dried out and are 60% full...

[@unsharpen]

No complaints! I have the Zebra fountain pen and actually used it not too long ago. I randomly found a cartridge in the drawer, popped it in the pen and I was writing with no problems. (I had finished the previous cartridge and cleaned the pen a year or two prior.)

[@nina_gc]

How can this be done with a Pilot Precise V5 RT? Or is it not possible?

[@genelo6890]

You could try to use a plier to pull the roller ball needle tip off away from the barrel what the ink is. Then use a syringe to refill the pen with any color fountain pen ink. I have done this with 1 of the cheap 99 cent store roller ball pen (Bazic brand 0.7 tip) that saw liquid ink in the pen barrel .

[@nina_gc]

@@genelo6890 thanks. I'll have to try it out 😃

[@abumpers7834]

You could just buy a v5 hi-tech. It uses cartridges.

[@nina_gc]

@@abumpers7834 i just looked into it and that looks like a really good option. Thanks ☺

[@abumpers7834]

@@nina_gc my pleasure. I was using this zebra r-301 for a while, but once i started cleaning it to change colors it started giving hard starts in between words.

[@thegoldblaster2928]

Can I do vice versa of this?

[@thegoldblaster2928]

@@unsharpen thx, I wish I had asked sooner because I clogged up my pen

[@rushabhshah7566]

Can I put Parker Quink ink in pilot hi-techv7(refillable version)

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

Yeah. Definitely. But the pen will feel scratchy and the ink color will look dull and washed out. The cartridges are kind of cheap. Two for 25 rupees.

[@kaka_kaka28]

If you are from India , try using ink of "Flair" ink cartridge in PILOT hi-tech V7 . I nomally use a 2 cc syringe with a 13G needle for filling my PILOT Hi-tecpoint V10 Grip

[@managingmarlys]

great ideo

[@unsharpen]

Thank you

[@RoMice]

And... what about rollerball ink in a fountain pen?

[@ervinsiax6419]

Given the huge variety of fountain pen inks, why would you want/need to?

[@TheCapsteverogers]

I have a blue My Pen Inktec Vr. 5 Fine Point and it is leaking. I want to transfer the ink in a fountain pen, say Jinhao 992. Will it work?

[@JoseMr57]

@@TheCapsteverogers in theory rollerball inks are a tiny more viscous, so maybe it will not feed the fp