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I'm seeking some roller/gel recommendations. I used Papermate's felt tip Flair pen for a LONG time. I love the dark, bold black line it gives. The pen begins around .8 and opens to a 1.mm line. Recently, I've moved away from them because the newer models aren't as well made and the tip frays too much, making the pen write more like a marker, which I do not like. I found the Uniball Signo 1.0 gel pen, which I like--but it's unsightly. I like Parker's dark rollerball lines, but the line width is too thin for me. I also tried the Pentel Rolling Writer, but the ink is more gray, and the two I picked up were not smooth at all.

 

I would appreciate recommendations of rollerballs or gel pens that write at 1.0mm or start at .8 but get thicker with use, which I could find at a local stationery shop.

Thanks everyone!

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tough call, they all seem hit or miss to me, nothing is 100% dependable and great

 

also, are you writing only on a flat surface or often using the pen to write propped up in bed or at another angle?

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Hello Poetman,

 

Give the Uni-Ball Vision Elite pens a try; they are my pen of choice when I cannot use an fp. They're great rollerball pens and they are even available with blue-black, red-black, green-black, brown-black and purple-black colors, (they call them BLX inks); they are also waterproof and permanent. :) I get mine from Staples or JetPens.

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

 

Edit: I also like the Uni-Ball Jetstream ballpoints, (also available with the BLX inks).

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IF you have never tried the Pilot Precise Grip Bold, try it now, it's wonderful.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I've tried the Uniball .8, but they were hardly bold. They produced a narrower line than the Pilot .7 pens. I've been trying the Uniball signo bold also, but they are ugly and gel ink looks strange as it dries.

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Here the Precise Grip Bold is just BOLDER than the others.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Tests/Fade/2012/Subjects/slides/116.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gel and rollerball get an unfair rap from business.

 

If a particular pen is really good then people take them by the handfuls from office storage. The monthly cost of office supplies goes up and the company doesn't buy it again. Then the big firms won't continue with the good pen model because it doesn't sell.

 

Rumour had it that $2,500 was spent on one particular model in one month, purchased in bulk and disappearing three at a time, at a prior accounting firm

 

Those push-and-break plastic pencils can sit in the office for the next 6,000 years and nobody would think to take them.

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I don't know how Uni-Ball's RB compares to the gel insert for the Signo, but if the RB works out for you, you could always get a Sherpa Pen to cover up that unsightliness. :D

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How does the Uniball Vision compare to the Pilot V7? I used to use Pilot V7s years ago, but after taking a flight with them, they leaked everywhere! I don't fly often, but I do not like the idea of having a day-to-day pen that I can't depend upon. That being said, it seems like the Pilot V7 writes a bolder line than the Uniball .8 Elite. Does anyone have any thought on this?

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The uniball does not leak.

The V-7 is bolder than the Uniball 8.

 

The Pilot Precise Bold is bolder than both and does not leak.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You might want to try an art pen like a Sakura Pigma Micron. It's plastic tipped and comes in a wide variety of tip widths. Most art supply stores carry them.

 

Harder to find in a store (easy online - Jetpens) is the Ohto Graphic Liner. It's also available in a wide range of tip sizes but is more like a traditional rollerball.

 

Both are great pens.

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You might want to try an art pen like a Sakura Pigma Micron. It's plastic tipped and comes in a wide variety of tip widths. Most art supply stores carry them.

 

Harder to find in a store (easy online - Jetpens) is the Ohto Graphic Liner. It's also available in a wide range of tip sizes but is more like a traditional rollerball.

 

Both are great pens.

 

 

As you can see from my post, I love the Sakura pens.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The uniball does not leak.

The V-7 is bolder than the Uniball 8.

 

The Pilot Precise Bold is bolder than both and does not leak.

The Pilot V-7 is bolder than the Unibal Elite .8? Is this just when they're new or for the life of the pen?

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I think it has to do with how the measure the width.

 

The Uniball .8 is the size of the ball, the line width is narrower than .8. The Pilot is the width of the line.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Really? I saw an ink comparison that lead me to believe the .8 was thicker:

 

http://artsupplycritic.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/20140618-005621.jpg

 

I need an everyday roller that is a wet writer. I tried the Office Depot brand, Foray, once and recall the .7 medium tips being quite wet and bold. I know sometimes rollerballs need to "open up" at first, but the Uniball Elites have been disappointingly narrow for a .8 line. I know the Uniball Vision are nice--they even produce slight shading, but they feel too scratchy and thin for my taste. The Uniball Vision don't write as nice as the Elite line, but they have lovely shading.

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You can see mine above, complete with fading from the sun.

 

The Sakura gels are the broadest.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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