A Review Of The J. Herbin Rollerball Pen With Pictures

[Donald2]

Is it possible to wash it amd fill with another ink?

 

I don't know whether the feed inside the nib is fiber or a plastic tube. If it's a fiber feed, then I'm not sure whether or not washing it will entirely clean the old colored ink from the fiber. I haven't seen what type of feed that this particular rollerball pen has inside of it.

[Honeybadgers]

I accidentally ruined one putting noodlers BSB in it, I didn't flush it well enough between ink swaps and it completely refuses to write no matter how much ultrasonic cleaning it gets

[Donald2]

I accidentally ruined one putting noodlers BSB in it, I didn't flush it well enough between ink swaps and it completely refuses to write no matter how much ultrasonic cleaning it gets

 

Is the Noodler's Bay State Blue not good to put inside and use in this particular Herbin Rollerball pen if you only exclusively use that ink in the pen and not use any other color ink in it? The reason why I'm asking this is because I just ordered one of these pens and I plan to "exclusively" use Noodler's Bay State Blue in it?

[Honeybadgers]

 

Is the Noodler's Bay State Blue not good to put inside and use in this particular Herbin Rollerball pen if you only exclusively use that ink in the pen and not use any other color ink in it? The reason why I'm asking this is because I just ordered one of these pens and I plan to "exclusively" use Noodler's Bay State Blue in it?

 

BSB should be fine EXCLUSIVELY, but my issue was I switched from a normal ink to BSB, and thought I washed it out well enough, which was not the case.

 

BSB coagulates when it comes into contact with normal inks like blood, it's gross as hell. I believe this pen has a wick filler, so there would have been no way to get it totally clean enough for a switch to an ink like BSB. But exclusively BSB should be okay. Overall, pick an ink and only use that ink, because this pen is a nightmare to really clean thoroughly.

Edited January 26, 2018 by Honeybadgers

[Donald2]

My other question that I have is, "how do I fill this pen with BSB ink when using the Monteverde mini fountain pen ink converter in it?" Do I just securely put the converter inside the pen and fill the pen from the rollerball point by dipping the point inside the BSB ink bottle and pull on the black thingy on the monteverde converter to suck up the ink from the rollerball point into the converter? In other words, do I fill this rollerball pen up with ink the same exact way like I do any fountain pen that has a converter in it? I have never used a fountain pen converter inside a rollerball pen, so I have no clue how to fill the converter up with ink when the pen has a rollerball on it and not a regular fountain pen nib like a fountain pen does. That's why I'm asking this question here.

[Honeybadgers]

My other question that I have is, "how do I fill this pen with BSB ink when using the Monteverde mini fountain pen ink converter in it?" Do I just securely put the converter inside the pen and fill the pen from the rollerball point by dipping the point inside the BSB ink bottle and pull on the black thingy on the monteverde converter to suck up the ink from the rollerball point into the converter? In other words, do I fill this rollerball pen up with ink the same exact way like I do any fountain pen that has a converter in it? I have never used a fountain pen converter inside a rollerball pen, so I have no clue how to fill the converter up with ink when the pen has a rollerball on it and not a regular fountain pen nib like a fountain pen does. That's why I'm asking this question here.

 

You got it exactly right. Then just scribble until she chooches.

[bluebellrose]

CultPens does sell a metal version of this pen. I imagine their plasir version of it like the plasir would have less cracking then observed with the basic plastic version. although I did have to swap in my Preppy section with the plasir section as it got cracked somehow? And my preppies never had cracked sections.

Edited April 18, 2019 by bluebellrose