Replacement For Cross Slim Rolling Ball Refill

[seanb]

So I have a Cross Click that I really like (it hangs from my ID badge at work and I use it constantly). Everything about it is perfect for me except...

 

I HATE the ink cartridge! It writes pretty smoothly and the color and whatnot is nice, but it spits and sputters constantly and the Cross "Slim Gel Ink Rolling Ball Refill" (#8910) only comes in a medium (0.7mm) tip.

 

What I'm searching for is a compatible refill that is similar to a Pilot V5 rollerball or maybe a uni-ball 207 micro/ultra-micro refill. The V5RT refills are a tad too and a little too long (I could cut them off, though). I read somewhere that the uni-ball 207 refills are supposed to interchange with the Cross Selectip refills (#8523, etc) but I haven't found anything for the slim roller cart.

 

Finding this cartridge would turn a pen I want to love into a pen I REALLY love, hehe. Thanks!

[lovemy51]

click on this thread and see the posts between Chthulhu and me:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/245556-cross-ballpoint-pens/?p=2761553

 

[seanb]

Thanks! I've replied in the other thread, but I guess I'll reply here as well:

 

Which Sheaffer refill fits the Click? I'm excited about the possibility of not having spent 20-something bucks on a pen that I'll never use (even though I suppose that's a small amount to spend to a lot of the people on FPN...)

[Chthulhu]

As I said in the other thread, the standard Sheaffer "K" ballpoint refill. Not the "T" Parker-type refill which fits some of their newer pens.

[seanb]

Thanks!

 

Hmm... their cross-reference chart shows that some pens can use the rollerball/fine line refills as well as the 'K' style ballpoints. I'm generally not a huge fan of ballpoints or gels. Honestly, I'd be ecstatic if I could make a Pilot or Uniball roller refill fit in there. After my fine nib Platinum FP, the Pilot V5 is probably my favorite writer (too bad they don't make a more substantial body that uses the same ball/feed mechanism).

[Chthulhu]

When I started looking for a substitute, I also tried the Pilot and Uni refills I had on hand, as well as standard ISO sized rollerball refills, and every one was too fat to fit into the barrel. There may be other refills that can be made to fit, but I didn't find any locally.

[lovemy51]

I wanted to try the Zebra refill with an adapter... i'll report later.

[Chthulhu]

I wanted to try the Zebra refill with an adapter... i'll report later.

 

The one Zebra refill I had wouldn't fit into the barrel.

[lovemy51]

 

The one Zebra refill I had wouldn't fit into the barrel.

mine works... you'll need and extra spring -not the whole spring, I cut one to 12mm. and of course, the extra piece of plastic tubing.

 

pix:

 

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n419/peterpaul_rguez/P9040223_zps387513f6.jpg

[lovemy51]

I forgot to mention that it's the refill that fits in the zebra expandable

 

http://officesupplygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Zebra-Expandz-Expandable-Ball-Point-Pen.jpg

[Chthulhu]

That would be an F refill: http://www.zebrapen.com/products/pen/f-refill-0?c=252

 

I'll have to look for bold blue ones. :-)

[lovemy51]

I dunno... mine doesn't have the metal casing.

 

edited: just went back to the site and checked the refill for the expandable and it only shows the casing one...??!!

Edited September 4, 2013 by lovemy51

[Chthulhu]

That's what I did. I had a non-working one in a crusty F-301, and it does, indeed, fit. I used the same extender as for the Fisher refill, and the small bit of tubing I'd had over the tip end of the Sheaffer refill, and it was a perfect fit. Now I just need to buy one that works. :-)

[Ted F]

For years I've had a Cross Selectip Rolling Ball pen (very simple looking) and I thought I had a second Selectip which I don't use but looks the same as the one I've been using. The other week I bought a couple of cartridges for the Selectip and tried to put one in the spare pen but it didn't fit. The tip is too big to go in. What model is this pen. Does it use the cartridge for the 'Spire'?

Edited September 5, 2013 by Ted F

[lovemy51]

welcome , Ted.

 

interesting... http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n419/peterpaul_rguez/scratch-head03-idea-animated-animation-smiley-emoticon-000416-large.gif

 

can you show us a pic of both pens?

[Chthulhu]

For years I've had a Cross Selectip Rolling Ball pen (very simple looking) and I thought I had a second Selectip which I don't use but looks the same as the one I've been using. The other week I bought a couple of cartridges for the Selectip and tried to put one in the spare pen but it didn't fit. The tip is too big to go in. What model is this pen. Does it use the cartridge for the 'Spire'?

If I understand correctly, the Click does use the same refill as the Spire and Classic Century rollers. The Selctip refill is simply larger.

[Ted F]

Lovemy51:

 

Below is a photo showing the two Cross rolling-ball pens side-by-side. The one on the left can use the Selectip cartridge; the one on the right requires a smaller rolling ball. Notice the right one: the metal tip is different (more tapered) and the hole is smaller. As I used the pen over the years I never noticed the difference and never looked at the refill. I threw the last one away years ago and kept using the one on the left.

 

 

Edited September 7, 2013 by Ted F

[Chthulhu]

It would be worth the relatively small price of the "Slim" refill to give it a try ...

[Ted F]

I tried the Slim today. Got one at Office Depot. It does not work.

[Chthulhu]

I tried the Slim today. Got one at Office Depot. It does not work.

In what way does it not work? Too thin, too fat, too short, too long ... ?