Lanbitou Pocket Rocket With International Ink Cartridge

[civil]

Sorry if I made anyone think the above tittle is a pen currently available.

(Unless someone happens to know that it is, that would be great news).

 

This is more of a wish than anything else. I own a couple of Lambitou Pocket pens, and at least one of them is very smooth, the other is ok. They would be ideal little pens if it wasn't for the annoying mini bladder that holds almost no ink!

 

A Lambitou pocket pen with an international ink cartridge would be essentially a Kaweco Liliput clone. Sorry to those who hate chinese clones, I think that would be a dream chinese pen (at current price levels at least).

 

I wonder if the Shangai company reads these forums . . . .

Edited March 20, 2015 by civil

[inotrym]

I would love to see this too.

 

In the meanwhile I would be ok if I could find a safe way to turn this pen into an eyedropper.

Given the pen's price I don't really care about corrosion, but the idea of a permanent ink all over my stuff....

[civil]

Should be doable with silicone grease, not sure whether a ring would fit such a small pen. Why not experiment with safe ink first, see how it turns out?

[civil]

In the meanwhile I would be ok if I could find a safe way to turn this pen into an eyedropper.

Given the pen's price I don't really care about corrosion, but the idea of a permanent ink all over my stuff....

I saw an sbrebrown review where he mentions using Teflon spray for just that purpose, so there you go.

[inotrym]

Might give it a go with some Quink Washable Blue. But TBH, I am almost sure it will be a tragedy. The pen body itself is not all that well made. I can alter its shape by squeezing it with my bare hands.

[ParkerNutter]

A little off topic, but only slighty...

 

I just recieved my Lanbitou black "pocket rocket" from an eBay seller in China yesterday.

 

No sign of the all chrome version, but they are selling the black ones again.

 

May be limited stock, but there are some out there.

 

Plus the Lanbitou Space Pen is also listed.

 

I agree, the main limit in the small ink bladder.

 

But the nib on mine is smooth as silk.

[civil]

A little off topic, but only slighty...

 

Not by much, the intent of the topic is to stir the pot, maybe someone will come up with something as a result of enough discussion about this subject.