Parker Gel Refills

[Frank_ie]

+1...

 

I had purchased a Parker Gel 6-pack when it was introduced...one DOA, two soon seized up, another one works flawlessly while the last two ooze goo. That gel refill shamed Parkers' brand name.

 

Meanwhile, I had tried a no-name generic...very good; Itoya...the best; Schmidt Easyflow...good enough; Monteverdi...seized-up; then Parker Quinkflow...ball point refill and surprisingly good.

[FLZapped]

I tried the Parker Gels a couple times and they worked great for a while. However, a little dirt, lint, whatever, in the mechanism and they fail. Other makers seem not to have this problem.

[jimhughes]

Anyone know of a Parker Like refill that comes close in Line width to High Tec C or G2 in o.4, 0.35, 0.38 mm line wiodth. Maybe I missed it in the previous posts.

 

I have several Kickstarter project Hand made pens I like a lot, they all take Parker style refills and Even a fine is too wide for me. Thanks for your help and guidance, Jim

[Frank_ie]

Hi-Tec C is available in D1 type...usually fits multi-pen types.

 

D1 is easily converted into Parker style by inserting it into a bored out generic plastic Parker style refill and use a longer or double up the spring.

[jimhughes]

Frank_le: Thanks for the Info I'll give that a go. Have an awesome weekend, JIm

[Frank_ie]

I have also done that same operation for Sheaffer ball pen refills with complete success...I cut off a used refill and plugged it with a nylon rod pre-bored with a deep well for the D1 refill. The same could also be achieved by using a simple nylon rod with matching end dimension.

[shawn199]

I have used Parker Jotters with their own gel ink refills of all three colours (Red, Blue, and Black) for almost a year. Consistently the ink skips, especially over erased surfaces for some reason. Going to switch to using Visconti gel ink refills.

[Frank_ie]

I have also tried a Zebra D1 [JSB-0.5] gel refill with complete success...simply popping it into my adapter. The Zebra gel D1 lasts far longer than H-Tec C.

[Frank_ie]

I have now also tried a Uniball Jetstream D1 [0.7mm] Mediaum Black refill.

 

It's a little finer than Medium I'd expect...but works fine just like any Jetstream, intensely black, doesn't skip, doesn't blob.