Omas 360 Rollerball Refills

[Kaffenes]

Does anyone know of any other refill that fits Omas 360 rollerball and ballpoint pens? I like a more vibrant blue than Omas offers.

 

Thank you.

 

Evan

[twincityskyline]

Does anyone know of any other refill that fits Omas 360 rollerball and ballpoint pens? I like a more vibrant blue than Omas offers.

 

Thank you.

 

Evan

 

You can use standard schmidt rollerball refills - just need to take a razor blade and slice off about a quarter inch of the plastic. Just put the refill next to your genuine Omas refill and you'll figure it out! Good luck and happy writing! --Chris

[Kaffenes]

Does anyone know of any other refill that fits Omas 360 rollerball and ballpoint pens? I like a more vibrant blue than Omas offers.

 

Thank you.

 

Evan

 

You can use standard schmidt rollerball refills - just need to take a razor blade and slice off about a quarter inch of the plastic. Just put the refill next to your genuine Omas refill and you'll figure it out! Good luck and happy writing! --Chris

 

Many thanks Chris.

I have since figured out that Parker style refill will also work if you add a toothpick or wooden match stick at the end to brace the refill.

Have a great day.

Edited June 1, 2009 by Kaffenes

[twincityskyline]

I'll have to try the "matchstick" MacGuyver trick sometime with some of the Parker refills I have lying around! I checked my Omas 360 (Wild) today at the office and it's a Schmidt 8126 long capless refill that I use with about 3/16 of an inch shaved off the black plastic near the tip. Just need to make a circular cut and then then plastic pretty much pops off. Gotta get creative when you've got a pen you love but when Omas refills generally seem to retail for about $9 a pop!

[twincityskyline]

Evan - So you got me thinking :hmm1: about these $9 Omas refills last night and I had a minor brainstorm - why not just refill the cartridges rather than replacing? Kind of like refilling printer cartridges. It's usually a liquid-based ink inside the steel tube anyway (a fiber baffle or something serves as a wick and the ball prevents it from leaking out). I had a couple of Omas 360 empty refills sitting around and........ drum roll... works like a champ! Just pop the end off the tube (I used a small pliers), use an eyedropper and fill 'er up! I filled one with Private Reserve blue-back and another with Visconti black.

 

Be green! Recycle your rollerball refills! (Kinda makes me wish I hadn't thrown away all those refills in the past... :bonk:)

[Kaffenes]

Evan - So you got me thinking :hmm1: about these $9 Omas refills last night and I had a minor brainstorm - why not just refill the cartridges rather than replacing? Kind of like refilling printer cartridges. It's usually a liquid-based ink inside the steel tube anyway (a fiber baffle or something serves as a wick and the ball prevents it from leaking out). I had a couple of Omas 360 empty refills sitting around and........ drum roll... works like a champ! Just pop the end off the tube (I used a small pliers), use an eyedropper and fill 'er up! I filled one with Private Reserve blue-back and another with Visconti black.

 

Be green! Recycle your rollerball refills! (Kinda makes me wish I hadn't thrown away all those refills in the past... :bonk:)

Brilliant!!! I never gave it a thought. I will try with my favorite Private Reserve ink, Tropical Blue. Thank you Thank you.

[mge01park]

Thanks twincityskyline, I'm a bit late to the party but grateful to FPN and this thread as the popping off of the plastic tip on the Omas 360 refill works beautifully, amazing idea. I put MB Mystery Black and it's nice. BTW, these refills are now $11 and they were never really as good as Schmidt or Levenger and they're not discounted either. I have lousy performers also in blue, red and green.

[arkiemark]

I've searched and searched and finally found this thread about an OMAS 360 rollerball refill (standard size- not for the magnum or the mezzo).

 

Twincityskyline (back in 2009) was right- the Schmidt 8126 Long cap-less refill absolutely fits. Although I've found that you can shave the plastic "hood" near the rollerball tip with a razor rather than the back end which sits inside the blind cap for bracing. After removing that "hood", it's a perfect match in length.

Edited April 16, 2016 by arkiemark

[mge01park]

Thanks for the recommendation to salvage my black 360 oversized rollerball and burgundy 360 large RB. I was re-filling Omas refills with FP ink with so-so results. I sought of ignored the Schmidt P8126 long capless refills (thread here) which do allow a clean slice off of a portion of the black plastic piece at the bottom of the barrel. I used an X-Acto knife. I now found them in a broad tip which is P8120 which should arrive today. They’re a perfect fit. Sorry to post years later but I achieved all this yesterday 1/11/22. 😊✅🙏