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I've read about refillable rollerballs, as well as tricks to refilling the the Pilot Vpen/Varsity. So when I came across some old Pilot Hi-tecpoint V5s and V7s recently, I decided to refill one. I used an eyedropper with a really fine "needle" to fill the pen with a mixture of Pelikan turquoise and Sailor Jentle Blue.

 

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It works great so far and I really like it! Blogged about it here: http://toyingwithlight.wordpress.com/2009/...8/refilling-v5/.

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Has anyone tried the same or something similar?

Yup, Pilot V5 filled with Noodler's Hunter Green and some Pilot V Ball Grip pens filled with various inks.

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I refill the Pilot Bravos all the time. Once one is ready for a refill i am going to try platinum carbon black in it --see how that works.

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lupulcelbun Dipped Only

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I just bought a green V5.
I found it to be scratchy and the ink comes out the other side of the standard 80g/m2 paper.
I emptied the pen in the sink and put Faber-Castell TG1 Drawing Ink in it.
It writes way smoother. It no longer shows on the other side.
Even so, the instrument lacks the weight and feeling of a fountain pen, but it is OK given that the ink in it is worth half of what I paid for it.
When it breaks I will go for a V7 with my choice of ink.
I wonder how it feels with rotring...

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There in a new pilot V 7 with replaceable cartridges available now just as in fountain pens ( Atleast in India)

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