Lamy M63 (Capped) Vs M66 (Capless) Rollerball Refills.

[FlatCactus]

Hi guys and girls,

 

I'm going to America at the end of March and I am a little apprehensive bringing my fountain pens along with me. I have traveled with them before and I've decided that I don't want to bring spare ink with me.

 

Conveniently this means I've got the perfect opportunity to try a Lamy rollerball pen. The only thing I'm having trouble with is deciding if I should get a capless or capped pen, and thus refill - which in this case is going to be the heart of the pen.

 

So, ordinary M63 capped refill or should I go for one the capless M66 rollers?

 

 

Thanks,

 

John

[dapv]

Well, I guess this depends on which model refill holder you like best.

[FlatCactus]

I gather that you're implying that both refills are as good as each other?

[dapv]

I'm more of ballpoint guy given its convenience and un-fussiness, but that doesn't mean the BP refill is better than the RB refill. Also, say you want a Lamy Swift, then you're gonna get a RB refill. Or, get both.

[FlatCactus]

I like the way you think dapv but I don't think I can justify both. I'm thinking of going a safari or an al-star. A swift i definitely on the distant horizon though.

 

 

 

I should have made my question clearer in the original post. I'm wondering about how the writing experience compares between the M63 and M66 - regardless of the bodies they come in.

[andybiotic]

I have no experience with the M63 but I have been using the M66 in a swift for quite a few months now, it is very smooth (even on bad paper) and I highly recommend it.

 

It really doesn't dry out, I have once left it unused for over a week and it starts right away!

Edited March 2, 2012 by andybiotic

[dapv]

Unless it's an exceptionally bad RB refill, I would thing a RB beats a BP for silky smoothness every time. And, then there's gel. The Parker BP and Gel refills are interchangeable in the pen same body.

 

While the rollerball will perform similarly to a FP, generally speaking, the RB will be far more costly than a BP because the BP refill will write a much longer distance than BP.

 

The Lamy Swift is pretty cool, but I cannot attest to it's comfort in the hand while writing. Also, the Lamy RB refill is very generous and thus not easy for me to use as I tend to write small.