My Stainless Steel Jotter Is Rattly

[Bo Bo Olson]

Must be new SS jotters, my old ones don't rattle.

 

Try a Schmidt 'cartridge' instead of Parker. Could be that Parker has changed factories and the specs are not as they once were.

[Tdot]

Must be new SS jotters, my old ones don't rattle.

I also have a very old SS Jotter BP that does not rattle. But I have felt the problem in other BPs over the years and it drives me crazy.

[Koyote]

My Parker 75 BP (same design, I would guess) did rattle like that. I gave it to my nephew, so no longer my problem.

[Bo Bo Olson]

My P-75 'jotter' does not rattle because it has a Schmidt in it.

 

I had a lot of problems with Parker BP 'cartridges' fitting it. They would not work at all.

The Parker Mechanical Pencil cartridge worked fine, and I was so glad to find that Schmidt BP cartridge worked like a Champ.

[Eudaemonic Plague]

My most recent SS Jotter has gone missing, but it never rattled. The previous SS Jotter I had, the button fell off. Made me wonder if it would be worth buying another, but I did, and this one had no problems at all. Perhaps the fact that I put a Fisher Space Pen cartridge in it is why it didn't rattle, but I don't ever recall having had one that did.

 

Weirdly, when I went to get another Jotter, I couldn't find one of any description. Ended up getting the Parker I.M., which turns out to be an excellent pen. I still want to find or replace my Jotter though; I think they're one of the most beautiful ballpoints ever made.

[adallak]

My most recent SS Jotter has gone missing, but it never rattled. The previous SS Jotter I had, the button fell off. Made me wonder if it would be worth buying another, but I did, and this one had no problems at all. Perhaps the fact that I put a Fisher Space Pen cartridge in it is why it didn't rattle, but I don't ever recall having had one that did.

 

Weirdly, when I went to get another Jotter, I couldn't find one of any description. Ended up getting the Parker I.M., which turns out to be an excellent pen. I still want to find or replace my Jotter though; I think they're one of the most beautiful ballpoints ever made.

There are tons of SS and plastic barrel ballpoint and pencil Jotters on ebay. You can buy a pen/pencil set for $10 shipped. I personally prefer plastic barrel and just like you believe the design of the Jotter is beautiful and classy!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PARKER-JOTTER-RED-BALLPOINT-PEN-MECHANICAL-PENCIL-SET-BLACK-INK-/110968353628?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d63ab35c

Edited October 31, 2012 by adallak

[joeserrone]

I know this is a very old post but thought I share one solution to rattling problems for ballpoint or gel pens, I recently purchased a Parker urban gel pen, love the pen but rattled, which gets on my nerves! I took a cotton ball and cut a very small strip which I wrapped around the tip of the cartridge, now the pen is rattle free.

 

By the way... I know this is a forum for Fountain Pens which I own and love! but sometimes... I good old fashion gel pen is great to use as well!!!

Edited November 7, 2017 by joeserrone

[Retro-user]

I’m using one of the new Jotter XL ballpoints in 2020, and I switched out the original ballpoint refill for the Parker gel refill. This Post It hack made a world of difference for the annoying refill click! I wonder if masking tape would provide similar benefit.

Edited June 6, 2020 by Retro-user