Lamy 2000 Rollerball Refill Trick

[nunez]

I don't know if I mentioned this before, but I discovered a simple trick for refilling Lamy 2000 rollerballs with Uniball or Pilot G2 refills:

 

1. Take the plastic end cap off the refill
2. Turn it around and drop it into the end cap of the Lamy
3. Insert refill and screw cap on

 

It's that simple. The little plastic thing is just the right size to drop into the Lamy end cap, and holds the refill in place perfectly. Now you can easily use the much better Pilot and Uniball refills, correcting the one major fault with this pen -- the Lamy refills.

 

Regards,

- SteveN

[Albinoni]

What makes the Pilot and Uniball refills better than the Lamy one, what's wrong with Lamy rollerball refills.

 

Also when you say take off plastic end cap of the refill, is that the top end ie the other opposite end of the nib

[gmax]

Thanks for the tip SteveN

 

Pilot G2 gel refills are much less slick in use than many rollerballs, but the biggest benefit in my experience is that they do not feather and bleed through in the way that rollerball ink does.

[nunez]

Yes, it's the end the opposite the nib. The little plastic cap on the end.

 

I agree the the Pilots are less slick. I like the Uniball ones better. For me, Lamy are just too inconsistent. They start out with a nice line and are smooth, but quickly get scratchy. At least both Pilot and Uniball are consistent all the way through their lifecycle. There's also the cost too. Lamy's are expensive and you can't just pop into your neighborhood office supply store and buy them.

[Albinoni]

I've actually found this with quite a lot of rollerballs, Cross included. They will all start off smooth and nice and later become bit scratchy like the ink is running out, although I haven't had much of this issue with my Montblanc 14 6 Le Grand rollerball

[httpmom]

I don't know if I mentioned this before, but I discovered a simple trick for refilling Lamy 2000 rollerballs with Uniball or Pilot G2 refills:

• Take the plastic end cap off the refill
• Turn it around and drop it into the end cap of the Lamy
• Insert refill and screw cap on

It's that simple. The little plastic thing is just the right size to drop into the Lamy end cap, and holds the refill in place perfectly. Now you can easily use the much better Pilot and Uniball refills, correcting the one major fault with this pen -- the Lamy refills.

 

Regards,

- SteveN

 

Thanks for this. I was going to get a Lamy rollerball for a gift. Now I will also give the Pilot refills.