The Schneider Ray Cartridge Rollerball Pen - Any Experience?

[Drone]

Greetings. I just bought a new "Schneider Ray Cartridge Rollerball Pen" on Amazon (ASIN B07MPHQXVP) for $14.09 + Tax & Shipping here:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Schneider-187807-Rollerball-Refillable-Transparent/dp/B07MPHQXVP/

 

This pen is a German-made rollerball pen that takes standard International Size fountain pen ink cartridges. The pen can be seen at the Amazon link above.

 

Questions: Does anyone have any experience with or comments on this pen? If you own this pen, did you put a cartridge-converter in it? My copy of the pen won't arrive from Amazon for two more days.

 

The video link below explains about the Schneider Ray rollerball pen:

 

Video - Cartridge roller Ray - The ink performer

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqWfVCsWxEY

 

Below is an exploded picture of the pen:

 

Thanks for looking, David in Florida

 

[tde44x]

I have had one for a couple of years now. Use it to jot a quick note on scrap paper or when I need to use something other than a fountain pen.

Have never tried a convertor in the pen - I just refill my international short cartridges.

It has worked well but the cap has started to loosen a little (not enough to cause any drying out) and the ball has become noticeably scratchier over time. But it does what I wanted, a rollerball that I can put my choice of FP inks into.

FWIW - at the time I bought mine there were not a lot of great options that I liked. I now know that Karas Kustoms has some rollerball sections that can be used on some of their FP's (they also sell them as rollerballs to which you can fit their FP sections). Since I own and like a number of their FP's, I would have gone with one of theirs...probably will upgrade to one when/if the Schneider ever wears out.