Pilot Gel G2 refills

[surlysimon]

G2 Refils fit in nearly all the Rotring Rollerballs

[Thornton]

I've used a little plastic tube snippet that I cut off of another refill as a shim, and it worked fine. Reusable, too.

 

I've done this with my Lamy Studio rollerball and it works well. I used gel pens almost exclusively before I switched to FP's. I think Pilot G-2 refills are the best on the market.

[HerosNSuch]

any idea on a good way to extend it?

 

 

Paraffin?

Epoxy?

CA glue?

 

Or just a piece of crumpled tissue/paper.

i've tried putting a short spring at the end of a Montblanc barrel as well and that works too.

 

Well if you wanted to do things the easy way... :embarrassed_smile:

[tm3]

thanks for the suggestions. i'll be modding my MB this week.

 

here is some more info on compatibility

 

http://edcforums.com/index.php?topic=2983.0

[Solomander]

After reading this thread I kludged something together that makes a Parker Gel refill work inside of MB rollerball. I cut a 5/8" piece off of the end of a Papermate stick pen and put that in the blind cap of the MB rollerball. The insert still slid around, so I took a 1/2" piece of the ink tube from the stick pen and slid it over the lower part of the gel refill. That got the refill in position without any play. Pretty cool, because this MB has been laying around for 10 years because I hate rollerballs.

 

Joel

[AndyHayes]

I must admit that I am a bit lost as to why someone would want their MB to write like a Pilot G2. If one wants a pen that writes like a Pilot G2 why not buy a Pilot G2? It will be much less of an investment and will matter less if lost. Surely the clever money is on fitting a G2 with an MB refill. You then have a cheap pen that writes like an MB and only you know

[tt32003]

I must admit that I am a bit lost as to why someone would want their MB to write like a Pilot G2. If one wants a pen that writes like a Pilot G2 why not buy a Pilot G2? It will be much less of an investment and will matter less if lost. Surely the clever money is on fitting a G2 with an MB refill. You then have a cheap pen that writes like an MB and only you know

 

Many here feel that the G2 writes better than a MB rollerball.

And it's much cheaper too.

Maybe the MB fineliner gives a better writing experience but the rolloerball refil is just the same as any other rollerball.

And the MB ballpoint refil is a total disappointment.

[irony]

'Delta' Rollerball pens can take a Pilot G2 refill as well.

[tm3]

I must admit that I am a bit lost as to why someone would want their MB to write like a Pilot G2. If one wants a pen that writes like a Pilot G2 why not buy a Pilot G2? It will be much less of an investment and will matter less if lost. Surely the clever money is on fitting a G2 with an MB refill. You then have a cheap pen that writes like an MB and only you know

 

 

for me

 

1 g2 refill writes better

 

2 g2 is less money

 

3 g2 lasts much longer

 

MB looks better. hmm, better to look good or write good?

[ApplemanIINotActive]

 

I use the mini G2's and cut down an old tube from an empty G2 to get the right fit.

In my pen case I have a set of the mini refills, 1 spacer and one waterman or what ever holder you are using for a pen. The mini's come in 8 colors so what ever mood I am in that day that is the refill I pull out to put in my pen.

Easier than changing ink in my fountain pen lol.

In the pen turning section there is a mini G2 pen that was made.

 

 

[ApplemanIINotActive]

Pilot G2 refills also fit Aurora rollerball pens. They do NOT fit Parker or Sheaffer rollerball pens.

I have a G2 refill in my Sheaffer Balance rollerball, and it fits alright.

I have a signo refill in my Sheaffer and works fine as well.

[Pen Nut]

Just a 'thank you' to Andy for the G2 refills which he so kindly offered in this thread.

 

Now then....how can I get them to fit in my various rollerballs without to much butchering!

 

Thanks again Andy

[Doug Add]

Kind of late to this thread, but I have the G2 in the aforementioned Waterman Phileas, a Waterman Carene, and a Namiki Impressions.

 

The Phileas can be picked up just about anywhere. The Impressions, which is a gorgeous pen, is no longer in production and much harder to find.

 

The Carene is a heavier pen with a tapered section, so that may not work for some. Mine is amber shimmer which is quite lovely.

 

Like others, I think the G2 is the best refill available.

[BearsPaw]

The Pilot Execugel is a nice thin pen that takes G2 inserts. I also have a "Foray Focus" (I think they sell it at Staples or Office Max) that it fits in, although it's a little tight.

[tsaget]

Sorry for bumping this thread up but just want to confirm, the Pilot G2 Gel refill and the Uniball Signo 207 refill fits ALL WATERMAN ROLLERBALL? As in I can use the Pilot G2 and Signo 207 refills to refill all the waterman rollerballs?

[HMA Kieran]

Again a late comment to this thread, but the G2 will fit and work in a Parker Vector but make sure that you take out the little colour button from the end of the G2 Refill first or else it will get stuck in the bottom of the Parker Vector barrel ..... well stuck.....

[two2tone]

Works fine in my Omas rollerball as well.

 

Twotone

 

[emerson]

The G2 is also interchangable with ITOYA.

 

-- D.

 

 

 

Does anyone know what other manufacturers pens the Pilot Gel G2 inserts fit? My wife likes the way they write, but not the way the pen looks, she wants something nicer.

 

Thanks,

 

Adrian

 

[elysee]

I must admit that I am a bit lost as to why someone would want their MB to write like a Pilot G2. If one wants a pen that writes like a Pilot G2 why not buy a Pilot G2? It will be much less of an investment and will matter less if lost. Surely the clever money is on fitting a G2 with an MB refill. You then have a cheap pen that writes like an MB and only you know

 

The G2 rollerball refill, especially the bold point refill, writes far BETTER than the Montblanc rollerball refill! The G2 colors are bold, the ball is smooth, and the ink is nicely wet. The Montblanc rollerball refill does not compare! Putting an EXCELLENT refill such as the G2 in a favorite rollerball greatly improves one's enjoyment of a pen.

Edited August 30, 2009 by elysee

[elysee]

Does anyone know what other manufacturers pens the Pilot Gel G2 inserts fit? My wife likes the way they write, but not the way the pen looks, she wants something nicer.

 

I use the Pilot G2 broad blue refill in my Waterman Rhapsody rollerball pens as well as my Elysee rollerball pens. I alternate between the Pilot G2 broad blue refill and the Cross gel ink blue rollerball refill (modified with a little tape) for my Montblanc Noblesse rollerball pens. The Waterman and Montblanc rollerball refills cannot compare to the Pilot G2 refill!!