Bulletproof Gel Ink Pens

[BTJustice]

You guys remember the movie "Catch Me If You Can"? It is about Frank Abagnale, Jr. who, according to IMDb, "... successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/

 

His official website...

 

http://www.abagnale.com/

 

And the uni-ball pen he helped create...

 

"After years of recommending the uni-ball gel pen to combat check washing, Mr. Abagnale along with uni-ball has developed to his specifications the uni-ball 207."

 

http://www.abagnale.com/pens.asp

http://www.uniball-na.com/main.taf?p=2,2,3

http://www.uniball-na.com/main.taf?p=2,2,1

[BTJustice]

I forgot to mention I bought a pack of uni-ball 207s tonight at Wal-Mart. They were about $6 for a pack of 4 pens in medium 0.7mm (2 black, 1 blue, and 1 red). I wrote on a piece of paper, let the ink dry for a few minutes, and sprayed the paper liberally with hair spray. The ink didn't run at all.

[LeoUK]

compared with it, I prefer this one, it writes very very comfortable,it also has a gel in pen and mechanical pencil.0.5mm

Edited March 26, 2006 by LeoUK

[NeoTiger]

I used these pens for a while as well. I didn't even know they were meant to be waterproof/bulletproof. I just liked them for their writing properties and nice design.

 

Weird that they aren't advertised as being extra bulletproof or anything.

[BTJustice]

compared with it, I prefer this one, it writes very very comfortable,it also has a gel in pen and mechanical pencil.0.5mm

But is it bulletproof like the uni-ball 207?

[BTJustice]

I guess not.

[LeoUK]

yes it's not, but the refill of Uni-207 you mentioned is very cheap, here it is only 1 pound ($2) for 7 ones, and the pentel ergonomix can also use it, since both pentel and Uni are all made by japan~~.

Edited March 29, 2006 by LeoUK

[Centurion]

a few questions.

 

can the 207 refill fit pens that take a parker refill? perhaps there's an adapter we can buy.

 

is the 207 bulletproofness as good as Noodler's bulletproof inks?

 

uni-ball also makes the Vision Elite which states it's waterproof and fade-proof. It also makes some vague claim of being fraud proof, but it doesn't explicitly say it's checkwashing proof though. sounds like it's not quite as good as the 207.

[Betty]

The 207 does make claim that it is fraud proof on checks, but I just don't like the design. I much prefer Uni-Ball's regular gel pens like these:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/bettybl/uniball38.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/bettybl/uniball05.jpg

 

I LOVE these pens!

[Slush99]

Goodness, Betty, that's a lot of Uniballs! :blink: :blink:

[Betty]

Goodness, Betty, that's a lot of Uniballs! :blink: :blink:

Oh yeah! These are much more affordable for collecting every color than fountain pens...My collection is still missing a few colors. I just brought them one by one whenever I saw a new color. It added up quickly!

[LeoUK]

Wow,you are really the loyal fan of Japanese production~~, I guess Mitsubishi company should award you when they saw your picture~~. however, it is very costly to buy those pens in US or UK, usually, the same money you spent for 1 pen, can let you buy a dozen in China, when I am travelling in China, I found UniBall's production is just like a bic in USA.

Edited March 29, 2006 by LeoUK

[LeoUK]

a few questions.

 

can the 207 refill fit pens that take a parker refill? perhaps there's an adapter we can buy.

 

is the 207 bulletproofness as good as Noodler's bulletproof inks?

 

uni-ball also makes the Vision Elite which states it's waterproof and fade-proof. It also makes some vague claim of being fraud proof, but it doesn't explicitly say it's checkwashing proof though. sounds like it's not quite as good as the 207.

i found some pens which can use parker style refills ,can still use the gel ink refill like Uni or Pentel, however, parker ball pens can not use them at all.

but compared with those japanese gel ink, I love the Parker Gel Refills better than them, because , the parker gel refill's in is just like the roller ball's ink, but those japanese gel ink turns grey after you write.

[Flere-Imsaho]

For a bulletproof Montblanc gell pen, check out other topic.

Enjoy!

/:) Hans.

[BTJustice]

a few questions.

 

can the 207 refill fit pens that take a parker refill? perhaps there's an adapter we can buy.

 

is the 207 bulletproofness as good as Noodler's bulletproof inks?

 

uni-ball also makes the Vision Elite which states it's waterproof and fade-proof. It also makes some vague claim of being fraud proof, but it doesn't explicitly say it's checkwashing proof though. sounds like it's not quite as good as the 207.

I have Noodler's Black here. They both pass the same tests.