
Honestly, this didn't take hardly any time at all. Here is a pict of the refill "out of" the dowel. Now once I have this refill "holder", easy to change out this short "D-1" refill. I don't think I spent 20 minutes on this total. It needs a spring to keep it back in the pen. That Kaweco pen refill is about 3/32 inch diameter, and starting with the smallest bit I had, and working up I made this.Īnd because you are drilling the hole for the refill, you can easily adjust the amount of relief/exposure of the pen tip there is. Cut a 1/4 inch wooden dowel to length, and drill a hole on the end. roll tape around it lots of tissue paper. And I'm thinking how can I "build something up" to fit this in a MB RB. Refill is also available in 0.8 and 1.0 mm if you like a finer point, but I think the 1.2 is the smoothest). It is a short (about 2 5/8 inches total length) ballpoint refill.

Next, I've got some nice and smooth Kaweco Soul D1 Ballpoint Pen Refill - 1.2 mm. I also want to try NCPENFAN and KYNAEILIJAE's ideas for other types of refills that would fit. I also got some EnerGel refills and they fit awesome (no die needed of course). I received a 5.5 X 0.5 die and it IS the correct size for the LeGrand. I have never had a problem using MB Royal Blue as a fill up. If you do this and find an incompatibility please note it here so others avoid the same incompatibility issues. No problem really, just throw it away and use a new cartridge. Ballpoint Pen Refill (M) Barbados Blue montblanc ballpoint pen refills Monteverde Capless Gel Ink to fit montblanc ballpoint pen refills mont blanc ball pen. Differences in pH, salt concentration, pigment type, or lubricants may cause the two inks to react and precipitate. Unless you remove the sponge and rinse out all of the ink there may be a reaction between inks of different manufacturers. Note the experience above with using ink from other manufacturers. You will note that a fully filled cartridge will last much longer than a new one purchased at the store. Montblanc Rollerball refills will not fit in Montblanc ballpoint pens, or LeGrand rollerball. The sponge will absorb the excess ink, especially if it has been dry for awhile. If you notice ink overflowing out of the breather hole wipe of the excess and let it sit upside down in an empty glass for a few hours or overnight. Make sure that if you overfill you don't do this over your 18th century persian carpet.

The excess just flows out of the breather hole near the tip. Otherwise there is no problem with over saturating the sponge.

If you are just topping up and need to use it right away, don't overfill it. You can certainly see from the length and diameter that the capacity is about 1 ml. Monteverde Soft Roll Ballpoint Refill L13 for Lamy Ballpoint Pens Compatible refill in 10 colours for Lamy ballpoints. Unfortunately, unlike an ink cartridge or piston filler with this feature, there is no ink level window. Monteverde Soft Roll Refill M14 Broad for Montblanc Ballpoint Pens Pack of 2 Broad compatible refill for Mont Blanc ballpoint pen. How much ink you add will depend on how empty the cartridge is.
