These are made by the U.S based manufacturer Monteverde and the German specialist refill manufacturing company Schmidt and Fisher Space Pens supply a pressurized Cross refill. Monteverde Alternative Cross Classic Ballpoint Pen Refills To fit the Cross push-in style fountain pen converter, unscrew the barrel of the pen and, as the name suggests, push the converter firmly into the front-end section that contains the nib. The converter is a piston fill converter; to use it, simply dip the nib into the bottle of ink and then turn the screw at the end, drawing the ink into the converter’s reservoir. The Cross Push in Style Ink Converter fits the Following Fountain Pens: They can be used to refill any 0.7mm mechanical pencil and are supplied in a tube containing 15 leads. Cross 0.9mm Lead Refills – 8402 The converter is a piston fill converter; to use it, simply dip the nib into the bottle of ink and then turn the screw at the end, drawing the ink into the converter’s reservoir. The Cross Screw-in Style Ink Converter fits the Following Fountain Pens:

The Cross mini ballpoint pen refill is a standard D1 refill that can be used in any brand of pens that take a D1 refill.

Sheaffer Rollerball Refill

These are, without a doubt, manufactured by Schmidt, and sometimes they hint at the refill’s origins in their descriptions by referring to high-quality German ink. But the difference* (not really noticeable) among those refills is nothing compared to a gel refill like the one you're referring to. Unfortunately, there aren't Cross gel refills available. Monteverde Emotions Ink Bottle (30ml) - Gratitude Magenta, Passion Burgundy, Love Red, Kindness Pink, Peace Blue, Confidence Blue, Wisdom Purple, Hope Green, Motivation Orange, Joy Sepia

Pelikan Edelstein Ink Bottles - Aquamarine, Aventurine Green, Jade Light Green, Topaz Blue, Mandarin Orange, Onyx, Olivine, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue, Smoky Quartz, Star Ruby, Tanzanite The great thing about Cross Selectip pens is that even though they have a traditional rollerball fitted, they can be swapped out for a different type of Selectip refill. These are not interchangeable, as one pushes into the front-end section of the pen and the other screws into a threaded section of the front end of the pen. Nearly all Cross manufactured products have codes that start with an 8, and nearly all Sheaffer manufactured products have codes that start with a 9. It appears that some Cross refills are rebranded as Sheaffer and not the other way round; as in the Sheaffer catalogs, the product codes start with an 8 and are appended SH.

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AT Cross bought Sheaffer in August 2014 for a cheeky little 15 million US Dollars, so it is natural that over the years, there has been some crossover in making and using refills. This can be a little confusing as Cross Select tip Jumbo ballpoint pens are designed to fit Cross Selectip rollerball pens and do not fit any Cross ballpoint pen. At the time of writing this, Cross makes three different Selectip refills, a gel rollerball, jumbo ballpoint, and a porous point fineliner.

To use a Selectip refill, follow the instructions we covered earlier for replacing a Selectip gel refill. 7.1. Cross Selectip Jumbo Ballpoint Refill Ink Colors and Tip SizesMonteverde refills use “Soft Roll Ink Technology,” a very low viscosity ink sometimes known as hybrid ink. This type of ink is very smooth flowing and glides more easily across the paper than traditional ballpoint pen inks.

The ink is supplied in bottles that contain 2fl oz/62.5ml, and there are five colors to choose from, which are: It is possible that this may be true as some companies specialize in making a product and then rebrand them for sale by other companies.

Parker Rollerball Refill

Thus IMHO I wouldn't offer these refills for a comparison. I'd only do this if I wanted to promote the gel one. Well, in fact that's what I've tried often but not all of my customers like the gel writing. Two differences I've noticed so far: the Cross brand and the PR refills react quite immediately and seem to last longer than the kits refills. They can be used to refill any 0.9mm mechanical pencil and are supplied in a tube containing 12 leads. 14. Cross Switch it 0.7mm Pencil Converter Cross Selectip gel rollerball refills use Cross Selectip technology which is just a fancy way of saying that the refill can be swapped out for a different type of Selectip refill. If you are looking for an alternative refill to use instead of the Cross Classic ballpoint pen refills, then there are a couple of options,