I have one around somewhere with a non-standard refill and it works a charm. The Pilot BRFN refill is essentially a Parker-style refill that has had the last 1.2 cm cut off of the end. What is the difference between a refill and a cartridge? Perfect now. This may sound strange, but there’s something profoundly poignant about pen refills. When in doubt, always refer to our lists of recommended refills. Did you manage to find something? This doesn’t stop Zebra D1 refills from fitting in other brands’ pens, but it often stops other brands’ D1 refills from fitting in Zebra pens.
If you can’t find the exact same refill that your pen came with, you may be able to find a different refill of the same style that fits in your pen just as well. Another option is to create a spacer by cutting off a 5 mm long section from the back of an old refill. There isn’t a hard and fast rule for using these terms, but when we say “refill,” we are generally referring to a replaceable ink component with a built-in writing tip. This same cartridge has been in this pen for the last 20+ years and it still works. M: black, blue erasable, red, green B: black and blue (non-erasable). A.G. Spalding & Bros also uses this refill style in many of their ballpoint pens.
This refill does not suit LAMY rollerball pens that come with a cap. The Zebra F-Refill has a long thin tip and a slightly thicker, relatively short barrel.
Note: Some pens have adapters that fit onto the refill and help hold the refill in place inside the pen. This refill does not suit LAMY rollerball pens that come with a cap. A subreddit dedicated to pens! Why can’t I find a refill in the color I want?
Alternatively, you can take a regular Pilot G2 refill and cut the end down to the right length. So if you need a 9.7 cm refill, get one with a P in the model number, and if you need a 10.8 cm refill, get one without a P in the model number. Are you still struggling to identify a mysterious refill? Similarly, if your pen has a spring in the tip and that spring comes out when you remove the refill, make sure to keep that spring safe since most replacement refills don’t come with replacement springs. It's interesting how you just put something at the back and it works. If a refill isn’t included in the list for a pen, either it isn’t compatible with that pen or we haven’t thought to test it yet. I found it tends to be very wet initially, and fade rapidly. It is one of two LAMY rollerball refills—the other being the shorter M66 refill—so make sure to get the one that is right for your pen. It is used in a variety of Pilot pens including the S20 and Dr. While many pens come in a rainbow of fun colors, replacement refills are often only available in basic colors like black, blue, and red.
The tip extended and retracted without issue and writing didn't yield any of the dreaded "wiggle" we often get with retractable pens. If replacement refills for your pen aren’t available in the color you want, you may need to just buy a new pen with the color you want. The main exception to this interchangeability is with Zebra pens. If your pen needs a new refill and you aren’t sure what kind you need based on the model of the pen and its original refill, use this reference guide to compare your pen’s original refill to the most common refill styles. Official LAMY online shop for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. One option is to take the spring out of an old pen and insert it behind the standard rollerball refill. Here are some popular Japan Type refills, listed from shortest to longest. Available in four ink colours. There's nothing wrong with the M66.
It looks a bit like the Pilot Hi-Tec-C refill, but instead of a disc-shaped collar and a thin needle-point tip, the UMR-1 has a cone-shaped collar that tapers down to a conical tip. Some Japan Type refills are crimped about 2-3 cm back from the tip to create a spring stop. This is the hardest and least reliable way to find the right refill for your pen. Both the long and short refills have a four-digit model number such as 8126, but the model numbers of the short refills start with a “P” (e.g. 2.
All Lamy roller refills are awful. But if the first two methods fail, this one can often save the day.