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I buy pen kits at Rockler and a few from Penn State. They take Parker-size refills. (Yeah, the Slimlines take Cross-size refills, but let's not worry about them.) Most are ballpoint refills, but one of my personal favorites, the "Slimline Pro" comes with an unlabeled Parker-size "gel" refill:
https://www.rockler.com/slimline-pro-gel-click-pen-hardware-kit-24k-gold
I decided to order several Parker-size "premium" refills for my pens, especially the gel pens, which run out of ink more quickly than others. I decided to order some Schmidt easyFlow 9000 ballpoint refills and also some Schmidt 5888 rollerball refills. They arrived yesterday, and I learned that the easyFlow 9000 refills fit all of my Parker-size pen kits perfectly. They write well, but ...
-> To my surprise, the Schmidt 5888 rollerball refills are too long and have a larger diameter. They are NOT Parker-size.
Here are my questions:
Are "gel" and "rollerball" refills two different names for equivalent pen refill types?
-> If gel and rollerball are equivalent, then which Parker-size premium refill do you recommend for gel/rollerball?
... or ...
-> If they are not equivalent, can you recommend separate Parker-size premium refills - one for gel, one for rollerball?
Can I do anything with the 5888 refills, other than give them to someone else?
https://www.rockler.com/slimline-pro-gel-click-pen-hardware-kit-24k-gold
I decided to order several Parker-size "premium" refills for my pens, especially the gel pens, which run out of ink more quickly than others. I decided to order some Schmidt easyFlow 9000 ballpoint refills and also some Schmidt 5888 rollerball refills. They arrived yesterday, and I learned that the easyFlow 9000 refills fit all of my Parker-size pen kits perfectly. They write well, but ...
-> To my surprise, the Schmidt 5888 rollerball refills are too long and have a larger diameter. They are NOT Parker-size.
Here are my questions:
Are "gel" and "rollerball" refills two different names for equivalent pen refill types?
-> If gel and rollerball are equivalent, then which Parker-size premium refill do you recommend for gel/rollerball?
... or ...
-> If they are not equivalent, can you recommend separate Parker-size premium refills - one for gel, one for rollerball?
Can I do anything with the 5888 refills, other than give them to someone else?