IPD_Mrs
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Could someone tell me the difference in the 888 and the 5888 refils? Both use a ceramic tip but one is a plastic cartridge and the other one is metal.
Mike
Mike
Schmidt Refills
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ed4copies
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Mike,
One is a plastic cartridge, the other is metal, I have heard!!
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One is a plastic cartridge, the other is metal, I have heard!!![
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IPD_Mrs
Member
Ed,
Your astute observasions astound me! [:0]
I can only hope to someday have the wisdom that you are graced with. [^]
Mike
Your astute observasions astound me! [:0]
I can only hope to someday have the wisdom that you are graced with. [^]
Mike
Rifleman1776
Member
I believe the metallic cartridge is the ceramic tip. Plastic is metal tip. But, IMHO, both write the same. And, IMHO, no other brand compares, the Schmidt is far and away the best.
IPD_Mrs
Member
Both of them are labeled ceramic. I just didn't know if there was a length, diameter or capacity difference in them. If they are basically the same then heck the 888 is half the price of the 5888. Either way I love the way they write and better yet Linda is learning to like the feel of the rollerball as well.
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Hey, I was just drinkin my beer, like a good cheesehead, when YOU wrote THIS!!!!
I spit my beer all over the room!!!
The 5888 has a much larger capacity.
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Lou,
I know you usually know of which you speak, but most of the rollerballs are only filled about 2/3 of the way anyhow.
It may have the CAPACITY, but do they actually load any more INK???
I know you usually know of which you speak, but most of the rollerballs are only filled about 2/3 of the way anyhow.
It may have the CAPACITY, but do they actually load any more INK???
IPD_Mrs
Member
Ed,
While you clean up your spewed beer please cut open one of each and report back to the forum with your findings
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Linda says that if it has a higher capacity then it stands to reason that 2/3rds of more (the higher capacity) should still be MORE! [xx(] You should find this result as you test the theory.
Mike & Linda
While you clean up your spewed beer please cut open one of each and report back to the forum with your findings![
]Linda says that if it has a higher capacity then it stands to reason that 2/3rds of more (the higher capacity) should still be MORE! [xx(] You should find this result as you test the theory.
Mike & Linda
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
1) Was Linda a math major??
2) How long did it take her to make this deduction?
3) Has she considered that the 888 has been stated to be HALF the cost of the 5888 and, no matter how you cut and slice it, there is NOT gonna be TWICE as much ink?
Just ask Linda to continue to "feel her rollerball" until she finds the one she likes. I wish you both well in this endeavor!!![][][][]
(CHEESEHEAD, huh??? You'll regret THAT remark!!)
2) How long did it take her to make this deduction?
3) Has she considered that the 888 has been stated to be HALF the cost of the 5888 and, no matter how you cut and slice it, there is NOT gonna be TWICE as much ink?
Just ask Linda to continue to "feel her rollerball" until she finds the one she likes. I wish you both well in this endeavor!!![
][][][](CHEESEHEAD, huh??? You'll regret THAT remark!!)
IPD_Mrs
Member
You finally get a winning team, I call you cheesehead and you take offense??? With a 5 and 1 record you should consider it a compliment! Or should I say geriatic cheesehead, nah, that would put you in the same category as Farve.[
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ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
It's F-A-V-R-E!!!!
Straight from LOOOOOSSEE----EEEEEE----AANNNNN-----AAAAHHHHHHHH
(for my friend, Cav).
Go back to playing with your "rollerballs"!!![:0][:0][:0][:0]
Straight from LOOOOOSSEE----EEEEEE----AANNNNN-----AAAAHHHHHHHH
(for my friend, Cav).
Go back to playing with your "rollerballs"!!![:0][:0][:0][:0]
IPD_Mrs
Member
See what happens when I'm too "busy" in other areas to look over his "shoulder" Ed.[8]
and besides FAVRE is nuttin compared to MANNING!!!!!!
Linda
and besides FAVRE is nuttin compared to MANNING!!!!!!
Linda
wdcav1952
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Actually both rollerballs write quite well. Linda is right, it takes a while to get the feel for writing with a rollerball, although it is more forgiving than the fountain pen nib. Don't worry Mike, soon she will find the correct writing angle and say "Geee, I found the SPOT!![}][
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IPD_Mrs
Member
Cav, Surely you JEST - for at your age you must be aware that as females we KNOW where the spot is ... we are simply waiting for you MEN to find that same perfect "writing angle"[}Originally posted by wdcav1952
<br /> Don't worry Mike, soon she will find the correct writing angle and say "Geee, I found the SPOT!![}
][][:0][]BTW thanks DCBluesfan for being the first and only to give a STRAIGHT answer - and to the rest of you for taking me on down the slippery slope.
Linda & Mike too
wdcav1952
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Oh, Linda, don't tempt me with the slippery slope remark!![}][}][}][][}][}][}]
Did you really expect straight answers from clowns like Ed and me????[]
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IPD_Mrs
Member
Oh but Cav - tempting is but one of my many specialties.[}][}][}][:I][}][}]
Straight answers ... no slightly curved perhaps.
Linda
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Linda
Johnathan
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Do you all know how wierd I look when I start laughing out loud at the computer screen! My wife doesn't need to think I'm any stanger than I am![][8D]
][8D]ctwxlvr
Member
It seems to me that something that has not been mentioned yet is the difference in the amount of flex between the plastic and metal ... I think it would be a matter of writing style and preference.
bjackman
Member
Anyone else ever refilled a rollerball with fountain pen ink?
Don't remember which brand, but pop off the back/end and inject with a syringe. Works pretty well for a few fills, but eventually the ball/tip does wear and feel rough. One time it just fell out.
Don't remember which brand, but pop off the back/end and inject with a syringe. Works pretty well for a few fills, but eventually the ball/tip does wear and feel rough. One time it just fell out.
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