1 Mar
2010
1 Mar
'10
5:44 a.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, Roger Pugh wrote:
I have no knowledge of this plotter, and no connection with either of
the companies I'm about to mention, but I am really very picky about the
ball point pens I use so I thought I'd throw this out in case it might
help someone. For almost all purposes I use Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine
pens in black, blue or red; and I think they are just great. For
working crossword puzzles on newspaper stock, I've become addicted to
the Pentel EnerGel 0.7mm pen. This latter one might be too coarse for a
plotter. If I were going to try and devise a plotter pen replacement,
I'm sure I'd start with the Pilot. I do think they would need to be
capped when not in use, and I don't know if that would disqualify them
or not.
Later,
Charlie C.
I'm sure someone makes little fibertip pens
for these. The ballpoint
design was too prone to drying out IMO.
Perhaps there is a ballpoint/Biro FAQ somewhere in the interweb with
tips on rejuvenating ballpoints.
MOST "dried-up"/"out of ink" ballpoint pens can be used for a bit
longer
after holding the tip briefly in the flame of a match.
Have you tried injecting more ink into one?
Howzbout cutting down a regular ballpoint refill, and sealing the cut end?