Ultimately, it does not matter who makes their ink or nibs as long as it is of the quality that you associate with Cross’s products. 12. Cross Ink Converters 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 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,

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. Hold the upper part of the barrel in one hand and the lower part with the other, then twist the barrel to unscrew it from the lower front section.The Cross Selectip gel rollerball refills are smooth writing gel ink refills with a medium tip. Its gel ink is of archival quality and is available in four ink colors. Cross-fountain pen ink is not harmful to pens and can be used in any fountain pen with an ink convertor fitted that enables bottled ink. No alternative Selectip gel, ballpoint or porous point refills are available to buy from any other manufacturer. 7. Cross Selectip Jumbo Ballpoint Pen Refills

Cross Selectip refills will also fit older Sheaffer pens that used to use the same refill known as the Sheaffer C Style refill. If your favourite pen has run out of ink, it's time for a pen refill. With less waste, it's a more eco-friendly and cost-effective solution to replacing your pen completely. 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. 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. 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 ConverterThe 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: Monteverde makes a medium and broad alternative refill for Cross ballpoint pens. It is a metal refill with a color-coded screw-threaded plastic adapter that screws into the barrel of the ballpoint in exactly the same way that genuine Cross refills do. 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. It is not known if Sheaffer was buying them from Cross and rebranding the refills or vice versa. However, Cross now owns Sheaffer, and you can no longer buy Sheaffer C Style refills.

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. 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 RefillsMade specifically to fit Cross pens that take the classic refill, this pressurized refill by fisher gives you all the benefits of writing with a space pen. Cross-bottled fountain pen ink is a watered-based archival ink highly regarded by many fountain pen users. Simply remove the cap of the pen, unscrew the Classic refill, insert the Switch It refill and replace the cap.

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.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 Sizes If you like fineliners then the Selectip porous point refill is ideal because, as the name suggests, it has a traditional fineliner-style fibre tip. 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: At the time of writing this, Cross makes three different Selectip refills, a gel rollerball, jumbo ballpoint, and a porous point fineliner.