Pilot G2 Pens
Mont Blanc is one of the brands of very expensive pens that you always see located behind glass cases. There's some renown in them in having some of the finest writing instruments in the world,
Now instructables has put together a tutorial on how to transform a G2 Pilot Pen into a $200 Mont Blanc Pen (they claim $200, I've seen Mont Blancs be available for less than $90) by replacing the Pilot G2 Refill with a Mont Blanc refill ($10 for a package of 2) and snipping off the end of the plastic cap.
Since G2s are pretty much all I use, I've got plenty of empty shells of pens lying around waiting to be refilled, so I gave it a try. It works. You don't even need to cut the end of the tip off if you're happy with not retracting the tip back in. This also works with other Pilot pens that can use the G2 gel ink refill cartridge -- such as the G6.
Comments
How does the G2 compare to writing with a "normal" pen? I've never used either the G2 or a Mont Blanc, so I don't know what I'm missing.
My preferred pen of the moment is the Pilot V Razor Point, which comes in a nice black extra-fine.
Posted by: bp | April 17, 2006 01:23 PM
The G2 and the Mont Blanc feel more smooth than a regular ballpoint pen.
The Pilot V's always felt a little too much like a marker than a pen for my taste.
Posted by: Michael Huang | April 17, 2006 09:50 PM