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Where can I get blue refill for slimline click - quickly!

Margo

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Hi pen turners
I've been asked to make a slimline fancy click pen... Which is fine... But it has to have a blue refill.
I've visited all my usual sources online, but can't find anywhere that has blue refills.

They're the short cross style but with a long plastic part at the top.
Can anyone help, in time for Father's day?!
 

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If it urgent the WHSmiths but be prepared to pay a small fortune for them as well as not as good quality as those sold by Phil at Beaufort Inks
 

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[MENTION=2240]Margo[/MENTION]

The plastic on the top of the refill will pull off.

Then get a standard cross black refill and pull the top off that and refit the plastic top from the original refill on to the new refill. :thumbs:

You can also shorten the cross refills (if you don’t mind a little bit of mess:whistling:) with a dremil cutting disk to suit the shorter refill pens. Been there done that!
 

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That might have to be the answer [MENTION=165]silver[/MENTION] - chop and hope for the best! :winking:
 

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They're the short cross style but with a long plastic part at the top.
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Not sure what is meant by 'short cross style'. The standard for ball point refills defines standard dimensions for a C1 refill that is the standard for most pens made by Cross, and as far as I know, for most 'slimline' pen kits.

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You should be able to purchase blue Cross refills at almost any stationery or office supplies store.
 

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Not sure what is meant by 'short cross style'. The standard for ball point refills defines standard dimensions for a C1 refill that is the standard for most pens made by Cross, and as far as I know ...
You should be able to purchase blue Cross refills at almost any stationery or office supplies store.

The fancy slimline click takes a shorter refill than the more common (is popular a better word?) than the 7mm slimline (which is the c1)
There's a photo on the previous page.

Typically, I think they are easy enough to get hold of ... until you really need them, then they are like hens' teeth! Story of my life :funny:
 
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