Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen

Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen by TheSilva on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:19AM (#44720135)

I am going to derail the conversation from the pen and into the refills.

As a left-handed that refuses to twist their hand to avoid smudging everything: what refills brands offer the best dry time to avoid black or blue smudges?

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Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen by phosfox on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:39AM (#44720261)

I'm also left-handed and I find this uni jetstream to dry pretty quickly: https://www.jetpens.com/Uni-Jetstream-Standard-Ballpoint-Pen...

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Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen by neilfrndes on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:27AM (#44720190)

I found iroshizuku inks faster drying than the other brands I've tried. Paper matters a lot too, I've experimented with many and finally settled on Rhodia.

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Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen by Telemakhos on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @05:56AM (#44721297)

I’m a fan of Parker’s iroshizuku inks too. I don’t know why, but ink from a bottle seems to end up not drying inside the pen like cartridges do.

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Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen by radicalbyte on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:27AM (#44720185)

I've tried everything under the sun and they all smudge.

Roting pencil it is.

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Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen by lou1306 on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:35AM (#44720235)

I have good memories of the Parker ones. But honestly I started using a (refillable) Pilot V5 in uni and never went back. It only really smudges if you leave the pen in the same spot for quite some time (very rare). But writing is a breeze and the black is _actually_ black.

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Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen by criddell on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @08:12AM (#44722311)

I have some Zebra SARASA dry X20 pens that dry instantly. Even if I quickly scribble a bunch of circles then immediately wipe my hand over it, the ink doesn't smear at all.

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Re:Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen by max51 on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @12:28PM (#44725356)

Zebra Sarasa are the best for avoiding smudges. Using a finer point (eg. going from 0.5mm to 0.4mm) helps a lot.

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