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Normally the ballpoints use a retracting mechanism and so there is no need for a cap. Rollerballs tend to use a cap which in the main can be postable . You will notice that the Beaufort pens are all named after winds …..each has a Beaufort scale!! I would also recommend the Leveche simply because it has a very nice quality feel. Each pen kits is shaped inside to take a certain refill ie most of the ballpoint kits use either cross style mechanisms or Parker style mechanisms so a ballpoint refill won’t just replace a rollerball refill, without a lot of ferkling around. You could of course go ‘kitless’ and design your own, there are plenty on the forum who could help you there.

[QUOTE="Pierre, post: 373881, member: 1143"] Normally the ballpoints use a retracting mechanism and so there is no need for a cap. Rollerballs tend to use a cap which in the main can be postable . You will notice that the Beaufort pens are all named after winds …..each has a Beaufort scale!! I would also recommend the Leveche simply because it has a very nice quality feel. Each pen kits is shaped inside to take a certain refill ie most of the ballpoint kits use either cross style mechanisms or Parker style mechanisms so a ballpoint refill won’t just replace a rollerball refill, without a lot of ferkling around. You could of course go ‘kitless’ and design your own, there are plenty on the forum who could help you there. [/QUOTE]

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