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The Roundabout Rollerball Pen - Tides of Midas

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Indulge in a joyful writing experience that transports you back to the age of when you first put pen to paper. The Roundabout rollerball pen unites the convenience and accessibility of a ballpoint pen with the customizability of using fountain pen inks. Explore every ink colour in our universe with the Roundabout pen.

Presented in a lovely medium blue – Tides of Midas. Wash away the wretched curse of the golden touch and complete your collection with the Tides of Midas 20ml Ferritales ink.

Every Roundabout rollerball pen comes equipped with its own ink converter, ready to be filled and refilled all over again with your favourite Ferris Wheel Press Ink.

The Roundabout Rollerball Pen - Tides of Midas

The story in the details.

Notable design details:

  • King Midas implores Dionysus to free him of this golden curse and wash away his greed.
  • King Midas is notorious for his love of all things opulent, even his lakes are laden with gold coins! How many types of drachmas can you spot?
  • Our enchanted ink takes inspiration from the calming blue waves lapping over the gold, slowly washing away the curse and cleansing the greed in Midas’ heart.

Notable design motifs:

  • Unique 12-sided bollard cap inspired by memories of the merry-go-round and complete with lovely embossed typography.
  • Hexagonal grip section drawing from the nuts and bolts of Ferris Wheel Press’ history in printmaking.
  • A rollerball tip that can be used to directly draw ink from a bottle, or through the converter for smaller vessels.
  • Circular wordmark debossed into the scalloped base of the body.
The Roundabout Rollerball Pen - Tides of Midas

Materials & specifications.

  • Capping Mechanism: Air-sealed click locking cap
  • Capped length: 128mm
  • Posted Length: 128mm
  • Body: Acrylic blend with gloss finish
  • Rollerball Tip: 0.6mm fine width
  • Converter: Unfilled standard international size converter
The Roundabout Rollerball Pen - Tides of Midas

Care & use.

The Roundabout Rollerball Pen comes with an unfilled ink converter. When filling ink for the first time, please allow up to 1 day for the feeder mechanism to become fully saturated

Filling/Changing Ink Colours:

  • Unscrew the barrel from the grip mechanism.
  • Submerge the rollerball tip fully into warm water. Flush the tip by twisting/untwisting the converter mechanism until the water runs clear.
  • Allow to dry overnight.
  • Fill a new colour by submerging the black rollerball tip fully into the ink, then draw the ink into your Roundabout by twisting the converter until you've reached the top position.

Notes:

  • For heavily saturated inks and darker tones or clogged tips, you may need to soak the grip/feeder in water overnight
  • It is normal for some air bubbles to enter the converter when refilling ink
  • Best for use with non-sparkling inks

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