This can be a little confusing as Cross Select tip Jumbo ballpoint pens are designed to fit Cross Selectip rollerball pens and do not fit any Cross ballpoint pen. To fit the Cross push-in style fountain pen converter, unscrew the barrel of the pen and, as the name suggests, push the converter firmly into the front-end section that contains the nib.

The Cross Selectip gel rollerball refills are smooth writing gel ink refills with a medium tip. Its gel ink is of archival quality and is available in four ink colors.

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The Cross Switch it pencil converter is a neat little gadget that can turn a Cross ballpoint pen fitted with a Cross Classic refill into a mechanical pencil. A few years ago, members of the Fountain Pen Network suggested that the German Stationery manufacturer Pelikan make the bottled ink for Cross.

Hold the upper part of the barrel in one hand and the lower part with the other, then twist the barrel to unscrew it from the lower front section. It is not known if Sheaffer was buying them from Cross and rebranding the refills or vice versa. However, Cross now owns Sheaffer, and you can no longer buy Sheaffer C Style refills. No alternative Selectip gel, ballpoint or porous point refills are available to buy from any other manufacturer. 7. Cross Selectip Jumbo Ballpoint Pen Refills These are not interchangeable, as one pushes into the front-end section of the pen and the other screws into a threaded section of the front end of the pen. They can be used to refill any 0.9mm mechanical pencil and are supplied in a tube containing 12 leads. 14. Cross Switch it 0.7mm Pencil ConverterThe refills are all fitted to Selectip pens in exactly the same way as they are all the same size; they just contain different ink formulations and have different tips. 6. Cross Selectip Gel Rollerball Pen Refills The great thing about Cross Selectip pens is that even though they have a traditional rollerball fitted, they can be swapped out for a different type of Selectip refill.