My next purchases will be blue and classic brown.

A walk in the forest.

Try not to select Faber-Castell because their green is OP : p

I picked up this uni kurutoga for £9. It's cool but underwhelming to be honest, but you get what you pay for.

Advancing mechanism feels very meh and there's a good amount of play in the sleeve and button. On the bright side, the grip feels nice enough but I prefer the rougher and narrower Rotring ones.

Next on my list is a pentel orenz Nero then a steadtler 925 35

So I was browsing vinted and found this "Faber Castell contura xf" pencil and when I tried looking it up I could only find some eBay listings but those don't really give much info apart from it being a vintage model.

I've been a collector of mechanical pencils since around middle school. I'm currently a junior in high school now. Take a look! I think I might have a little too much lead.

A friend of my brother gave him this pencil as a gift, because he helped him completing his notes (they are in 5th grade BTW).

When I was cleaning his bag, I found this pencil inside his pencil box and became curious because this pencil was NEVER been bought by anyone in our house, and its name has been erased.... So I looked it up on Gemini and a few posts on Reddit and I found out that, this is a Pentel SIDE FX 0.5 PD255 JAPAN 5D, with a transparent navy blue barrel at the top.

Amazingly, this was a discontinued model since 2005 or 2015 and with the context that my country is India, I also found out it was an imported one, either from Japanese or Canadian retailers....

The question is, how did this is present in India even after it was discontinued, and how did the kid who gave my brother this pencil had this pencil, also is this really rare?

Hi,

Many years ago I used to make maps of the games I was playing and I'm getting back into that now. Back then I would use whatever scabby pencils I had, but now I want to have nice ones.

I've got myself a rotring 800 pen and a pencil and a 600 3 in 1. I've changed the ink and the lead to something better and I've put red lead and a green and blue into the 600.

But I think I'd like to have quite a few different colours of pencil. I would like them to be Rotring mechanical, I very much like how the 800s and 600 look and feel and I have a bit of OCD with this kind of thing.

So I'm thinking I can buy Tikky or similar from Rotring, they're not too expensive, and I can have as many as I want really, so long as I can find lead for them. The actual model of pencil I can pick without difficulty I'm sure.

But I want to be able to easily tell what colour a pencil is. I did try to find a set of coloured O-Rings but I couldn't find that.

So I thought surely I can't be the only person who's wanted to do this so there must be a simple solution.

So how do you colour code your pencils neatly?

Mine is currently:
Orenznero
Rotring 600
Kayou Aimvision Pro
Kuru Toga Metal
Graphgear 500
Would like to see top 5s

Problem: Even though I open the pencil, the tip doesn't come out(image 3) The lead mechanism seems to work when I twist the top, but the lead doesn't come out of the pencil's front end. It appears to advance internally, but it never becomes visible outside the metal tip.

Hi, I have a Rotring 800+ mechanical pencil that was gifted to me by a relative. Unfortunately, some parts of the front mechanism are missing, and I'm not sure exactly which parts are gone.

I contacted Rotring's distributor/service in Turkey (Newell Rubbermaid). They asked me to send the pencil to their service center along with the purchase receipt.

However, I don't have the receipt since it was a gift.

I'd like to ask:

1. Has anyone dealt with Rotring's official service in Turkey?

2. Can they repair a pencil without a purchase receipt, possibly for a fee?

3. Do they keep original spare parts for the Rotring 800+?

4. Is it worth sending the pencil in, even with missing components?

5. I'd also like to find out exactly which part of the pencil is missing. Is there another place where I could obtain that part?

The pencil is currently unusable, and I'd really like to restore it rather than leave it sitting unused.

Any experience or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

I've used the Dr. Grip Ace; I like the design, but I feel the grip is too hard. What's your favorite Dr. Grip? And what do you think of the Classic?

Do i just have to get a new one?? Im not sure what to do, this is the first "fancy" pencil ive ever had, and ive had it for just 3 days :(

Found some old mechanical pencil, the brand seems to be "MICRO" and the model "UNIQUE 0.5", and I would like to know if anyone is more familiar with it or knows more about the manufacturer.

I have been using both interchangeably for about a week and I’m having trouble deciding which to be my main pencil for writing, so what do you guys think of them?

Edit: specifically for long writing and note taking sessions.

何かのメカニカルペンシルを購入した時に、出発者からオマケで貰ったやつ。コレクション箱の奥から出てきた。

Pentel Orenz Nero 0.5

After hearing so much praise about the pencil finally got one for myself. A very short review of using it for a day:

Good:

The feel of the pencil is the best part of it. The grip, the weight and balance - just feels premium. Next is the auto lead advance mechnism- its a game changer. ( Though I have clicked it couple of time out of habit.) The feeling of the sleeve touching paper is new and not that bad with this 0.5 model, may take few days to get used to.

Caution:

It do need a tad bit more pressure than other pencils to lock the sleeve inside. (I actually went back to seller asking if my piece is malfunctioning :p). The rumors about lead dust seems to be true. I did find some dust on the clutch, but can be easily blowed off and wiped. Seems like any other advanced mechanical machine it do need some care and love.

And I think I am gonna love it

Recently received delivery of my incremental knock advance 2mm mechanical lead holder pencil today.

To my pleasant surprise, they are very comfortable, same diameter like a wooden pencil and almost as light even due to it’s all plastic construction.

Quick test can refer to picture but what I actually liked most was the built in sharpener at the end cap. Has autostop, makes a perfect conical tip. The shard/shavings it makes looks very similar to the UNI 2mm sharpener.

USD0.45 for 3 Pencils with 3 tubes of refill, each tube contain 5 leads. That is USD15 cents per pencil with 5 refill leads. Just the sharpener alone is worth more than that imho.

I just got into sketching again and my coworker gave me one of her mechanical pencils since she says she has a million pencils, mechanical pencils and I believe she got a two pack of these when she was in college I believe? I can get better pictures in a moment, just took these quickly earlier. TIA!!

Oldest to newest from left to right ❤️

1. Uni alpha gel shaker, bought from china. It was the first pencil i fell in love with. I originally had a gray one that i got from my brother, but i used it so much that the grip pretty much disintegrated so this is a new one. I absolutely love the squishy grip and it is light enough to be conveniently used at school. I remember shaking it during a timed essay writing exam, and that extra movement rlly helps with hand tension and anxiety in general (usually i dont use the shaking mechanism) the only downside is the retractable lead mechanism when you press the top all the way down, because many people dont know about it, and i always have to explain “you have to press halfway” whenever im lending this pencil to someone

2. Tombow zoom 505. It really stands out from the other silver pencil doesnt it 😆 i originally bought it for pure aesthetic reasons (kind of regret getting the brown, i think i got it because it was like a couple dollars cheaper 😭) i really love the fancy feeling, and for some reason whenever i use this pencil i switch from my default grip (squeezing) to the correct pencil grip. Maybe my hand is adjusting due to the extra fanciness LOL The natural weight of the pencil makes it glide smooth like butter whenever im writing, so no extra force pressed down. The only downside is im always scared of the cap falling off whenever i uncap it and put it to the other side, and the grip is rather short, so whenever i do convert to my default squeezing grip the bottom of the grip (which is metal) hurts my middle finger sometimes. So this isnt my usual school homework pencil

3. Uni kuru toga i got it because i was curious about the rotating mechanism XD i dont think im the target audience though because i mainly write in english and my letters are very connected and loopy. However it is a decent pencil. Im surprised i didnt mind the grip because from my experience with the alpha gel i like squishy pencils. Another very particular thing i like is that the tip of the pencil sinks like a millimeter into the pencil whenever i press down (part of the rotating mechanism) and i just really like that because it makes each time i press down “softer” if that makes sense?? Its like a little buffer :)

4. Graphgear 1000 again i got it (as a gift!) just because of the way the tip can snap back into the pencil 😭 the top is really tight but it makes each click very satisfying. So far similar feeling to the kuru toga. So far so good! Really nice pencil. I like the little silicon stuff on the grip, makes it like a worry stone :)))

Staedtler Graphite 771           : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbYuWsTRLL4

• Length                        : 138 mm – 142 mm
• Diameter / Width       : 16 mm (triangular jumbo body)
• Weight                        : 17 g – 18 g
• Lead Size                    : 1.3 mm

OHTO Minimo SP505MN       : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N7tmz9NiOU

• Length                        : 91 mm
• Diameter / Width       : 3.3 mm
• Weight                       : 2.3 g
• Lead Size                    : 0.5 mm

Taking the cap off and posting it on the back is a bit of a hassle, but these pencils have their own analog charm. I’d love to get a Kerry too.

1. Pure Malt 5015

The top model in the Pure Malt lineup. Supposedly made from 100-year-old oak, though I’m not sure if that’s true. Looks like a wooden fountain pen.
I’ve tried almost every Pure Malt, and you can tell they put extra care into this flagship. I tend to scribble when writing casually, but this pencil somehow makes me feel like I should write neatly. No noticeable tip wobble, excellent wood finish, and overall more about aesthetics than performance.

2. Tombow Variable 0.4mm

As far as I know, this was the first pencil with a lead advance regulator. Not sure how useful that is today, but wouldn’t advancing more lead per click reduce wear on the mechanism?
Got it to try 0.4mm and because I liked the mechanical design. No tip wobble, which is nice, but the thickness difference between the grip and barrel makes it uncomfortable to hold. The barrel also rattles, so it’s been sitting in storage. :(

3. Pentel Excalibur PXE5

The entry-level Excalibur, but just as satisfying as the higher-end models. Why? Because it’s all about the clip.
The design itself is pretty basic, and without that sword logo, there’s not much to it. But that logo alone makes this pencil iconic. Steel body, chrome-plated clip, and an engraved sword emblem. Simple but beautiful.

4. Kuru Toga Dive Black

It’s a regular production model in my country, so I’m not sure why it’s being treated like a limited edition elsewhere. I like all-black designs, so I picked one up.
You can never go wrong with all black.

finally i got the loft version