I had this baby for a very short while (1~2 weeks?) before I lost it!


I'm currently using this one

Pretty alright, but I do not like the grip. Seems a tad slippery but overall a nice pencil.

This blog provides some good reviews on some pencils around, but sadly I don't see any of those at my local book store or stationery shop. Most of them suffer from wobbliness anyway which is a major nono for me. My criteria on a good mech pencil are:

1. Absolutely no wobbling
2. Non-retractable
3. Non-rubber grip
4. Metal body
5. Minimalistic, no unnessesary hanky panky ( eg. marble body / gold plating / engraved picasso's signature etc)

Why a mechanical pencil?
A school staple ever since forever, mech pencils are often a forgotten but loyal companion throughout our homework, assignments, and even life deciding exams ( you probably used it to scrawl a quick calculation somewhere or write a skeleton for an essay) . We twirled it when we were bored, we bit the tip when we were thinking, and we used it to play all sorts of pencil and pen games. When recording information, a pencil and a notebook offers speed, and a certain charm over fumbling to open the note app in your phone. The unvarying width and lack of depth of lines drawn by mech pencils may disappoint the more artistic kind, but the same qualities appeal to engineers and the likes. Dig out your old mech pencil and let the nostalgia sink in. Then post your awesome pencils here! Cool pens are welcome too!

jchong says


UPDATE:
Just received my Rotring 600
I'm super excited!

The box is somewhat smaller than I expected lol.

Anyway on to my mini review.

The pencil weighs nicely in my hand. Its balance point is about at the middle. The grip is just right, much better than my old graphgear 500 which will shred your fingers. I pressed the tip down hard on a piece of paper backed by a hard surface, and shook it a little. I was slightly disappointed that the lead DOES move, albeit only a tiny bit. But I suppose some space is needed between the sleeve and lead, otherwise the lead wont advance at all! (being gripped by the sleeve itself) It is usually not noticeable unless I applied an unnatural amount of force. A quick test I had devised for myself is to write a word (my name usually) in the smallest size font I can. If the pencil is accurate, the lead will go where you want it to go and the written word will be more legible than a lesser pencil with the same lead thickness. My Rotring did pretty well. Another minor disappointment is that my pencil arrived with a 5 mm long scuff line between the hardness indicator and the rest of the pencil. Nothing serious though, just a cosmetic injury. Probably happened during shipment. The push top is nice and springy, it is impossible to accidentally advance your lead while fiddling now =D. I like the lead indicator at the top, very prominent and easy to see.

So far I have only used HB leads but I've heard that the mechanism of the Rotring 600 0.5 mm version breaks softer lead easily. This is probably hinted by the lead hardness indicator which goes to a softest of 2B.

It is a rather small pencil, and since I rotate my pencil a lot while writing, the clip sometimes get in the way. A quick adjustment in my holding style fixed it though. The fixed sleeve means that the pencil will seldom be in pockets, so I guess the only real purpose the clip serve is to prevent the pencil from rolling away and crashing into the floor. Another thing is the knurled grip will still shred your fingers if you write long and rotate often, but I will still pick it any day over a rubber grip ( I had bad experiences with rubberized grips).

Overall I would give 8.5/10 for this pencil.
And that is being harsh!

This post has been edited by Clea: Mar 12 2015, 09:23 PM

papermate, the most expensive one..that time bout nearly rm9, oldfag here

last time I got a Faber Castell mechanical pencil
RM70+
lost it after a year... 2" me butthurt

I use pages

aku suka yang lead 0.7

apa ni, post drillz and review abit la
susah gua mau gugel 'RM xx pencil cap faber castel'

PENAC SC0601

reliable as f***, served me since 2006 till now.

EDIT: oh that's retractable, so definitely not your cup of tea..

the best non-retractable i have now is the Rotring Tikky, used to play around with technical dwgs when i fell in love with them.

This post has been edited by FidelisGVR: Apr 23 2014, 11:33 AM

pilot shaker

used to have a faber castell version similar to this all metal one in the 90s.. dunno lost where liao.

i also use this liao.

0.5 mm here 0.3 mm looks pretty but it's more difficult to get the leads at my place. 0.7 mm and 0.5 mm can always 'pinjam' fren punya lead. Sure have.

I use Staedtler brand. It's volkswagen of Mechanical pencils

This

Also Rotring..I dont think its around anymore

rotring

2B pencils served me the best compared to mechanical one

Haha shaker (if you own this in the 00s masa sekolah, you are jaguh kelas lol) but now I prefer the standard rachet lead advencement over shaking, ( despite the convenience, it looks absurd and attracts attention after a while)

I saw a Rotring here! http://davesmechanicalpencils.blogspot.com...cal-pencil.html
This one looks elegant, but the lead advancement is way too crazy for me.

Wee nearlee kesah!

I use pilot shaker only.

Back when I was in middle school I bought so many of it since it cost RM5.90 only.

Now so expensive

Pilot Shaker... all time fav. Oldfag ere..

Now using Mitsubishi @ Uni 4-in-1 Jetstream.