pilot, but now day i prefer to use pencil. fast and convenience.

This post has been edited by Azusa_San: Nov 6 2015, 06:44 PM

Often this is my daily carry
Me just like to look out for some of them cheaper stuffs to recommend others. So far I think the Platinum Pocheno is best for writing, loaded with 4B 0.5mm lead. Light, little wobble, just nice size and manufactured in Japan. I believe it is no more being made.

http://davesmechanicalpencils.blogspot.my/...pen-review.html

Most of Cross stuff of this era were being made in china but this multipen was made in Japan so the mech is pretty smooth and sweet.

This post has been edited by shea2812: Nov 7 2015, 08:42 PM


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Just visited their website out of curiosity. They have pretty neat drafting pencils. Do you know where to find them?

Looks nice.. where can find?

Didn't know there is another variant called eno-G. Haven't seen that before, but found a picture online:



I guess it is a matter of demand. Most people use HB and 2B, so perhaps the demand for 4B is lesser.

Anyway, that's why I'm always on the lookout when overseas... trying to find pencils or pencil leads that are hard to find locally.

This post has been edited by jchong: Nov 7 2015, 05:37 PM

Most don't even know the existence of 4B 0.5mm. I didn't. Only knew about it when I stumbled into them during one of my visits to one art shop. Now I am into pencils.... ha ha. They are so smooth that they almost rival a decent fountain pen to write with. To do em justice one need a decent pencil to carry em tho, hence my choice of Platinum Pocheno after trying a few. Platinum Oleenu is another fine candidate. Its a rear push to advance one though. 4B doesnt quite work in Kuru Toga though. The lead turning mech cant keep with the lead wear rate.

So what is your favourite pencils (mechanical I mean) so far?

This post has been edited by shea2812: Nov 10 2015, 05:16 PM

The standard Kuru Toga can be found at any stationery shop? (MPH,Popular,Kino)

And also, where can I get the Kuru Toga high grade edition or Kuru Toga Roulette. Price? Looks really awesome

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Nov 10 2015, 10:56 PM

real men use pen

I've not seen the Kuru Toga high grade edition or Kuru Toga Roulette yet in Malaysia.

I'm quite happy using the Rotring 600 and Faber-Castell alpha-matic.

After my rotring 600 died, i bought kuru toga roulette from taobao. Didnt like it as the tip feels slightly wobbly and very light
Now sticking with my graphgear 1000 also bought from taobao

Why did your Rotring die?

The paint got scratched badly, most probably due to abrasion in my pocket..
Didnt die until i accidentally dropped in on the floor tip first, tip got bent, pushed it back and now the tip feels wobbly..now using the graphgear 1000 and loving the ability to retract the tip back

I remember about the paint abrasion issue.

Sorry to hear about the bent tip after dropping. Yeah, all these mech pencils with the tip/sleeve are vulnerable if dropped and kena the tip.

I remember the tips being replaceable,
[URL=http://www.jetpens.com/Rotring-600-Drafting-Pencil-Replacement-Tip-0.5-mm-Black/pd/8653
http://]jetpens website[/URL]
But I do not know where to find them.

I like
Rotring 600
Graphgear 500
Anything by Faber Castell.

Graph 600 is decent itself, but I don't love it

Got this just now!!

Welcome to the club!

Pentel. Idk what, it's those slim kind, grey colour.

My first love traded with me. She took my Pilot and I kept her Pentel.



tragic story, then we broke up after some time, then some time later in some seminar dunno which farker borrow my pencil never give back.


Lost forever dy

Pocheno and the multipen can be purchased at Daiso SgWang

As for Oleenu I am not sure. I only got a few from Mines Daiso. Not sure whether they restock. Pocheno has a more solid feel to it.


edit
just reread
sorry you mean you want to know where can get the cross
head to winsin stationery KL branch

This post has been edited by shea2812: Nov 15 2015, 12:10 AM

Many years ago I used to use the alpha-matic. It was expensive even now. Now even more so even used.... haha. Recalling .. kinda a little heavy for my liking. Auto advance also means that you have to lift your pencil once in a while. But I suppose the solidity of german manufacture is unrivalled even to this day.