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.

0.3 to fragile
0.5 to main stream
0.7 more hipster

at certain time 0.7 widely available and same price with 0.5 and nobody going to pinjam your lead since tak muat nak cucuk

p/s: last time I also got 0.9, to draw a line in mahjong paper/kotak/kadbod really nice but normal usage not so practical since too bold

Pilot series

Looks funky Did you experience any wobbling at all whatsoever? (sorry I'm abit particular on this aspect)

i remember it came in a set.. with matching penac pen also.. used to know the jap bos in KL

shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shake


aaaaahhhhhhhhhh

rotring tikky II

u mean the Penac? yeah, it wobbles a bit. inherent trait of a retractable i guess..

btw i saw quite a bit of love for rotring here.

mine:



only 0.35 is still with me now. 0.5 & 0.7 was stolen from me.

Yea, shaker is old school, I had it for a time but I forgot what happened to it, later bought its cheaper imitations but they never had the feel I remembered of the original.
Btw, not a real big fan of 2in1/3in1/4in1..they somewhat struck me as those free pens your insurance company will give you..though it's just me..prefer a separate pencil. They seem pricey on jetpens btw

I have been using the same Pilot Shaker since 2002.

I lost mine during college time... my teacher give it to me during primary school

tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk *writes*

Damn, my school blocked the picture, cant view it
Then how bout ur rotring tikky?

what pencil was it?

i prefer clutch..using rOtring 300 2mm Clutch Pencil since 1997, still have it and use it now

back then, at koperasi sekolah..
this cool pencil cost only 3.50..
but now.. haih..

You retarted? Know what's the meaning of "liao"? Don't anyhow use cuz it sounds like cute.

used this and never changed for many years
poorfag, no hilang/broken no change

I like old fashion way so i still use pencil, if the tip broke i take my time resharpen it back while doing that i try to figure out my existence in this ever expending universe. Time well spend

well yeah, aluminum may not offer much practical use over plastic but it still adds an air of elegance to the pencil
will stick to the 'standard quality' 2B lead common in stationery shops for now.

pensel yang teramat biasa sekali

Rotring, for lukisan kejuruteraan.

the shaker..

vote for pilot shaker...

pilot baru glamour.. among budak sekolah

Shaker.

yeah, back in those days i bought it at 3.50 too.

how much nowadays?

using the one like TS. priced around rm20-25

what liao u want liao

i like ok liao la

this:
http://davesmechanicalpencils.blogspot.com...mechanical.html

a very good 1

OK.

TS go checkout Art friend at the curve.
They got all the richfag mechanical pencil.

Hmm, thanks for pointing it out, will put in on my to do list when i get back to KL..
haha no money buy the richfag pensel wan la, just wan a 'more decent' pencil than the common ones we using now.

Wow cassete refilling..I didnt know there's such a thing... looks awesome
Hmm now think think back, when refilling our mech pencil lead, I sometimes grip the lead too hard and roll it a little, causing it to be ever so slightly thinner. haha
But, personally I'd still prefer a non-retractable one~

I lost mine!
curse that mangkuk pandan la wtf pencil aso wan steal, kecian ultrapoor fag.

guna few days then rosak?

Currently using this. Been many years

tak rosak pun..

Unicorn 0.7

mine is pensel kocok

faber castell

my mech pencils never last more than 1 year
sure got lost...i wonder why


yay i see a few rotring fan here also
lukisan kejuruteraan ftw

dunno what cap, i think got eye picture there..

i used from pmr until take spm exam

so much memories

shaker
rexgrip
pentel
parker

i'm still using the same rotring 0.35mm mechanical pencil since 2003. it's sturdy and in good condition.

my only gripe with rotring is the tip easily got broken since its not retractable....

one thing i like about the 0.35mm pencil lead, not many people are using it. so, no one bothered to songlap any from me.

mak aik mechanical pencil sampai begitu mahal sekali?

i punya rm 1.50 boleh tahan berapa tahun dah adui

lol.. ts.. i stole your mech pencil..

Yea.there's that. Pros and cons. I gamble that I will never ever drop my pencil during its lifetime

Not same feel bro tulis-menulis macam boss.
Ada yang sampai ratus ratus ringgit jugak but yang tu i pun tak tahu appreciate lagi la haha.

summore you put your name sticker there!! how dare you!

yea..but usually I'm the one doing the songlaping..so haha 0.5 mm pencil for me still~

used the pilot shaker and super grip for a long time,

but i miss using pentels...

p207, techniklik, 120 a3dx

This post has been edited by hasif63: Apr 23 2014, 05:51 PM

mine
Tombow Object

difficult to find nowadays
i like them cos its very light


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the king of all mechanical pencil, at a whopping RM6 when it first launched.. back when i was in primary 6. which was like 12 - 13 years ago?

That RM6 would have been rm12 today.

KilometricooooOooOoo

this

Wow googled it and it's more expensive than it looks! what model is this? I can't find it...got any comments regarding its handling, writing etc?

eh why this shaker macam different punya.Got more than one shaker? idkt.

I am using this. Amazing weight distribution and accuracy (because of the long sharp tip)

Life time warranty too. (claimed once)

Graf von Faber Castell

This post has been edited by Bishop: Apr 23 2014, 06:36 PM

Black Pilot shaker , above all odds.

Pretty~

Anyone know where I can get this? Rotring 600. Macam best

In case anyone is interested I have a Rotring 500 for sale here: https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3483800

Where can I find Rotring mechanical pencil these days? In b4 tesco got.

Btw, what's the name of the m. pencil?

This post has been edited by punchyzap: Jan 29 2015, 09:59 AM

Rotring. got one from stock clearance at giant.

ikea pencil anyone?

I missed my notring pencil..where to buy that?

I can help you check it out, my office just stone throw away from the curve

wow, this is a topic that i never expected to be necro-ed lol

i bought those from a stationery shop in Shah Alam, section 2 to be exact.

Pilot Rexgrip > all

Faber Castell mechanical pencil RM10.50-13.50 (green color)
durability: 2002-present

waahh, necro thread

It's the graphgear 500..much better grip than my current graphgear 600, though some ppl might find it rough.

Ah I remember this <3 good days

really??? how much here no giant

rotring 600 ada?

what the difference between rotring 500 and 600? (from user perspective, not specifications)
/k review mali

i got it for RM12.90 but don't know ori or not the body just a plastic not metal.

pilot rexgrip FTW!!

Pilot dr grip baby/mini

Small cute with the professor keychain summore

who remember this kind of pencil, the lead is put into the back to push a new lead to the front

*ayam not even sorry for crappy paint job, ayam proud of it

Back when pilot shaker was quite a luxury

keyboard > all