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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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?

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

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.

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~

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.

Pretty~

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

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