I bought two Techniclick II (PD235T) pencils lonnng ago, one for home and one for school. Two weeks ago, one of them failed to advance the lead, even after thorough cleaning. I decided to replace them (and increase my 0.5mm 2B lead supply) and was surprised to find it cheaper to order from New York (including shipping to Las Vegas) than to buy in a local store. The new pencils are PD105T, work very well, and of course the lead is top quality.

Love the pentel 20x series, feel like they should do metal versions

I’m a 2B person myself. I worked for an office supply store from 1995-2002 and we kept many grades of lead in stock as well as red and blue lead. Pentel is the best for me.

This is an amazing pencil and the price can’t be beat. I bought a .5mm .7mm and .9mm each for $5. Each one came with a block eraser and a tube of HB lead as seen here. I use 2B lead but have plenty of it on hand.

You need to use a Papermate Clearpoint with Pilot NEO X HB lead the stuff will transform it into a rocketship P205 is to good too but the best pencil is still a Quicker Clicker from Pentel without the rubber grip.

Apparently, they make a Sterling Silver pencil, I wonder how much that version costs

This video triggered my Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Instead of buying only 1 mechanical pencil, I ended up buying 3 pencils which happens to be on the list and I don't even use mechanical pencils.

These "electronic" leads could be some much darker, more graphite-rich leads that would make for more legible writing for early drum scanners/photostat machines. Computers were in use (at least in the US) in bigger companies in the early 1960s, so your great-grandfather's company probably had one (or access to some time-shared one). Or, and that is something based on my foggy memory, there was a type of punch tape/punch card reader that accepted cards/tapes with black dots instead of holes, I think these were used for like surveys or even school tests. And you used special pencils to fill in these surveys, so computer can read them. These "electronic" leads were probably used for that.

I brought it today. It feels great writing. Confortable grip. I'm happy with it.

Really annoyed me how he got a tiny knife to cut the tape cleanly then just destroyed the box anyway by slicing the plastic.

Holy shit your finger nails are revolting

What about removing and inserting lead in the graphgear 1000??

What do you like for a good mechanical pencil?

Any chance that you will ever review the Zebra M-402?

There is a mechanical pencil retailing for 9.90 *today* that I bought back in... I want to say 2013. It's the MUJI aluminum hexagonal mechanical pencil. It's been continually within my reach for over a decade now. The eraser sucks, and last year the clip broke straight off --- after a *decade* of use, mind you! Other than that, I've had no issues. It's so simple. There's no fuss. I decided I wanted to "upgrade" a couple of years ago and got myself a Pentel GraphGear 1000. Been disappointed. It feels heavy and clunky in my hand. Recently the grip section started feeling wobbly and the spinning thing for the lead indicator had become very loose. I twisted around on some bits at random and seem to have fixed it. Have no idea how that happened or why, but it made me lose even more confidence in the pencil. Also got the Pentel P205 mechanical pencil because everyone raves about it; I really don't like it. It feels too light and cheap, but also clunky, somehow? I keep coming back to my MUJI aluminum hexagonal. Why fix what ain't broken, right? Well, I guess I'll have to get another one since the clip broke 😂

Look into the Faber-Castell Grip 2001 Eraser Cap, it solves all the tip protection issues you mention here. It fits the rotring perfectly and It also doubles as a high quality eraser.

I've been itching to get a rotring 600, but their so expensive.

Wait… what was wrong with the Big Idea Design pencil??

Really good video. I did not learn how to study or take notes in school. I may have missed that day in 5th grade when that lecture was given. That subsequently had an effect when I went to college, but I was old enough to know, if not how or what kind of learner I am, but at least to know that if I didn't know something, or understand something, no amount of "studying my notes" was going to change that. I learn best from lecture with questions (often asked by others), hands on (unless it is new software), and getting things wrong. I do not memorize well, or at all. Thank you friend for the great video. You should use one of these notebooks on your other channel. I think the Otter cover would lend its self well to CoC. Also, you didn't show the rest of them.

tell me a really good pencil under 20 bucks

I also found the z grip plus, m301, and p207 at the bottom of the shelf. Strange they put the best ones where nobody would find them.

Nice thing to know that erasers dry out, who knew that erasers dried out it they are in a enclosed environment.

These Pentel pencils made from Japan🖊️

thank you so much...i was struggling on how to refill my mechanical pencil. your different ways of how to refill the mechanical pencils is very helpful!

I got a metal gripped Pentel Orenz recently. First impression, I really like it. Except I’d really like to graft a Graph Gear 500 grip on it.

Tnx

Did you know that there is a mechanical pencil from Rotring Company called Rapid Pro 0.5? It has 2 legendary characteristics, which were She was ahead of her time. The nib comes out mechanically, or the pen lengthens the nib without pressing the pen from the back - just pressing the pen while writing, the nib comes out automatically. Secondly, the Chubb feature is the nib protection feature that is present in the Zebra pencil called Dell Guard to protect the lead from broken .The strange thing is that no one ever talked about these amazing features. Even the company itself did not disclose the matter.. really strange.

Hi! Do you still have this pencil in your collection?

Thanks for this video 🩷💯‼️

The eraser cap eventually just pops off whenever and will refuse to go back on properly after some use.

Mecca for pen nerds, i loved my trip there, 26 years ago

Sharpening pencils was my favorite excuse to get out of my chair.

so glad the Rotring 600 did so well: this is a lovely mp, not my favourite but it’s still a good pencil - glad Uni kuru-toga did so well too, this was my first mp and still my favourite!:)

…ER bleedie…

I have a graph gear 500, and recently bought a Rotring 500. First impressions, I like the Pentel better than the Rotring, because of the balance and grip. It’s more comfortable in my hand.

No one from my top three is in! Mitsubishi Uni M9-552 Faber-Castell TK-Fine Vario L Pentel Graph1000 For Pro

Nice video. I was wondering what third party clip was on the Wingback Stainless Steel pencil?? Thanks

Never heard that Germans roll their rs but apparently some regions they do

Unrelated question: Bought a Nero Orenz years ago. .2 mm. When trying to refill it, the metal tip became clogged and no metal wire will free the tube. Is there any substance that will dissolve graphite? The American office claims no responsibility for the clog. They do not sell replacement tips. The other alternative is to buy a .2 mm drill bit from McMaster and try to free it that way. A .5mm is easy to clean out. .2mm not so much. Any suggestion would be helpful. The pencil is useless with graphite blocking the needle tube.

Spoke is absolutely amazing

I love the opening jazz music. Relaxing

Rotring 600 with 69 votes is NICE.

I own 5 pencils and they were all on the list. Had them all a few years and all going strong. Rotring 600, 2 x Staedtler 925 (1full metal&1plastic), Graphgear 1000 and the base Uni Kuru Toga. After watching this I'm going to buy another😁

Does the Safari have a plastic or brass clutch? (I am getting conflicting information on the web).

Kindly try Platinum pro use 241

New here, sorry being salty, but aren't half of your 2023 list more expensive than the KT Dive?

As a true American, I want to state my opinion without actually voting: My favorite is the Pentel Quicker Clicker, in .5 mm. Lately, I have been using Alvin's Draftmatic in 0.9 mm lately for work notes though (and would like to say how disappointed I am that they messed with the color and knurling of that fine pencil).

Honestly nothing beats sharp p20x for me. Balance between cost and solid build quality

Now we need to establish which is the best 2b .5 lead, my guess is uni or pentel ain

lets go my pentel gg 500 is on the list its been 6 year and its still going strong but my all time fav is tombow mono zero(not one or shaker) its dirt cheap and ergo is so good and thicc long eraser unfortunately its been discontinued but there is a newer pencil comes close monograph fine but its quite more than 3 usd for the zero