How to Prevent and Clear Mechanical Pencil Lead Jams

[@chinkai2madre620]

Mind = blown. Had Sir William Buthorn for 6 years and he got jammed and would not work. Our relationship ended and I felt I was seeing other pencils. It was clearly an unhealthy relationship. I was devasted and william started rusting and hanging out with other broken pencils. It was a bad crowd for him. I felt like his life was heading to the garbage. Now that have seen this video William has made a full recovery. Now I can use him where ever. I'm not ashamed to take him out in public cuz our relationship is not in a ..... jam anymore but I think we have made our.. point. 😄 so to.. draw a conclusion we have a healthy relationship and the future can be... written to our desires. Thank You,

[@nicolasbragg1630]

Carlos Muñoz nice

[@thenormaluser2015]

You deserve an applause 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lushivil7226]

I- 💀

[@donavinfernandez4893]

This is beautiful

[@lesacox7266]

I LOVE this comment!! So witty

[@cytherians]

Sometimes jams can further back in the channel that those tiny lead jam clearing rods just won't reach. I've found the perfect remedy for that -- piano wire. The thinnest come in a diameter that is smaller than 0.5mm, so you can get a segment of that and snake it through the channel. This is essential for clearing up lead dust that may have caked up in the channel, as will tend to happen with older pencils.

[@artisticsloth51]

My GraphGear 500 0.5 gets a lead jam beacause the lead breaks then it gets stuck in the tip. This stops the lead from coming out.

[@vedanthsampath1073]

do you know how to fix this? i have the same problem :/

[@Lilith2000Xx]

Artistic Sloth Same I also have a Graphgear 500 0.5mm, it has a lead stuck, and for the past year I still couldn’t get it out.. this mechanical pencil doesn’t even comes with a metal rod to take out the lead..

[@sumantdhir]

@@Lilith2000Xx use another piece of led and put it through the hole by taking out the tip.

[@jiyuuskiyuu1465]

Sumant Dhir but the lead breaks :/

[@HayaBaqir]

Same problem

[@tonipotterton8307]

Brilliant solution. Worked on a Parker that had been jammed for months. So delighted to have my trusty mechanical pencil back in action.

[@JayJay_1827]

I've had my Rotring 800 for over a year now and just recently dropped it point first onto my desk. I've been trying to figure out what was wrong for about a week now and watching your video got it fixed within the first 5 minutes. Definitely appreciate it.

[@UnknownPerson-cy4cq]

i just watched this video for like 1 min and got my pencil fixed, thank you so much!

[@Nevalti]

If the lead is jammed in tight, a clearing rod simply will not work. The solution is to use a sewing needle (a proper tool) which is MUCH tougher than the flimsy cleaning rods. The needle should be ROUGHLY THE RIGHT DIAMETER (0.5/0.7 etc) in order to keep it straight when you pass it through the tip-guide. Whilst keeping the button depressed, use the needle's notoriously sharp & hard point to gradually destroy the lead until it all shakes out as dust. When the needle will pass right though the clutch AND you can see light right through the pencil, thoroughly clean it out tapping it a few times to shake the dust free. BLOW THROUGH THE PENCIL WHILST OPENING AND CLOSING THE CLUTCH A FEW TIMES, and it should be as good as new. With a cheap pencil you have a small risk of damaging a plastic clutch but most good pencil clutches are metal.

[@mikibishop1516]

thank you. I've been here a while ago, came back just for entertainment because your presentation is so interesting. Today I'm back to clear lead from pentel sharps. thank you so much

[@eriangelino7800]

Those that come with jam clear tools are made in Japan. I love Japanese made mechanical pencils. My classic parker pencil got that mishap. Still struggling to remove the low quality lead.

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

Pentel made in Japan, no longer come with tools for clearing jams.

[@bballwatcher2224]

I believe most drafting pencils via Jetpens include clean out rods. An exception of this is the Pentel Graphgear 500.

[@diriazi]

Thank you Mr. Clutch situation. You helped me fix my Pentel P207 0.7mm pencil. It's Working AGAIN! Yay!

[@asimpforshoto9052]

A little tip here: You can use a needle to take the lead out if it gets stuck at the tip but you’ll have to be careful, It worked perfectly for me

[@emosszart]

Thank you so much!! 😭😭

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

I used safety pin, but had to file it down to smaller diameter. 0.9mm easy the 0.7mm is small

[@friedpickleeater]

Thank you I've had a mechanical pencil from high school that's been jammed for a while now

[@am-p6082]

yay - was able to clear a jam - after this Parker Silver Mechanical Pencil had sat unused for 1 year! Thanks!

[@yiguanas812]

And now my pencil is working again. Thank you for this excellent video.

[@gangaskan2255]

thanks for the input, i bought a cross pencil for 4 bucks at a flea market, going to try to clear it.

[@firstnamelastname5722]

My pentel stein is jammed like REALLY jammed and its so hard for me to get the lead out of the tip

[@jonathanjoestar478]

Ugly Jojo siwa feel that, been trying to get a lead out of a mechanical pencil since middle school, it's been months 😩

[@AnimeDR]

Thank you! You just saved my favorite mechanical pencil 😂

[@yeah3771]

Thank you. My uni Kurd toga advance got jammed and I finally have cleared it after a entire day of research. My kuru toga is my most favorite mechanical pencil. My pentel p207 also recently got jammed and I also have finally cleared it after a week.

[@Lee1567]

How ??? My tip is stucked im tired of this and just want to write

[@rebeccasands1452]

Thanks for this video. Managed to clear a jam in a cheap brand using a small safety pin. Cheers!

[@susanlsolarz8920]

My Alvin Draft/Matic is jammed. I unscrewed & removed the metal tip and I can see that I have 3 pieces of lead sticking out from the clutch. How do I clear this? I don't have a jam-clearing pin. Do I need one?

[@ClutchSituation]

Or a thin needle.

[@Triad637]

Cross pens site says use the provided jam rod, a fine needle, or a wire from a twist tie.

[@aameliawmm]

Hello! I have a Mechanical pencil from Muji which takes 0.3mm lead. My question is, should I be able to see through the whole at the tip of the pencil when I remove it? I believe there is a jam in the head because I can not manually insert 0.3mm lead into the head of the pencil even when it is detached. What do you recommend I do?

[@ClutchSituation]

Yep, probably a jam. You need a very thin metal rod to clear it.

[@pamdemonia]

Thank you so much for this video! Because of you I finally fixed my rOtring 800 which has been badly jammed for weeks! Thx thx thx.

[@naseerrawuther6942]

Excellent video. very useful. i was able to reuse my Parker Mechanical pencil. thank you. i really missed it since it was stuck for several months.steadtler leds were the best suited for parker mech pencils ie if you dont find parker leads. i have a UK made parker which is excellent, thanks again for giving a new life to my british parker. new parkers are made in india and france which unfortunately doesnt have the british quality

[@gregoryrosso8691]

Another great video.....but my staedtler pencil is still jammed. Not sure what's down there....probably too much lead. Is there a longer tool? The pin on the other side of the eraser is just way to short. Thanks for all the help!

[@ClutchSituation]

You'd have to jury rug a metal object that will fit that is longer. Really fine needles are the next step.

[@SamVidovich]

Interesting and educational. Do you have any advice on making a clearing tool at home? Would it be worth it?

[@ClutchSituation]

All you need is a metal wire that is thinner than the inner diameter of the pencil you have. As I suggest, a pin or needle would work if it is skinny enough.

[@raebutnot5229]

But like what if we don't have those kinds of pencils and the tip is jammed??

[@ClutchSituation]

Describe your pencil and I will try to help.

[@Forgivencat67]

Tech gyan not the right size lead

[@marbellacortes8909]

But how do I do it whit a papermate clear point pencil!?

[@TheTechnologyFuturist]

Get rid of the clear point. They are not of quality for the price you pay. Try to get a pencil like a uni korotoga or a zebra del guard which have brass clutches for not that much more.

[@marbellacortes8909]

@@TheTechnologyFuturist true they r expensive but they broke in 3 weeks I have a better one

[@choochoochooseyou]

Are you saying the lead chamber at the top feeds the lead ready to use? I thought it was simply a place to store leads. I've always refilled my pencils by pushing the new lead up inside the nib.

[@ClutchSituation]

It does. Give it a try. Completely empty your pencil. Place in one lead. Click until it goes through!

[@vinodvermausa9933]

Great, I watch your video and fix my mechanical pencils. Thank you

[@DrummerPunked]

where do you buy a lead jam clearer?

[@sushantbhatia9930]

thanku sir for telling metal wire.i saw it first time from your video.

[@cdwhammer]

What do you do for a clutch that will not prevent the lead from moving back into the barrel. Pentel FD43, .07. Everything else work great.

[@skandhasuhasbadrinarayan9129]

What should you do if you put too much lead into the barrel and need to get it out.

[@astraseven]

is it possible that there is a problem with the clutch, making it impossible for lead to pass at all?

[@mlmilky2006]

Hey! My lead pencil has a really bad jam where a tiny piece is stuck in the little nib, but I don't have any needles/pins that are thin and long enough to reach it? Is it a lost cause?

[@heiltotheking]

old vid so im not sure if i can get some help. But what do i do when the lead falls out? I try to write but the lead just gets pushed in loosely with any pressure at all. Extending it also makes it just slip out.

[@ClutchSituation]

That's usually really bad news. It probably means you have a clutch not fully engaging, or really heavy coating of lead dust on the clutch. If you can replace the mechanism, that is the best option. Of course, not all pencils allow that.

[@heiltotheking]

@@ClutchSituation i cleaned it, so i suppose the clutch doesn't hold. It's a Faber-Castell pencil, doesn't seem like there's replacement for parts so new pencil it is.

[@kaitlynrangel1998]

My Alvin drafmatic(?) has a small piece of lead stuck in the very end and it won’t come out. I’ve tried putting a needle in it, soaking in water, even using a air compressed to try and blow it out, and nothings worked.

[@yanakumar217]

How do I remove the lead if its stuck in the sharpener of the mechanical pencil?

[@kaousthubhtiwari2331]

Hi. I really need help with rotring 800+. Somehow the lead is jammed and it isn't clearing with any methods you described. Any idea how to clear?

[@dragonjeffrey8]

Cool! Do you have the Pentel Graph 1000? If you don't, you should get it and review it. It's a really nice pencil, especially the colored CS ones.

[@charliechen5399]

What's the difference between the CS and the original one?

[@ClutchSituation]

CS stands for "Color Series." Same pencil, just different colors.

[@charliechen5399]

Clutch Situation Okay, thanks!

[@jjh-ljn9669]

Hi I know this vids is 2 years ago but please help me i have staedtler mars micro 775 and the tip is clear. My problem is the chuck it doesn’t want anything in

[@therandomwizard188]

I have a waterman mechanical pencil 0.5 and cant seem to make it work😢

[@yeah3771]

I know this comment is old but you can take a twist tie that you can get at your local grocery store and remove the outside paper until you uncover a tiny thin rod. Or you can use a single staple. So you have to stick it in the tip of your pencil and try to push out the lead. Push as hard as you can. Once the rod goes through then take out the extra pieces of lead form the Bach of your pencil.

[@pamelacarr5368]

@@yeah3771 Thank you this worked!

[@kcrelax3330]

My pencil is jammed on the tip.

[@car0line175]

same

[@rinlumi]

@@car0line175 same

[@yamyam_sketches]

@@rinlumi same

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

you need a tool to clear. If not provided w/ pencil make one. Find wire right diameter, or use safety pin. You might need to spend 15 minutes sanding down diameter.

[@intensenoobplayz4443]

Love your channel.I bought a lid pencil according to you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍

[@arkintimbol4639]

How do i fix a faber-castell i dont have a cleaning rod or a needle please help

[@themyththelegendphilswift3201]

If you have any spare wire you can use that to clear your jam

[@Tk-4444]

Clutch Situation, I was using my Parker Jotter mechanical pencil, and their is a very nasty lead jam, if I add a refill, it never comes out, and it does not advance in pencil, I have tried everything I could and it would not fix, if you want I can submit a video for you to see the issue.

[@iamimana]

there are two pieces of lead trying to come out at the same time and are both stuck. i cant pull them out or anything.

[@ClutchSituation]

You need to try to push both out from tip to chamber, take everything out, and put just one lead in to start.

[@yguphugpbpiugdliwyhdoiw]

My micanical pencil is broken. Can you help? The problom is, the led gets stuck on the cap.

[@heiltotheking]

are you using the correct size lead?

[@1_Percent.Success]

My rotring tikky is jammed on the tip, how can i fix it?

[@hikaorin5850]

In trying to press the button but the pencil won't come out idk how to fix it..

[@geNori102]

Lol same and it contains alot of *lead*

[@n.rinaaa]

please help me make a video to clear orenznero pencil jam it really sucks to make it jam. thx

[@siddp3228]

What to do for Jotter mechanical pencil. It's seriously jammed

[@ginkiha8655]

I have multiple 0.7 sized pieces of lead in my 0.5 pencil but it's stuck onto the sides of the lead tube and I can't get it out

[@wolvesdancestudio4129]

I just got a mechanical pencil and it got jammed😂😂😂

[@plsdontcancelthecrew2thx84]

R.i.p try not to fill it up

[@xxctsxhtlnxx]

SAME

[@thenormaluser2015]

Same

[@shanzayswonderland6580]

Same

[@aryanbaviskar4127]

Watch the video you idiots

[@markv.9534]

For me the clutch just refuses to open up, and then I realised there was this tiny ring that holds it like that because it moves along with the clutch when I press on it, and when I manually hold on the ring in its original position then the clutch works fine but when reassembled the problem continues, what do I do?????

[@ClutchSituation]

I'm stumped. To help further I'd probably need a video with you illustrating the problem.

[@markv.9534]

Its fine now I've accepted my fate and got a new one, but I think I remember a small bit that fell off the pencil when I was in school, a small bit of metal that the pencil can't survive without :) it was just a cheap piece of plastic that cannot be fixed, got a stronger, more durable one, but thx anyways :)

[@iswish_41]

There is any chance you can please do a review for the Alvin Draft Matic? Thanks 👍🏼

[@ClutchSituation]

I say some nice things about it in my recent video about Drafting pencils! Check out the Channel main page...

[@lightningsingh1748]

I have a uni a-gel mechanical pencil that is severely jammed the skinny ones btw and I have not found a way to fix it please anyone help

[@ArielPaz08]

Well, that's all fine and good if you have a lead jam clearer, but what if your pencil didn't come with one? I tried a t-pin no luck...

[@ClutchSituation]

Pack of needles may have one skinny enough.

[@dementaeia]

I have a Muji 0.5mm mechanical pencil and lead is stuck in the end... My brother has a rOtring pencil with a lead jam clearer too

[@sstweed]

How do you fix jammed 2mm lead

[@ClutchSituation]

Chisel it out with a sharp pick.

[@fardos7034]

My pilot opt 0.5's kinda stuck

[@halocayrolandaverde9681]

What the fuck are the chances I click on this video to fix my mechanical pencil hasn’t worked in months and I pop it right open and lead start coming out 😂

[@rxdaily6906]

Thank you so much sir. You're a wonderful man!

[@bronwencampher5497]

WHAT if you do not have a lead jam clearer? wha if the lead is stuck in the nip itself?

[@ClutchSituation]

very thin needle

[@7867088]

thanks for video, love your enunciation which allows me catch almost all stuff you say. are you going to review Faber Castell TK Vario L?

[@ClutchSituation]

Probably not for a while. The cost for something I may not like isn't worth it to me.

[@quangha4389]

Thank you so much for your review, very much appreciated!

[@ali07ification]

Parker pens are closed mechanism and its too hard to clear jams. I can put leads on front but not from back. And if I put 2 leads form front the first lead is going to trapped in the mechanism

[@bryanz9359]

What do I do my pencil is sucking the lead back in

[@ClutchSituation]

Your clutch is probably so dusty that it is a sheer surface. Clean out the clutch with a lead jam clearer and try to tap out some of the dust.

[@MojoMicah]

I have a Pentel graphgear 1000 And there seems to be something stuck in the point holder and I've been trying to clean it for like 30 minutes now. Is there any way that I can dissolve whatever's in there?

[@ClutchSituation]

If it is pencil lead, you will not be able to "dissolve" it. It needs to be physically cleared. Have you tried a needle or pin?

[@MojoMicah]

Clutch Situation The only needle that I have that's a thin enough to fit in is a diabetic lancet, but it's only long enough to fit halfway down the tube. So I try to go the rest of the way through by pushing in a lead, but it breaks every time

[@OcEmoFreak]

I thought it was to get erasers out :( not lead jams 😔have your ever tried the pentel twist erase iii ? to me it looks so classy and it's very professional looking and high quality b

[@hypnotized6858]

I got a stainless steel scripto that has a jam at the top

[@mistydawn8722]

I have a pencil that has been jammed for a long time. There's a tiny piece of lead right in the tip of the pencil and no matter what I do, it isn't coming out. Guess I gotta buy a new one. :/

[@ClutchSituation]

You need to find a strong metal wire that is thinner than the internal diameter of the lead sleeve that won't bend and want impale you if you jam it in there. I've recovered some pretty stubborn ones with some time and effort. Maybe time and effort isn't worth it for this pencil, but if it is important to you, you may still be able to clear the jam.

[@mistydawn8722]

Clutch Situation I have tried a lot of things, and I even snapped a needle in half trying to fix the darn thing. And today I ended up breaking the pencil trying to fix it 😂😂😂 Guess I'll buy new one later, this time better quality

[@r0ma563]

Same

[@KaitsuCh]

I had a graphgear 500 it got jammed and I tried clearing the tip and hell naw didnt work tried needles and sheet , I just played with it in the end, I burnt the tip lol and also bent it then it snapped ( the metal tip)

[@dusk4735]

Ahem the eraser got stuck in the chamber what should I do

[@moone4058]

How to clear lead jammed for graphicgear 500 0.3?

[@ClutchSituation]

Find a thin enough rod to stick up in the mechanism. A thin needle? Unscrew the lead sleeve part fully and tap the end of the pencil on a hard surface.

[@danielkarun8946]

umm for mine non of the pieces are coming out

[@donuted_ace]

I just wanted to get my five pieces of led out of my chamber.. No dust. Not wrong led. Just stuck. Can't get anything out.

[@ClutchSituation]

Some jams are not recoverable.

[@donuted_ace]

Okay then, thanks though!

[@arkintimbol4639]

@@ClutchSituation does that mean i have to buy a new one?

[@ぷーんプーン-g2b]

its actually birch wood, not cherry wood :)

[@subhashiniIyer]

ぷーんプーン birch wood is white though

[@Korone-sama]

it's been awhile since your last video, and i have been waiting for new videos, BTW did you know that there is a community on Google+ for mechanical pencil lovers, i ask them to check out your channel......great video BTW, is the Mono graph worth buying....

[@ClutchSituation]

It's pretty flimsy.

[@Korone-sama]

Clutch Situation my only hope is that they make the pocket clip with a stronger material, Because i can't stand the fill of a flimsy pocket clip, i always had a thought that it's going to break anytime soon....l😭👎

[@ClutchSituation]

You will hate the Mono Graph then, I'm sad to say. It has one of the cheapest pocket clips out there.

[@Korone-sama]

Clutch Situation lol XD

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

Great, the one pencil I got doesn't have one so I am shit out of luck

[@arii-db3mp]

I need!! For papermate pencils

[@annepercival7814]

I have the opposite problem....the lead comes down, but then as soon as I try to write with it, it shoots straight back up into the channel....

[@jujuu1339]

When a plastic mechanical pencil from the dollar store jams less than a 20 dollar rOtring pencil

[@-a13x-75]

I don't think I ever got a jam.

[@hukes]

Me neither, and that's about 30 years through several mechanical pencils.

[@SalvadorDaliLama]

I just use another piece of lead to clear a lead jam. Never knew this was a problem.

[@Tejvir7]

wow how did i not realise that was for removing jams

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

I have like 6 pentel P207s now all jammed. Pentel no longer supplies cleaning tool. WTF ?

[@ClutchSituation]

Nothing personal intended, but this shouts user error to me. I don't know what your habits/maintenance are like, but if you have six jammed P200 mechanisms I feel pretty strongly that it is a "you problem." Another alternative would be that you bought them all from the same batch and it was a faulty batch. Stuff happens in manufacturing. The Orenz Nero clearly had a bad batch upon release, for example.

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

@@ClutchSituation Family of 5 we all them, my wife bought a 10 package years back. As they fail we'd use new ones. Just got them unclogged pain in the ass had to file a safety pin to reduce diameter. Why did pentel stop shipping clog tool ?! Serious Q: what maintenance do these require ? Been using these for 30 years, when they had tool I never complained.

[@rengoodfriend6823]

did not work! mono graph.

[@berbatdalyrrk]

I did not know there is such a thing

[@lesacox7266]

Great information, but lighting is horrible. Too dark to see

[@liveforus]

I put way too many leads in my pencil and now it's completely blocked

[@francinenavarro7230]

So my pencils were only jammed. Damn it I wish I didn’t broke them further.

[@QowinoMartinez]

I have a syringe shaped mechanical pencil

[@ziaaan8247]

I have a question i have a jam literally on the main tip of the pencil what would i do and a dont have the rod :(

[@ClutchSituation]

Obtain a thin needle.

[@ziaaan8247]

ok thanks

[@ziaaan8247]

and ohh my pencil is 05 so does it mean the thin needle needs to be thinner? or no or 0.5?

[@ClutchSituation]

Try to get it just right. If it's too thick it won't slide through. If it's too too thin it won't pop out obstructions.

[@notmemarcus]

Cant believe it worked!

[@fairytalearts810]

lol I’m just over here trying to fix the mechanical pencil I bought from dollar tree last week

[@RBeeZy0]

My graph gear 500’s would always jam and won’t work

[@Gabriel-ns3ov]

funny how i found this video because my lamy 2000 wouldn't unjamb, might be a common thing

[@lintea6207]

“What do you do for work” “I make videos about pens” 😂

[@ClutchSituation]

Um, no. I have a Masters degree and work as a full time educator K-12 and part time college while also doing this. This is my hobby.

[@sundayafternoons]

It broke but it was my fault, damn that lead pencil was 12 dollars