Pilot Dr. Grip Mechanical Pencil Review

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[@jaycie5665]

I found a champagne pink dr.grip .5 mechanical pencil at staples as well as a silver one. They were hidden in the clearance section and were on sale for 3 dollars. I purchased the pink one. I personally think it was a great deal.

[@pagalkutta8376]

Minoriii

[@Ne1s0n64]

Just subscribed to your channel a couple days ago. I had been wondering if you had an opinion on my one-and-only fancy pencil (Dr. Grip), so what a pleasant surprise it was to see this upload! I bought my first one in late 2009 / early 2010, temporarily lost it shortly after buying it, bought another, and used them both till 2014 when I was done in university. Mine are metallic blue- and grey-coated plastic with metal clips. They've lasted me just fine, and I appreciate size of the grip. I'd like to think they've helped prevent sore hands and wrists compared to other, slimmer pencils, but I never took the time to do any side-by-side comparisons. Who honestly has time when they're frantically finishing homework and writing notes with it? The lint issue with the grip never bothered me. I just dealt with any minor debris. That said, they did live their lives in binders for the most part. Thanks having such an interesting channel!

[@kathywellerart]

HEY!! My favorite mechanical pencil gets a Clutch Situation review - yeah!! I don't like the shaker feature myself. It throws off my balance. I remove that shaker and use them without it! Thanks for the review!!

[@txgirla]

I wish you would go over how to replace the eraser/lead.

[@31leoceara]

I tweaked the shaking mechanism of my Dr. Grip so that it is a lot more silent now.

[@Nechros]

Another great review! I bought a dr. grip pen and pencil at staples awhile ago. Thought it would be cool but not impressed. I threw it in my collection an moved on. Lately I've be using the Rotring 300 and 500. Both around 10$ and both pretty decent. Their my "flavor of the month" anyway. I'm waiting for my s20 to arrive in mail.

[@Truth72500]

Michael you really want to check out the rotring 600

[@Nechros]

Ice1619 i have one of those too. the 300 and 500 are new to me thats why im using them. i need an 800 and rapid pro to finish collection

[@Truth72500]

Yea the 800 is definitely a must have to finish

[@Castleknight]

Do some pencils retract the point, so the lead doesn't get on your shirt/clothes?

[@raffaellosanti9806]

This is approved for people with arthritis. Thin, hard pencils are painful. This is comfortable.

[@raikou3436]

Is a Dr grip with a anime pattern rare?

[@loganj08]

Hello love your vids. Thanks for being you🙂

[@bballwatcher2224]

May I add a suggestion? When doing the click advance, would it help to show inconsistencies or consistencies if you advance the lead with the lead facing the ground then the air?

[@bballwatcher2224]

Source, cheap Bic pencil advancing with lead facing the bottom at 14 mm (0.5 mm lead) while advancing 10 mm (0.5 mm lead) with lead facing the top.

[@ClutchSituation]

All knock systems are gravity feed. You will never get as effective (or any) advance when holding a pencil horizontal or with the tip facing up.

[@ummrawamus]

can you please recommend which one to buy between dr. grip and uni alpha gel shaker... ive heard uni alpha gel has a softer grip than pilot dr. grip. and i really like your videos thanks

[@ClutchSituation]

The alpha gel has a softer grip. Hands down.

[@ummrawamus]

@@ClutchSituation thanks a lot.. i have ordered one on amazon : )

[@randomguy9747]

The grip is a little too big for me but I see Japanese people who have really thick middle fingers because they study so much so I guess it's made for a specific type of people.

[@graftensnopalah8852]

Random Guy what

[@benjaminhuang2879]

Can you do a review on the Alvin Draftmatic?

[@benjaminhuang2879]

At least does anyone know if the lead hardness indicator is printed or stickered on?

[@bballwatcher2224]

Benjamin Huang I think there is a review on his site.

[@bballwatcher2224]

Benjamin Huang And I assume stickered.

[@benjaminhuang2879]

i think a video review would be more informative though

[@ClutchSituation]

Benjamin, seriously man, if you keep bothering me about it, I get less and less likely to want to do it. I have an established order of reviews that I have mapped out months in advance. Please try to exercise some patience.

[@tohaalfateh822]

This is has a shaker sistem? Anybody who knows?🙇

[@sodaah]

i write 7hrs a day so i thing this is good

[@wintermillow04]

CHRIST LOVES YOU'ALL AND THANKS (:

[@gonzacher]

a "non genuine" dr. grip? I like your videos, you do an excellent job, but I highly doubt there's anyone on amazon fabricating fake dr. grips. that would be like counterfeiting a 5 dollar bill. I think amazon is safe.

[@ClutchSituation]

It really isn't Jason. Popular items, no matter how cheap, get counterfeits. A good example from EDC Jesse's Channel is the Casio F-91W watch. You can get a genuine one for 7 USD or a fake one for 3-4 USD. It is all about margins. Amazon has a long history of inadvertently selling counterfeits, even through their own products and Amazon Prime.

[@gonzacher]

Clutch Situation that's pretty wild. I mean, I understand it's about margin. (every business is) but I'm having a little trouble wrapping my head around the economics of counterfeiting an item that's going to sell for $5-$6. seems you would need to sell thousands to pinch a tiny profit. this particular product just doesn't seem counterfeit worthy. I would be absolutely floored if a fake version even exists