hold your pencil in a vertical position and then press the end of metallic lead sleeve repeatedly (this will retract the lead, of course), you will be able to see the pencils engine rotating, the logo printed on the engines case will move, if not, your pencil has a problem. Allerdings ist zu sagen, dass der Kuru Toga ganz hervorragend auch mit dem westlichen Schriftsystem zurechtkommt!

Somehow I expected this pen to stand out from the other pens on the shelf, but this wasn’t the case at all. It’s not a bad mechanical pencil, but unfortunately it is just not good at doing what is supposed to set it apart. Combining comfort and versatility, the Alpha Gel Switch keeps the cushy grip of the Alpha Gel pencil and boasts two writing modes. It sounds as if I was unlucky and got a sub-standard pencil …which would indicate that either the ones produced for the UK are differently to those made for Japan (I assume you imported yours from Japan) or uni / Mitsubishi has a QC problem (or better QC for products sold in Japan).When writing much larger, it’s not an issue, but for tiny, complex characters, there’s a bit of a tactile disconnect, which makes the whole thing feel less precise. In addition, with fewer strokes per rotation, the lead is sharpened half as much as the standard model.

What’s more, if you pick the pencil back up and start writing with the sharp end (versus the blunt, slanted end), the lead is likely to catch on the paper and may even break.As one of Japan's leading stationery producers, Mitsubishi Pencil continues to provide the tools and resources necessary for people to bring their ideas to life. My wife and friend have no problem activating the mechanism consistently, and there are two pencils involved with consistent results. com/blog/2018/2/28/faber-castell-tk-fine-vario-l-drafting-pencil-review You need to press very very hard for the lead to be “cushioned”. Even though I can not comment on the working of the “engine” and it’s longevity I would like to comment on your opinion. I don’t use a pencil much, but I think it’s a great thing as when I was a student I had to rotate my pencil as usually.

The idea, as with other sliding sleeve pencils, is that you can just keep writing without having to advance the lead – because the sleeve that protects the lead is sliding back further and further as you use the lead up …until you have used up the several millimetres of lead that where originally protected by the sleeve.Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. g. 3 mm will need under 3 N to break, so these numbers are quite a bit apart – at least for the Kuru Toga. The observation regarding the Masterpiece is very surprising as the Masterpiece has an even more acute point (15° vs.