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Uni-ball Kuru Toga Auto Lead Rotation Mechanical Pencil - 0.3 mm - Black Body

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$7.50

Uni-ball Kuru Toga Auto Lead Rotation Mechanical Pencil - 0.3 mm - Black Body - UNI M34501P.24
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Uni-ball Kuru Toga Auto Lead Rotation Mechanical Pencil - 0.3 mm - Black Body - UNI M34501P.24+Uni-ball Hi-Uni Hi-Density Pencil Lead - 0.3 mm - HB - UNI UHU03300HB
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This item: Uni-ball Kuru Toga Auto Lead Rotation Mechanical Pencil - 0.3 mm - Black Body - $7.50



Description
It's going to take a true pencil expert to understand the common pencil’s dilemma but hang in there as we try and explain. With standard mechanical pencils, as you write the pencil lead is worn down until it is a slanted surface. Each time you write you will get a different experience depending on how the pencil is rotated. This can cause multiple annoyances:

1. As you start to write you might have a sharp point, but as you continue to write the point is worn down and thus your line widths are not uniform. This can also lead to smudgy and thick lines.

2. If you pick the pencil up and happen to start writing with the tip of the angled point, it is likely to scratch or catch on the paper.

3. The different angles at which the pencil lead comes in to contact with the paper is a common cause of lead breakage.

The Kuru Toga, on the other hand, has a core rotation mechanism that continually rotates the pencil lead as you write. The lead is twisted through a spring-loaded clutch, it works by twisting incrementally every time you lift the pencil up (i.e. during printing words, etc). This allows a uniform wearing of the pencil lead so that it always remains as a pointed tip. Not only does it solve the above problems, but it also gives you an amazingly thin line. You are effectively using only 50% of the lead area that you were previously using with your old mechanical pencil. Thus, a 0.3 mm Kuru Toga will write incredibly thin lines and have less breakage than a standard 0.3 mm mechanical pencil.


Specs
Model NumberUNI M34501P.24
Shipping Weight0.60 oz
Body Color Black
Body Material Plastic
Clip Material Plastic
Clippable Yes
Design Style Auto Lead Rotation
Diameter - Grip 10.2 mm
Diameter - Max 10.6 mm
Eraser Included Yes
Grip Color Transparent Black
Grip Material Plastic
Knurled Finger Grip No
Lead Diameter 0.3 mm
Lead Grade Indicator No
Lead Sleeve Length 2.9 mm
Lead Type Graphite Lead
Length - Body 14.2 cm
Sleeve Type Fixed
Tip Material Metal
Tip Replaceable No

Reviews
1 person found this helpful
  This pencil is awesome...., October 25, 2010
By lonleyluvscake - See all my reviews
This pencil is awesome. I would recommend it. You can see your lines perfectly, there's no smudging. the only thing though is that I had to buy an eraser, cause the one on the pencil was too tiny for my tastes. other than that I say go for it! It you like to write alot this pencil is for you!
1 person found this helpful
  GOOD - helps draw straight..., May 4, 2010
By Jerseyjack88 - See all my reviews
GOOD
- helps draw straight lines and write neatly
- has a good eraser.

BAD
- it makes your hands sweat
- the grip is plastic and kind of ugly
- the lead breaks really easily
1 person found this helpful
  I like this pencil a..., December 3, 2009
By joemetry - See all my reviews
I like this pencil a lot. The mechanism works well. Usually I give 4's to utencils if there are small defects in them, but I am pleased to say that there are none in this. I would encourage people to purchase the Kuru Toga.

By the way, it writes smooth!
  This is an amazing pencil..., March 27, 2013
By jhembach - See all my reviews
This is an amazing pencil if you're into gadgets and technology, because the rotating clutch mechanism is exposed through the clear plastic of the grib and you can see it working with each contact the lead makes with the paper.

The slight edge near the bottom of the grip and the rubber o-ring there make holding it fairly comfortable, but there are also a few issues.

First, the lead breaks fairly easily. I don't know if that's generally an issue with 0.3mm lead, but it seems to require a very light touch. I also find that you can't get through very much text or drawing before having to reach for the pushbotton to advance the lead - again, maybe something that all 0.3mm pencils have in common. I don't have another one to compare it to.

Overall, a fun conversation starter of a writing instrument with a fascinating mechanical feature you won't find anywhere else.
  So, I really wanted to..., March 10, 2013
By jacobkleroux - See all my reviews
So, I really wanted to like this product and spent quite some time trying to write with it today, but I always ended up switching back to my Staedtler 925-85 Regulator drafting pencil. The kuru toga is nice, don't get me wrong, but it has some drawbacks that I found a little bit annoying. Firstly, I never really saw it reach it's ideal "surface area" and quite a few times it actually just sharpened to a slanted tip, which it is advertised to prevent. Also, I felt like despite using the same lead that I always use, the pencil sounded really scratchy when I was writing in my moleskin notebook. Lastly, the sharp point actually tore through my sheet of paper...twice! This has never happened with my other 0.3mm drafting pencils! I really wanted this pencil to be amazing, because the idea of it is amazing, but I feel as though the results would be more profound if one were to use the 0.5mm version of this pencil. If you have a light hand, or write in cursive, then this pencil might not be for you...because a certain amount of downward pressure is needed to rotate the internal mechanism completely.

I will give it another few chances but as of now I'd only give it 3 stars. Some minor improvements could make this pencil a lot better! Anyway, maybe ill post an updated review in a month or so :)