uni-ball Kuru Toga M5-1017 Self-Sharpening Mechanical Pencil. High Grade Premium Edition with Propelling Ultra Strong Diamond Infused Leads for Technical Drawing Writing Arts & Crafts. 0.5mm

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Originally established as the Masaki Pencil Manufacturing Company in Tokyo in 1887, the Uni Mitsubishi company manufactures the famous Kuru Toga mechanical pencils. The Kuru Toga is Uni’s (Mitsubishi Pencil) family of mechanical pencils with auto-rotating lead technology. The sleeve can be fully retracted when the pencil is not being used, protecting it from getting bent or poking a hole in your pocket or pencil case.

This pencil has been around for quite some time, but it can be easy to overlook given the sheer number of mechanical pencil options that exist today. This model is also pocket-safe, unlike our previous pick, due to a retractable tip unique to the Pipe Slide version. capped: Standard mechanical pencils are retractable, but if you want to look more polished in the boardroom, Pentel makes a capped version.Pentel – Sharp Automatic: The Sharp Automatic is another pencil that probably lands somewhere in the “meh” and “whatever” zone.

It’s got a clear barrel so you can see the status of your lead, and it has a textured grip that some users will like. With most pencils, you're probably used to rotating the pencil a bit once one side of the lead gets too dull.One Wirecutter employee liked many aspects of the GraphGear 1000 they tested but found that the Kuru Toga represented “a better compromise between design and performance. At over five dollars, it’s more expensive than most of our pencil picks, but we also think it’s one of the best quality mechanical pencils out there. It's been a while since we gave the Kuru Toga some love around here, but that's going to change with the Roulette. The Uni Kuru Toga and Zebra Delguard mechanical pencils feature different mechanisms to ensure the lead lasts longer.

Pilot – Color Eno: The Color Eno are the only “colored pencils” we tested, again due to their high number of reviews. For example, the Standard Kuru Toga has a plastic grip and is slimmer than the Alpha Gel Switch, which has a rubber grip. The factors above, and the overall quality of your pencil and lead will be much more of a factor than the material of your clutch. The Advance Upgrade includes the “W Speed Engine,” sliding lead sleeve, and metal clip from its predecessor.

The standard Kuru Toga is ideal for writing complex characters with many strokes because of its higher stroke count per rotation. mm mechanical pencil (which has the same body as the Standard Kuru Toga), a pack of lead refills, and two replacement erasers.