Uni Kuru Toga Roulette Model Auto Lead Rotation 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil, Silver Body (M510171P.26)

Ok, normally I have to write extended reviews to not only give praise to its features and accomplishments, but also to give a run down on all of their issues and sub par materials. This Mech, I have to say, is one fine pencil. It isn’t just a great design, it is also technically very sound and I found no bad issues whatsoever. The materials used in the build are all high end. The fittings are masterly snug. And even pulling a line with this pencil feels amazing. Holding this mech in your hand, you can feel the significant difference from how most other pencils feel. This Pencil feel high end. The grip is a hybrid of knurling and grooves. The tip is a little on the large size, but the tubular steps are brilliantly sized with the first step down being sized perfectly for those of us who tend to choke up on pencils when going in for the fine detail. The needle tip holds the lead very firm and stable. There is no excessive play in the needle that would cause flex/bowing or lead chattering. For those of you wondering what that means. When a needle has a little too much excessive play inside, the lead can slightly bounce causing a micro chattering effect you can feel. When the needle has way too much excessive play, it causes the lead to flex and bow easily breaking leads often, also causing precision issues when the lead jumps around in the needle during lay down and lift off of paper. This “UNI” mech has none of those issues. The lead spiraling function they added to always help keep the lead stay sharp by spinning, works great. And it has a small window on the grip to show that the function is working inside. The lead advancement is about 0.3 to 0.4mm per click. Making it easier to fine tune the perfect length for individuals. Now this Mech isn’t balanced, but Mechs don’t need to be balanced. Not sure why some people get caught up in feeling they need it to be. So I just go Ahead and add that on my list of check points for others. Although, it never holds weight in my reviews and should never be a deciding factor for any user, just as the erasers on Mechs should never be taken into account. I do reviews for real people, Not little children that gets upset cause they have trouble with, or replacing the erasers that they really don’t need to be using in the first place. Personally speaking, if I was to ever design my own Mechanical Pencil, it wouldn’t even have an eraser. Grow up and buy a separate eraser. Now, let’s get back to the review. This is where I normally have to leave a real complaint about how a clicker head is loose and feels like it moves around to much. But, this clicker head feels ok. Sure it has a small amount of lateral play, but far from being bad. Plus the push clutch feels nice and firm when pushing it in. And I guess I should add that it has a nice strong feeling clip on this mech, though, I will also add that a clip on a mech is another overrated addition people feel the need to care about. I have never found a time that I was glad that my mech had a nice clip. Haha. Your mech should never be slid into your pocket where it would need that clip. This is not a pen. You shouldn’t be just carrying it around like you will need to be signing your signatures with. If it needs to go with you some place, then put it in a closing pencil pouch, pencil roll, case, or something that protects it. Not just shoved in a pocket like a cheap Bic pen. All this aside... let’s finish up this review by letting me tell you that I would highly suggest buying this Mech. I seriously couldn’t really find anything wrong with it. It is easily capable of being on a list of some of the best Mechs on the market. On top of the fact that it isn’t expensive. So you have a great pencil at a great price. This is definitely one to put in your collection. It’s a 5 star Mech.

This pencil is perfect.Before I get into the full review I advise you to look at the picture I provided. Here’s the explanation on that. *For those of you that don’t know there are lead hardness grades HB is standard, and is dead center on the hardness scale. 2B is 2 grades of 8 from the softest, makes darker lines.*I never adjusted my grip for the test1) HB 0.7 (no autorotate, graphgear 1000)2) HB 0.5 (no autorotate, graphgear 1000)3) 2B 0.5 (autorotate from kurutoga)4) HB 0.5 (autorotate from kurutoga)Pick your favorite. I know mineBalance is 9/10. I have a pentel graphgear 1000 which was my favorite until now. I love the weight of the graphgear. This does not have that same weight, but it does have some. Enough to create a great counterbalance, and reduce fatigue if you tend to press hard while writing like I do.Construction 8/10- Rotring 800 sets the standard for quality construction. The bottom half (from grip down) of this pencil I would give a 10/10, but the upper sheath is plastic, they use that stupid wrap around clip for the clip, and the eraser as will all pencils of this category is garbage. The pencil doesn’t feel like it will never break, but feels like it is likely to last years which is plenty for a $10 pencil and the fact that your almost for sure going to lose it before you break it.Functionality 9.8/10- the auto rotate works like a dream lending itself to much cleaner writing, darker lines (due to finer point), and consistent lines. I also really love that they have a small hole to show that it is rotating the lead. Despite the whole being very small, I think it would achieve the same effect being a little smaller and less noticiable on your finger. The only reason it’s not 10/10 is because you do feel the writing shaft depress, and ever, ever so slightly wiggle. You’ll feel it when you initially pick up the pencil, but it isn’t noticiable after even a few minutes of writing. It causes no inconsistencies or difficulty with writing. Lead feeds well, and the pencil feels good in your hand. I do appreciate that the grip is wider than your standard bic mechanical pencil. I love my rotring, but this wins on functionality because the grip is a bit larger leading to less hand fatigue or cramping. The knurling on the grip is also quite fine which I like. It’s still plenty grippy, but doesn’t dig in at all like the graphgear or rotring can, again, particularly if you grip on the stronger side.Writing quality 11/10- literally flawless. I mentioned a few things that you could factor into writing quality, but as a whole, I don’t think it gets better than this.

i used to be convinced that stationary and stationary tools were merely a matter of cosmetics, and they wouldn't affect the writing experience. that changed when i bought the kuru toga roulette.the pencil itself is pretty light. it has a plastic body, with the only metal externals being the knurled grip, the tip, and the clip (and of course the lead pipe). Everything else is chromed plastic, which actually looks pretty nice.writing with this pencil is very smooth, easy, and convenient. the lead rotation is nice, but because the rotation speed is meant for short choppy strokes, it's a bit too slow for my liking. still, this is a really nice piece to write with.my experience with this pencil is extremely positive. i've used it every single day for the past year and it's been spectacular. the lead pipe has super tight tolerances, so you'll notice a pretty big decrease in lead breakage compared to a throwaway mechanical pencil. it's great for writing, sketching, technical drawings, and pretty much whatever you throw at it. the feel of the pencil itself is super smooth. not too heavy, not too light. since i started using the roulette, i've tried other models like the advance upgrade and the standard kuru toga, but i always come back to this one. it's always in my pencil case, and it's always reliable when i whip it out.if you're looking for an affordable drafting pencil with good construction, or you're looking for a gift for a friend, this pencil will go far.