Happy to see another list of beautiful pencils! I was able to know the existence of IJ instruments thanks to you! Thank you so much for informing us great pencils!
I’ve enjoyed poking around your channel as I’ve found myself using a pencil again for the first time in a couple decades. Kuru togas are hard to give up but I bought a ballpoint 600 and boy does that shape feel satisfying. I used to LOVE the SumoGrip, QuickerClicker, and Dr Grip stuff. Honorable mention to a Sanford Spike I had in elementary school that was just incredible for 4th grader tactile skills. The Tombow Zoom always felt like a precision tool when i was younger. Thanks for the content. Currently cycling between a mono graph and kurutoga roulette. The Kerry is fun too.
For someone that likes extra features as much as you do, I'm impressed by how consistently the Pentel 200 line has appeared on your Top Mechpens list. That's huge credit to them, for sure. I really like the basic Sharp -too, for larger lead gauges; for smaller ones (0,5 and 0,3) I'm loving the GraphGear 500.- for everything. The Sharp 0.5 fits my hand better than the GraphGear, and so does the Orenz 0.3 (basically a Sharp in form factor and handling).
I love all your videos! I’m on the make for a Rapid Pro. Can I make a request in your top list vids? Can you lay down the reviewed pencil to the left of the list so we can see them for length, side by side comparison, etc?
think it’s perfectly ok for your list not to change much from last year: my collection of mechanical pencils is gradually expanding!: have Pentel Orenz 0.2mm on the way, mine doesn’t have all the bulky knurled grip stuff but am looking forward to it!; my favourite is still the Mitsubishi uni m5-452 with the black plastic grip unscrewed as I prefer the appearance and hold it further back anyway, close second place goes to my lovely Pentel p205 - thanks for introducing me to this:)
shock, horror: I’m a retired teacher too!, so you can lose the ‘this is how I speak to the general public’ speak, ‘cos it’s lost on me:); to update you on the current state of my mp collection, which is pretty much all down to you: favourite is still my Mitsubishi uni kuru-toga 0.5mm HB leads - have just bought a kuru-toga roulette, so we’ll see how that works out; also liking my Pentel p200 series, love my Rotring 600, love my alarmingly expanding series of Pentel Kerry’s(5 so far!), really like my Staedtler 925 35 0.3mm pencil in navy and really love my Pentel graphgear 500 0.3mm: think that’s pretty much it - please keep posting:)
I have used a Pentel Twist Erase 0.5 for perhaps 15 years? (time flys!) The lead feed has never failed and the large twist out non-abrasive eraser works well and lasts through nearly any project. It has been the ideal working pencil. It does everything well. Once I started using mine, I never reached for my more fancy ones. Cheers.
Picked up a spoke 4 after watching this video and love it! Do you know if the Alvin Draft Line and Blick Essentials Mechanical Pencil use the same internals as the Sharp? They all look very similar
I love the Spoke Design pencils but really really wish they had a clip. Whenever I travel with them, they roll all over which then damages the lead sleeve.
Great video, Michael! Fantastic assortment of mechanical pencils. I'm glad you've made a point of including lesser known brands like IJ Instruments. Btw... your voice has an uncanny similarity to Adam Savage (Mythbusters fame). Might you do a Pencil Mythbusters video at some point? 😉😄
LOL. Great suggestion. And I'll take that suggestion as a compliment! What is a "myth" we could do? NASA criticized the Soviets heavily for sending pencils to space instead of pens because of graphite dust. That would be a tough one for me to test! The other classic is getting stabbed by a pencil is "dangerous," but we encounter two problems: 1) modern pencil leads are graphite and clay, not lead, 2) I'm not stabbing myself for you. ;P
I've been using a P203 for 15 years... whenever I try a new one, I always end up going back to the P203. The other one I like is the Kuru Toga Advance for writing. Many of these others I haven't gotten on with, too imprecise, or too wobbly...
The Wingback's clip was on the pencil when I received it. Do you mean the Modern Fuel 2.0m which has the attached black clip? That came later as my buddy DJ continued to purchase Modern Fuel products for himself. They sent him a bunch of clips, I think.
@@ClutchSituation interesting, mine did not come with a clip. I wonder if they stopped making them since you obtained yours, I only bought mine a couple of months back
That clip on the wingback is a fisher space pen bullet clip. They have said it will fit (with some pressure). I’ve tried it, and it does work, however it did scratch up my steel pen
Kerry could easily be your No1 for your needs. I use pencils more for drawing,however Kerry is the one I always have on me,to keep notes,shopping lists etc . Its precision is even better than Graphgear models,which results to beautiful handwriting!
Titanium will develop a layer of titanium oxide on top over time, that’s why it looks different. Same as copper. That oxidation layer actually protects the metal underneath
What do you think about the Ohto ms01? Ive been looking at it for a while now and I don't know if it is worth it. Second, if you have, is there any mechanical pencil in this top that is better than the previously mentioned mechanical pencil?
I love the Spoke 6 design, together with Spoke 4. But shipping method Spoke uses is way too expensive for EU (about $70 for shipping vs $45 for pencil). Any idea how to get the pencils from Spoke in EU?
Don‘t let you get fooled of mispronouncing Rotring. As a German I can confirm your way of saying it to be perfectly fine. One would understand it even in a complete sentence of speaking German this way. Just as a funfact: we have german dialects using the rolling R natively like some areas in Siegerland and in Vogtland. So, you are doing great. Please continue your great talking about pencils. Thanks for having you.
I noticed that several of these are so-called drafting pencils while others are more general use. I tend to write two-to-three pages at a time in pencil (all text, some boxes and arrows) when working on a project then transfer things over to my computer. Would you provide the same rankings for the pencils listed in the video if the intention is to write text and not create graphics or diagrams? For example, I have a Staedtler 925 25-13 with a knurled grip and while it feels fine during the first page of writing, by the time I finish page two or three the sides of my fingers are irritated. I would love your input, or maybe this would make a good separate video? Thanks for all you do to educate about mechanical pencils!
It is so individualized that a video ranking for a particular purpose would feel disingenuous to me. Can you define your irritation? Does it feel like the pencil is "biting" into or "scratching" your fingers? You don't NEED a drafting sleeve, correct?
@@ClutchSituation Thanks for your reply - I’m a fairly aggressive writer, trying to keep my writing up with my thoughts. As a result I grip the pencil pretty tightly and deal with a lot of broken lead (which is why I always go with .07 and .09 lead). No, I suppose I don’t need a drafting sleeve. Do you have any recommendations?
I think the Pentel Sharp 200 series are the best mechanical pencils overall. For me the price is very important and unless the pencil is going to write or draw for you, I dont see a reason to buy a mechanical pencils over $100. The Rotring 600 is the most comfortable MP for me but its not that much of a difference to a Pentel Sharp which is also great to right with.
For me the Pentel Sharp is a baseline, and a pretty darn high bar to clear. The only pencil I like distinctly better is the GraphGear 500, because of its balance point, and even then mostly for smaller lead gauges. Then again, I don't have many mechpens, so take my words with a bit of skepticism.
I have the army green 600 it's gorgeous...The red ring and writing on the barrel give just enough pop. I also have the 0.2 orenz and I don't think it's working like it's meant to. doesn't seem to advance the lead on its own. maybe because I have 2b lead in it and it's designed to work with HB?
Do you have a standard benchmark for clutch slip resistance pressure? What pressure do you think is sufficient? I've tested a few vintage pencils and the clutch can't even hold 1/2-lb or 0.25-kg of pressure before the lead slides back in. My favorite so far can resist over 1kg or 2-lb of pressure.
You said Modern Fuel and Wingback are expensive and IJ instruments' price is pretty reasonable, but when I checked the actual price, it seems that IJ instruments pencil is more expensive for the same material. Of course, that doesn't mean you're wrong, just because there are different types of mechanical pencils. And it was very interesting because there are many different aspects to the list that are common on the Internet.
My current top 10 1 Blick Premier 2 Zebra M701 3 Twsbi Precision 4 Pilot S20 5 Pro Use 171 6 Pentel Technica-X 7 Uni Shift 8 Uni Kuru Toga Advance 9 Lamy Econ 10 Zebra M402
I have been trying to find this out myself. In the 2022 version he said the spoke 6 does not have any lasering on the barrel to indicate lead size, so I believe it's a spoke 4 shown at the top there.
@@Cortesevasive lol Thank God,the barcode print on the Staedtler 780c, is meant to rub off with normal use! It only lasted some days on mine. By the way, the 666 all barcodes have always on,is there for us to realise the age of Antichrιςτ when that comes, to avoid his system thus,his worldwidw dictatorship and inhuman rules. That era,is NOW. Corona (virus) means "crown of a King"Guess who is their king...
What ! Blick Premier Mechanical Pencil ... but you "love" a knurled grib... but the grip on these are very slippery... very smooth. I had to sell my set without even using the 0.7. _ I only used the 0.5 mm but it had no grib, on the grib. I realy do not understand that you can have it on your list. (I feel just about the same about the Orenz with metal grib... I do not think the grib does it). BTW: Your Rotring is still not correct. . Do not roll the "R", but drag it out. ... listen to this guy saying Rotring th-cam.com/video/XnTaB-MD8yE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=kYkWftmfExPCtmqk&t=80
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Happy to see another list of beautiful pencils! I was able to know the existence of IJ instruments thanks to you! Thank you so much for informing us great pencils!
thanks for sharing us ur collection, so much fun watching ur videos
I’ve enjoyed poking around your channel as I’ve found myself using a pencil again for the first time in a couple decades. Kuru togas are hard to give up but I bought a ballpoint 600 and boy does that shape feel satisfying. I used to LOVE the SumoGrip, QuickerClicker, and Dr Grip stuff. Honorable mention to a Sanford Spike I had in elementary school that was just incredible for 4th grader tactile skills. The Tombow Zoom always felt like a precision tool when i was younger. Thanks for the content.
Currently cycling between a mono graph and kurutoga roulette. The Kerry is fun too.
Update: can’t put down my rotring 800+!
For someone that likes extra features as much as you do, I'm impressed by how consistently the Pentel 200 line has appeared on your Top Mechpens list. That's huge credit to them, for sure.
I really like the basic Sharp -too, for larger lead gauges; for smaller ones (0,5 and 0,3) I'm loving the GraphGear 500.- for everything. The Sharp 0.5 fits my hand better than the GraphGear, and so does the Orenz 0.3 (basically a Sharp in form factor and handling).
Love your videos, wish we had more channels like yours. I do need to point out that this was probably the first time I heard 'very dark black' tho 🤣
I love all your videos! I’m on the make for a Rapid Pro. Can I make a request in your top list vids? Can you lay down the reviewed pencil to the left of the list so we can see them for length, side by side comparison, etc?
Interesting list. Some I disagree with, but that OK, and probably expected. Some I'll have to check out. Thanks
It is ok to disagree. :D I really appreciate that you did so respectfully!
think it’s perfectly ok for your list not to change much from last year: my collection of mechanical pencils is gradually expanding!: have Pentel Orenz 0.2mm on the way, mine doesn’t have all the bulky knurled grip stuff but am looking forward to it!; my favourite is still the Mitsubishi uni m5-452 with the black plastic grip unscrewed as I prefer the appearance and hold it further back anyway, close second place goes to my lovely Pentel p205 - thanks for introducing me to this:)
Thanks for the update! It is ok for any of us to like what we like!
shock, horror: I’m a retired teacher too!, so you can lose the ‘this is how I speak to the general public’ speak, ‘cos it’s lost on me:); to update you on the current state of my mp collection, which is pretty much all down to you: favourite is still my Mitsubishi uni kuru-toga 0.5mm HB leads - have just bought a kuru-toga roulette, so we’ll see how that works out; also liking my Pentel p200 series, love my Rotring 600, love my alarmingly expanding series of Pentel Kerry’s(5 so far!), really like my Staedtler 925 35 0.3mm pencil in navy and really love my Pentel graphgear 500 0.3mm: think that’s pretty much it - please keep posting:)
I have used a Pentel Twist Erase 0.5 for perhaps 15 years? (time flys!) The lead feed has never failed and the large twist out non-abrasive eraser works well and lasts through nearly any project. It has been the ideal working pencil. It does everything well. Once I started using mine, I never reached for my more fancy ones. Cheers.
How many eraser refills have you gone through?
Wow thanks for introducing me to Spoke Design pencil. Hope I can a red Aluminum model 5 or model 4 soon!
Definitely won't regret it, I've had my titanium spoke 4 for almost 5 years now!
Picked up a spoke 4 after watching this video and love it! Do you know if the Alvin Draft Line and Blick Essentials Mechanical Pencil use the same internals as the Sharp? They all look very similar
I love the Spoke Design pencils but really really wish they had a clip. Whenever I travel with them, they roll all over which then damages the lead sleeve.
Great video, Michael! Fantastic assortment of mechanical pencils. I'm glad you've made a point of including lesser known brands like IJ Instruments. Btw... your voice has an uncanny similarity to Adam Savage (Mythbusters fame). Might you do a Pencil Mythbusters video at some point? 😉😄
LOL. Great suggestion. And I'll take that suggestion as a compliment! What is a "myth" we could do? NASA criticized the Soviets heavily for sending pencils to space instead of pens because of graphite dust. That would be a tough one for me to test! The other classic is getting stabbed by a pencil is "dangerous," but we encounter two problems: 1) modern pencil leads are graphite and clay, not lead, 2) I'm not stabbing myself for you. ;P
I like the Pentel S55 it is great
Would love to see close-ups and agree regarding lying them to the side after reviewing for side-by-side comparison
Great video! What are ypur thoughts on the Pentel Orenz AT?
I've been using a P203 for 15 years... whenever I try a new one, I always end up going back to the P203. The other one I like is the Kuru Toga Advance for writing. Many of these others I haven't gotten on with, too imprecise, or too wobbly...
The orange Kerry reminds me of the recet South Park episode on Cred energy drinks.
I agree with a bunch of these. Curious as to where you sourced that clip for the Wingback, that's basically what's holding me back from using mine.
The Wingback's clip was on the pencil when I received it. Do you mean the Modern Fuel 2.0m which has the attached black clip? That came later as my buddy DJ continued to purchase Modern Fuel products for himself. They sent him a bunch of clips, I think.
@@ClutchSituation interesting, mine did not come with a clip. I wonder if they stopped making them since you obtained yours, I only bought mine a couple of months back
That clip on the wingback is a fisher space pen bullet clip. They have said it will fit (with some pressure). I’ve tried it, and it does work, however it did scratch up my steel pen
Love my wingback pencil
Apparently the 50th Anniversary Kerry comes in Grass Green. It is officially my new chase pencil. 95 USD on eBay. 😯Oof.
Kerry could easily be your No1 for your needs. I use pencils more for drawing,however Kerry is the one I always have on me,to keep notes,shopping lists etc . Its precision is even better than Graphgear models,which results to beautiful handwriting!
I just bought the orange one for $14.99 from Amazon. Amazon Japan was selling it on Amazon US....
Titanium will develop a layer of titanium oxide on top over time, that’s why it looks different. Same as copper. That oxidation layer actually protects the metal underneath
You should try wingback brass mechanical pencil, the feeling is much different from the stainless steel.
Have you ever did a review on best clutch pencil lead like 2mm and better, because I can't find much of any info myself
Love the wing back I want one whare can they be purchased?
Great video! Thanks for making this. I would suggest potentially replacing your Rotring 600 with the Rotring 800.
Rotring 800 is too overpriced and many don't like it.
What do you think about the Ohto ms01? Ive been looking at it for a while now and I don't know if it is worth it. Second, if you have, is there any mechanical pencil in this top that is better than the previously mentioned mechanical pencil?
I love the Spoke 6 design, together with Spoke 4. But shipping method Spoke uses is way too expensive for EU (about $70 for shipping vs $45 for pencil).
Any idea how to get the pencils from Spoke in EU?
You'd have to order from the US. They ship international.
Don‘t let you get fooled of mispronouncing Rotring. As a German I can confirm your way of saying it to be perfectly fine. One would understand it even in a complete sentence of speaking German this way. Just as a funfact: we have german dialects using the rolling R natively like some areas in Siegerland and in Vogtland.
So, you are doing great.
Please continue your great talking about pencils. Thanks for having you.
I appreciate your comment. We all know that people with no training or experience love to give their perspective on things. ;)
I noticed that several of these are so-called drafting pencils while others are more general use. I tend to write two-to-three pages at a time in pencil (all text, some boxes and arrows) when working on a project then transfer things over to my computer. Would you provide the same rankings for the pencils listed in the video if the intention is to write text and not create graphics or diagrams? For example, I have a Staedtler 925 25-13 with a knurled grip and while it feels fine during the first page of writing, by the time I finish page two or three the sides of my fingers are irritated. I would love your input, or maybe this would make a good separate video? Thanks for all you do to educate about mechanical pencils!
It is so individualized that a video ranking for a particular purpose would feel disingenuous to me. Can you define your irritation? Does it feel like the pencil is "biting" into or "scratching" your fingers? You don't NEED a drafting sleeve, correct?
@@ClutchSituation Thanks for your reply - I’m a fairly aggressive writer, trying to keep my writing up with my thoughts. As a result I grip the pencil pretty tightly and deal with a lot of broken lead (which is why I always go with .07 and .09 lead). No, I suppose I don’t need a drafting sleeve. Do you have any recommendations?
I think the Pentel Sharp 200 series are the best mechanical pencils overall. For me the price is very important and unless the pencil is going to write or draw for you, I dont see a reason to buy a mechanical pencils over $100. The Rotring 600 is the most comfortable MP for me but its not that much of a difference to a Pentel Sharp which is also great to right with.
For me the Pentel Sharp is a baseline, and a pretty darn high bar to clear. The only pencil I like distinctly better is the GraphGear 500, because of its balance point, and even then mostly for smaller lead gauges.
Then again, I don't have many mechpens, so take my words with a bit of skepticism.
finally!
Sorry to ask, but do you remember where you got the clip for the wingback? I agree with the list. They look like awesome choices.
I think that when I did the Wingback wallet I maybe asked them to send a clip for the pencil?
How about a budget list of best pencils under $15???
I have the army green 600 it's gorgeous...The red ring and writing on the barrel give just enough pop. I also have the 0.2 orenz and I don't think it's working like it's meant to. doesn't seem to advance the lead on its own. maybe because I have 2b lead in it and it's designed to work with HB?
It could be. Softer leads can jam up the clutch.
@@ClutchSituation yeah.. I’ll swap it out and see how it goes. Thanks!
the regular orenz doesn't auto advance lead. the orenz Nero does, but the regular ones only have a sliding sleeve.
Do you have a standard benchmark for clutch slip resistance pressure? What pressure do you think is sufficient? I've tested a few vintage pencils and the clutch can't even hold 1/2-lb or 0.25-kg of pressure before the lead slides back in. My favorite so far can resist over 1kg or 2-lb of pressure.
I do not. Sharpened clutch pencils might have to be your thing if you have a really heavy hand?
what do yout think about Uni Dive ? is it worth it ?
I have pentel .7 ...its my mums .could you please tell me how to change its lead.
what place is the tombow monograph zero?
You said Modern Fuel and Wingback are expensive and IJ instruments' price is pretty reasonable, but when I checked the actual price, it seems that IJ instruments pencil is more expensive for the same material.
Of course, that doesn't mean you're wrong, just because there are different types of mechanical pencils. And it was very interesting because there are many different aspects to the list that are common on the Internet.
Prices change over time.
What about Rotring 800 and 800+?
My current top 10
1 Blick Premier
2 Zebra M701
3 Twsbi Precision
4 Pilot S20
5 Pro Use 171
6 Pentel Technica-X
7 Uni Shift
8 Uni Kuru Toga Advance
9 Lamy Econ
10 Zebra M402
Twisbi Precision 🤡
Never heard that Germans roll their rs but apparently some regions they do
what do you think about rotring rapid pro
It used to be on the list. Softer knurling than the 600.
Did you mean to say spoke 4 instead of spoke 6 because i can't find a titanium knurled spoke 6?
did you end up finding any more info on this? im also wondering
@@yerp1554 nope
@yerp1554 There are titanium models, but they're not spoke 6
I have been trying to find this out myself. In the 2022 version he said the spoke 6 does not have any lasering on the barrel to indicate lead size, so I believe it's a spoke 4 shown at the top there.
Kaweco?
100's! I should not be watching this list
Ahhh it’s been awhile man 😎
i don know why someone would be interested in this, but i do.
Good to know that. Sleep well.
I am way more interested in utility than color options or collection value. I'm not sure why I watched this.
I hate barcode stickers. First thing I do,is to carefully get rid of that ugly sht.
still better than barcode print.
@@Cortesevasive lol Thank God,the barcode print on the Staedtler 780c, is meant to rub off with normal use! It only lasted some days on mine. By the way, the 666 all barcodes have always on,is there for us to realise the age of Antichrιςτ when that comes, to avoid his system thus,his worldwidw dictatorship and inhuman rules. That era,is NOW. Corona (virus) means "crown of a King"Guess who is their king...
Me too. And a tip: a piece of cotton or wad of toilet paper slathered with cooking oil will get rid of the remaining glue lickety split.
I love barcodes on pencils and pens! You can call me crazy, but then...
@@Crazytesseract Username checks out.
What ! Blick Premier Mechanical Pencil ... but you "love" a knurled grib... but the grip on these are very slippery... very smooth.
I had to sell my set without even using the 0.7. _ I only used the 0.5 mm but it had no grib, on the grib.
I realy do not understand that you can have it on your list.
(I feel just about the same about the Orenz with metal grib... I do not think the grib does it).
BTW: Your Rotring is still not correct. . Do not roll the "R", but drag it out. ... listen to this guy saying Rotring th-cam.com/video/XnTaB-MD8yE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=kYkWftmfExPCtmqk&t=80
I will take that crappy Bic over anything on your list.
Ah, yes. No videos. No subscribers. You are a HERO.
Bic pencils had cool designs in the 90s and stopped for whatever reason. I remember the wavelengths editions.