rOtring 800+ Mechanical Pencil and Touchscreen Stylus 0.7 mm Black

These pencils are exemplary of the quality of rOtring products. They have a good heft, combined with a diameter only slightly greater than a wooden pencil. The knurled grip is simple but effective. And the turn-to-extend-tip feature is a lot of fun to use! A couple of important comments. These aren’t meant to be used for writing essays and love letters - they’re drafting pencils. You’d probably tire of holding them after a long writing stint, because they’re hefty, and the grip lends to control not comfort or ergonomics. But they’re fine for jotting notes, much better for drafting and sketching, and just all-around fun to have. Also - some complain as to durability. These are sturdy pencils with one exception: the tip. Once the tip is bent, the pencil is pretty useless. I have an old one that a friend gave me, and he tried to repair the tip by straightening it after it’d been bent: it breaks the lead about 50% of the time you extend it now. So - store these with the tip retracted, don’t be a complete klutz, and you’ll be fine! Can’t recommend these enough! Great pen, great gift for engineers and scientists.

My only mechanical pencil experience prior to this has been with inexpensive, disposable plastic 0.5mm and 0.7mm versions, so this is clearly a significant upgrade. The fit and finish are top-notch. Now for the subtle touches that really work for me: The pencil's body retains the familiar hexagonal shape of a common wooden pencil, but where it counts—the grip—it is rounded and tactile. Say goodbye to aching fingers from gripping a hexagonally shaped pencil! I also appreciate the retractable tip protection feature. All in all, it is a great pencil. I chose the 0.5mm because the 0.7mm, in both the cheap plastic pencils and the rOtring 0.7mm version, gives a writing feel that doesn't suit my tastes—it's almost like the lead squeaks on the page. I was concerned the 0.5mm lead would frequently break or feel scratchy while writing. Happily, neither of those issues has been observed.

Amazing pencil, very study in hand and great for writing and sketch

This pencil is of superior quality. The tip retracts so you can safely put it into your pocket or bag without risk of stabbing yourself the next time you reach for t. It’s weighted perfectly and it’s cool to the touch so is a pleasure to write with every time.

I really like this pencil but it did force me to start using lead at a much shorter length than what I would typically use. If you use any more than 2 clicks the lead breaks quite often, but I also write at a slight angle, however, it's nothing extreme. ***REMOVING POCKET CLIP**** I really like the pocket clip but I like using the sharp side of the lead so I would have to hold over the clip, when twisting for shark end of lead, half the time. Removing the clip is not easy and should only be done if your certain you never want to use it again since the chances of you NOT destroying it and/or tearing the finish is very low to impossible. Theres really no instruction for on how to do this for the 800's. SO WHAT I DID was I loosened it with a pair of pliers by twisting the clip from side to side, which doesn't do much but I got it so that it was just a little loose. I heard some people were able to pull it straight off, which is what I was trying to do but it did feel like I might break then body so I read that someone else suggested oil. Heres what's good and bad about using oil, if you start with oil you may not be able to loosen it since it will likely just turn around the pencil and won't have enough friction to bend the clip while trying to twist it off but if it works the chances are better that you won't scratch the body. *I started with no oil (FYI - I don't necessarily suggest this exact method and is just how I did it so learn from my mistakes), and twisted back and forth with needle nose pliers trying to pull it off which got it a little loose to where I could twist it back and forth using my fingers. Then I used very little oil to try and pull it straight back and off. It did not come off that way though, it actually ended up sliding UP and over the knurl (where the eraser is) and came off that way, which I didn't think was even possible, since it didn't seem loose enough to do that, but with me trying to pull it straight back and off with the oil now applied, it just slide, unexpectedly, over the knurl which still took a LOT of FORCE. I did not scratch the finish over knurl area and there was (to my surprise) somewhat minimal scratches where the clip was, from when I tried removing with NO oil, but AGAIN using no oil AT FIRST created the friction I needed to allow me to use enough force to be able to bend the part of the clip, that wraps around the BODY of the pen, by twisting back and forth. *My suggestion: - Make sure you are positive that you no longer want the clip since it will likely be destroyed but if you use oil first and get lucky then you might be able to salvage it. - Patients is key to limit any scratches, - Try using a very small amount of oil first to see if you actually can make it slide over the knurl from the start (I used weathermen pliers), which if possible, will greatly reduce your chances of any scratches, but clip will still likely be scratched (unless you have pliers with silicon tips?) and will defiantly be bent but if it works this way then you can probably bend it back, if you want to. If this doesn't work at all then wipe up the oil as much as you can, which may take time (days/weeks depending on oil used?), until it is dry again and has enough friction to try

Solid, stout and thoughtfully designed and executed. Solid high grade materials throughout but the genius is in the design. Rotate the barrel near the eraser end and stainless steel sleeve that holds the pencil lead is extended to look and function just like any other mechanical pencil. Rotate it back and the sleeve/lead is drawn back into the aircraft aluminum barrel. For someone who appreciates innovative technology in dime a dozen devices this is extremely cool. Obviously a product of German mechanical design genius and up to Rotring’s world renowned standards of quality craftsmanship.

It's quite heavy and small to use for long writing. Overall build quality is quite nice but I do not like how they put an eraser in the body. This is not a pencil I would recommend to everyone but I do understand that some people might find it appealing.

This is a fantastic mechanical pencil. Expensive but worth it! I am using for artistic drawing for very fine lines. This mechanical pencils work with Rotring and Faber Castel leads. I started to buy one mechanical pencil with o.5mm HB leads. I ended buying two others for 2B and 2H Faber Castel leads. Just love drawing with them! Rotring should offer more options with the leads. Additionally, it will be nice if there was an area to indicate the reference of the lead i.e., HB, 2B and 2H. To get around this issue, I taped a little paper with the reference of the lead in an area where I do not place my fingers. It doesn't look very nice but It is a quick fix to quickly identify each of my mechanical pencils.

Great product

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