Disclaimer: Etsy assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, labelling, or content of sellers' listings and products. Somehow I expected this pen to stand out from the other pens on the shelf, but this wasn’t the case at all. com/blog/2018/2/28/faber-castell-tk-fine-vario-l-drafting-pencil-review You need to press very very hard for the lead to be “cushioned”. The updated engine of the Pipe Slide is ideal for such scripts because it rotates the lead faster without requiring you to lift your pencil as often.

The "Kuru-toga" engine is a newly developed mechanism that focuses on the tip of the mechanical pencil. Rares, you are right regarding how I hold the pencil, looks like I checked the angle in 2009 and back then it was < 45° (see http://bleistift. The Dive was originally a limited edition release, but it was so popular that Uni decided to add it to the standard lineup!

This additional metal component gives the pencil more weight while remaining well-balanced in the hand. These Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencils are decorated with colorful illustrations of Studio Ghibli characters.

The Kuru Toga is aptly named by taking two words from the Japanese language and merging them together. Your writing will always remain clean and sharp, and you don’t have to worry as much about lead breakage. I hold the pencil at a roughly 40 degree angle, and usually rotate it myself every couple of words (something I had to consciously stop when trying the Kuru Toga).

If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case. The simplest way to test them is by lightly pressing the pencil against your thumb’s fingernail and observing if the lead mechanism (there’s a plastic doover under the plastic with a mark on it that you can observe) is moving. The Dive’s mechanism activates when the lead touches the paper, extending lead every few strokes so the lead pipe never touches the page.