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

As far as the pencil quality, it's fine. The outer shell is mostly real metal but you wouldn't think it because of how surprisingly light it is. I've still had it for two months now, and it works great. When it comes in the package, it's in a plastic-cardboard case. Inside are two preloaded sticks of lead. The writing feels smooth, the tip is metal. The rotation does work, but it works best for quick strokes with the pencil and pressing down. Not too hard. Although you would bearly notice it, the inner barrel that holds the lead feels a little loose, but it isn't annoying at all.

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.

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.

Good quality, withstood a number of drops without breaking. Slim mechanical pencil that looks nice in the hand and feels good to write with. Has a strong weight but isn’t overbearing to write with. The swivel for me is more of a novelty as I don’t notice its benefits with my writing.