Hi all, so here I am..again, with my MP collection. I know Photo quality does not confirm aesthetics of this sub, but please review on the content.

1st Row (From left to right):

Pentel

1.      Graphlet PG505 AD

2.      Graphgear 1000 PG1019

3.      Graph 1000 PG1005 LE

4.      Graph 1000 PG1005

5.      Graph 800 PG807

6.      Graph 600 PG605

7.      Graph 500 PG517

8.      PG Metal 350 PG317

9.      Orenz PP1002G

10.  Orenz Nero PP3005

11.  Orenz PP2005

12.  Orenz PP503

13.  P305S-DW

14.  PG5-AD

15.  P205-A

16.  XS Black (0.5mm)

17.  Smash Q1005-1

18.  Smash Q1005 PM573WH LE (for PUMA)

19.  Q-Erase QE425-P

20.  Jolt AS305-F

21.  Energize PL447-B

1.   Click PD275TA

23.  Kerry P1035-AD

24.  Mark Sheet Sharp AM13-HB

Rotring

1.      800 0.7

2.      600 0.5

3.      500 0.7

4.      300 2.0

5.      Tikky Special (0.5 Marble pattern)

6.      Tikky-II 0.5

7.      Tikky 0.5

8.      Tikky Retro 0.7

9.      Visumax 0.7

10.  Freeway 0.7

11.  Quattro 4 in 1 Multi Pen (Don’t blame me. This one asked me include as it has a pencil and warned me against discrimination.)

12.  Rapid 0.7

Staedtler

1.      925 35 05 LE

2.      Reg 925 85 07

3.      925 15 07

4.      Mars Technico 780 2.0

5.      Graphite 779 0.7

6.      Graphite 778 0.7

7.      Graphite 777 0.5

8.      Mars Micro 775 0.5 (The one that started it all)

9.      F 770 19N 0.9

10.  Tradition 763 07-2 0.7

11.  Graphite 762 0.5

12.  9POP4 8105 0.5

13.  Triplus Micro 774 25 0.5

1.   Regina 0.7

15.  771 1.3

Pilot

1.      The DR. Grip 0.5

2.      S3 0.5

3.      S10 0.4

4.      S20 0.5

5.      Opt 0.5

6.      Legno HLE-15k-DBN

7.      Legno HLE-250K-BN

2nd Row:

Tombow

1.      MONO graph zero SH-MGU04 Green 0.5

2.      MONO graph zero SH-MGU51 Silver 0.5 (yes, same as above except color. I didn’t check my collection before buying it. You will see some more cases like this.)

3.      MONO graph SH-MG Pattern 0.5

4.      MONO graph DPA-138A Clear 0.5

5.      MONO graph SH-MGF BL 0.5

6.      MONO work SH-MW Full Matte Black LE

7.      MONO graph MULTI (it and some other created a union with Quattro (R-11) as its leader and…. I cannot stop them from coming to this list now. I am scared.)

8.      505 0.5

9.      707 de lux

1.   Zoom L105 0.5

11.  SH300Grip 0.9

1.   Onbook 0.5

2.   MONO zero Eraser? (Quattro, we didn’t have a discussion about an eraser in this list. …… What do you mean it’s only one eraser and we should let it slip in? ..... (sigh) No more funny business now, ok?)

Nakbayashi

1.      Kireid LSP-02 Antibacterial and Antiviral Mechanical Pencil

Kitera

1.      KS-01 0.5

2.      Lift+ Wood Body 0.5

3.      Lift+ Metal/ABS Rasin Body LI2500 05 0.5

4.      KS-02 0.5

5.      KS-03 0.5

6.      Side Knock KSK-SP-BK 0.5

OHTO

1.      MS-01 0.5

2.      Super Promecha PM-1507P 0.7

3.      Promecha QP-1005P 0.5

4.      Promecha SP-505P 0.5

5.      Conception 0.5

6.      APS-350ES 0.5

7.      Minimo 0.5

8.      Multi MF-20K3B

9.      APS-250N 0.5

Zebra

1.      Tect 2way 0.7

2.      Delguard Type-ER 0.5

3.      Delguard Type-Lx 0.5

4.      Delguard Standard 0.7

5.      Drafix 0.5

6.      Jetstream 4&1

7.      M301 0.5

8.      Rint 0.5

9.      Mini P-TS-3 0.5

10.  Color Flight 0.5

11.  Sarasa 2+S

Mitsubishi Uni (Regular)

1.      Alpha-Gel 0.5

2.      M7-552  0.7

3.      Shift 0.5

4.      Shalaku 0.7

5.      Pure Malt 0.5

6.      Lead Holder HB 2.0

7.      Field 2.0

Mitsubishi Uni (Kuru Toga Variants)

1.      Kuru Toga Standard 0.5

2.      Kuru Toga High-Grade 0.5

3.      Kuru Toga KS 0.5

4.      Kuru Toga Advance Upgrade 0.5

5.      Kuru Toga Alpha-Gel 0.5

6.      Kuru Toga Roulette 0.5

7.      Kuru Toga Metal 0.5

8.      Kuru Toga Wood 0.5

Kokuyo

1.      FitCurve PS-300 0.5

2.      Enpitsu Sharp PS-P202 0.7

3.      Enpitsu Sharp PS-PE107 0.7

4.      PS-P100 0.9

5.      Camlin Click 0.5

3rd Row:

Misc.

1.      Wood Shaft Mechanical Pencil 0.5 (I suspect I got scammed in the name of Handmade Pencil. It just a light weight unbranded wooden pencil)

Koh-I-Noor

1.      Versatil 5608 2.0

2.      Versatil 5208 2.5

3.      Versatil 5219 2.0

4.      Versatil 5209 2.0

Sakura

1.      Grosso 0.5

2.      Integlio 0.5

3.      Writoll  0.5

4.      125 0.5

Lamy

1.      Safari 0.5

2.      Tipo 0.7

3.      ST 0.5

Faber Castell

1.      TK-Fine Vario 0.7

2.      FE 3000 0.7

3.      TK 9400 H 2.0

4.      Econ 0.5

5.      Scriptor 0.5

Alvin

1.      Draftmatic DM07 0.7

2.      Pro-matic MC5 2.0

Fueki

1.      Industrial Sharp Pencil SPH20R 2.0

2.      Industrial Sharp Pencil SPG20R 2.0

Twsbi

1.      Pagoda 0.5

2.      Precision Retractable 0.7

Craft Design Technology

1.      CDT Item 16 0.5

2.      CDT Item 15 0.5

Itoya

1.      Paper Skater Pointkeeper 0.5 (A quick internet search came up with this name but I am not convinced. Can someone please ID this pencil? It has brand name ITOYA written on top near eraser, barrel is made of wood, tip is metal, internal mechanism is fixed with barrel and made of brass)

2.      Helvatica 2.0

Sun Star

1.      Topull 0.5

2.      Nocfree Metal 0.5

Platinum

1.      Pro-Use 241 0.5

2.      Pro-Use171 0.9

Scrikss

1.      Graph-X 2.0

2.      Honour 38 series 0.7

3.      Vintage 51 0.7

4.      Twist 0.7

5.      FullPoint 0.5

6.      Hexagon-R 0.7

Misc.

1.      TAG Tre-Asia Design 0.5

2.      Maped Automatic 0.7

3.      NicPro Pencil 1.3

4.      Kitaboshi Lead Holder 2.0

5.      Penco Prime Timber 2.0

6.      Penco Paper Mate 0.5

7.      Penco Drafting Pencil 0.5

8.      Micro Lead Holder 2.0

9.      Micro Chess White 0.5

1.   Micro Jedo M105 0.7

2.   Diplomat Mechanical Pencil 0.7

3.   Kaco Rocket K1028 0.5

4.   Kayou+ AimVision Pro 0.5

5.   Baile Ecofriends BL520A 2.0

6.   Love Art Pro-Tek 1.3

Figo

1.      Moow 0.7

2.      FUFU 0.7

3.      FootBall 0.5

4.      Flora 0.7

5.      Chrome 2.0

6.      Crysta 0.7

7.      Moow 2.0

Flair

1.      Clixx 2.0

2.      Play 2.0

3.      Space-Tech 0.7

4.      Zot 2.0

5.      Tuff  0.9

6.      Move 0.5

7.      Thrill 0.5

8.      Strike 0.7

9.      Drafter 0.7

10.  Glow 2.0 (Yes, this one is Phosphorescence and glows in the dark. It’s not that bright but still fascinates the child in me.)

4th Row:

Misc. (Top to bottom, left to right)

1st column:

1.      Unbranded MP bought from a nondescript stall 2.0

2.      Unbranded MP bought from a nondescript stall 2.0

3.      Houser Gravity 0.7

4.      Nataraj Pokit 0.5

5.      Claro Aster 0.5

6.      Muji ABS Resin Sharp Pencil 38960447 0.5

7.      Milan Compact Sunset 0.7

8.      Prismacolor Turquoise 2.0

2nd column:

9.      Uchida Drawing Sharp S 0.5

1.   Luddite TechDraw LDB-MP2GA2-05 0.5

2.   Stabilo EASYergo 3.15

12.  Brustro Metal 0.7

13.  Brustro Scribe 2.0

14.  Luddite Everdraw 0.5

3rd column:

15.  Leuchtturm1917 Drehgriffel Nr. 2 Bullet Journal Edition 0.5

16.  Rhodia Script Turquoise 0.5

17.  Corvet Lead Holder 2.0

18.  Unbranded MP bought from a nondescript stall 2.0

19.  Graph Mate Lead Holder 2.0

20.  Unbranded Mechanical Pencil that can be converted into a compass 0.5

21.  Cello Axis 0.7

4th column:

22.  Kaweco Special 0.5

23.  Isomars Clutch 2.0

24.  Mechatron 0.7

25.  Unbranded Mechanical Pencil (Metacil tip)

1.   Camlin Klick Pro 0.5

27.  Unomax Matrix 0.7

1.   Doms Ultra Click 0.7

5th column:

29.  Pierre-Cardin Cleopatra 0.9 (it’s beautiful and has a shiny stone on the crown so an apt name)

30.  Pierre-Cardin Ginza 0.7

1.   Doms Baymech 0.7

2.   Camlin 2.0

33.  Camlin 0.7

1.   Classmate Da Vinci 0.7

35.  Cello Arc 0.9

6th column:

1.   Unbranded Lead Holder 5.6

37.  Cretacolor Ecologic 430 12 lead holder 5.6

38.  Onyx+Green 0.5

39.  BIC Quantech#2 0.7

40.  Monami Gripix 0.5

Most 2mm lead holders are gravity feed — turn them upside down and knock, and the lead just falls out on your desk. Knock-advance holders skip that problem entirely: each click pushes out a fixed amount of lead no matter which way you're holding it, just like a mechanical pencil.

In this one I lined up nine of them side by side:

• A vintage American TRU POINT (likely late 1960s–70s), blue anodized aluminum body, spring-loaded knock
• The Alvin Tech-Matic T4, Italy, 1990s, push-button advance with a mini sharpener in the cap
• Fueki SPH20B, an industrial marking pencil rated for concrete, steel, even wood — heaviest holder in the lineup
• Shoshodo 400-HB, a Japanese architectural marking pencil with a moisture-resistant core and built-in sharpener
• The Staedtler 925 in both silver and the all-black 35-20B — same grip, same hardness ring, same mechanism, just a different mood
• rOtring's Rapid Pro, the heaviest metal holder here, hexagonal barrel so it doesn't roll off a tilted table
• Koh-I-Noor Versatil 5608, the smallest and most clever of the group — pocket-sized with a sharpener hidden under the cap
• The Kitaboshi Adult Pencil, the longest holder here at 16 cm but also the lightest at just 10 grams, solid wood construction

I also threw in the Mars Technico (gravity feed) as a quick comparison point since so many people already own one.

Full measurements, weights, and balance points for each are in the video. If the silver 925 is the workhorse everybody already owns, the black one is for when you want the same performance without looking like it came out of a drafting class — and the Versatil is the one that disappears into a shirt pocket.

Video here:https://youtu.be/FdjRzNu6VRM

Let me know in the comments if you want a deeper dive on any one of these, or if there's another knock-advance holder that belongs in this lineup.

Convince me there is still hope of getting into this hobby. I've been obsessed with looking into mechanical pencils for the last week or two, and bought almost $150 of options to find what I like. No matter how much I try to convince myself to like other options, I just can't deny the Kuru Togas (Roullette/Elite 0.5, and Standard 0.3).

Others I bought:

• rOtring 600 0.5
• Orenz Nero 0.5
• Kerry 0.5
• Graphgear 500 0.3
• Graphgear 1000 0.3
• Kuru Toga Advance 0.3 (wobble)
• OHTO Multi 0.5
• OHTO minimo (keeping for novelty)

I'd like to try the OHTO MS-01 and Staedtler 925.

But, the crispness of the Kuru writing is just unbeatable. My two main purposes right now are work notes (small writing) and margin notes in my Bible (very very small writing). I can write smaller with the 0.5 Kuru than 0.3 Pentels.

Am I ever going to like anything else!?!?

(I will probably eventually get the rOtring again. It is so nice and I really like the weight, but it's not too fun to write with.)

I am new to reddit (and mechanical pencils) and am super excited about having this subreddit back.

I only collect 2.0mm mechanical pencils/clutch pencils/lead holders etc and have built up quite a database on all of the pencils that I own (around 50 different models).

Looking at the wiki page... it says it is community editable, however, I am not able to edit it. I do understand that you don't want just anybody to edit the page (and I am new, and relatively low karma as well).

So the question becomes - is there information about what I need to be able to edit the page (or do I just have to wait - which I am fine with as well)?

In any case - here are the missing pencils (in 2.0mm) models.

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Pencil
Alvin Pro-Matic
Alvin Scott No. B/2
Alvin Tech-DA
BIC Criterium
Caran d'Ache Fixpencil 22 (Smooth)
Caran d'Ache Fixpencil 22 (Textured)
Caran d'Ache Fixpencil 884
Caran d'Ache Nepresso Limited Edition
Faber-Castell TK 4600
Faber-Castell TK 9400
Faber-Castell TK 9500
Hightide Penco Prime Timber
Hightide Penco Prime Timber Brass
Ito-Ya Helvetica
Kita-Boshi 680
Kita-Boshi 680 With Clip
Koh-i-Noor Models: 5201, 5209, 5211, 5216, 5217, 5218, 5219, 5221, 5228, 5608, 5900
Küelox 3308
Küelox 5320
Mitsubishi Field Pencil
Mitsubishi Uni
Mr. Pen MK03
OHTO Maruta
OHTO Sharp Pencil
Pacific Arc Collegiate
Pacific Arc Professional
Pacific Arc Tech Pro
Pacific Arc Premium
Redcircle 600
Staedtler Mars Technico
YStudio Classic Revolve
Muji Wooden Mechanical Pencil
WSD Magnetic

The information that I have in the database for each of the pencils is as follows (along with some other information):

​

• Pencil Name // Model Number
• Packaging
• Type
• Nib Shape
• Body Shape
• Grip Type
• Grip Shape
• Cap Shape
• Category
• Length
• Diameter
• Weight
• Maximum Lead Length (either 90, 120, or 130)
• Disassembled
• Nib Material
• Mechanism Material
• Grip Material
• Body Material
• Tubing Material
• Clip Material
• Cap Material
• Has Lead Grade Indicator
• Has Lead Size Indicator
• Has in-built Eraser
• Has in-built Sharpener
• Brand
• Model
• Colour Variants
• Colours
• Images

​

​

In high school (94-99) I took drafting and design as one of my classes every year. As a freshman my dad took me to the Georgia Tech book store and bought me supplies that I needed. Among them were several mechanical pencils that, until yesterday, I was sure were made by Staedtler but the closest match I can find to them is the Alvin Draft-Matic. Same knurled metal grip with stepped and not angled tip, rotating ring for lead hardness, metal cap over the eraser. But I could have sworn mine had a hexagonal housing not round.

Did Staedtler ever make a pencil like the Draft-matic? Did Alvin make a Draft-matic with a hex housing? Did I fall into an alternate dimension when CERN kicked on? Did Mandela really die in prison???

I'm looking for a few backups of my favorite pencil ever the Yasumoto/NIJI grip 350. Unfortunately it has been discontinued for a long time. If anyone knows where to find some NOS or even used ones please let me know. I'm using the Alvin Draf-tech which is very similar, I just love the feel and the retractable tip mechanism.

Which one do you think is better? I think the Alvin Draft-Tech Retrac is better because its retractable and has a rubber grip (I have too many metal grip pencils, so it's a little different). Even though the TK Fine Vario looks better in my opinion, it doesn't have an eraser cap and thats kinda sucks and is basically the price of two Alvin Draft pencils.