Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil, 0.5 mm, Black, Pipe Slide – St. Louis Art Supply

4.9 (163) · € 17.99 · In Magazzino

Normally, when you use a mechanical pencil, the lead wears down on the writing side first, so the lead gets progressively scratchier and sharper as you use it. Then, you have to rotate the pencil or just accept that your writing will have an inconsistent width and feel. The innovative Uni Kuru Toga lead advance system

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The Uni Kuru Toga pencil is truly - and literally - revolutionary. When using a normal mechanical pencil at a typical writing angle, the lead point quickly becomes chisel-shaped. This leads to broader, less precise lines; and crumbling of the resulting sharp edge. The unique gear mechanism of the Kuru Toga rotates the lead every time it is touched to the paper, resulting in a clean cone-shaped tip which is sharp and resistant to breaking. Simple, yet brilliant.

Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil - Pipe Slide - 0.5 mm - Blue

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Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil - Pipe Slide - 0.5 mm - Black

A tremendous amount of thinking went into creating this line of mechanical pencils in order to achieve the perfect writing experience. One of the problems that mechanical pencil writing presents is how the graphite lead wears irregularly as you write. The result is a dull graphite lead that stops providing clear and consistent defined lines. Until now. The core of Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencils is an engine divided in 3 different parts.

Uni Kuru Toga Standard Mechanical Pencil 0.5 mm Blue

Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil - Pipe Slide - 0.5 mm - Blue

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Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil - Pipe Slide - 0.5 mm - Blue

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The Kurutoga has a Core Rotation Mechanism that continually rotates the pencil lead as you write. A spring-loaded clutch twists the lead incrementally every time you lift the pencil from the paper. This allows a uniform wearing of the lead so that it always remains pointed. This is great for students! It gives you an amazingly thin line. In effect, you use only 50% of the lead Area that you were previously using with your old mechanical pencil.