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

This pencil has served as a daily driver when studying, and feels more premium than the standard kuru toga model. While this model is not completely metal as some would expect, I am okay with the fact that only the knurling and the tip are metal-- the barrel is plastic. The weight of the pencil is nice, and not too heavy (lighter than the graphgear 1000). I have used this pencil for long study sessions of topics that require precise writing, and it is very accurate due to the long metal barrel tip. I would not recommend throwing the pencil quickly in a backpack, as the tip may bend when not cared for properly. This pencil is easy to use, and many diagrams exist online if ever needed to repair. The rotating lead mechanism works perfectly and feels most similar to the original mechanism. I will continue to recommend this pencil to people who want the Kuru Toga with a more premium feel.

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.

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.

Very nice mechanical pencil, tapered so the weight is in the hand. Very fine tip and it rotates the lead so you always have a fine point. Mostly plastic and the pocket clip is not great. The eraser is really good but small.

Great value for money. Very good qty product.

Schrijft fijn, je voelt de Vulpotlood pen wel tussen je fingers. Voelt koel aan, maar dat komt door het materiaal. Ook hier zit een vulling inbegrepen. Zoals geadverteerd ontvangen.

Le porte mine ne fait pas plastique. Les pièces en aluminium lui garantissent un certain poids. On le sent bien en main. Le diamètre au niveau des doigts est assez sympa, pas trop mince. Le gris est bon. Le système euro yoga nécessite un appuis assez important pour fonctionner. Si vous utiliser le porte mine pour dessiner légèrement sur une feuille de dessin, pour esquisser, le système ne tournera pas. Par contre si vous utiliser le porte mine pour l'écriture ou le dessin technique cela fonctionne très bien. La mine n'a pas beaucoup de jeu latéral. Le jeu vertical est très léger (environ 0,5mm), pas du tout gênant. Un bon produit en somme. Je recommande.

Un très bon porte-mine, tient bien dans la main et est assez léger . La mine reste bien taillée durant l'écriture. Le prix est raisonnable.

Definitely one of the best mechanical pencils out there, it has a decent weight to it which makes it nice to hold and the rotating lead is honestly so cool my writing is always so consistent because of it. One downside is when sitting exams and your clutching your pencil very hard the metal grip may hurt your fingers as it’s sort of like sand paper and I also wish it came with replaceable erasers but other than that very solid mechanical pencils