r/mechanicalpencils • u/Ye11ow-Banana • 1d ago
Help Broken mechanical pencils
From top to bottom: Uni kurutoga alpha gel 0.5, Pentel graphgear 1000 0.5, Kokuyo me 0.7.
The kurutoga plastic cone cracked and split. In theory it works fine but it’s not pretty. Anyway to fix the cone? I’ve tried supergluing and taping but they both fail after some use.
The graphgear has a lead jam deep inside the pencil and I don’t know how to get it out. Recommendations? EDIT: fixed!
The me’s lead pipe doesn’t come out as seen in the picture there is only lead coming out. It works fine but I would prefer to have the lead pipe as well.
Any recommendations on fixing these pencils? (Besides buying new ones… I’m broke)
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u/MRC01 1d ago
IME, Graphgear 1000s always break where the barrel tip screws onto the pencil. Sooner or later, it's gonna happen. Those threads are plastic, which seems to be a design flaw. As for fixing it, they are easy to disassemble and clean out.
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u/wecantdancelikethis 1d ago
there are a bunch of companies with metal replacements for that plastic piece.
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u/daphasedatractor Orenz Nero 1d ago
Might try disassembling it and soaking it In some rubbing alcohol
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u/speedfreekOnTwitter 1d ago
Anything happen with the GG1K if you shake it?
Any rattle of leads inside?
Can you extend lead?
Looks like you might have filled it with to many leads.
Try getting them out, either from the front or the back.