I’m an engineering student and I’ve been getting strongly into mechanical pencils in recent times. I’ve used a Pilot: The Shaker H1010 for the last 3 to 4 years for everyday use, and my dad recently gifted me this mechanical pencil of unknown brand, if any. Can someone recognize it? It may not be the most impressive piece in this forum, but I really like it and I look forward to use it for many years to come. It’s somewhat damaged, but I can live with it: I think I’ll try to glue the broken lead sleeve so the cone stays all toghether…?
The sleeve comes off the cone and the cone itself has a damaged point. I think glueing might be enough, but I also wanted to repaint the plastic to look silver as it was originally intended. Frequent use removed the original paint.
I was thinking of buying some pricier models sooner into this year. I never had any proper technical or advanced pencils earlier in my life (I’m 22). I believe this piece to be somewhat good for its age, but the broken sleeve makes it shake which I will try to repair soon. Considering my dad’s been an engineer at a time when CAD was just being born, I believe this must have been a solid pencil for the time. I really want to classify it properly and try to restore it, so I can flex it as a vintage design in my future collection
I’m pretty sure that the lead sleeve is meant to be able to move, as it is likely a sliding sleeve. I wouldn’t glue it if I were you, unless the pencil wasn’t working because the sleeve prevents lead advance.
I believe you’re right since the sleeve itself is not damaged, just the point of the cone is. The issue is that said damage makes the point shake while I write or draw, so I was thinking either I find another compatible cone without completely ruining the original design, or I glue it, losing the retracting sleeve but keeping it firm
The fact that you could point out some models potentially similar or compatible makes me wonder how deep the mechanical pencil appreciation can get. Do you have like a huge collection?
To answer your question for myself (of which I was going to suggest a Pentel Graph Gear 1000 tip) when I’ve spent allot of time looking at pencils and listings of pencils and taking apart pencils, one starts to notice similarities fairly quickly.
