@cytherian Not sure. Looks like just the inner barrel is carbon fiber.
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Mr Rossi’s collab with Luddite, the Drawmaster sharp is out and early reviews are trickling along. A post on X details that the front section of the outer grip is glued onto the carbon fiber inner shaft near the back, so… disassemblers beware!
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This tweet is the most disappointing disassembly picture I’ve ever seen.
Two halves with no reason to be two halves, appart from introducing a weak point.
And then just glue?!
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Here’s a normal disassembly. Same ‘skinny’ inner tube as the ALTDRAW, I think. Poster says he “couldn’t twist the grip off”…
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I’m reading a lot of instances on Twitter from people who are snapping these things pretty easily.
LRD is responding to them all with the best effort of combatting a negative review but it’s very interesting to say the least.
Who knows how this will turn out for them just yet.
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I will skip this one. After some time looking at it, I find the tip design just makes me think of a damaged r600 with its metal sleeve snapped off.
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I was interested in them if an opportunity appeared, but the 13k yen price, parts being glued together, I think it is not for me, with 13k (26k total in Brazil) I can buy other interesting stuff.
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The lack of a lead pipe is an interesting design choice to say the least. Would’ve been cool to have some sort of sliding sleeve lead pipe, but I guess not.
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Glad they atleast didn’t name it Draftmaster.
Here is a video from the person who accidentally broke her Drawmaster, sharing more about how that happened. She is very restrained in describing the flurry of responses to her posts on X.
It seems quite clear to me that this was the consequence of not leaving enough room for a proper threaded connection during the early design stage, and then essentially resorting to glue as a workaround.
On top of that, the grip section uses carbon fiber, but there doesn’t appear to be a metal sleeve or other reinforcement at the rear to distribute and strengthen the stress around the connection. That combination comes with a significant trade-off.
I think this will be a serious test of how Luddite handles the situation and manages the crisis. I imagine the manufacturer’s team is probably feeling just as much pressure as Luddite right now.
Even so, this is still part of the history of mechanical pencils, so I’ll probably add one to my collection anyway. I just hope it doesn’t end up like the Pilot E, where its value eventually becomes more about being a display piece than something you actually use.
Maybe I should buy two. XD
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Also, it’ll be interesting how many might be attempted at resale without disclosing that it’s broken.
I’d knowingly buy a broken one at half price or less and fix it myself for what that is worth.
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I think there may be quite a few cases where younger Japanese sellers are reselling defective or faulty pencils, similar to what you mentioned.
I think the real overlooked gem is the VENVSTAS Designer 8 
Oh my god, I thought you weren’t interested in fountain pens at all! I was really impressed by the clean and minimalist design of the VENVSTAS Designer 8.
When it comes to fountain pens, I’ve probably just become too accustomed to the models I’m currently using. Since I only have a small number of fountain pens, I tend to prefer classic piston-fillers with large ink capacities.
Mechanical pencils might not be the most interesting conversation topic with my clients, but when it comes to fountain pens, I’m definitely more of a beginner. That’s why I usually carry classic Montblanc or Pelikan models with me.
But I think I’ll try to find a VENVSTAS Designer 8 and add one to my collection! My only concern is the ink capacity of its cartridge. I absolutely hate refilling fountain pens, mostly because I really don’t like having to wear gloves. /_\
Well I guess ‘‘draw’’ is part of their branding, all their MPs have draw in their names
I picked up a tiny blunt tip syringe from DAISO and it’s perfect for refilling ink cartridges. This means more ink than using a converter. You could of course instead take a normal syringe and just file down the tip so that it’s blunt.