Since this method wasn’t created by me nor did I write the original article, I will just attach the file.
(Sorry it’s a Korean file )
Feel free to drop a comment anytime if anything’s unclear!
The method was first invented in Japan, and it spread in Korea thanks to the person who wrote this article.
Having actually tried it, I can say it’s extremely, extremely, extremely good. The only downside of the Orenznero—the scratching—completely disappears (which is natural if you use a pushmatic).
Also, considering that pushmatic automatic mechanical pencils are very rare, this method is very useful.
Other automatic mechanical pencils don’t have a cushion feature, so this wouldn’t be possible, but the Nero has a cushion function, which makes it work.
I’m curious, I own both pencils. Why would someone want to turn an “automatic advance” into an “ff-matic”? The former seems superior, no? Why not turn something else into an “ff-matic”?
(Just asking in general, not trying to put you on the spot)
Cannot answer for everybody, but the level of quick-and-easy control of the lead feed an FF-matic mechanism can provide can be much higher, in some situations, than any automatic feed offered by a lead self-feed mechanism.
Also, once one gets used to the kind of micro-motility finger movement of the ff-matic mechanism, it indeed works like a charm, and is especially useful in a drafting context. The only finer method I can think of is the twistaction, but I am afraid that it could be much more difficult to implement that system at the level of a single finger movement (maybe with a contraption involving the index finger ever so slightly moving left-to-right instead of up-and-down, as if acting on a volume/tune knob, but co-axial with the pencil barrel…).
Finally, the idea of combining two great innovations in the same bepncil body might be both challenging and appealing, even if just in terms of the feasibility of a “proof of concept”.
Wow, I can think of a few ideas on a tip of finger roll wheel/knob mechanism that might work very well as an ff matic type of mechanism
That is a great idea
I wish I were an artist and I’d draw it
The PDF of the Cafe Naver article shares some of the reasons:
Almost all automatics require the sleeve to come into contact with the paper. Depending on the roughness of the paper and the user’s writing angle (and lead size), this ends up delivering a scratchy experience that many people do not enjoy or cannot get used to. The alternate solution of a push-pointmatic mechanism may be a preferrable solution that is smoother in operation and more intuitive to users.
Lastly, I would say the mod ‘only’ requires easily obtained parts while an ff-matic mod requires specialized parts for the finger tip button.
The process sounds straightforward, but I have a couple questions: Sounds like all you need to complete this are basic hand tools and a Zebra Prefill mechanical pencil refill.
Speaking of which – where can I find these? Cursory Google searches are coming up blank.
it says “First, a small pipe is inserted into the nib storage space inside the tip of the Orenz Nero mechanical pencil, eliminating the nib storage function and enabling a cushioning mechanism to be activated when the nib is pressed” - What small pipe? Is that what’s in this image?
But then once you have the prefill, if I am reading this correctly, you jam it into the tip. But what about the retractable/sliding sleeve that is already built into the tip?
But what really puzzles me is what for you push-knock on? The tip when screwed into the body has no where to go. I dont see how you knock it,
Have any of you seen a video of this in operation or preferably a “how to” video?
right. small pipe is that in the picuture.
Not must be zebra refill, anything in similar size can be used.
It is very simple. after cutting the black plastic parts, just put the new pipe parts inside. Done.
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