ZEBRAMechanical Pencil, Tect 2 Way, 0.3mm, Red Body (MAS41-R)

I purchased this mechanical pencil because the description said it was metal. It is not. The only metal parts are the pencil tip and the pocket clip. Everything else is plastic. There have been issues with advancing the leads, which I found others stating the same in their reviews. I thought it was because it was shipped loose in the box, inside a cellophane sleeve and the metal, non-retractable tip was very bent in shipping. I own other Zebra mechanical pencils that I like, but I needed a metal, more durable one. This isn't, and knowing that now, I definitely would not have paid twice the cost of the others.

The locking mechanism seems superfluous and of no value. I cant tell if there is any difference with it or if I may have gotten a defective model. I does have some good weight to it and I do like the balance to it, but if there are any adjustments to be made, again, I cant seem to notice any difference.It works just fine for a mechanical pencil.I do like the all metal body, vs the translucent plastic versions they also sell. It just looks better and feels solid.The eraser cap feels loose. It wont come off if you turn it upside down, but very easy to remove.The pencil does feel like it glides better when it writes, but im not sure why that is. Maybe the balancing, but you are dragging a thin graphite rod across paper, so who knows....Overall it is a nice mechanical pencil. It works, and cost about the same as most others from other manufacturers.

A beautifully designed pencil lead holder . .a hard to find 3mm lead holder

Perfect lead size for my style of writing, grip is comfortable and the shake method works quite well. I love the pencil, and I'm glad I knew to order an eraser with this - teeny tiny, and you have to remove it to put the lead in (you don't want to wear it down to a nub).

This is an excellent quality product, it has a sleek metal body (definitely not happy that Amazon did a horrible packing job, and some red paint were scraped off), 3 rubber ring grip, not to light, not too heavy, the weight of the pencil is between kuru toga and pentel graph gear 1000. I just love the lead shaker function!

Nicely made, but I couldn't use due to constantly breaking the lead. Someone with a lighter touch might enjoy this product. I was accustomed to a 0.5mm lead, and have returned to that size.

I love this pencil! The heavier head makes it perfectly balance for its use.It's biggest plus is that is so well done that I'm not breaking any of my leds while writting. This is normally a pretty big issue with this very fine sized leds and most pencils out there.So far, the best one I've ever had!

It's writes fairly smoothly, and you can distribute the weight so whether you want a heavy front or middle, you can do it. The only cons I can think of is the grip doesn't do much because of the way I position my fingers, and the eraser guard doesn't fit snuggly, so it's a little loose. But those are pretty minor. Would recommend for anyone who writes really small, definitely worth the price, but buy the graphite for it ahead of time, it comes with 3 or 4 pieces.

Buena calidad de materiales, buen tacto, buen peso, buen funcionamiento (sistema de salida de mina por botón o por sacudida). Se ha convertido en mi favorito

Well built and doesn't break the lead. My favorite pencil so far.

これは繊細な製図用で、文字書きには適しません0.3mmは筆圧の強い人には向きません、芯がすぐ折れます、先端の繊細なガイドパイプが曲がったらすぐゴミ箱行き、持ち歩きは不向き箱入りで到着、カラーアルマイトが美しい　ノックが柔らかく、弱い力で芯が出せる重量23.3g 全長148mm グリップ径Φ10.5mm 軸径Φ9mm0.3mmシャープでは重すぎる、重心も前寄りでバランスが悪い、1回使って嫌になった高級感を狙って金属部品を多用したのが完全に裏目に出てる安くて軽い ASIN:B002U0OYC8 ゼブラ テクトツゥーウェイライト 0.3 MAS42 (重量15.5g)の方が全然マシライトの方が重心が中心寄りでバランスもマシ替え消しゴムはASIN:B0018RGGPC ゼブラ 替消しゴムA 5個入 E-1B-A(替消しゴムAの金属スリーブは不要)

商品はとても気に入りました。適度な重さで書きやすいです。次の日に筆箱に入れて持ち運びましたが、ロックしているのに芯が振られて出て筆箱の中で折れていました。偶々ハズレだったのかもしれませんが、書きやすい逸品だけに残念です。

重みもずっしりしていていい感じです。