This is the Uni Kuru Toga. It is a mechanical pencil with something a little unique engineered into it.
The body is plastic including the grip section with a clear plastic window to peak at the mechanism inside. the only thing that can be seen as grippy on the pen is this little ring of translucent silicone or rubber near the tip of the pen. If you write using a high grip this may not be that comfortable for you. The lead sleeve doesn't retract so avoid dropping the pen as the lead sleeve might get accidentally bent.
It also includes an eraser that covers the lead tube. Always convenient.
I have the .5 lead model but there are also .3 and .7 lead models available.
It performs similar to a normal mechanical pencil. Push the pushbutton and lead will come out of the lead sleeve.
But the unique thing about the Kuru Toga is the Kuru Toga engine integrated inside the pen. The Kuru Toga engine is a spring-loaded clutch mechanism that rotates the lead inside the pen that allows a uniform wearing of the lead that can constantly offer a sharp edge to write with decreasing lead breakage and lead waste.
Writing with the pen feels odd at first, it feels springy or spongy like something is loose inside that gets push down after every stroke. This is the feeling you get when you know the Kuru Toga system is working.
The kuru toga mechanism actually works pretty well. Every time I press my pencil on the paper and then lift it up the lead rotates as you can see with the rotating mechanism here. The lines I get are consistent in their width, I rarely get a wearied tip after several strokes and the lines are consistent and thin.
What I don't like about the Kuru Toga is that it forces you to write at a higher angle for the lead turning to work. I write with a high grip at a low angle and sometimes I don't feel the lead turning when writing. Also when you write very softly without much pressure the mechanism again might not turn.
If you always write in small bold letters and always find yourself picking up the pen to write short strokes then I highly recommend this pencil for you.
But if you write in cursive or with long strokes, needing the pencil to always be connected to the paper then find another pencil since the Kuru Toga system may not be for you.
That's my review of the Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil if you like this review please watch the Youtube video. Thanks and until the next one.
The body is plastic including the grip section with a clear plastic window to peak at the mechanism inside. the only thing that can be seen as grippy on the pen is this little ring of translucent silicone or rubber near the tip of the pen. If you write using a high grip this may not be that comfortable for you. The lead sleeve doesn't retract so avoid dropping the pen as the lead sleeve might get accidentally bent.
It also includes an eraser that covers the lead tube. Always convenient.
I have the .5 lead model but there are also .3 and .7 lead models available.
It performs similar to a normal mechanical pencil. Push the pushbutton and lead will come out of the lead sleeve.
But the unique thing about the Kuru Toga is the Kuru Toga engine integrated inside the pen. The Kuru Toga engine is a spring-loaded clutch mechanism that rotates the lead inside the pen that allows a uniform wearing of the lead that can constantly offer a sharp edge to write with decreasing lead breakage and lead waste.
Writing with the pen feels odd at first, it feels springy or spongy like something is loose inside that gets push down after every stroke. This is the feeling you get when you know the Kuru Toga system is working.
The kuru toga mechanism actually works pretty well. Every time I press my pencil on the paper and then lift it up the lead rotates as you can see with the rotating mechanism here. The lines I get are consistent in their width, I rarely get a wearied tip after several strokes and the lines are consistent and thin.
What I don't like about the Kuru Toga is that it forces you to write at a higher angle for the lead turning to work. I write with a high grip at a low angle and sometimes I don't feel the lead turning when writing. Also when you write very softly without much pressure the mechanism again might not turn.
If you always write in small bold letters and always find yourself picking up the pen to write short strokes then I highly recommend this pencil for you.
But if you write in cursive or with long strokes, needing the pencil to always be connected to the paper then find another pencil since the Kuru Toga system may not be for you.
That's my review of the Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil if you like this review please watch the Youtube video. Thanks and until the next one.
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