Unique Design Uni Kuru Toga Rubber Grip Pencil 0.5mm

The Uni Kuru Toga pencil is truly – and literally – revolutionary.

When using a normal mechanical pencil at a typical writing angle, the lead point quickly becomes chisel-shaped. This leads to broader, less precise lines; and crumbling of the resulting sharp edge. The unique gear mechanism of the Kuru Toga rotates the lead every time it is touched to the paper, resulting in a clean cone-shaped tip which is sharp and resistant to breaking. Simple, yet brilliant. We’ve been using early samples from Japan on a daily basis since the end of 2008 and they really do work.

The Kuru Toga M5-656 is a 0.5mm mechanical pencil with a fixed lead sleeve. 146mm long, approx 10mm diameter and 16g in weight. The polycarbonate barrel has a gently ridged rubberised grip section with a clear panel in order to show off the 3-gear rotation mechanism. You can see the mechanism rotating each time the tip is pressed to the writing surface. The lead rotates approximately 9 degrees with each contact – around 40 touches will rotate the lead completely. Another neat design feature is the lack of a pocket clip, replaced instead by a roll stop integrated onto the push button.

There’s a replaceable eraser under the push-button. Supplied fitted with 3 HB Uni Nano Dia leads – which are another innovation – being stronger than any previous lead due to some clever nano-technology.