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Established in 1929 in Tokyo, Japan, writing company OHTO is credited with many technical inventions, such as the world’s first roller pen with a ceramic writing ball. OHTO’s Super Promecha drafting pencils are highly adjustable tools designed for professional use Read More
As I have a set of mech pencils that include one of these, I thought I might add a comment on what I have found.
I have the following:
OHTO Super Pro-Mecha PM-1507P (.07mm)
GraphGear 1000 in .07mm
Rotring 800 also in .07 (can you tell I have a preferred lead size?)
All three have performed great for me (I have had the GraphGear the longest) but more often than not I grab the GG or the Rotring over the OHTO. The rotring is heavier and satisfyingly spring loaded when deploying the lead collar. The GraphGear is the simplest to deploy at one push (lead collar and lead deploy at the same time). The OHTO is a lot to fidget with (which also has its advantages in mech pencil). Overall, the Rotring feels like the most solid of the bunch and is the most compact. I have posted some pics for size comparison (including my recently purchased Lamy Swift - THANKS MASSDROP!)
GalAngelI've been using this OHTO in 0.3mm for 4 years, and I had 0 problems with it. It's by far my favorite drafting pencil. One of the reasons is because it's very light. Other people will hate its low weight. If you want a heavy drafting pencil look elsewhere.
The regulation mechanism makes it look a bit flimsy, maybe it can bend if you are rough with it. Mine is perfect even after dropping it a couple of times. In the 1000 model this shouldn't be a problem.
Yeah I have a GG1000, a 925-25 03, and a Kuru Toga roulette and I got to say they don't feel nearly as solid as my friends Rotring 800. Still solid pencils, but I would just invest money into a Rotring
no, you actually quoted the price without shipping and then calculated the per unit price with shipping. you can surely understand why that was misleading? the total on amazon is $43.16 for .3/.4/.5 together. on massdrop it is $40.74 now that the max got unlocked. wow, what a deal. $2.42 savings in return for the nightmare that is massdrop customer support. what a deal.
QualanYou are once again mistaken. The final price on Massdrop (which includes shipping) is $13.58 per pencil. That is $40.74 for a set of three. With Amazon Prime I would pay a final price of $15.91 per pencil, or $47.73 for a set of three. The Amazon price includes tax and Prime shipping.
It is very simple. You don't have to take the Massdrop offer. It is a better deal than Amazon for me.
Reviews on Amazon indicate poor build quality. Sounds to be a fragile pencil for something made of metal. It would be nice to hear from previous owners.
ZALHERAThis pencil is a bit fussy and even unnecessary. The adjustments do work but I feel you can get a better experience with something simpler but more reliable like the Rotring 600 (not the 800 which has similar problems of being too complicated). Since there are too many things on this pencil there are more things to go wrong. The clip is atrociously weak and gets bent easily.
The good things about this pencil are the weight and the balance- which is quite front heavy which is to my liking- but may not be for everyone.
This wasn't quite the deal I expected as I have had to pay £14 customs fees before delivery (UK). Shame Massdrop don't mention that when I select the shipping country.
JustStui take it you've not ordered something from outside the EU before, then. that's not massdrop's responsibility, and in fact when you join drops they explicitly say they're not responsible for any customs fees you may or may not encounter.
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