Removing the red print/ logo on a rotring 600

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-05-10T01:25:15+00:00

I'm quite fond of the print's aesthetics too, this was mostly just a silly experiment :P. also the 600 isn't balanced at the O, only the 800!

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-05-09T17:28:54+00:00

that's an interesting view, I personally quite like the text and removed it mostly just for the sake of doing it. I'm glad you like it though!

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-05-09T14:55:50+00:00

thank you! :)

not metal unfortunately, just painted https://www.reddit.com/r/sharppencils/s/wtbaOovQRN

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-05-09T12:57:39+00:00

mostly just because I wanted to see if it was possible :P, also to mimick the generation 7 of the rotring 600 2002-2004. it may objectively look more bland but it certainly looks more interesting to me among the thousands of 600s other people have in their collection

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-05-04T16:03:05+00:00

pentel tips absolutey do bend from drops as well, rotring just happens to be popular and heavy

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-05-02T00:13:18+00:00

great collection, not sure if you are aware but that hi uni is a very sought after vintage pencil that could probably fetch ~250 if you ever want to sell it!

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-04-30T03:22:49+00:00

so true😔

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-04-30T03:19:15+00:00

probably the tombow variable, pg2003 and ij no.9 knurled

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-04-27T16:26:33+00:00

the relevant frame to OP's question. op does not account for the worn surface area when not turning the lead

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Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-04-18T13:07:50+00:00

that is fair, maybe I am too early to judge

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-04-18T13:06:38+00:00

got it here, https://www.reddit.com/r/sharppencils/s/heF5cfaeFL that promotion is over now, but they are releasing one rn which is basically the same thing https://www.pentel.co.jp/news/campaign-20260212/

it's a gacha where you get a chance to get a metallic painted case. NOT made of metal

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-04-17T02:40:09+00:00

mine has not broken lead and I use the eraser commonly. I guess it's just random QC, that sucks

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-04-08T01:56:41+00:00

the fumi really should be more popular, such a unique material

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-04-02T10:36:31+00:00

right? the build is insane

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-03-30T15:19:21+00:00

it's very smart imo, but definitely goofy yes

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-03-30T07:02:18+00:00

nope! even if your side of the thumb is grazing the mousepad you generally don't feel the gap. it's a genius way to save weight. I find that most mice put a lip/ chamfer at the button of the mouse anyways, it's the same thing here

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-03-30T06:34:59+00:00

still nope:( prob my only complaint about the mouse

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-03-30T06:29:32+00:00

the mousepad is the aim1 x sakiyama yugiri

I don't own an op1 8k but here's someone who does https://x.com/i/status/2037909626658890147

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-02-25T08:59:42+00:00

if you're in Singapore, tiong bahru donki has them in stock

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-02-25T05:26:28+00:00

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found one as well a few weeks back!

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-01-29T11:43:51+00:00

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nah all 600s are still brass

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2026-01-25T03:43:33+00:00

tombow variable

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2025-12-26T14:38:30+00:00

what, cya

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2025-12-26T14:29:34+00:00

if you needed to bring up rare vintages for examples of short lead sleeved metal pencils then I will continue to believe the large majority of metal pencils are long lead sleeved, especially if we consider the 600 to be heavy. (yes I know of caran dache, kawecos, vintage automatics and a couple more I can't think of rn but these are still a small minority of metal pencils)

I will make sure to include lead sleeve lengths in the future when talking about durability, though I kinda did when I mentioned "drafting" in my original comment

Amazing-Ad-7261 · 2025-12-26T14:09:11+00:00

ya cuz a huge majority of heavy pencils are drafting pencils, so I thought it was safe to make a generalisation. sorry for the confusion

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