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Kuru Toga Advance Upgrade Model Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm Red
Self-rotating 0.5mm mechanical pencil, double-speed Kuru Toga engine, in Red. From Japan.
₱900.00
🚚 Free shipping over ₱3,000 · Standard shipping ₱499
- From JapanJP-Direct
- AuthenticVerified
- 10–14 daysDelivery
uni Kuru Toga Advance Upgrade Model 0.5mm Red - self-rotating lead for a line that never goes blunt.
About this product
The Kuru Toga engine solves the oldest annoyance in mechanical pencils: the lead wears into a wedge, the line gets fat, and you end up rolling the pencil in your fingers to compensate. A gear in the tip rotates the lead a fraction with every press-and-release of the stroke, so it wears into an even cone and the line stays the same width and darkness from the first word to the last. The Advance Upgrade Model is the top of that family: the mechanism turns the lead at roughly double the speed of the original Kuru Toga, and a pipe slide tip lets the guide pipe retract gradually so you can write the lead almost all the way down without the metal sleeve dragging on the page. The body is ABS resin with a coated brass grip that lowers the center of gravity, finished here in a deep red. It runs 141.0mm long, about 10.7mm across the barrel, and weighs 15.9g - substantial in the hand without being tiring. Takes 0.5mm lead. Made in Japan by Mitsubishi Pencil.
How to use
- Write with normal pressure and let the tip lift naturally between strokes - the rotation engine is driven by that press-and-release cycle, so there is nothing to switch on.
- Load 0.5mm leads through the top of the barrel after removing the knock cap; HB and B show the even-cone effect most clearly.
- Do not rotate the pencil by hand as you write. The mechanism is already turning the lead for you.
- If the sliding pipe stays retracted, click the knock a few times to advance fresh lead through it.
- Wipe the brass grip and painted barrel with a dry or barely damp cloth, and keep solvents away from the finish.
FAQ
How is the Advance different from a standard Kuru Toga?
The Advance mechanism rotates the lead at roughly twice the speed of the original Kuru Toga engine, so the cone stays sharper between strokes, and it adds a pipe slide tip.
What does the pipe slide do?
The metal guide pipe retracts gradually as the lead wears down, protecting the lead from snapping while letting you write it almost all the way out without the sleeve scratching the paper.
What lead does it take?
0.5mm mechanical pencil lead. HB or B shows the constant line width and darkness best.
How big and heavy is it?
141.0mm long, about 10.7mm in barrel diameter, 15.9g, with an ABS resin body and a coated brass grip section.
What colors does the Upgrade Model come in?
The core line-up is Red, White, Navy and Gun Metallic.
🇵🇭 For Philippines customers
Filipino students take an enormous amount of handwritten notes and sit exams that still use pencil, and a lead that goes blunt halfway through means thicker, messier characters and constant re-sharpening of the angle. The Kuru Toga Advance rotates the lead for you so the line stays uniform through a whole reviewer session, and the upgrade model is rarely stocked outside specialist stationery shops here.
Load 0.5mm HB or B lead, write normally, and let the pipe slide tip protect the lead as it wears down. The Upgrade Model comes in Red, White, Navy and Gun Metallic; this one is Red. The coated brass grip adds weight low in the barrel, which steadies long writing sessions.
Authentic, shipped direct from Japan — delivery 10–14 days, free over ₱3,000.
uni Kuru Toga Advance Upgrade Model Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm Red
₱900.00