Pentel Mechanical Pencil Orenz 0.2mm, Black Body (XPP502-A)

Works well, better than cheaper ones. Doesn't come with any spare graphite nor erasers. Does not include the tool to clear a jam.

TL;DR:The .2 Orenz is the best pencil for this size lead, but it is still outclassed by the .3 Graphgear 1000 if you like versatile detailing pencils!As a comic artist who works on paper, I value thin pencils VERY highly.I'm happy to say this .2 little pencil is a lot stronger than you'd think. If you know how to use thin lead pencils, you won't have many problems with breaking lead. It also comes with a small wire in the eraser for unjamming the tip!HOWEVER-- The Pentel Orenz .2 pencil has the unfortunate fate that I daily drive a .3 from Pentel's GraphGear 1000 series of pencils. The size difference in lead isn't THAT noticeable between a .2 and .3, in my opinion, so they're in direct competition for me.The lead support system in this Orenz .2 pencil is a metal barrel that slides back into the pencil as you draw. .3 pencils used to be made this way too, and I HATE it. This mechanism doesn't just break lead, it SPLINTERS IT. And splintered lead is what causes jamming.It's painfully easy to bump the metal protector barrel with your paper or your sleeve and not notice the lead has been exposed-- and then it snaps.In comparison, GraphGear 500 and 1000 series pencils have a stationary barrel to support the lead at the tip. The 1000 series even has spring loaded retraction like a pen, to protect the pencil tip and lead when not in use. (500 series can't be retracted, but they are heccin strong tips anyways)Why is a stationary barrel better?Because this allows you to tilt the pencil and create an ultra thin point on your lead. This alone will allow a well made .3 pencil to out-tiny a .2 with a sliding barrel.The .2 Orenz is definitely not a good sketching pencil, it is a detailing pencil! You won't be making any fluid motions with it without gouging your paper on sharp lead, or just breaking the lead.Get this .2 pencil if you want a specialized detailing pencil! If you want something more versatile, get a .3 GraphGear 500 or 1000!

I really like pentel pencils, and was curious about this one. I find myself grabbing it out of the pencil cup and doodling with it. It's great for finer details. The only thing that I noticed was that you have to be careful to not overfill the pencil with lead because it can cause it to not work.( The tip of pencil that holds the lead will just have no tension and slide right back into the barrel.) Once I figured that out I've had no problems since. I like that it comes in a huge range of colors too.

Amazing pencil, writes smoothly and came well

I would just like to start off by saying I love the pencil, it's awesome and works well. Now I've read lots of reviews about "oh my pencil got clogged" and what not. So a little trick to that is to unclog the point you'll gotta uncap the bottom to reveal the eraser, then take the eraser out and you'll see this fancy looking needle thing. DO NOT THROW THIS OUT. This piece is important because it will help unclog your pencil. The needle is thin enough to fit perfectly into the pencil point where you'll have to carefully shimmy it in. Take the point part of the pencil out from the cone cap. Now with this part youre going to have to be a bit gentle to not bend the needle or lose your small pieces and try to poke around inside the pencil point with the needle, this takes time. Eventually the needle should easily slide through once youve poked around inside enough and all the broken lead pieces should come spewing out. Hope this helped because I went through the same thing as well (had to buy another pencil because I lost the needle).

Worked well and looked nice but I only got to use the lead it came with before it broke. After refilling it with more of the same size lead it ended up getting jammed somehow and even after breaking it apart I cannot get this lead clogged inside of the small nozzle. Not happy with this at all buy something more expensive and built to last if you want to use this more then 2-3 times

Pentel is a Japanse company and they are the one's who make this specialty mechanical pencil. As you can see in my pic it's all in Japanese. Just YouTube watch the 60 second video or just finish reading my review here. This is not your everyday mechanical pencil. That's not saying you couldn't use it as one, that's just me saying that this is a super specific mechanical pencil. Rarely will you find 0.2 mm lead refills in American stores. I haven't honestly been checking since I plan on buying it on Amazon like I do everything else but I trust the other reviewers input about it. I make Gunpla models for a hobby. I have honestly bought every special tool, markers, paints, etc. But when it all comes down to it all I need is a $20 plastic nipper, a tamiya hobby knife with #11 blades, and this Pentel Orenz 0.2mm mechanical pencil. I certainly recommend this to any Gunpla builder out there working on an HG and/or RG grade 1/144 kit. Reason being is that Gundam Panel markers and Tamiya Accent panel lining inks are way too messy for a 1/144 model. The Gundam markers are too thick for the panel lines and a nightmare to clean up and the Tamiya Accent panel lining inks are actually terrible for your kit if you don't clear coat it first before you apply it. It will eat up your parts. (especially the white pieces they are most susceptible) Now that my rant it over the 0.2mm size is perfect for 1/144 and it's super easy to use a hi polymer eraser to clean up the piece if you start to smudge the lead on accident. However, the lead smudging is very minimal with this pencil since the lead shouldn't protrude much or if at all past the barrel. When I got this all I did was clicked it a few times until I saw the lead finally start to come out (maybe 5 clicks) and then all you need to do is use the lead until that lead protection barrel is sucked all the way back in like a phallus and sack on a cold day! That's it! I love it and I'm sure you will to.