tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post8816449949187180692..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: Cross Century II Mechanical Pencil ReviewKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-39206042224702390002011-04-13T19:23:34.471+12:002011-04-13T19:23:34.471+12:00my cross classic century is facing problem! I twis...my cross classic century is facing problem! I twist it but it didnt retract lead! i also can put in the lead from the head without twisting! What should i do? How can i open it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-48278869857770773542011-01-08T12:14:32.322+13:002011-01-08T12:14:32.322+13:00Hello Anonymous.
Cross (and many others) do a sig...Hello Anonymous. <br />Cross (and many others) do a significant amount of business in the corporate advertising and gift market. I have seen online auctions for many Cross items with corprorate logos and engravings, especially oil companies. I myself have a Mobil pen/pencil set.<br /><br />http://davesmechanicalpencils.blogspot.com/2010/12/cross-classic-century-pencils.htmlKiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-83594037106148220212011-01-08T11:51:12.772+13:002011-01-08T11:51:12.772+13:00Love your blog I have an old Classic Century, with...Love your blog I have an old Classic Century, with the Gulf gas station logo on the clip, in .9mm. I havent the faintest idea where it came from.Loaded with a 2b lead it writes really well but is a bit too small to be comfortable for more than a few bars of music. Still the thing is solid gold so it's presumably of some value as other than a writing instrument. Do you know if Cross often putsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-34871780508290441342010-11-24T13:41:52.762+13:002010-11-24T13:41:52.762+13:00Thanks for the detailed review! I just got mine - ...Thanks for the detailed review! I just got mine - bought the Century II, pen and pencil set. Curiously, mine is a 0.7mm pencil. Like you pointed out, the mechanism for adjusting the lead tip is cumbersome. But it does look gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-86771955388636337912010-06-24T01:47:04.257+12:002010-06-24T01:47:04.257+12:00Wow thanks Bob, that was a wealth of information r...Wow thanks Bob, that was a wealth of information right there! The pencil is 0.5mm, and the problem is that the lead doesn't feed properly - there is no jam as I am able to push lead through when it is in the "relaxed" position. Have emailed Cross as there is no Australian branch here, hopefully there will be somewhere I can send the pencil to. Thanks again!Reubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134843217995674385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-50201736598018773862010-06-23T08:17:33.415+12:002010-06-23T08:17:33.415+12:00Hi Reuben,
Oops, looks like I misunderstood the q...Hi Reuben,<br /><br />Oops, looks like I misunderstood the question. You wanted to know about fixing the pencil, rather than how to load lead into it. <br /><br />I would send correspondence to CROSS. They will probably ask you to send it to them and determine if they can fix it or not. If they can't fix it, they will usually give you the option of having it returned or getting a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-15483849212375695982010-06-23T07:24:09.672+12:002010-06-23T07:24:09.672+12:00Hi Reuben,
AFAIK there are 3 mechanisms:
The old...Hi Reuben,<br /><br />AFAIK there are 3 mechanisms:<br /><br />The oldest is the 0.9 mm. This employs a continuous screw mechanism. You load the lead in from the tip, that is, the writing point. Face the pencil so that the tip is facing you. Turn the lower part of the barrel clockwise until you see a "point" at the end of the tip and you can't turn it anymore. Then, insert the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-38694680689868918602010-06-22T17:34:10.147+12:002010-06-22T17:34:10.147+12:00Thanks Dave, will keep searching!Thanks Dave, will keep searching!Reubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134843217995674385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-71811568723380285832010-06-21T16:21:41.668+12:002010-06-21T16:21:41.668+12:00Reuben - sorry, no.Reuben - sorry, no.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-67543645591430810662010-06-21T16:16:08.316+12:002010-06-21T16:16:08.316+12:00Hi Dave, I came across your blog while trying to f...Hi Dave, I came across your blog while trying to fix an older Cross Century pencil. Do you have any information on repairing such a pencil? I was looking for a step-by-step guide on the net but no luck. There's also no official Cross repair service in Australia :(Reubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134843217995674385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-1889077858602152182010-06-19T11:54:50.404+12:002010-06-19T11:54:50.404+12:00Ricky, Ricky, Ricky...the tasks you set me my youn...Ricky, Ricky, Ricky...the tasks you set me my young friend. Well I've finally shot some more images and replaced the last of the military ones. But even sporting ones have their problems. I shot some really great ones of Marion Jones, some of my best work ever I think...and then after I'd uploaded them I suddenly thought...ummm didn't she get into trouble...better check Wikipedia...Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-68611333719727869012010-06-15T17:10:08.631+12:002010-06-15T17:10:08.631+12:00Hardly mea culpa for you Henrik.Hardly mea culpa for you Henrik.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-27462512816672931462010-06-15T16:30:16.105+12:002010-06-15T16:30:16.105+12:00Mea culpa - I wish I hadn't mentioned the back...Mea culpa - I wish I hadn't mentioned the backgrounds. This blog is about pencils after all<br />regards HenrikHenrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539087675373785220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-17896909877240508972010-06-15T14:00:30.376+12:002010-06-15T14:00:30.376+12:00Hi Ricky
No you haven't upset me at all, just ...Hi Ricky<br />No you haven't upset me at all, just made me think about it some more, and from a different perspective. Actually I originally intended for the backgrounds to be sporting medal related, but had surprisingly few suitable backgrounds and without much thought just sort of migrated into the military backgrounds without considering possible other opinions.<br /><br />My comment aboutKiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-11312044406680822772010-06-15T13:30:33.369+12:002010-06-15T13:30:33.369+12:00Rats. Now I feel like a real idiot. You removed th...Rats. Now I feel like a real idiot. You removed the picture of the ceremony which was cool and interesting. I made the original comment about the close-up picture of the patent number with the end of the pencil over the three decorations, the one I recognized as the VC.<br /><br />RickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-87083607921325496402010-06-15T13:09:13.852+12:002010-06-15T13:09:13.852+12:00Kiwi, I'm sorry if I upset you in any way. It&...Kiwi, I'm sorry if I upset you in any way. It's the last night of school here where I live and there's no homework to get through, and I was just looking through your blog again. <br /><br />I know something about New Zealand because my mom and dad have visited there. Also for history we watched an older movie called "Gallipoli" and I know about ANZAC and then my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-91962679667973229452010-06-15T12:56:40.909+12:002010-06-15T12:56:40.909+12:00Sapphire - off the top of my head I am tempted to ...Sapphire - off the top of my head I am tempted to agree with you re polished chrome vs stainless steel.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-63400212126711144542010-06-15T12:51:40.715+12:002010-06-15T12:51:40.715+12:00Well Ricky has set me thinking. I've gone away...Well Ricky has set me thinking. I've gone away and contemplated this over lunch. I don't think the image was inappropriate, but I can understand that some might think it was, so I have deleted it. To be replaced with something else in due course.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-72052592278179716792010-06-15T12:15:59.155+12:002010-06-15T12:15:59.155+12:00Hi Ricky
Yes, you are correct. He is a Maori, wear...Hi Ricky<br />Yes, you are correct. He is a Maori, wearing a ceremonial cloak of presitge for winning the VC, being welcomed back onto his tribal meeting ground. He is a corporal, flanked by generals. I am surprised you know of this, and also that you consider the imagery somewhat inappropriate. Care to explain? <br />The trivial subject matter of this blog demeans the background?Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-17022335459402057902010-06-15T12:09:52.888+12:002010-06-15T12:09:52.888+12:00I think that officer must be a Maori, and those &q...I think that officer must be a Maori, and those "wings" are a ceremonial cloak of feathers.<br /><br />RickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-54933863171362017612010-06-15T12:02:17.493+12:002010-06-15T12:02:17.493+12:00Just curious. Is that your Victoria Cross? I under...Just curious. Is that your Victoria Cross? I understand the idea linkage with Cross pencils and decoration and military crosses and decorations but from what I know (at 14 and a Yank) about Australian and New Zealand military history, and how that particular decoration was earned, may I say it's sort of, well, not quite right to use that picture as a background. This is just my opinion.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-73765330847610918662010-06-15T11:21:44.884+12:002010-06-15T11:21:44.884+12:00Dave
Nice review. Sometimes its the harmony of a...Dave<br /><br />Nice review. Sometimes its the harmony of a writing instrument radiated by its design characteristics that inspire the best in us to put good ideas onto paper. This one just looks good.<br />Thanks - Jim (SC,USA)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-14630086847680513202010-06-15T08:54:18.812+12:002010-06-15T08:54:18.812+12:00I have a couple of Cross pencils - they are the th...I have a couple of Cross pencils - they are the thinner Classic Century. I have one in this finish and I like it. Oddly I find the polished chrome grips better than my brushed steel Parker - I must have odd skin.<br />If you want a 0.7mm you could get the ballpoint and the pencil converter but it means paying an extra £7.50 for the converter.<br />I was also surprised that gold/chrome Michael J Corryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780267551120349263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-55480677123258343412010-06-15T07:55:29.231+12:002010-06-15T07:55:29.231+12:00Never mind the pencil - I love your backgrounds!Wh...Never mind the pencil - I love your backgrounds!What's he wearing in picture no. 2? Wings? :-)<br />regards HenrikHenrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539087675373785220noreply@blogger.com