tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post115009210265425433..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: Rotring Core Mechanical Pencil ReviewKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-64389287834287487802010-10-31T20:10:01.397+13:002010-10-31T20:10:01.397+13:00I got my hands on a technor rollerball wow is this...I got my hands on a technor rollerball wow is this thing nice also picked up Skynn since they were only 4.00 on ebay. The skynn has a nice rubber grip but I find it obstructs from the fuction of the rollerball. Both of these rollerballs take da schmidt 888 refills which are not waterproof but really slick.Time Wasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033204571074608347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-61375114183040827622010-08-01T10:00:12.956+12:002010-08-01T10:00:12.956+12:00Hey these are no longer being made =) gasp! The we...Hey these are no longer being made =) gasp! The were replaced by the Rotring Skynn which doesn't seem to have a mech pencils just pens.<br />The reasoning for the cheap prices they have a orange Aqua and the one pictured above on ebay for 6.50-7.50 depending on dealer =)Time Wasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033204571074608347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-6200200837418373112010-07-28T16:24:19.429+12:002010-07-28T16:24:19.429+12:00I'm going to pick one of these up despite bein...I'm going to pick one of these up despite being 7mm lead they have them cheap on ebay like Gary said.Time Wasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033204571074608347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-89971168867434305772009-03-27T18:37:00.000+13:002009-03-27T18:37:00.000+13:00These Rotring Core MP's have gotten rather cheap.....These Rotring Core MP's have gotten rather cheap... they must have made a huge lot of them, seeing as they're still easy to obtain. And I guess that telegraphs what you discovered, Dave--it's a mediocre writing instrument.<BR/><BR/>I was going to pick up one "just for the heck of it", but I'll pass... on the other end, I got a Core fountain pen. It was $9.99 shipped. It's a weird writing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-6044067518874859002008-09-12T07:49:00.000+12:002008-09-12T07:49:00.000+12:00I can't comment on the action of the pencil mech, ...I can't comment on the action of the pencil mech, but I own the ball point and fountain pen of the Core Lysium series. They're the same as the Teknor, but a grey/faded turquoise look.<BR/><BR/>You can't put these in a shirt pocket because (1) the clip is horrible, (2) it's obscenely top heavy, and (3) worst of all is that the plunger makes it look like you have a AA battery sticking out of someMark Brockmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691428206334508593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-20516286750912478282007-01-13T00:08:00.000+13:002007-01-13T00:08:00.000+13:00Well... For me, the Rotring Core is definitively n...Well... For me, the Rotring Core is definitively not one of the best mechanical pencils I have ever seen. The body is a bit slippery, the mechanism is noisy (and you can feel a kind of small jolt each time you advance the lead), the system used to block the eraser looks really cheap, even for a simple MP (for which you await a minimum of user-friendly choices or ideas) and the conic form of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com