keeping the tip a consistent cone shape rather than letting it flatten into a wedge

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stream-of-consciousness journaling

printed sheets — won't discolor or come loose over time

soft pastel

uni kuru toga mechanical pencil 0 5 mm blue Risk keeping the tip a consistentThe Kuru Toga in blue uses an internal gear that rotates the 0. 5 mm lead by about 9 every time the pencil lifts off the page. That solves a problem most mechanical pencils have: a standard lead wears down at a constant angle, forming a slanted wedge that makes lines grow thicker and smudgier as you write. Because this lead rotates instead, it wears down evenly into a cone shape, so the line stays thin and crisp without needing to twist the pencil by