tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464420217161399373.post7440217486098110448..comments2024-03-16T13:52:08.510+01:00Comments on The Pencilcase Blog | Fountain pen, Pencil, Ink and Paper reviews: Kaweco Special 2mm leadholderThe Pencilcase Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11200655141353616251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464420217161399373.post-69167298605987693942018-06-14T21:25:08.176+02:002018-06-14T21:25:08.176+02:00Has anyone else noticed that other 2mm leads -- Tu...Has anyone else noticed that other 2mm leads -- Turquoise, Uni (with end cap removed), etc. -- won't advance properly? I received a new Kaweco Special AL 2mm Lead Holder yesterday and tried it with these other leads. It accommodated them, but won't advance them or 'click'. When I reinserted the Kaweco lead, it worked just fine. Is it just my lead holder or is this standard? If it&Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122326488224329812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464420217161399373.post-46254500680488865082014-03-17T22:16:49.934+01:002014-03-17T22:16:49.934+01:00Yeah, the bottom part is definitely metal, the top...Yeah, the bottom part is definitely metal, the top part on the other hand... I don't know, it looks and feels like metal, but it sounds like plastic if you tap it onto a metal surface, I still haven't figuren it out! About the rattling though, I don't know where I read this, but you should try to insert a small piece of foam inside the barrel, and poke the mechanism through it, that The Pencilcase Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200655141353616251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464420217161399373.post-27692813083679224202014-03-17T14:45:14.705+01:002014-03-17T14:45:14.705+01:00I think I was half right...
The way top piece wit...I think I was half right...<br /><br />The way top piece with the grippy part and the Kaweco logo insert is plastic, but that piece is glued into a metal piece. <br /><br />I can't deal with the rattle, so this one sees pretty minimal use. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070321240700174577noreply@blogger.com