How to Fix a Mechanical Pencil Lead Jam

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Is your mechanical pencil jammed? Here's how you fix it! Details instructions: unsharpen.com/how-to-fix-a-ja...
Pencils used:
Pentel Graph Gear 1000: amzn.to/2XH4SyA
Pentel Graph Gear 500: amzn.to/2XMKkoG
Pilot S10: amzn.to/2DrbACf
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@Musfee_ 9 ай бұрын

I always bought new pencils whenever this happened. Today I thought I should maybe watch a tutorial about it? I'm so glad I came through this video. It definitely changed my life

@unsharpen 9 ай бұрын

Amazing! best of luck with fixing your pencils

@boip0362 3 жыл бұрын

Another thing that can happen is that the narrow tip gets bent “ever so slightly” which breaks the lead as it goes into it. It can be straightened however…

@viyandedhia7594 Жыл бұрын

How can we straight it

@Butter_mybiscuitandlickmypecan Жыл бұрын

THANK U SO MUCH, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS COMMENT HELPED ME, I WAS STRUGGLING FOR 2 STRAIGHT HOURS

@pictureofneuroqis 11 ай бұрын

Please tell me how to straighten it

@MochizukiRyouji 11 ай бұрын

@@Butter_mybiscuitandlickmypecanCan you tell us how to straighten it?

@Butter_mybiscuitandlickmypecan 11 ай бұрын

@@MochizukiRyouji I don't know if this will work for everyone but i just pressed it in the wall firmly until it was straight, but please be careful because i won't know if your mechanical pencil would break but it worked for me

@TheNewbieWoodworker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was getting ready to chuck the damn pencil. 😄

@unsharpen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped!

@TheNewbieWoodworker 3 жыл бұрын

@@unsharpen It really did help. And as a fellow KZfaqr, I'm always flabbergasted that people would give a video like yours a thumbs down. Some people just don't get it. 🤬😄I mean, I'm sure you've learned that it's just par for the course, but still... Anyway, thanks again.

@1vy-t0wn38 3 жыл бұрын

@@unsharpen hey,my pencil clicks thing that you click to get the lead out is just going down and not back out,how do I fix this?

@revasparks8486 2 жыл бұрын

Have bought 4....they ALL jam. Have tried to clear them. Nope. Poor design!

@pogoshinysearch1239 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great tutorial. I had a Pentel Twist Erase mechanical pencil that jammed. I almost gave up and the bottom half was literally in the trash can before I watched your video. The jammed bottom half was retrieved and I found out the bottom piece could be unscrewed to reveal the clutch. That was cleared out and my pencil was revived. Many thanks!

@BeylaKaythin 2 жыл бұрын

I got a nice old mechanical pencil from my dad. Older than me. Able to survive a war. And dumb old me stuffs a too big lead in there. I swear I thought it was a definite goner & started watching with incredible scepticism... But about halfway through the video, it came out! Thank you! :D thank you for helping me save my pencil!

@nubaidtazwar1966 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro you made my day.I literally thought I was hopeless,but I thought I can do a try then it literally just fixed.I am a beginner and that became a history of my first mechanical pencil

@silverycc7416 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I just bought new rotring 0.35 online and when it came i was si frustrated because i couldn't get the lead out. Now that i found your video, it works again. You've saved my new pencil!

@prudentobserver3435 9 ай бұрын

THANK YOU!!! I know that you posted this video about 3 years ago according to the KZfaq post and may never see this but I just wanted to sincerely thank you for this video. I have been trying to load lead into my Pentel Orenz 0.2 pencils which both jammed. I found about six or seven videos before yours which were of no real help. None of them explained what the little "metal thing" stuck into the eraser was but yours and I needed it to unclog my pencil. This was a great video. Thank you so much for taking the time to make it.

@unsharpen 9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!!

@user-nm3jn7pr7d 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video. Mine had a tiny piece that was stopping the pencil from functioning. Didn't have a cleaning rod per say but used a hair pin and it did the trick. Thanks again

@JollyOl Жыл бұрын

Super informative and simple video. Thank you!! I was able to unjam my Pentel Graphgear 1000 (.5) after finding out that the problem was in the unscrewable portion. I don't have a cleaning rod; Instead, I used some very thin jewelry wire and it fit and fixed the problem like a charm.

@MxXAnthony143Rmx Жыл бұрын

I thought I may need a new one but this totally fixed it! Thank you!!

@unsharpen Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@trinabrunk Жыл бұрын

Oooh this makes me so happy. I thought I was going to have to get a new pencil but by midway through this video I had it fixed. Thank you!!

@shewhomustnotbename 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing on how to fix a mechanical pencil! I couldn't figure out what was wrong with my pencil. Will buy a cleaning rod tomorrow.

@tasmaryshawlin5816 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Man, I've just Fixed my 11 years old lead pencil which was disabled for about 3 years.... Now it's working absolutely fine. 💜

@daytonagreg8765 Жыл бұрын

Hey THATS MY PENCIL!!! Well dude, you spent time you DID NOT have to, to educate me on what’s wrong. Excellent job & I’m back in business. GREAT VIDEO.

@unsharpen Жыл бұрын

Right on!

@kismeteors 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Turns out I just had to shake the pencil and it started working again! Thanks a ton!

@marsharamsdell 9 ай бұрын

Me too!

@evetruscott5584 Жыл бұрын

Finally I got the right word choice on U-tube and having found your video I have got my Pilot to work again. Only hope that sometime, someone will be in that dilemma and I can help them, as you helped me. THANKS

@numbersix8919 4 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I once had a pencil with a cleaning rod but never used it and had forgotten they even exist!

@unsharpen 4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@Coccolinodc 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I have a Rotring 500 0,7 mm which became jammed and your video helped me sort it out!

@forest1560 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video! Helped me so much, I bought this mechanical pencil yesterday and then it suddenly stopped working and I figured it was jammed so thanks

@loganpie3964 2 жыл бұрын

Hi thank you i was in art class this morning and i got really sad when this pencil stopped working, but after watching your video ive fixed the jam, if you dont have a pencil cleaner you could use, cheap earrings, and a safety pin

@Lauraisabelgonzalezart 2 ай бұрын

Thank You so much. You're the ONLY one who goes into details about cleaning it. I have the Grapher 500 and you helped me!

@unsharpen 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@LongXi1988 Жыл бұрын

Saved me hours probably. Glad I found this! Thanks

@eshraqdalia 25 күн бұрын

I dropped my pencil at school and I thought it broke but then I decided to watch a tutorial and I fixed it! Thank you!!!

@unsharpen 24 күн бұрын

Glad the video helped!

@inartemmangga1764 2 жыл бұрын

omg you're amazing, i was about to cry cause i couldnt fix it but i saw your video now i can draw again.

@adasqweds3756 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I havent used it for months cuz i thought it really was unfixable, so glad i watch this vid 🔥

@unsharpen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@em444 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I WAS SO WORRIED ID HAD TO GET A NEW ONE BUT NOW ITS FIXED!!!!

@xchalibur77 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best review of Pentel graph 1000, although it was done for other proposes.

@loveice-cream4392 2 жыл бұрын

thank you soooo much!!! i was getting really hopeless and then i came across this video and it honestly helped a lot!!!! the trick you did with the clutch helped get out more pieces of lead than i imagined would have been there and then the part about clearing the top piece helped me see a piece of lead that i had overlooked by mistake and was quite wierdly placed , that i am now wondering how it even got like this

@unsharpen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@jennifergreenfield6996 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my pencil is fixed thanks to your video.

@bigmac22ify 8 ай бұрын

thanks, i had a "broken" 1000 graph gear for over 7 years but I was too stubborn to throw it out, you got it working again.

@unsharpen 8 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@thecorynorhinus 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video ! It worked for my pentel graphgear 1000

@ambersinclair13 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My Mum's old Parker pencil means so much to me now she's gone and I can use it again!!

@k2dac898 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you would enjoy the lyrics of Tina Turner's 'Something Beautiful Remains' it was a favorite of mine when my mom passed away.

@zazan8242 9 ай бұрын

Your instructions helped me so much Thank you ❤❤

@cytarea Жыл бұрын

thanks for making a video about this ordinary common trouble, cuz it actually happens a lot. I had bought a expensive mechanical pencil which was pretty and i really enjoyed it, but since i always used 0,7 mm pencils, i mistook that new pen (0,5mm) as 0,7 and had probably got things stuck. it was yesterday, but after i had a good nap after school, i tried to repair it again and it worked! Just telling my story in case someone is also having trouble. You will fix it! mechanical pencils dont break that easily, it will get alright

@ChocolateApricots 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure yet what my mech pen’s issue is, but this was great info.Thank you for posting. 🌹

@rinlumi 3 жыл бұрын

but my tip is the one that's blocked and i did everything to remove it but it's not going :((( Why are there no youtube videos for this

@zdravdan 3 жыл бұрын

Have this same problem no tutorials

@introgauge 3 жыл бұрын

I tried sowing needles....sowing needles are the exact size of the tip so it didnt work, of which im guessing is like a .4mm or .3.555mm. If youre using a .3mm mech pencil. They want you to buy extra stuff.

@pocketnunu 3 жыл бұрын

@@introgauge Sewing pins come in thicknesses too. Pins for silk are less thick, perfect for .5 size lead hole. These would be pins not for actual hand sewing, but the kind that just hold cloth together, so there is NO EYE for the thread. Instead of an eye, there will be like a tiny head or a tiny round plastic ball at one end. So dig through your mom's, your sister's, or your own sewing kit.

@magiciankid4962 3 жыл бұрын

Same issue here

@bry6998 3 жыл бұрын

same case here

@xvasaks936 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much, this helped me out alot, i was thinking that it was broken and i needed to get a new!

@Darkr125 4 ай бұрын

Thank you you just saved me from the heart attacks I was having I don’t ever do this but I liked 👍

@fuutao6979 Жыл бұрын

first yt vid ive seen that actually helped me w something broken

@CJ-fg6ws Жыл бұрын

fixed my pencil in the first 10 seconds on the video. thank u for this!

@Nancy-pf6ft 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I couldn’t get the lead to advance in a Muji .3, and followed your steps. When I opened that collet/clutch, some tiny pieces of lead came tumbling out, and it cleared the whole thing.

@DROMVS 3 жыл бұрын

*I love how you have the exact one that i do. Thank you for this perfect coincidence of a video!*

@mertyaman808 3 жыл бұрын

What is the pencil called

@robloxnoob1462 3 жыл бұрын

@@mertyaman808 Pentecostal graph gear 1000 and 500, pilot s10 sorry if it’s too late

@re-lmayer2546 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful video, it saves my pencil !

@SingularityStigma 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! That was a Great HELP

@williamguerrettaz2642 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, very help full video got my old ever sharp functioning again.

@Andrea_404 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! A soon as you mentioned I can push back part of the clutch my problem was solved. Damn thing decided it wants to keep the previous piece of lead.

@user-ht4hm4zj6u 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Bro. Helped me to solve the puzzle with my Mont Blanc mechanical pencil. No idea regarding the use of the cleaning rod before this video. That one did the trick.

@judithcorona1711 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you so much my new art pencil broke I was so scared I had to buy a new but this video helped a lot it works now

@DominicButler3D 3 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. Thanks!

@NeighbourTom Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the guide, pencil is now good as gold 👍

@amiragadoura Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you 🙏🏽

@iasamillano6056 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!! My pilot mech pencil is finally fixed!!!!

@MikeChuk 11 ай бұрын

Jam Cleared!! Thank you!

@Atat5 10 ай бұрын

THIS VIDEO REALLY HELP ME, THANK YOU SO MUCHH

@rikib3652 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, thank you so much. I have the pentel GRAPHGEAR 1000 and I was not looking forward to buying a new one. This video allowed me to fix it and save $16. It helped that that was one of the ones you were working on lol

@unsharpen 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Love to hear that

@maryelizabethcalais9180 3 жыл бұрын

Tks for all your efforts making this video!. I have the Pentel 500 Mech Pencil. It appears that the Pentel 1000 is more advanced than the 500. I purchased the 500 at Hobby Lobby in store a couple of years ago. Yesterday I took it apart following your video and still cannot get the lead to come thru. I'm becoming a little frustrated cause I'm sketching a picture of my latest Grandchild and I need my Pentel to work. My usual good solid patience is wearing down; I have a deadline for this project and at this time cannot afford to make more purchases.I wish we could send photos to youtubers' my problem is probably something simple that I'm leaving out. Tomorrow's another day and my mind will be fresh again at dawn. And maybe you can advise something else. Many Blessings to you and your helping others :)

@thecherrywhichtaehyungkiss4209 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you because of you my pencil is now doing perfect and I am really thankful for you because it was my first one and I didn’t knew it had a jam cause it was just breaking my leads again and again :( but thanks to you I was able to do it rightly! :) I am looking forward to your videos! Lots of love!

@karolbukowski2633 3 жыл бұрын

Great and helpful video! Thank you

@darleneslr Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Totally worked on first try. Glad I found this.

@unsharpen Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@blueviolet314 10 ай бұрын

Who would have thought I was gonna going this video so helpful. My pentel works now

@angel_and_chris3493 Жыл бұрын

Thank u so so much man I appreciate it u got my pencil to work again! U just earned yourself a subscriber!

@unsharpen Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@OpinionHaving 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man you're a life saver

@asmera3075 3 жыл бұрын

Thank from the bottom of my heart!

@copywritefreemusic9278 Жыл бұрын

Thanks helped me a lot!

@pushpitsharma1867 9 ай бұрын

Thx bro you are life and a pencil saviour

@phukippasherpa8298 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tips

@jiggilyjello0657 3 жыл бұрын

I dont even have a jammed but I just like watching your videos.

@unsharpen 3 жыл бұрын

Ha thanks!

@virginiasenophdrn5921 Күн бұрын

Thanks! So frustrating...you helped, solved the problem.

@vanished9834 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much you're a hero

@sushmita8643 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was so helpful😁

@crucialkids2850 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks this helps me every time

@amrojas99 26 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!!! you saved my mechanical pencil

@misspumpkin5427 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much, that was really helpful 💓

@johnnellfelarca3777 2 жыл бұрын

It worked! You're awesome! Thank you so much!

@unsharpen 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@xtinawny 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Helped Clear my Tul .05 Pencil

@lilychen2590 3 жыл бұрын

Found this video after the ONE mechanical pencil I use (Zebra Airfit) got jammed. Thanks a lot!

@autoxeiria6533 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you wo much. I just had to clean the clutch. I was close to cutting my guitar strings to use as a cleaning rod.

@kimfrsca_9544 2 жыл бұрын

OMG!How from this video works in my pencil. Now my pencil can be reused ,thank you so much🙏🏻

@unsharpen 2 жыл бұрын

Great 👍

@twilightsparkle4838 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, you saved my sanity!

@krispdelta 2 ай бұрын

never realized you could unscrew the whole front bit on the graph gear 500. thx :)

@malihaaiman3986 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😭 This helped me big time!

@unsharpen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@aleaboon Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! 🥳

@rayhanaazeem6513 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for helping me.

@unsharpen 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

@dorothyg2997 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Had a jam and fixed it with a needle.

@kathleendostal2119 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Fixed it. Sure it's a million years old...like me...but I still like it! Clogged clutch!

@marinedalek Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Also, anyone who is or who knows a guitarist will have access to the spare lengths of guitar string which get snipped off when changing them. The top three strings can be used as makeshift tip cleaners of varying sizes, depending on the gauge of the string set. I just rescued my 0.3mm Graphgear 1000 using the B string of an Ernie Ball Super Slinky set.

@prudentobserver3435 9 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha...that is an awesome suggestion. My son is a guitarist and has plenty of strings for me to use to fix my pencils. Great idea.

@Mikeshawtoday 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that did the trick. I did notice in my GraphGear 1000 that there is actually a little rubber tip in the 2nd layer front metal piece. This tiny rubber piece allows a little friction so leads don't just fall out each time you press the back to advance the lead. This was miss-aligned, and I gently pulled it out by the lead that was halfway through it, and dropped it straight in so the lead popped through the front. Then I followed the other steps you outlined and reassembled the pencil. Works fine now. Thanks!

@darleneselboza3539 2 жыл бұрын

can i ask how did you do it? I also saw a small rubber here on the tip, now when I push the rubber comes off. I put it on over and over again but I don't know how to stick it

@Mikeshawtoday 2 жыл бұрын

@@darleneselboza3539 Hi Darlene - I've had a lot of practice since that last post about a year ago. First - know that when the lead gets too short - either near the end or broken - the pencil stops working in terms of pushing lead holding firm out the tip. So, at that moment, you need to remove the metal housing, and remove the old lead which is stuck halfway out the rubber insert. You can use the wire rod made for this purpose found in the eraser. Next step, with the metal tips all off, is to carefully release a new lead from the barrel about two inches - without breaking it. Very tricky. You have to push down on the top button to release, and at the same time, your other hand pushes back the collar (sleeve around the clutch in this video) at the exposed jaw tip. The lead will slide down. Now with two inches exposed- you super-carefully insert it through the rubber tip and out the front end of the inner metal insert. Then screw that back on, not breaking the new lead. Re-assemble the outer sheaths. A lot of words here, I hope it helps a little. I'll have to do my own video on this, I think. Get used to this process and it's not too hard. It's the price you pay for the .3mm pencil fine-ness.

@gian.zagada702 Жыл бұрын

Damn!!! Thank you so much!! I was not about to purchase another one of these pens. It’s expensive (but good).

@user-vc7vp4mv2o 2 жыл бұрын

TYSM I HAVE THE SAME PENCIL AND IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE I WAS GONNA CRY

@xinhuipan420 2 жыл бұрын

ur literally amazing thank you

@itmightbejude 2 жыл бұрын

I was trying to fix an Acer tradesmans mark pencil which is fairly different to the pencils in the video but it was still very helpful, the amount of dust in the clutch area was insane 😅

@elijahmcknight13 2 жыл бұрын

Yoo! I have the 0.3 500 and I just used the clutch and lead to push back the clogged tip from the front. This works perfect if you don’t have a cleaning rod but a steady hand.

@davegoodridge8352 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good information. Glad I found your channel

@Gojenjen84 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much I have the Pentel graphgear 500 .03 and I was seriously have issues but it now works because of your video, there was lead stuck somewhere and bc mine had the cleaning rod and I was able to fix it, but man if I didn’t watch your video, I dunno what would I have done. Thanks so much!!

@unsharpen 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!