How to Fix Jammed Mechanical Pencils, with Humor!
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- This video shows how to clear a mechanical pencil jam. It features a Pentel GraphGear 1000 Pencil, but it will work for most mechanical pencils.
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Me realizing I have no Led 😐
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My Pentel Pencil set, Pentel GraphGear 1000, all came with the wires of the proper diameter, in the eraser. They would be the first step in clearing a jam; me thinks....
Absolutely they would, yes. Mine didn't, for some reason.
Hope you had as much fun finding those clips as I did watching them.
I did! And thanks for letting me know - I wasn't sure people would enjoy them, but they are! 😄
My Pentel graphgear 500 has some lead stuck in the tip and the clutch I think could you help me
All I know is what I showed in the video.
Oh my gosh tkysm, both of my mechanical pens were jammed for years and out of despair, i tried your thing and i think they're fine now. I really thought that 0.3 mechanical pens hated me
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
I just shove the lead in backwards. Works every time.
Interesting - thanks! 😄
That works fine for YOUNG eyes and hands but ......
@@roberthoyle6442 😂
I almost threw away a perfectly good .7mm Pentel pencil but your video saved me from doing that. I did have to push out the stuck lead in the inner cone with a pin. Thank you!
You're quite welcome! 🙂
When ever I give my pencil most of time it is broken but fixed it thx
Glad it helped.
Love it! I don't use mechanical pencils, but this was very entertaining. Thank you
Thanks. I didn't use to use mechanical pencils, but I needed one for the Incra T-Rule, so I started using one. But there are still plenty of times I use a normal pencil too.
I can't open my led pencil Idk how I have a different one than you
Sorry, I can't help.
What a coincidence that I have the same pencil and it was jammed. This video did not help. My pencil was jammed at the tip. Incredible as it may seem, the lead had congealed into a rock hard mass at the exit hole. I managed to hack it out using a sewing needle. When I got an opening I cut off the eyelet on the needle which just happened to be about the same size as the lead (.7mm) and using that like a rifle cleaning rod I rammed it in and out of the hole. I cleaned it out and it works now but why did the lead congeal? I did keep it outside in a detached garage. I am sure the temperature exceeded 100 degrees at times but does pencil lead melt?
I don't know - I'm sure there's a limit.
This reminded me that they used to stick a stiff, .5mm metal needle in the eraser so you could clear out the barrel when things did jam up. Haven’t seen those since the 80s.
I remember the day when I had the needle in the eraser. Any needle would probably work work for all sizes of lead (obviously assuming it fit the 0.5 first). Thanks for reminding me!
I dug around in my desk drawer and found an old 0.5 with black barrel and a green eraser and lo and behold it had the needle in it!!!
Wonder why they stopped doing that?
@@timothyhood2827 😄
@@TheNewbieWoodworker probably for the same reason you can’t take a fork on an airliner🤣🛫
I don't understand what people are seeing as so funny! Failure to feed is a real problem! Maybe we could get congress to start an investigation. Enjoy your day Dan.
LOL. Don't get me started on congress... 😏
Thank you, I thought my beautiful mechanical pencil was a goner. New life!
Glad I could help! 😄
Bro there is an small lead stuck in the nib i dont know what to do
If you can find a small enough needle, you can use that. Otherwise, I don't know.
Hey i did have the same problem i tried to soak the nib in how water and then tryna insert a small needle inside (sewing needle) but it didnt work at all then i put the nib in oil and stored it in a jar for 2 days and once i put the needle the stuck lead came off so easily with much less effort! Pls do try and lemme know
Thank you so much brother
It helped a lot
I have an exam today, you saved me
Awesome - glad I could help! And sorry for the late reply.
Mine is stuck in the tiny metal part that u use the pencil with and I can’t get it out
Oh well...
THANKS so much
Glad I could help! 👍
It’s does not work! :(
Help me pls
Sorry. This is the only thing I can suggest.
The Pentel pens (pencils) that I used back in the 70's (as a computer programmer writing COBOL onto programming sheets with tiny little squares for each letter, to be keypunched into cards to be compiled.........but wait, I digress). The pens had a tiny steel pin attached to the backside of the eraser. The pin was the exact size of the lead and could be used to clear any jammed lead from the barrel. I haven't purchased one lately so don't know if a pin is still provided. I know they were useful.
Wow! I used to do the same thing back in the 70's - COBOL, punch cards, the whole deal. Turnaround from writing out those sheets, to when the cards got compiled and the results printed out took forever. And nowadays the compiler tells me when I make a syntax error while I'm typing, and there is almost no waiting while things get compiled. But I digress... 😂
It's possible there is still a pin, but I couldn't find it for my pencil. 😄
The sizes 0.4 and below seem to come with a pin, while any sizes above do not.
@@chimchimcher-ee8191 Thanks for the info! 😄
@@chimchimcher-ee8191 i can't find anything smaller than 0.5, and haven't seen the metal pins for years.
@@thomasarussellsr 👍
Mine's led won't come out so 8 pulled it out and it broke right inside taht golden part. Then I tried to use another rmed and poke it out but it didn't work so what should I do?
I don't know, sorry.
See if you can find an old pencil with the wire in the eraser compartment and use that to poke it out. Maybe a yard-sale or flea market? Maybe find some old wire brush with unbent wires?
@@thomasarussellsr 👍
Some mechanical pencils have a thin wire sticking in the eraser that is to be used to clear jams.
And apparently this one is supposed to too? Anyway, *now* they tell me. 😄
Hey um, i have a problem, i try pushing the clip in the mechanical pencil and the ink or idk wont come out. I try pushing again and it didnt sork
Did you try what I said in the video?
I noticed that you use the same Pentel mechanical pencil that I use...I like this model of pencil but it doesn’t work like they say. When I click to retract it, it usually doesn’t pull the lead back in; I still have to push the lead back in with my finger. 🤷♂️
Same here, except I usually just push it down on a table or something.
Bruh… I thought my pencil was broken so I bought a second pair (the new one is working by the way.) I even took the time to take it all apart because it wasn’t working. Then all I needed to do was add some leds. 😐😐
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Love the puns...Makes it worth the watch!
Thanks! 😄
GENIUS!!!!! I CAN FINALLY USE MY PENCIL! THIS VIDEO IS SO UNDERRATED 😱
Thanks - I'm glad it helped. 🙂
On the pentel graphgear 500 it happens quite often
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That is a great pencil. Far better than any I've had. Stumpy nubs approved.
I like it a lot, but I can't figure out *why* I like it. Any thoughts?
@@TheNewbieWoodworker the lead doesn't snap off like cheap ones. Especially with .5 mm. And the tip totally retracts when clip is pushed.
If that is the same ones I use... Looks like it.
@@dougprentice1363 Yep, that's the same. I *thought* the lead didn't snap off nearly as easily, but I thought maybe I was imagining it. Thanks for verifying that. As for retracting the tip, that would be great if I remembered to do it. 😛Thanks again, Doug.
Do you know how to fix the clutch of graph gear 1000? It’s the reason why my pen won’t work
No, sorry.
😆😆 bwahahahahaha 😆😆
Great editing there, mate, so glad you went with it! 👍🏽
Oh, good info on the pencil too. 👌🏽
Thanks, Bill! 😂
thank you so much!!! i have been trying to fix this stuck mechanical pencil that’s like wood type thingy and it finally worked!!! this helped soooo much!!!!
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
A person who can’t work a pencil should not get near powertools.
It is his body parts, go judge someone else.
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THANK YOU Dan! I was ready to pitch my Pentel GraphGear 1000 because it was jammed and I’m not too mechanical...your instruction worked I’m back in business. 👍🏻
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
Pentels are the best! I have i twist erase XP I’ve used for like a year.
@@hondaaccord-hz4ry 😄
I tried to get mine to write again but it buggered up my good pencil sharpener.
😳 😮 😄
Yeah, when the yellow plastic ones first came out the schools in my area got a lot of ruined sharpeners.
@@thomasarussellsr
Glad I could help! 👍
Yup...I laughed...thanks!
My job is done here. 😄
0:35 how long exactly?
Oh, I don't know, 5-10 seconds?
it was a small piece stuck in the clutch ,it works thank you
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
And some pencils used to have a needle like "probe" on the back of the eraser that you could use to clear the chuck. For classic awesomeness see if you can find an old Autopoint or Scripto automatic pencil with a worm drive to feed the lead.
Thanks for the info - I'll bet my wife has one of them. 😄
When the lead is not coming i think today is my last day on earth cause I requested them day night to buy this pentel graphgear 1000 and one day they finally agree to buy it but when I see lead is not coming out at that time my heart beat is round like a jet and then I found your video thnx for it bro love you 💝
...okay... Thanks, I think.
I was all set to ask you what brand of mechanical pencil you use when this video showed up. Thanks! I ordered mine today.
Awesome - hope you like it. 🙂
Love the humor!
Thanks! 😄
i have the pilot dr grip shaker mechanical pencil. when i shake the mechanical pencil led comes out but when i press the top led doesn’t come out. what can i do?
I wish I could help, but honestly, I don't have any idea.
Try emptying the lead out and putting in a different brand. Worked on my GraphGear!
I have a Pentel GraphGear 1000 that was blocked, your vid helped me to unblock it.
For those with a similar problem.... If a piece of lead is stuck in the inner cone, you need a really thin needle to unblock it. Insert into the wide end making sure it is centred, then carefully press the eye end of the needle down on a solid surface until the lead starts to appear. Keep pressing until the lead falls out and the point of the needle shows. Then a small pair of pliers could be needed to remove the needle from the wide end (do not try to force the eye of the needle through the inner cone).
Repeat the above to make sure the inner cone is now free from blockages, reassemble and you should be good to go. I found that I had too many spare leads in the thing and couldn't get one to work its way down to the nib, but removing all but two or three solved that. Once the lead appeared I put the other spare leads back into the pencil and now it works as good as new, which it was way back in the late 1990's!
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That is exactly what happened to mine
I just push a piece of lead in from the tip. Always works most of the time.
"Always" works "most" of the time. exclusive ftw
Thanks for the tip! 😄
@@krateraid5796 😂
@@TheNewbieWoodworker No problem boss. Thanks for the content and especially the dad jokes. I love them
@@jerod5636 👍
Great info, thanks!. And the movie clips were really great too! Nice job!
Thanks! 😄
Which one of those movies is your favorite? Maybe Doc Hollwood or Ghostbusters.
Doc Hollywood is certainly up there for sure, but Blazing Saddles will always be near the top of my list. You couldn't make a movie like that these days, that's for sure. 😄
That's good. I hate it when I run out of lead in my pencil! !! !!!
Gives a whole new meaning to "get the lead out". 😄
Lol great video! Love all the reference clips!
Awesome! 😄
my problem is graphgear 500, 0.4 lead :
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Those are the pencils I use so this will come in real Handy! Thanks :)
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
My sister, in high school, had a teacher who took his ball
point pen apart and couldn't get it back together.
He was later hauled away. 😜😜🤪😵🥴
😂Nowadays, I take pictures when I'm taking something apart. Just in case... 😄
I WORKED, IT WORKED!!!🎉
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
I have a very specific problem, and it’s that the push mechanism for my pencil isn’t fully working. I’ve tried everything, and it wasn’t until I compared this pencil (graphgear1000) to others of the same kind that I noticed the eraser part was sitting wrong in the pencil. I thought this was a problem with the piece itself, so I switched it with one from another pencil that was functional, but that piece sat weirdly too. (The result was the same when I switched the piece to a working pencil and it worked perfectly fine.) This is apparent with the sound too, instead of the usual clicking when pressing the top of the pencil, you hear sort of a hollow squeaking sound. I don’t know what to do, at this point I’m ready to give up.
If I were you, I'd just buy a new pencil. 😄
Sounds like something is bent😢
@@thomasarussellsr 👍
Thanks a lot man! It helped
Awesome! 🙂
Pretty funny stuff. Do you just have an unbelievable memory for scenes or how do you find that stuff???
Thanks. Both my wife and I have this recall ability. Just about everything in life reminds us of books, movies, TV, songs... whatever. I can't tell you how many times we've turned to each other with the same thoughts. 😄
1:37 good fifteeen seconds here, sir
😂Thanks!
I'm having trouble with the "cone". The inside had tiny leads that didn't come off so i tried to insert a needle inside the "cone" but it didn't work and it was stuck there. I tried to do it many times but it seems to stuck inside the "cone"-
Interesting. I don't really have any advice there, sorry.
I guess it's not my luck day- 🤷🏻♀️
@@lizzie_noel8691 If it were me, and I knew I couldn't use it if I didn't fix it, then I'd take the cone off and try soaking it in water for a while to see if whatever's jammed in there might disintegrate in the water. If water doesn't work, maybe something like vinegar. Of course, make sure it's good and dry before putting it back on. Good luck!
i am loose it on TILL iT GOES CLICK moment XD
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THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVED
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
Very entertaining!! Loved it
Awesome! 😄
This helped thank youu!
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
Awesome!!! Takes us down memory lane👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁
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I LIKE It! Lol Lol Lol Lol
Thanks for the laugh!
LLAP
P.S. Been on your own for years! :-D
Thanks - and so true! 😄
1:28 WTF WOULD BE STUCK THERE AND HOW THE F** do we know ?
Every now and again I open it and press from the top, the cone comes out but that stupid guard thing which I think you call the sleeve just stays there so no lead comes out Istg it gets on my nerves
Then try another brand of pencil.
I am facing same problem..!! Anything else because lead is unable to reach to the sleeve ...i dont know what to do that it catches the lead..any help..!?
@@mahamwaseem5207 If you can't blow it out, then it may be time to buy a new pencil.
@@TheNewbieWoodworker okhy..but its my new one..i didn't use it...not a single time..thnk u.btw..
@@mahamwaseem5207 Ugh! Wish I could help.
I found this video very amusing, thanks!
Awesome! Thanks! 😄
It worked! Thank you so much! What happened was that my coned was not screwed in
Hey please help me
I have pentil graph gear 500 0.5 mm in its tip the lead or something else is stuck what can I do
If the video doesn't help, then I have no other ideas.
actually there is a way!! use a very thin pin of metal [Ex: A sewing needle or those ornament caps] and use the end of it to dig through the front and back of the tip.
i’m not the best at explaining, but hope this helps!!
THE CLUTCH(?)if thats what its called keeps coming out even after pushing it in AND MY PENCIL IS STILL RETURNABLE BUT AMAZON KEEPS HAVINB A CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUE
Sorry to hear that.
Thanks so much finnaly I can draw 😊😊
Glad I could help! 👍
Thnx bro a small piece of lead is stuck in the mechanical pencil nozzle
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
@@TheNewbieWoodworker thanks for replying
@@MS_Techno_Beast4 👍
They were COOOOOOONESS!!!! One of my favorite lines of that movie!
LOL, my wife and I would agree with you. I started typing more quotes, but honestly, I don't know where to stop. A very quotable movie, for sure. 😄
And totally different to the "cones" in Paully Shore's movie lingo.
@@thomasarussellsr 😂
Bought some of those fancy pens and they work almost as good as the INC Soft Script's.
Yeah, I'm not sure why I like this pencil - it doesn't really make sense to spend this much on a pencil.
@@TheNewbieWoodworker My comment was too short. My apologies. I've been frustrated with that pencils lead. Now I believe there are different hardness levels. You make very enjoyable video's and I look forward to them. This one was informative and funny. Thank you for such a nice reply.
@@jaayjones5937 Oh, no worries. Yes, I wasn't sure what you were saying, but that happens a lot with comments. 😄 And thanks for the kind words. Let me know what you find out about lead hardness levels, and whether they help you or not - I'm curious myself.
Dad humor rules.
I also have 3 pentel pencils that aren’t working and will give this a try.
Let me know how it works. And I was around *before* it was called "dad humor". 😛
@@TheNewbieWoodworker
Worked great, thank you video.
I have often wondered if you are truly the “Oldest Nerd” for I was born in 49. I do have to admit your range of nerdiness is far greater than mine.😌
@@piobenn 😂I worked with people older than me who were definitely nerds, so no, not even close. And I proudly wear my propeller cap. 😄
Thanks Dan. I very useful video.
Awesome! 😄
That was helpful and hysterical!
Thanks! 😄
How to fix it if I clicked too much how to make it back the😭
Hold the top down, then you can probably push the lead back in. If not, click it until you can remove it, then put it back into the top.
@@TheNewbieWoodworker sorry late reply thx it work 😁
@@-azumi-9821 No worries. Glad to help. 😄
My saviour
LOL. Glad I could help! 😄
LOL wonder how many copy rights were violated in making this video
Shhhh. I'm hoping to fly under the radar. 😄
Nun, you have to use a certain amount before the (c) is violated...🤔
@@thomasarussellsr I was going to add to this, but then I realized anything I say can be used against me, so I'm just pleading ignorance. 😂
man. my pencils been jammed for weeks and it's something internal. not in the grip and not in the tip. its way inside and i cant get in there.
Well, if that's true, then you probably need to replace it. Sorry.
Hi Dan, Brilliant. Take care. Cheers, Huw
Thanks, Huw! 😄
i smilt
🤣 a man after my own heart!
I'm cursed with the same recall ability. I find it extremely difficult to have even a serious conversation with people without associating something said to a movie, show, song...
Absolutely!! I'm the exact same way. Fortunately, my wife "suffers" from this same affliction, so we have a lot of fun with it. 😄
Great video editing. Creative too
Thanks! 😄
Thank you. You gave me a smile
Perfect. 😄
Very funny indeed! 😂😂😂😂
Thanks! 😄
I like the fact that my Clear Point Elite 0.5 mm pencil is jammed and I’ve tried to find a video to fix it only to forget about it and enjoy the clips (If you buy one and remove the parts on the tip, it’ll be in 4 parts, the tiniest part is the part that I’m having problems with)
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I had no idea that it would refill by just clicking !
Well, assuming there's lead inside, of course. 😄
I remember working with a young lady who was flabbergasted when she saw me clicking mine to reload my pencil. I didn’t know you could do that I just threw them away when the lead ran out she said. A blonde moment for sure.
@@robertmadden7536 😂 It would be nice if these things came with even just a few instructions. "Obvious" is in the eye of the holder. 😄
Thank you very much my mechanic pencil is a zebra m-301 with a 0.5 mm lead.
You're quite welcome! 🙂
Very hilarious!!!
Thanks! 😄
Came for the woodworking, stayed for Ultimate Dad Jokes.
😂 Thanks.
Nice video Dan. Some humor to keep things in perspective helps.
If pencil works according to the video but your pencil doesn't work it could be metal tip where the lead comes out is jammed.
To unjam:
1) Get a wire long enough and strong enough to go through the tip and small enough to fit inside the tip.
2) You can get such a wire from a twist-tie. (I've got a few dozen in a plastic bag in the kitchen junk drawer. SMILE) Find one that is straight at one end.
3) Remove plastic with diagonal cutter pliers revealing the wire inside.
4) Insert the wire into the tip from the outside (in the opposite direction of the way the lead comes out). Tip so wide part is towards floor and blocking junk falls out.
6) If that doesn't work put wire into wide end and attempt to dislodge blocking lead from that direction.
I found 3rd time (1st into tip in opposite way lead travels, 2nd from wide part of tip and 3rd into tip again) dislodged blockage.
(Piece of lead around 1/8th of an inch came out but there was more blocking tip.)
Good Luck!
Thanks - good tips!
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I got it that far apart, and it still seemed jammed. Jaws weren't opening like they should. I took it apart MORE and now I can't get it back together. :( I have other graph gear in other diameter leads but I'm afraid to take one apart to see how to get it together. More coffee may help. It is a great video. User error on my part. I'll try again later.
LOL. Good luck!
that was funny
Thanks! 😄
Oh wow it worked the problem was that lead was broke in middle and tried clicking few more times but lead did not come out so i left tried pushing it any further. But after this video, I tried clicking the pencil few more times and eventually the lead come out. Thank you kind gentleman
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
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I just brought one but guys ......it's not like a pen thing....like it only goes out n does nt come back we v press it again??? Because it just goes out???
I believe if you hold the button down then press gently on the lead, you can make it go back in. I could be wrong, though.
BRILLIANT!
Thanks! 😄