rOtring 800 Retractable Metal Mechanical Pencil, 0.5mm, Black Barrel, Perfect for Drafting, Engineering, Architecture Professionals
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Size: 0.5mm
Color: Black
Features
- Unique "Twist and Click" retractable mechanism of the entire sleeve and lead: pocket safe + durability. Comes in a black finish and holds 0.5 mm lead
- Ergonomic metal barrel. Full metal body providing ideal balance of weight and feeling. Hexagonal barrel ensuring fatigue-free writing and drawing. Shaped to prevent the tool from sliding when laid down on tables. Non-slip metal knurled grip
- rOtring pencil technology. rOtring brass mechanism for precision lead advancement. Fixed lead guidance sleeve preventing break and offering an unimpeded view of the page for precise ruler-based drawing. Retractable mechanism for safety and durability
- Retractable mechanism for safety and durability
- Comes in a black finish and holds 0.5 mm lead
Description
The rOtring 800 is a sleek, metal mechanical pencil with golden elements built with precision and convenience in mind. Designed with a unique ‘twist and click’ retractable mechanism of the entire sleeve and lead, gives the 800 more durability. Also with the rOtring brass mechanism for precision lead advancement, and a fixed lead guidance sleeve to prevent break and offer an unimpeded view of the page for precise ruler—based drawing. The hexagonal barrel ensures fatigue-free writing and drawing, and prevents the pencil from sliding when laid on surfaces. The non-slip metal knurled grip makes sure that the pencil remains safely in hand so there are no accidental slips. There is a built in erase under the push-button cap for quick erasing, to ensure mistakes aren’t permanent.
Brand: Rotring
Writing Instrument Form: Graphite Pencil
Color: Black
Ink Color: Black
Age Range (Description): Adult
Manufacturer: Sanford
Brand: Rotring
Item Weight: 1.12 ounces
Product Dimensions: 6.69 x 1.1 x 6.1 inches
Item model number: 1904447
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Color: Black
Closure: Retractable
Grip Type: non-slip
Pencil Lead Degree (Hardness): HB
Material Type: Plastic
Number of Items: 1
Size: 0.5mm
Point Type: Ball
Line Size: 0.5mm
Ink Color: Black
Tip Type: metal
Manufacturer Part Number: 1904447
Date First Available: November 23, 2011
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Top Amazon Reviews
Size: 0.5mm
Color: Black
i bought two of the rOtring 800 pencils and personally i think that they’re solid writing tools. they are made with solid brass and you can tell the first time you pick it up, especially with the knurling where you’re supposed to hold it. the writing is just like any other mechanical pencil but i like the knurling a lot because of the grip and it’s a little weird writing with at first because of how slender the pencil is compared to normal ones. it’s easy to tell that this is really a tool rather than just a mechanical pencil. for example, pressing the lead advance button or retracting the tip just feels like it is well-made and it’s quite fidgetable if that is something of value to you. now there are cons, albeit one that is just minor design issues. there is a little bit of a “gap” when you press down on the lead advance button, and it’s not really a dealbreaker to me but i feel like that could’ve been improved, and in general how sensitive the tip is but it’s at least retractable (still have to be careful with that). now the biggest con is the very high price, but i find it pays itself off since you wont be using any of those cheap almost disposable mechanical pencils that i myself used to use. and i hear a lot about how some engineering students and such have kept it for years. in short, this is a solid choice for a reliable, tough and nearly unbreakable pen (emphasis on nearly, but the retractability checks itself out) and if you’re willing to get by the high price, i think that this is a good choice for anyone that needs a rugged and reliable mechanical pencil.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025 by Chanly Duong
Size: 0.5mm
Color: Black
I bought this pencil for the retractable tip and wanted to run it throughthe paces. I enjoy a good quality drafting pencil. However, I spend a fair amount of time on production lines with concrete floors and have destroyed the tips of numerous pencils over the years with a careless drop. The pencil is well built with a good texture for grip. I will buy again in the future.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2025 by Bradley J Kerbs
Size: 0.5mm
Color: Black
I love the Pentel Sharp P205/P207/P209 and often keep one with me, but they poke through many shirt pockets. Nerdy, I know. But anyway, I wanted something with a similar feel and ran into the Rotring 600. The 600 is a great pencil that feels a lot like the P200 series, but with a heavier metal body and a great knurled grip. However it is pretty much just as pokey, and if you bend the tip on the Rotring 600, you are out a whole lot more money. The Rotring 800 solves most of the issues. It’s not QUITE as solid feeling as the Pentel Sharps or the Rotring 600 because of the retracting tip, but it gets most of the way there with a huge design benefit with the ability to carry it in a shirt pocket and not worry as much about the tip getting broken.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2025 by Jason W. Hamilton
Size: 0.5mm
Color: Black
gift from my son to my boyfriend. It was VERY well received. Best mechanical pencil on the market
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2025 by Diane P
Size: 0.5mm
Color: Black
Great product!
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2025 by klviola
Size: 0.5mm
Color: Black
It's a rotring instrument and of the highest quality you can get. Granted it better be very high quality for the price. The retraction mechanism is nice and crisp, very fidgety. The mechanism for the lead is also very good. The cap over the eraser is a nice touch and comes off easily but does not fall off on its own. The black coating on the pencil is very robust and has not gotten a single scratch despite the pencil living in my bag with no protection. All things said, this is one of the best mechanical pencils money can buy, but that's to be expected from a rotring.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2025 by Casperer
Size: 0.5mm
Color: Black
This is a well crafted pencil and I love the design of it. I used to use Pentel GraphGear 500 and was always dropping them which would inevitably bend the tip rendering the pencil useless. I balked at the price of this rOtring, but have read great things about them so I chose the model with the retractable tip. Pencil Feel/Balance - The balance of the pencil took a while getting used to, and I still don't think I'm fully there. The balance is smack dab in the middle of the pencil. The GraphGear 500 is closer to the end of the metal grip. This is only about a 1" difference, however I've found my arm gets tired much faster while using the rOtring to take notes quickly than it does with the Pentel. What this means is that I've relegated the rOtring to work use and exams/homework, while the Pentel still stays in my rotation as a note taker. Lead Advancement - The click to advance on the rOtring takes a while to get used to. When you first press the cap, the tip extends ~3/32" and then hits a stop. At this point, you continue pressing and the lead advances. There is no need to release all the way between lead advancing clicks, just let off a little. When I'm in a rush, I often feel as though I advanced the lead with the first click but nothing happened, which takes more time to redo the motion. Retraction - The rotation to retract the tip is wonderful. No more worrying about where the pencil is on the desk and if you'll knock it off and bend the tip. However, a note as others have said, ride the mechanism to fully retracted with your fingers (slowing the motion) to avoid it from slamming home. What I found is constantly retracting the tip whenever I set the pencil down (which could be every few minutes while I pick up reference material), was causing the lead to break (see more on this below). Eraser - The eraser has a metal poker attached to it to help clear lead jams in the thin tip. Others have said it uses standard Pentel eraser refills, but I haven't tried this yet. I use Pentel Hi-Polymer erasers since they're the same material, cheaper and faster to use than removing the eraser protective cap. Breaking lead - Within a few days after receiving this pencil, I started noticing the lead was breaking off in ~1cm pieces. Being the engineer that I am, I disassembled the pencil (twist to remove the knurled end) and started investigating why. Some reviews (here and else where) stated that this was due to a bent tip. In my case, the gold tip that makes up the first 3/4" of the pencil had loosened ever so slightly from the silver part. From what I can tell, when this gold tip is not fully seated, it is allowed to rock ever so slightly due to the nature of threads, when writing. This causes the lead holder to no longer be concentric to the gold tip and snap, the lead breaks. The solution that I found is to grip the silver ring (just below the spring) with my left thumb/forefinger and grip the gold tip with my right thumb/forefinger and tighten the gold tip as much as I can. The lead no longer breaks. However, after another week or two, I found another piece of lead was broken, so I employed this fix and didn't find another. This solution makes me want to apply some sort of adhesive on these threads to prevent the gold tip from loosening, but I haven't decided exactly what to use. A small dab of loctite (200 series or blue, i.e. NOT permanent red threadlocker) may be sufficient. I did contact rOtring about this problem and it took them nearly a week to respond. When they did, they wanted me to prove that I own the pencil (picture), proof of purchase (receipt), contact information, and what the problem was. They obviously did not read the email I sent and they may have just offered to replace the pencil, but it seemed like too much of a hassle to continue with that. Since, for the most part, this is a great pencil. If the lead breaks once a week, and I lose a 1cm length piece, that is a loss of maybe $0.1. It would take a long time for this to add up to the cost of replacement Pentel GraphGear 500 pencils that I was continually replacing due to bent tips. Final thoughts - This is a great pencil. The black anodizing, red text and gold accents scream this is a quality utensil. The entire pencil is metal and feels very well built with attention to detail. Yes, it does break lead, but before completely discounting this pencil, figure out who much each little 1cm piece of lead actually costs. I think its a drop in the bucket and not worth fussing about. Keep an eye on the price though, it does fluctuate quite a bit and will drop down to a reasonable amount.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2016 by Garrett E