How to Fix Jammed Mechanical Pencils, with Humor!

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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[shototodoroki]

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

[anneoreilly]

Hope you had as much fun finding those clips as I did watching them.

[ceciliamckay]

Thank you, I thought my beautiful mechanical pencil was a goner. New life!

[JimBennett]

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!

[johnsuffill]

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!

[stevenkofoed]

I found this video very amusing, thanks!

[markmurdocca]

Great info, thanks!. And the movie clips were really great too! Nice job!

[joshortiz]

Lol great video! Love all the reference clips!

[xiaomicah]

You helped me so much compared to the other videos !THANKS

[carloneill]

I had trouble with the lead not coming out, i didn't hold it vertically

[Zen-.]

My Pentel graphgear 500 has some lead stuck in the tip and the clutch I think could you help me

[harrypowers]

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. 👍🏻

[carlosarredondo]

Love it! I don't use mechanical pencils, but this was very entertaining. Thank you

[pengel]

Nice job, dude. Always enjoy your posts.

[gerardmiller]

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!

[rstewardson]

Some mechanical pencils have a thin wire sticking in the eraser that is to be used to clear jams.

[getcreative]

Thank you so much brother
It helped a lot
I have an exam today, you saved me

[middleclassgamer]

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 💝

[bbest]

Love the puns...Makes it worth the watch!

[magnetosimp]

I CAN FINALLY USE MY PENCIL! THIS VIDEO IS SO UNDERRATED 😱