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I am 7 years late but came here to pay my respects. Rest in peace, Tk-Fine Vario L!

I bought mine 27 years ago and I am still using it. I am actually surprised that the model and design didn't change one bit.

@Guifross

3 жыл бұрын

I had mine fore 3 years but it broke when fell down from my desk, but it was my fault , because it happened the same with my pentel graphgear. But anyway, I like that mechanical pencil so much that I will get another one this week

@windowpane

3 жыл бұрын

@@Guifross Must have fallen at a bad angle :\ that's unfortunate, I used to spin my pens and pencils when I was young and they used to fly out of my hand onto the floor. Fortunately this pencil didn't break. I don't spin pencils anymore :)

It's not broken. You can full disassemble by the grip just like that. You have to twist and pull out the grip with the body in that way.

@ricardoleitao-bolelas-5858

4 жыл бұрын

The one he has is not good. The measure of the plastic barrel and the metal grip are not correct; the plastic from the body should enter the grip under pressure and stay there! (That is why the plastic has some longitidinal "rails" so it can force the way in and stay there) It is too loose! Some glue or a little piece of scotch tape(as i did) will fix it. Also the spring on the lead is so strong it is not doing anything at all. It requires some Superman force to activat it!! It does not protect any lead! Too bad the company did not fix this issue, that is around for some years now! I am assuming that the diferent parts are produced in diferent places and assembled in one other, and no one seems to care about it!! I am happy that I managed to get my Vario the way I wanted!

@ahmetnurullahhacbeyli4364

3 жыл бұрын

Its not broken you can full disassemble by the geip just like that you have to twist and pull oyu the geip with the body in that way

@mevlantaskin75

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahmetnurullahhacbeyli4364 kalemimle aynı sıkıntıyı yaşadım ne yapmam gerekiyor

@Dennaton

2 жыл бұрын

@@mevlantaskin75 bende de bu sorun var

@ibrahim_istemi

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahmetnurullahhacbeyli4364 ulan herkes mi türk olur ya

Faber-castel offers a 2 year warranty on all their products against any material or mechanical defects. they'll repair or replace it at no charge.

@hobojoe3695

7 жыл бұрын

Mariel Feliciano thanks i hope i won't have to replace mine but if it will break now i know i can

@primo5308

4 жыл бұрын

Mine just did it and I have it for over 2 years now

@vaguesniper5588

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mariel Could you tell how to benefit from this guarantee as I have had the same problem and also the metal color changed to rust after 4 months only since may 2020

can you please tell me how to disassembly it I cant with mine since it spins infinitely

Maybe use some construction kind of glue? I have seen the same problem have with GraphGear 1000 where the grip detaches away.

@PhantomDrawing

8 жыл бұрын

+Pencil Utensil Thanks. That's a good idea.

Hard Soft thing really work? If it does how can we know?

I had a graph gear 1000 that broke in the same way

Just got my Vario 0.3mm today, from ebay; came broke in the box!! The grip was allready separated from the body even before i touch it! I made some changes in the pencil and i liked the final result. First i put a little piece of tape on the plastic body, (not a full turn, just 3 or 4mm wide) enough to make the grip and the plastic body stick together under some pressure. No need to glue it. Then i removed the clip, and finaly added a rubber ring(from a 8mm cabble gland) on top of the lead hardness indicator (because i am a low gripper). The result was perfect! To prevent the pencil from rolling i inserted a small plastic cabble tie on top (where the clip stud before) - i have them in almost all my pencils, (except those that hava a small clip that doesnt interfere with my hand). I can make a video if anyone is interested.

I think the threading is broken.try to fix it using paper

you ever get this fixed, Because I'm looking into buying one.

@PhantomDrawing

6 жыл бұрын

No, unfortunately not. I've been thinking about buying another one though. But I'm not sure if I will take that risk.

@purifierphoenixthemecca

6 жыл бұрын

bummer :/ It just looks so amazing though lol, maybe an O-ring could hold it in place while still being able to use it functionally with the hard/soft feature. I would try to wrap a small rubber band a fews times around the little notch that connects the two pieces and then slide the metal part over the rubber band to see if it works before trying to find a O-ring that fits it.

@primo5308

4 жыл бұрын

I just glued mine it works great but I wasn’t quick enough so it’s kinda shitty but works

@whizz_0711

Жыл бұрын

About the hard and soft thing, I don’t own one but I’ve seen people say that if switched to hard it will have a no break feature where when pressure is applied it will spring inward (so for heavy handed such as drawing) and the soft won’t have that feature (turned off ig)

Had same problem...

I loved this pencil for a long time, but the grip corroded, loosing it's silver shen and leaving a really unpleasant coppery rough texture. (That much I used it). I actually used the soft/hard feature. In soft mode it would prevent my 0.3 lead from breaking, and in hard mode it would avoid any slack and it would be really precise. But now I kind of love/hate it, because of the corrosion issue. It's like the almost perfect mechanical pencil for me, but it's not very durable in my opinion.

@PhantomDrawing

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I kinda love/hate it too. Wish mine didn't have to break. I might buy another one one day. It'll be interesting to see if that one breaks as well lol.

@PhantomDrawing

5 жыл бұрын

@swordandgunandsteel Will do.

@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess

3 жыл бұрын

Just because the grip changed color you talk like the pencil is unusable, wtf? All of these metal grips without a coating like black Rotrings have, will change color with time because of the oil and sweat from your hand

@Stormcloakvictory

Жыл бұрын

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Even rotring loses it's black coating rather quickly, showing it's brass underneath.

@31leoceara

Жыл бұрын

Man, just use some metal polish and it's shiny and new again.

I am sure it is a defective pencil. I had used one of them for two years without any single problem. And one day i have lost it! So i bought a second one just two weeks ago and today, my new pencil did the same thing as in the video! Thats why i ended up googling "tk fine vario defect". I will certainly ask for refund.

@PhantomDrawing

6 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for commenting and sharing your experiences with this pencil. That's really unfortunate that you lost a working Faber-Castell Tk-Fine Vario L to then having to replace it with a defective one. I have been thinking about buying another one, but after hearing your story I'm not entirely sure if I will.

@canerarikyesilpelikan

6 жыл бұрын

I had asked for a refund but instead company changed the defective one with a working one. so far it works.

@burakcal9542

3 жыл бұрын

Caner benim kalemde de aynı sorun ceryan etti nasıl çözüm buldun ya da bulabildin mı?

@canerarikyesilpelikan

3 жыл бұрын

Burak Çal faber castelin turkiye dagiticisi adel. Adel e garanti degisim talebinde bulundum. Fis falan sormadilar. Kirik kalemi krgoladim, sifir kutulu kalemi istedigim adrese postaladilar.

I have same problem 😭

@PhantomDrawing

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about that! Seems to be a recurring issue with this pencil! :(

@yunuskadiralakus

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even use it!!!

@Dennaton

2 жыл бұрын

bende de aynı sorun var 2 3 kere kullandım daha

My vario was also lost :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

@PhantomDrawing

5 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful pencil! Very unfortunate! :(

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