If ur eyes was fooled, it does have a Lakubo Butt, but it doesnt have Lakubo Body. it actually have Hybrid Fine 0.4 body which is very similar (but better because 4mm more longer than Lakubo body making u able to have more space to spin)
(I actually found out something. now i cut the price)
Pens needed:
Pentel Hybrid Fine 0.4 (aka HF04)
Pilot Super Gel (aka Neo Gel)
Pilot G2 (if u cant find it there's a replacement called G-Knock in japan.)
Pilot Super Grip (mechanical pencil version) (WARNING: there's a metal tip version in this. Get the Plastic Tip version...but dont worry, metal tip version is rare.)
Pilot Hi-Tech C (a needle line gel pen. u only need the tip)
Uni-Ball Lakubo (you only need the butt (the screw on plug thing on the back))
total 620 yen ($6.20) 200 yen ($2) cheaper than i listed on other thread.
Tools needed:
Sissors
Hand saw (or maybe Cutter...fire it, and it cuts quick. so be careful!)
Sand Paper (one on Nail Cutter works great.)
Transparent Tape
Super Glue
Cutting instruction (take off all parts that are possible to be taken off):
1) Cut G2/G-Knock's barrel so that it is 4.8~4.9cm long.
2) Cut Lakubo Butt's tip off so that it's 1.2~1.3cm long. now u have a ringed Lakubo Butt.
3) Cut HF04's grip so that it is 2.5~2.6cm long.
4) Cut Super Grip's Lead holder from the back 2cm. DO NOT THROW THE SMALLER PIECE OUT.
5) When u took of all parts off Super Grip, there should be a piece where eraser is put on. Take off the eraser off the hole, then cut it so it's 1.9cm long INCLUDING the eraser hole. sand off the bumps off the thing.
6) Sand Super Grip's plastic Tip (opposite side of tip of the tip) like 0.5~1mm. then also sand around the thick side of the tip. u might have to sand 1~1.5mm. if u dont sand this, then it's not going to fit when you put G2/G-Knock barrel...also, super glue Hi-Tech C's metal tip on this Super Grip's Tip.
7) Print out the insert. (↓)
Take out the HF04's plug (on the back of the body). and sand around the back part of HF04 so that Lakubo Butt would fit Very Very tightly.9) Break off the clip off Super Gel, and sand it smoothly.
10) Cutting is mostly done now.
Insert:
sorry for the poor quality, but Microsoft Paint application sux ass...
Assembly Instruction:
1) There should be a screw part on front of HF04. put some tape around it (u have to cut the tape) so that Super Grip's tip (from #6) would fit tightly. Put the larger insert (↑) in the HF04 body. Push the insert in 4.5mm more.
2) put the grip (from #3 in cutting instruction) into Super Gel's cap. This is VERY VERY hard. put some oil on it. and Push it in further like in picture (bottom). Then put HF04's tip into the cap all the way in.
3) cut a Lakubo inktube (part where no ink, but sometimes, depending on how much ink u used, u might have to cut the part where ink are. cut it on sink. Place this cutten lakubo inktube betwen two pieces (from #4 in cutting instruction) and tape it (dont tape it too much.). length of all these should be 12.3cm long.
4) Put the Tube (from #3 right above.) into HF04 from the front. the white part should fit tightly and stops when it hits a bump of the tube. then place the Super Grip tip+Hi-Tech C tip (from #6 on cutting instruciton). it should fit very tightly(because u put the tape on step #1 on assembly Instruciton).
5) Wrap the smaller insert (↑) around HF04's grip barrel section. Then cover it with G2/G-Knock barrel. It should go tightly (so u may fail the first time, and rip the insert) but put it all the way in.
6) Put the eraser on a thing (made from #5 cutting instruction) and put that on the Super Grip Lead holder (from #4 above) that is showing on the back. This also should make a tight fit.
7) Put alot of tape (cut it thin) around thinner part of Lakubo Butt so that Super Gel cap could make a tight fit on it.
Place the Super Gel cap on the Lakubo Butt, and ur done!How to use:
Putting lead:
1) take off Super Gel Cap
2) take off the eraser
3) Put 1 or 2 lead in it
4) place the eraser back.
5) rest is up to u
Writing:
1) take off Super Gel Cap
2) Push the eraser part
3) led should come out
4) rest is up to u
Go ahead and use it in class. lead is actually hard to break (unless dropped onto a hard tile from 1m above.)
Pictures:
RSVP MX vs Lakubo MMX MP
I used different insert for taking picture. sorry for the crappy insert. use the one above. it's better...at least
Neo-REX MX vs Lakubo MMX MP
