Here is one of the better troubleshooting guides for the Apple Pencil - that may be helpful in working through common issues. Other than the replaceable plastic tip, the Pencil has no serviceable parts. If damaged, it is very likely that the Pencil will now be wounded or broken. Tip replacement will not resolve a damaged transducer. If only the plastic tip is damaged, then replacing the tip may restore normal operation. If the inner (metal) transducer of the Pencil has been damaged, you will require a new Apple Pencil. You can find these metal pen tips on AliExpress and they are all quite affordable.No details here of either your iPad model - or your Pencil. Smoother pen tips are better for writing fast. For writing, you should just go with HB tip or the original Apple Pencil tips which are smoother on glass.
I prefer the 2B plastic nib which has resistance on glass and that can give you more control when drawing. I don't like how the metal tips sound on glass. If you find that you wear down your plastic tips that often, perhaps it's better to get metal tips since metal is more resistant to wear and tear. PenTips2 has slightly more resistance the 2B plastic nib shown above is more worth the money because it's way more affordable.ĢB plastic tip can draw slow diagonal lines straight without wobble.Īre metal pen tips safe on glass displays? Yes.ĭo I recommend metal pen tips? It depends. That's a huge difference from the silicone PenTips2 I reviewed recently which is US $15 each. You can find these online for less than US $1.50 each. There is noticeably more resistance than the original Apple Pencil tip. This is the 2B plastic tip is really nice. Tilt sensitivity works well with the round metal tip too. It's possible to draw straight diagonal lines slowly with the round metal tip. The round metal tip performs better than the needle tip.
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I pressed down hard on my iPad Pro to scratch the glass display but I could not create any scratches. Pressure sensitivity works fine but here you can see noticeable wobble with the diagonal lines.Īnother downside is tilt activates easily by tilting the pen slightly instead of much lower. Metal point is slightly smoother than the original Apple Pencil tip.ĭownside of this metal needle tip is there is wobble or jitter when drawing slow diagonal lines. What I don't like about metal tips is the sound they make when they come in contact with glass. The thin needle point allows you to see the line beneath it more easily. The metal used is copper (3 hardness) with nickel plating (4 hardness) and hence are in theory softer than glass. Needle point with translucent plastic body.HB plastic nib (similar to original Apple Pencil tip).
These are the pen nibs I purchased for testing from top left to bottom right: After that, metal pen tips became more common. That pen tip is coated with platinum (4 - 4.5 hardness). The first metal pen tip I saw is from the Huawei M Pencil 2 in 2021. HOWEVER, the metal tips may scratch the anti-reflective coating on the glass display Sand can scratch glass though because both sand and glass are Silicon Dioxide.īased on my testing, the metal pen tips did not scratch glass.
You can see from the list above that most metals are softer than glass except for hardened steel and certain metal alloys. Glass has Moh hardness of 5.5 to 7 depending on how the glass is made. Here a list of metals and their Mohs scale of mineral resistance (hardness): Can metal scratch glassįor metal to scratch glass, the metal has to be harder than glass, and there has to be a point or cutting edge. In this review, I'll share with you my findings on how metal pen tips perform for writing and drawing, and whether they can scratch the glass display. It seems like metal pen tips for digital pens are getting more popular.
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