MarkDennehy
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Recommend me a good mechanical pencil...
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The pentel arrived this morning - where's it been all my life !! I must have bought 10-20 mechanical pencils over the years and been dissapointed with all of them not lasting very long. This thing feels like a decent piece of kit- the retractable nib is genius! ! I've just ordered a 0.3mm version.
A million thankyous to recommending this.
Coley
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A million thankyous to recommending this.
Coley
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bugbear
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ColeyS1":1rle8ptu said:
I had a 0.3 in the workshop for years. It never really made a useful mark on a piece of wood.
I tried it every so often, broke the lead, put it back in the drawer.
The recent Pentels I bought in 0.5 and 0.7 are so much more practical (*)
Before you buy an expensive/good 0.3 mm pencil, I recommend trying a cheap one, to see if the lead size is useful to you.
BugBear
(*) confession: I bought a new 0.3 too, to complete the set. It will probably only be used on paper, not wood.
Thanks Bugbear for your thoughts . I did use a 0.3mm quite a bit when it worked, especially on mdf. I think the metal end may have got a bit crushed, cause I was forever trying to clear the ffffing thing and unblock the hole. My only concern with the pentel, is how many times it will retract before finally wearing out.
Coley
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SVB
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Chaps come on, heading towards 50 posts on buying a pencil!!
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bugbear
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SVB":3pgy2lr8 said:
And we're one post closer now!
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BugBear
MarkDennehy
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Two!
I don't use mechanical pencils, I would lose them and that would be a shame. Instead I bought a 96 pack of ticonderoga pencils. I have had it for over a year and not spent a whole pack yet so this will last decades. They are strewn here and there in the shop, many get lost for a while then found under a machine or other stuff. Just not possible for me to keep track of a single pencil unfortunately.
And the 55 X-acto sharpener gives me really sharp, fine lines.
And the 55 X-acto sharpener gives me really sharp, fine lines.
bugbear
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Fitzroy":2ogt8f9c said:
Good reason.
Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
-- William Morris
BugBear
Blockplane
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SVB":1brxmafb said:
You wait until we get onto the subject of sharpening it !!!!!
bugbear
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Doingupthehouse
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And finally...
Thanks for all the suggestions, bought the Pentel Graphgear in the end. Fantastic pencil and so far no broken leads! Just need to try and not lose it now.
Cheers
Simon
Thanks for all the suggestions, bought the Pentel Graphgear in the end. Fantastic pencil and so far no broken leads! Just need to try and not lose it now.
Cheers
Simon
Once you pop, you can't stop though.......
The 0.3mm arrived this morning. I'd be mad not to get the 0.9mm for rough marking. Then maybe the 0.7mm for semi rough marking. I wonder if they sell a presentation case. If they did, I could make a box to keep the presentation case clean, then put it in a drawer :lol:
Coley
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The 0.3mm arrived this morning. I'd be mad not to get the 0.9mm for rough marking. Then maybe the 0.7mm for semi rough marking. I wonder if they sell a presentation case. If they did, I could make a box to keep the presentation case clean, then put it in a drawer :lol:
Coley
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