I love Thesebut I liked them better when they first came out and did not have the rubber grip as seen hereI tend to use .5mm but certain tasks I use .7 and .9
Quote from: detron on March 22, 2015, 08:17:59 AMI love Thesebut I liked them better when they first came out and did not have the rubber grip as seen hereI tend to use .5mm but certain tasks I use .7 and .9for a little bit you used to be able to buy them online. Guess they stopped http://www.pentel.com/store/quicker-clicker-mechanical-pencil-original-config
Quote from: mrynnr on March 22, 2015, 08:50:34 AMQuote from: detron on March 22, 2015, 08:17:59 AMI love Thesebut I liked them better when they first came out and did not have the rubber grip as seen hereI tend to use .5mm but certain tasks I use .7 and .9for a little bit you used to be able to buy them online. Guess they stopped http://www.pentel.com/store/quicker-clicker-mechanical-pencil-original-configyep, sucks.oh well, I will keep my eye open for some. I see them on Amazon for $38.00
Another fan of the P200's as well. The 205 is missing from this photo because I like the graph gear 1000's. I've probably got about 12 Pentel pencils scattered about. The cross is one of the older ones when they seemed to have been made better (Image removed from quote.)
I like 0.7mm leads - F is my favourite, but H is ok. Like the P207 but I keep it in my pocket at work and keep bending the tip so normally go for ones with retractable tubes. I've got a Rotring Rapid Pro which is pleasingly heavy, but the most comfortable pencil I own is a Faber Castell Grip - just seems to fit me really nicely.
There was a heavy duty mechanical pencil I used at one time. It was a draftsman's pencil. Fairly heavy, all metal and holding the lead like a collet, the lead was advanced by spring cap in the rear. You had to place the tip against your finger to prevent the lead from falling out. Anyone know what that might have been?
Quote from: kosmo on March 27, 2015, 01:26:20 PMThere was a heavy duty mechanical pencil I used at one time. It was a draftsman's pencil. Fairly heavy, all metal and holding the lead like a collet, the lead was advanced by spring cap in the rear. You had to place the tip against your finger to prevent the lead from falling out. Anyone know what that might have been?Do you remember the thickness of the lead? By your description of the mechanism, I wonder if it was a lead holder. Perhaps you can find it on http://leadholder.com/ ?
I had a lead holder too, I think this one.JR(Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: MadPlumbarian on March 27, 2015, 01:56:43 PMI had a lead holder too, I think this one.JR(Image removed from quote.)Mine may have, very well been a Staedtler.