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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #150 on: January 03, 2019, 08:55:07 PM
Nice sturdy built 0.7 :o :like:

It is, 36g or 1.3 oz
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #151 on: January 03, 2019, 09:15:16 PM
Nice sturdy built 0.7 :o :like:

It is, 36g or 1.3 oz

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Bet it feels good writing with it :tu: :like:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #152 on: January 03, 2019, 10:14:55 PM
This what I have in my pocket today, Kaweco Brass Sport 0.7mm.

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That is a nice one!  :like: :tu:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #153 on: January 04, 2019, 02:24:05 PM
Not really got to write with this one much yet it is the Kuru Toga 0.7mm but I have had the 0.5mm version for over a year and haven't had any issues with it so I am sure that the 0.7mm will be as good or better for me :tu: I did swap the greenish yellow eraser cap and end nub from this one to the blue you see now from the 0.5mm one :cheers: and now it is much more pleasing to look at for me :D
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #154 on: January 04, 2019, 05:00:03 PM
They are nice for sure and for what you are getting...probably the best buy out there today! Very nice, enjoy!  :like: :tu:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #155 on: January 04, 2019, 05:12:34 PM
Thanks Ray :salute: it is a very nice pencil for sure :like: I used it a bit earlier and it seemed to write well :like:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #156 on: January 05, 2019, 03:58:39 AM
I wouldn’t mind getting a .7mm when I see one in stock. Did the 5.6mm graphite finally make it off that slow boat from China??? :whistle:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #157 on: January 05, 2019, 05:32:40 AM
I wouldn’t mind getting a .7mm when I see one in stock. Did the 5.6mm graphite finally make it off that slow boat from China??? :whistle:

Not yet :facepalm: It tracked until it left the country of origin and now I can't get it to track beyond that :ahhh I am sure it will be here any day now though :tu:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #158 on: January 09, 2019, 05:29:13 PM
Here is another rubber cushion mechanical pencil. This one is a Papermate Comfortmate ultra in 0.7mm. I placed it next to the Pilot G-2 mechanical pencil for comparison. If you work outside these are the go-to pencils that will work pretty good and stay in your hand.


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #159 on: January 10, 2019, 03:24:09 AM
Those look like 2 fine pencils, Ray :tu: :like: Thanks for the comparison pic  :salute:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #160 on: January 10, 2019, 03:56:30 AM
Those look like 2 fine pencils, Ray :tu: :like: Thanks for the comparison pic  :salute:
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #161 on: March 08, 2019, 05:40:35 PM
Picked up a Kaweco Sketch Up 5.6mm clutch pencil today. Solid quality and nice to write with.  :tu:
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #162 on: March 14, 2019, 04:54:18 PM
Awesome pencil,  Max :o :drool: :like:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #163 on: March 14, 2019, 09:23:27 PM
Thanks Poncho. Something different for sure.  :hatsoff:
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #164 on: March 16, 2019, 12:27:07 AM
Picked up a Kaweco Sketch Up 5.6mm clutch pencil today. Solid quality and nice to write with.  :tu:

That looks a beastie, Max  :tu:


I'm just "rediscovering" pencils. I used the Pentel P200 series, in 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9mm for many years, as I used to be a mechanical draftsman. I never used them for writing with though, as they were always loaded with film lead. I've also got several cheapo ones, the single use chuck away type (no idea why, I don't remember buying them), but never write with those either. I just got too accustomed to "draw with a pencil, write with a pen".

I've decided that I really ought to start using them more, so I've ordered myself a replacement P207, as my last one broke, but I still have a load of lead left (only the second P200 breakage in nearly 30 years. Not bad at all for such a cheap workhorse).


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #165 on: March 16, 2019, 01:41:47 AM
@ Max, great looking pencil. I enjoy writing with a pencil just as much a pen.  I like to take notes in pencil actually.  I also jot measurements in pencil.
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #166 on: March 16, 2019, 09:28:23 AM
Thanks AW, Aloha. It is a real little gem. The thicker lead is much stronger. (I stopped using the smaller clutch pencils because I was constantly snapping tips).  :like:
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #167 on: March 16, 2019, 12:16:25 PM
My current favorite is the Rotring 800. Feels solid, the retractable tip is pocket friendly and the twisting mechanism is fun to play with. And, it reminds me of engineering schools and doing technical drawings by hand.
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #168 on: March 16, 2019, 07:03:31 PM
Doesn’t get much better than that italophil.  :like:
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #169 on: March 18, 2019, 12:04:50 AM
the engineer in me wants to rock one of these:



a super cheap mechanical pencil that turns into a compass..yes plz.


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #170 on: March 19, 2019, 04:32:54 PM
the engineer in me wants to rock one of these:

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a super cheap mechanical pencil that turns into a compass..yes plz.

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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #171 on: March 30, 2019, 04:54:54 PM
the engineer in me wants to rock one of these:

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a super cheap mechanical pencil that turns into a compass..yes plz.

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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #172 on: June 29, 2019, 10:57:45 PM
I found one of the last two mechanical pencils I am looking for...this one is the Caran d’Ache Rotation in .7mm. Now I just need to find the Caran d’Ache Type 55 in 2mm. I would be a very happy camper!  :tu:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #173 on: June 29, 2019, 11:05:47 PM
My current favorite is the Rotring 800. Feels solid, the retractable tip is pocket friendly and the twisting mechanism is fun to play with. And, it reminds me of engineering schools and doing technical drawings by hand.
Very nice...I have the 800 with the stylus! It has replaced my Perfect Pencil as it snapped in two somehow in my cargo pants  :dunno:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #174 on: July 25, 2019, 11:58:45 AM
2 awesome writing utensils, Ray :like: I am still using some of the same ones that I received back in the winter :cheers: I also got another one the last couple months and need to take pics of it as well :ahhh It is a 5.6 mm instead of the 2mm ones I normally use :dd: :drool: :like:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #175 on: July 26, 2019, 05:04:02 AM
2 awesome writing utensils, Ray :like: I am still using some of the same ones that I received back in the winter :cheers: I also got another one the last couple months and need to take pics of it as well :ahhh It is a 5.6 mm instead of the 2mm ones I normally use :dd: :drool: :like:
Those 5.6 are nice too...my favorite in 5.6 is still the multi colored ones. You never know what color it is going to lay down!


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #176 on: August 01, 2019, 12:37:37 PM
I do like the multi colored lead as well :like:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #177 on: November 21, 2019, 01:35:29 AM
Pentel Kerry 0.7mm - one of the more unusual, readily available, brand name mechanical pencils.
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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #178 on: November 21, 2019, 12:54:49 PM
Very nice, italophil :like: 0.7mm is probably my sweet spot for lead size in regular writing :tu: I use 2mm and 5.6mm for any kind of marking though :cheers:


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Re: Mechanical Pencils
Reply #179 on: November 21, 2019, 01:38:20 PM
0.7mm is the sweet spot for me. I have terrible handwriting, a 0.7mm pencil is a good balance between looking too scratchy on the thinner width and too bunched up with wider ones.   

Here another favorite of mine, the Lamy 2000 pencil. Obviously in 0.7mm.
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