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Mechanical pencils (2025)
on: October 25, 2025, 07:22:06 PM
I saw there was a pretty old thread on this, but seems like we are not supposed to resurrect those?

I thought it'd be cool to post mechanical pencils we like.  I just got this Zebra TS-3:



which is the smallest and cutest one I've seen. Also fairly cheap, it cost me about £5. I'll probably keep it clipped to a small notebook.
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Re: Mechanical pencils (2025)
Reply #1 on: October 25, 2025, 09:34:33 PM
Old threads get pulled out of the grave with some regularity around here, but new ones are okay, too. The TS-3 isn't shown on Zebra's U.S. site, but I've had M-301s in the past. Like every Zebra I've had, it was a quality writing instrument at an economical price. :tu:
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Re: Mechanical pencils (2025)
Reply #2 on: October 25, 2025, 11:05:07 PM
Quote from: Farmer X on October 25, 2025, 09:34:33 PM
Old threads get pulled out of the grave with some regularity around here, but new ones are okay, too. The TS-3 isn't shown on Zebra's U.S. site, but I've had M-301s in the past. Like every Zebra I've had, it was a quality writing instrument at an economical price. :tu:

It's not on their UK site either, and it had a Japanese label on it, so I guess Japanese domestic market.  But can buy on Amazon UK among other places.
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Re: Mechanical pencils (2025)
Reply #3 on: October 26, 2025, 02:12:25 AM
Quote from: fullbreakfast on October 25, 2025, 11:05:07 PM
I guess Japanese domestic market.
Makes sense. It looks like it's rather compact and pocket-friendly, too.
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Re: Mechanical pencils (2025)
Reply #4 on: October 26, 2025, 11:22:32 AM
I think I saw those before...  :D
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Re: Mechanical pencils (2025)
Reply #5 on: October 26, 2025, 06:31:58 PM
Quote from: fullbreakfast on October 25, 2025, 07:22:06 PM
I saw there was a pretty old thread on this, but seems like we are not supposed to resurrect those?
Eh, we love us some thread necro.  In some ways, IMO it is easier when searching if there are fewer threads on a given subject vs. more threads.

I think it is a feature of the forum software that if you try to reply to a thread that hasn’t been posted to in more than 90(?) days, you get a message saying this and asking if you really want to reply or start a new thread.
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Re: Mechanical pencils (2025)
Reply #6 on: October 27, 2025, 04:10:33 PM
Quote from: lister on October 26, 2025, 11:22:32 AM
I think I saw those before...  :D

Nice trio!  Probably good to keep backups on hand as I don't think they store much lead...
« Last Edit: October 27, 2025, 04:28:54 PM by fullbreakfast »
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Re: Mechanical pencils (2025)
Reply #7 on: October 27, 2025, 04:28:25 PM
From the thinnest pencil I own to the fattest:



I've had this for so long, at least 20 years, that I don't remember where I got it or anything much about it. It says Porsche Design on the clip but I don't know who made it. Mechanism inside is a Faber-Castell 0.7mm. You twist to extend the lead. Works pretty well, and due to the size and shape of it, it's comfortable in the hand. I don't think it will have been very expensive to buy, otherwise I would not have bought it - it was certainly the first mechanical pencil I got that was not made of plastic.
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