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Post by chthulhu on Nov 2, 2014 8:10:41 GMT -8
For me, it's a gold-filled 1920s Ingersoll Redipoint (middle pencil in the photo).  |
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Post by flatline on Nov 2, 2014 9:45:30 GMT -8
I've been using the Staedtler 925 03 for the last couple of days. It's one of the pencils I keep coming back to.
--flatline
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Post by rr4u on Nov 3, 2014 8:35:42 GMT -8
Lamy 2000 0.5mm loaded with Uni Nano Dia B leads.  R. |
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Post by flatline on Nov 8, 2014 10:43:20 GMT -8
It's Saturday, so that means I spent the morning doing Kakuro puzzles while I wait for the kids to finish their gymnastics class.
The Kakuro pencil for today was the Graphgear 500 0.9mm with Pentel Stein 2B lead. I love 0.9mm pencils for puzzles since I can write very small notes with the edge of the lead and big bold answers with the full lead when I've figured something out. Before I discovered 0.9mm pencils, I used to use 2 pencils for these puzzles: 0.3mm for notes and 2mm for the answers.
--flatline
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Post by chthulhu on Nov 8, 2014 13:40:53 GMT -8
Well ... in my opinion, the Sharpie Liquid Pencil is a ballpoint pen with graphite-bearing ink, but still ... I've discovered that the things work best if stood up in a pen cup and ignored for about a year. Also a Zebra Arbez Piirto 0.5 mm; funny-looking thing, but surprisingly comfortable to write with. www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Arbez-Piirto-Mechanical-Pencil-0.5-mm-Black/pd/7844 |
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Post by flatline on Nov 8, 2014 13:56:57 GMT -8
Well ... in my opinion, the Sharpie Liquid Pencil is a ballpoint pen with graphite-bearing ink, but still ... I've discovered that the things work best if stood up in a pen cup and ignored for about a year. I had the opportunity to try the Sharpie Liquid Pencil before it was widely available (friend's wife works for the company and had some demos). I didn't like it. It took a lot of pressure to write and skipped a lot. Perhaps they're better now. --flatline |
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Post by chthulhu on Nov 8, 2014 16:20:44 GMT -8
These two are some of the first-out lot, which behaved exactly as you described. They've been untouched for more than a year, and write pretty nicely right now.
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Post by DerekVerbrugge on Nov 15, 2014 3:38:52 GMT -8
Oddly enough, I've been using the pencil in the site's banner (A Zebra Drafix 0.7 mm) almost exclusively for the past week. Nothing tops a sturdy 0.7 when it comes to taking exams.
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Post by flatline on Nov 15, 2014 5:04:57 GMT -8
Oddly enough, I've been using the pencil in the site's banner (A Zebra Drafix 0.7 mm) almost exclusively for the past week. Nothing tops a sturdy 0.7 when it comes to taking exams. A robust and reliable pencil is your best friend during exams. The last thing you want to worry about when taking a test is that your writing instrument might fail you. My Pentel a120 0.3mm drafting pencil never let me down, but even so, I never started an exam with less than 2 backup pencils. Based on my current preferences, I think that if I were still in school, I'd still use a 0.3mm pencil as my primary pencil, but my backup would probably be a 2mm lead holder like my Staedtler Mars Technico. For scantron tests, I'd probably use one of my 0.9mm pencils. It's good to have options. --flatline |
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Post by rr4u on Nov 17, 2014 7:39:55 GMT -8
Went to my Pentel box and picked up my 0.5 mm PS1045. It's a slim, all metal (mechanism and lead reservoir included) with chrome finishing, full sliding sleeve 0.5 mm mp. I keep it loaded with Pentel HB Super Hi-Polymer leads. A wonderful pencil!  Pentel PS1045, 1973. R. PSPentel also produced a 0.2 mm version, the PS1042. As far as I know, along with the PG2, they were the only 0.2 mm pencils made by Pentel until the recent arrival of the Pentel XPP502 "Orenz". |
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Post by rr4u on Dec 18, 2014 9:43:17 GMT -8
Today I am enjoying once more my Mitsubishi Pure Malt Oak Wood Premium Edition [M5-2005] (not my actual pencil on the picture). 0.5 mm, oak (+150 years old according to the manufacturer) wood barrel and polished chromed metal fittings. Loaded with Uni nano dia B leads, in one word... Superb!   R. |
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Post by flatline on Dec 18, 2014 10:12:58 GMT -8
Today I am enjoying once more my Mitsubishi Pure Malt Oak Wood Premium Edition [M5-2005] (not my actual pencil on the picture). 0.5 mm, oak (+150 years old according to the manufacturer) wood barrel and polished chromed metal fittings. Loaded with Uni nano dia B leads, in one word... Superb! R. That's a beauty! I'm using a un-branded No2 wooden pencil stub in my Staedtler 900 25 pencil extender, but I think this arrangement doesn't really count as a "mechanical pencil". --flatline |
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Post by rr4u on Dec 18, 2014 10:42:14 GMT -8
I'm using a ... Staedtler 900 25 pencil extender... I also have one and I love it! I have an old set of 925 25's (.3/.5/.7/.9 with full sliding sleeves! ) that I've paired with the 925 25 20 lead holder and this pencil extender (mine has an 8B Mars Lumograph in it). I still need to get a Staedtler 925 25 f9 ballpoint (picture below). When I do, I will have the "perfect" set IMHO! Staedtler 925 25 f9 ballpoint pen
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Post by flatline on Dec 23, 2014 15:52:02 GMT -8
Rotring Rapid Pro 0.5mm.
When I wear a shirt with a pocket, this is usually the pencil I stick in it. Too bad they don't make it 0.3mm!
--flatline
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Post by rr4u on Dec 23, 2014 19:46:38 GMT -8
Rotring Rapid Pro 0.5mm. When I wear a shirt with a pocket, this is usually the pencil I stick in it. Too bad they don't make it 0.3mm! --flatline Excellent Choice! I keep a trio of black Rapid Pros on a leather pouch, BP (black gel), .5 pencil (B) and lead holder (2B) always at hand. When I go out using a jacket It's almost certain they end up on the inside pocket (I have this "thing" with pocket clips on pockets, one is great, two I tolerate and three ...that's a no no). Could have put up the same configuration with 600s but I like the pros better! R. |
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Post by rr4u on Dec 23, 2014 19:57:35 GMT -8
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Post by DerekVerbrugge on Dec 27, 2014 5:37:01 GMT -8
I like how that eraser is positioned. It's very unique, and not terribly inconvenient. |
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Post by flatline on Feb 21, 2015 6:16:30 GMT -8
I've been in a rut lately. I moved into a new laptop bag and the only pocket for storing my pen/pencil case isn't as convenient to get to, so I've mostly been using the 0.5mm Kuru Toga that sits on my desk.
I hated the 0.3mm Kuru Toga that I used to have because the lead would cut through the paper, but that doesn't seem to be a problem for the 0.5mm. I mostly keep it on my desk as a loaner.
--flatline
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Post by chthulhu on Feb 21, 2015 6:51:55 GMT -8
I'm partial to the 0.7 for general writing, but my three Kuru Togas don't get a lot of use, alas. Try a softer grade of lead for your 0.3, perhaps?
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Post by flatline on Feb 21, 2015 7:14:06 GMT -8
I'm partial to the 0.7 for general writing, but my three Kuru Togas don't get a lot of use, alas. Try a softer grade of lead for your 0.3, perhaps? I was using Pentel Stein 2B which is my standard lead for 0.3mm pencils. I think the rotating edge just put too sharp an edge against the paper. Anyways, I gave the pencil away years ago. The mechanism doesn't really work well with how I write. I typically go several letters without lifting up which is enough for the lead to get flat before rotating, but then I'll dot a bunch of i's and cross some t's and the lead will have over rotated because i just made 4 or 5 consecutive press/release motions without using much of the lead. The 0.5mm works better, but I still don't care much for it. --flatline |
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Post by chthulhu on Feb 21, 2015 19:09:59 GMT -8
Consider that it was designed for katakana and kanji, with many more lifts. I like the things just for their mechanical ingenuity, but they're not really suited to any sort of cursive writing.
Now, if they'd rotate the lead continuously ... :-)
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Post by flatline on Apr 2, 2015 19:26:21 GMT -8
So I've taken a break from wooden pencils for the last week or so and have been enjoying my Rotring Rapid Pro 0.5mm. I was afraid when I bought it that the retractable sleeve would allow the lead to wiggle, but that isn't the case at all.
I'm almost through the B lead that I put in it when I got it. I'm looking forward to trying it with 2B lead.
--flatline
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