Looks like they are going after the Ohto crown to me?
Father Christmas brought me one
Awesomeness inna stocking
0.3mm automatic pencil (!!!!!)
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Father Christmas brought me one
Awesomeness inna stocking
I ordered a Pentel graphgear 1000 superfine ballpoint pen yesterday. 0.5mm tip, which tbh isn't as fine as a 0.3mm pencil (well, duh), but I'm hoping it's somewhere close.
I was moderately satisfied with the Graphgear 1000 pencil though, dammit, too fiddly. Too many bits.
This one looks similar, but I'm hoping it holds together / isn't overly over-designed / wanky by default.
Arrives tomorrow! Exciting stuff.
I was moderately satisfied with the Graphgear 1000 pencil though, dammit, too fiddly. Too many bits.
This one looks similar, but I'm hoping it holds together / isn't overly over-designed / wanky by default.
Arrives tomorrow! Exciting stuff.
Ich bin ein Mod
does his make up in his room
*must ... keep ... wallet ... in ... pocket ...
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I ordered a Pentel graphgear 1000 superfine ballpoint pen yesterday. 0.5mm tip, which tbh isn't as fine as a 0.3mm pencil (well, duh), but I'm hoping it's somewhere close.
I was moderately satisfied with the Graphgear 1000 pencil though, dammit, too fiddly. Too many bits.
This one looks similar, but I'm hoping it holds together / isn't overly over-designed / wanky by default.
Arrives tomorrow! Exciting stuff.
As Cid says you want a clutch pencil, not one of those ^ things. They are for amateurs.
Cid
Proper break this time
We are the idiots who spend hundreds on bicycles... Anyway, technical drawing is part of my work, so I know a lot about pencils. Computer drawing is better in most areas obviously, but not much use for marking up bits of furniture and in an exclusive market clients often expect hand-drawn presentation work.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
And that hand-drawn prsentation work is so much better if your pencil has a clutch.
A clutch FFS.
This is not the best thread on which to display your pencil-related ignorance, I'm afraid.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I don't ordinarily do writing and drawing - that's what computers are for, but as it happens, since I started gardening again, I've developed a taste for pencils.
This is what I always have in my pockets - they survive all manner of physical exercise.
I deliberately saw them into short lengths.
This is what I always have in my pockets - they survive all manner of physical exercise.
I deliberately saw them into short lengths.
Corax
Luke 5:16
Where else could I possibly display my pencil-related ignorance?
I have a lot of ignorance to share.
Cid
Proper break this time
A clutch pencil is far simpler than a propelling pencil... It's basically a body to hold a lead:
The critical thing with clutch pencils is that you can create an incredibly fine point, a propelling pencil can never do that, and you won't get a consistent line. Also with a propelling pencil and you can't always get your line exactly where you want it (because the lead is worn in a kind of arc), which might mean rubbing out (a very bad thing). If you hold it vertically then there's less of a problem, but a 0.3mm lead may well snap if you do that.
The critical thing with clutch pencils is that you can create an incredibly fine point, a propelling pencil can never do that, and you won't get a consistent line. Also with a propelling pencil and you can't always get your line exactly where you want it (because the lead is worn in a kind of arc), which might mean rubbing out (a very bad thing). If you hold it vertically then there's less of a problem, but a 0.3mm lead may well snap if you do that.
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