What Pencil Are You Using Today?

[flatline]

I've been enjoying a 0.3mm Ohto Promecha 1000P. It's an ugly pencil, but it's very comfortable to write with. I didn't like it at first because it came with really brittle lead, but once I emptied it and filled it with Pentel Stein 2B lead, I quickly changed my opinion of it.

 

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Pentel P205 (aveilable for the first time in Mexico, I believe) and Lamy Vivo 0.7mm ( now discontinued... ). Finally I can understand why the P205 it's such a classic! I'm going to have to order the rest of the line from Jetpens or something...

 

[a m a r g o]

Wörther Slight and Faber Castell e-Motion...

 

 

I love everything Wörther... well maybe except the Spiral series!

 

[flatline]

I'm attempting to give wooden pencils a chance so I've been using a Faber-Castell 9000 wooden pencil (B hardness) for the last week or so.

 

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[Art]

Staedtler norica 2HB -- love these pencils. Great for crosswords. Nice dark lead and they still erase beautifully.

[cellmatrix]

this thread showed me how to fully disassemble and clean it.

Edited September 14, 2014 by cellmatrix

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Caran d'Ache Fixpencil, 3mm and 2mm...

 

 

 

[flatline]

Today at work I was switching back and forth between a Tombow Mono 100 and a Mitsu-bishi Hi-Uni.

 

This evening at home, I've been using a Graphgear 500 0.9mm.

 

For the last couple of weeks, I've been making myself use wooden pencils, but at the end of the day, it's such a pleasure to use a drafting pencil or lead holder.

 

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Today at work I was switching back and forth between a Tombow Mono 100 and a Mitsu-bishi Hi-Uni.

 

This evening at home, I've been using a Graphgear 500 0.9mm.

 

For the last couple of weeks, I've been making myself use wooden pencils, but at the end of the day, it's such a pleasure to use a drafting pencil or lead holder.

 

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I've never used the Tombow or Uni pencils... they're on the waiting list along with the Rotring 600 leadholder.

 

How's the graphite and the wood on them? Is it soft and dark and easy sharpening? Though I sharp my pencils with a knife, sometimes is a pleasure to just use a quality sharpener!

 

The ones widely available in Mexico are Derwent and Staedtler... and I do not like any of their grades, though the middle grades are fine (B, HB and F), but that's no big surprise for a 'high end' pencil.

 

Edited September 25, 2014 by coppilcus

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I've never used the Tombow or Uni pencils... they're on the waiting list along with the Rotring 600 leadholder.

 

How's the graphite and the wood on them? Is it soft and dark and easy sharpening? Though I sharp my pencils with a knife, sometimes is a pleasure to just use a quality sharpener!

 

The ones widely available in Mexico are Derwent and Staedtler... and I do not like any of their grades, though the middle grades are fine (B, HB and F), but that's no big surprise for a 'high end' pencil.

 

 

I purchased the Tombow Mono 100, Mitshubishi Hi-Uni, and Staedtler Lumograph pencils in HB and 2B to compare with the Faber-Castell 9000 in B that I already had.

 

All 3 pencils have nice smooth wood that sharpens easily without splintering at the tip. The Hi-Uni wood is the most supple (came off in a single long strip). The Staedtler wood gives the impression of being drier, somehow.

 

I like all 3 leads so far, but the ratings are skewed. The Staedtler 2B is about equivalent to the Hi-Uni and Tombow HB and all three are pretty decent writers. The Staedtler HB is a bit harder than I like for a daily writer and the Hi-Uni and Tombow 2Bs are good for doodling, but too soft for extended writing.

 

I didn't like my Faber-Castell 9000 B because it feels like it resists me while writing (something I've heard others call "grippy"). The Tombow lead has a hint of this behavior, but much, much less than the FC. As long as I keep the point sharp, it doesn't bother me, but once the point starts to round a bit, I begin to get annoyed with it. Neither the Staedtler or the Hi-Uni have this characteristic as far as I can tell.

 

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Edited September 25, 2014 by flatline

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I purchased the Tombow Mono 100, Mitshubishi Hi-Uni, and Staedtler Lumograph pencils in HB and 2B to compare with the Faber-Castell 9000 in B that I already had.

 

All 3 pencils have nice smooth wood that sharpens easily without splintering at the tip. The Hi-Uni wood is the most supple (came off in a single long strip). The Staedtler wood gives the impression of being drier, somehow.

 

I like all 3 leads so far, but the ratings are skewed. The Staedtler 2B is about equivalent to the Hi-Uni and Tombow HB and all three are pretty decent writers. The Staedtler HB is a bit harder than I like for a daily writer and the Hi-Uni and Tombow 2Bs are good for doodling, but too soft for extended writing.

 

I didn't like my Faber-Castell 9000 B because it feels like it resists me while writing (something I've heard others call "grippy"). The Tombow lead has a hint of this behavior, but much, much less than the FC. As long as I keep the point sharp, it doesn't bother me, but once the point starts to round a bit, I begin to get annoyed with it. Neither the Staedtler or the Hi-Uni have this characteristic as far as I can tell.

 

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I'm glad to read such words for the Uni-Mitsubishi and the Tombow Mono, so much history and class from both... Thank you! They're definitely on the top of my waiting list, it's a shame that Tombow doesn't have sets.

 

I tested a FC 9000 B lead grade from a 'Perfect Pencil' set and didn't like it either, it's a shame considering the background of the series... I was indeed disappointed because I love every single lead holder from them, my grandfather and mom used them quite a bit.

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Voila! Faber-Castell TK 4600:

 

 

 

[masterguns]

At work I use an Alvin Draft-matic for keeping my calendar.

At home, I use a black Rotring 600, or the discontinued and much coveted Pilot Vanishing Point H1005.

[bernardo]

0.7

 

http://www.lamy.com/produktdaten/content/e34/e39/e4778/101_eng.jpg

[a m a r g o]

Wörther Shorty and... I need a pencil extender ASAP:

 

[RLTodd]

Today: Pentel P207

[fariadantes]

This is my first and last mechanical pencil. Still works and it is going to work after my death.

 

 

[a m a r g o]

I could not resist and took the plunge for the whole family...

 

 

I'm in love!

 

[Ink Sandwich]

1. A Penac Chubby 0.7mm

 

http://www.pbs-business.de/media/Heft_01-2014/PBS-Markt/Penac/1.jpg

 

It's extremely comfortable! Honestly, one of the best mechanical pencils I've ever had, and it's really really cheap (under 3 bucks I think). The big size and ergonomic grip zone make it a pleasure to use.

 

2. A classic Staedtler Lumograph

 

http://www.cultpens.com/imgs/products/cp/950_constW/SD02255-ZZZ-ZZZ~Staedtler-Mars-Lumograph-Pencil_P1.jpg

[masterguns]

I could not resist and took the plunge for the whole family...

 

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I'm in love!

 

 

Whoa!

Is there an 800 in there?