Comments on: Mechanical pencil lead diameters

By: Flohmarkt-Fund - Lexikaliker

Flohmarkt-Fund - Lexikaliker — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:19:18 +0000

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By: Lexikaliker - Flohmarkt-Fund

Lexikaliker - Flohmarkt-Fund — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:15:06 +0000

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By: Velma Conway

Velma Conway — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:56:42 +0000

I need 2.0mm lead for a new mechanical pencil used by children. The pencil was designed to be disposable but this just seems wasteful to me. Any suggestions? V

By: Alex Mitchel

Alex Mitchel — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:39:48 +0000

Hi This has been tough to find…can you help….
super sized lead mechanical pencils 0.9mm
rectangular shaped lead if possible….I take 20 or 30 mechanical pencils

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:26:05 +0000

Bundoki has Lyra Orlow 6317 in stock:

http://bundoki.com/?pid=1247083

By: Larry T

Larry T — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:11:22 +0000

I have been using the drafting pencil since highschool, 1967. I had lots of lead to use up. The lead I’ve been using is 2H Lyra Orlow 6317. Is there a source for that lead or a subsitute?

By: Dale

Dale — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:16:05 +0000

Montblanc make the ‘Leonardo’ pencil with a 5.5mm lead, they also make their Classique pencils with either 0.5 or 0.7 inserts! – but I still prefer the robust reliability of the Yard-o-led, after all, it is one of the few that propells and retracts!

By: archstudent

archstudent — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:59:16 +0000

ok, i think im gonna buy

http://www.amazon.com/Cretacolor-Drawing-Leads-Holder-Set/dp/B001CCXZMA/ref=sr_1_50?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1240904445&sr=8-50

any thoughts on the cretacolor 5.6 mm lead holder? whats its material plastic or something else? thanks

By: truewriter77

truewriter77 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:43:56 +0000

Really enjoyed reading all the comments. I have been using a Faber-Castell Emotion for about 6 months. I love it! I tend to write hard which meant I was always breaking leads. Not anymore! It’s is a funny little pencil, but if you have a heavy hand you may just want to give it a try.

By: Robert M.

Robert M. — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:29:01 +0000

I do wish the 0.4mm were more common outside of Japan. I find that for my small writing, 0.5mm is just a bit too wide (but wonderfully smooth and dark with a 4B Pentel lead), and 0.3mm edges on too brittle with anything dark.

I just recently picked up a 2mm leadholder, but with pencils like the Hi-Uni and the CDT 17 in regular use, it may be hard to find a great lead that will compete well. Anyone got any recommendations for a 2mm lead?

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:16 +0000

I lived in Japan for quite a while where it was much easier to try out a variety of pencils. I liked the idea of the 0.3mm but I found I was tearing the paper too much so I settled on 0.4mm. Great for note taking in small notebooks. Which brings up another point, Japan has a fantastic assortment of notebooks in many sizes with the most beautiful paper. I almost feel embarrassed to spoil the paper by writing on it.

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:51:04 +0000

There are various graphite sticks and crayons which are thicker than 5.6mm, but they wouldn’t be practical for precision drawing or creating thin lines. Bundoki.com and “Andrey’s pencils” on eBay both seem to have a good assortment of 5.6mm leadholders.