Comments on: Mechanical pencil lead diameters

By: David O.

David O. — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:10:25 +0000

Try: http://www.autopointinc.com/

(no affiliation)

By: barry m jones

barry m jones — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:19:31 +0000

reqiure 1.18 leads. can you supply or assist

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:54:09 +0000

Thanks for your trouble, David. Those folks in China came up on a search I did. Their minimum order of 110 lbs of 2.5mm graphite is a bit of a drawback – would probably last me a few lifetimes. I’d have to do a lot of drawing to pay off the shipping charges. Maybe I’ll ask them about retailers – I mean, they can’t extradite me for being a time-waster, can they?

By: David O.

David O. — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:09:53 +0000

This company looks to make them, but you’d need to buy a huge quantity:
http://tidbit.en.alibaba.com/search/product?IndexArea=product_en&SearchText=2.5mm

You could contact them to see if they can share retailer information.

I checked good old Autopoint Inc., but they just supply up to 1.1mm.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:55:43 +0000

Does anyone know where 2.5mm leads can be found? Czech Art Supplies has 3B, Artway in the UK has 2B. I’d be interested get hold of other degrees of lead hardness.

By: Miles

Miles — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:19:23 +0000

3 lead diameters are not mentioned, .05, 0.1, and 1.0. If you want to find out about these go on Wikipedia and search “Mechanical Pencils.”

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:06:05 +0000

Thanks Tttttim.

Here is the unobfuscated URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10239964@N04/5566345203/in/pool-80371140@N00/

By: Tttttim

Tttttim — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:29:54 +0000

Inspired by this blog entry, I’ve arranged a photo of some mechanical pencils of my own… pencils using ten different lead sizes: http://ow.ly/1sgiE0

By: jin

jin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:36:30 +0000

2.0 is good for drawing to!!!

By: John Bergstrom

John Bergstrom — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:06:35 +0000

I just recently bought a Pentel PG2-AD 0.2 mm drafting pencil and for drawing precise construction lines, it can’t be beat.

You can find it for sale here: http://www.jetpens.com/index.php/product/view?products_id=1785

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:11:47 +0000

Hi Matt,

I think Fedra and A. W. Faber both made 1.5mm leadholders. You might try asking Dennis at leadholder.com – I believe such an item is fairly rare today.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:10:23 +0000

I have a cardboard tube with a cork stopper, about 2cm in diameter, full of 1.5mm leads. I found them in my father’s stuff, and I think they date back to when he worked for the phone company in the UK in the 1950′s. I’ve been trying to find a lead holder that would take them. I searched Bundoki (great site!) and Jetpens. I’m contacting Andreys Pencils on eBay now.
I would love to find something that would work. I have a Staedtler Mars 780 2mm holder, but the leads slide out. Maybe I can file down the grippers to make it grip the thinner lead…
Any other ideas?