I prefer a plain old Pentel P205. I've had the same pencil since 1983. No reason to change. I'm wondering how long the thing will go at this point... Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
I just started using a mechanical pencil for bullet journaling. Got a rOtoring Rapid Pro 0.7mm. Not sure where this thing lands on the overall quality scale but I am sure impressed.
I just bought a Uni Kuru Toga Roulette 0.5mm. Seems to be a nicely made writing tool for under $12 US.
My purchase of it was influenced by your post earlier in this thread (after doing some additional research). For Christmas, I was gifted a set of inexpensive but quite functional 2.0 mm lead holders, along with an assortment of black and colored leads, which require use of a lead sharpener. Interesting things, perhaps more suited to sketching and drawing, but not so much for precise writing unless I want to do a lot of sharpening. The Uni has a nice feel, a suitably "techy" look, and was a reasonable price. I think I still prefer fountain pens and ballpoints for general writing, but the Uni is getting its fair share of paper time, and certainly erases better than the former.
Why thank you! I'm happy to have enabled the separation of you from some of your disposable income! (Gawd knows others have done the same to me often enough on this forum!)
I also have the Uni, and I bought a second one in red for marking up electrical drawings at work. But in my shirt pocket I carry a Parker Jotter pen and Pencil. Maybe not the best but they take a licking. Just don’t stick them in live electrical panels. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Exact reason why I quit carrying metal pens and the such in my shirt pockets at work. I've seen first hand when the metal lid of a snuff can hits a 480 bus bar from way too close.
I let a guy borrow it to mark a hole that we were about to knock out. It touched one of the 120v bus bars in the panel, and the lock ring. It marked it alright. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have the Rotring 600 on my desk and the Rapid Pro in my field message book. I really liked the UNI Kuru Toga but after breaking a few I switched to the Rotrings.
So many good options these days. My default recommendation for the average pencil user is the Pentel Sharp Kerry. It is an excellent introduction to quality mechanical pencils and it's guaranteed to be different from anything they've ever used before. However, if you're looking for something a little different, I highly recommend you get a 2mm lead holder. I use several, but my personal recommendation is to go to Michael's and get the Staedtler Mars Technico that comes with a tube of HB lead. Also buy the rotary sharpener since using the sharpener built into the pencil can get messy.
