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Enabled!do yourself a favour,,,get one of these first
Pentel GRAPHGEAR 1000
Still carry a "red & black" (log book), pencil sketches for the initial ideas, recording bench measurements etc. & it's not just my age, the recent graduates too.It's good to hear that pencils are still in use by architects and engineers and that sterile computer software suites haven't taken over.
For drafting it doesn't get any better than a Rotring 600
I have 2; black 0.5mm & silver 0.7mm
An iconic piece of design & a cult pencil amongst engineers.
My 0.5mm is 20 years old & still looks brand new with daily use.
(Although I do look after it)
For sketching schwan stabilo make a lovely rocket shaped pencil,
It is knocking on for 20 years old as well, no paint left on the barrel at all.
Makes no difference & it has a certain shabby chic. I think the current equivalent is a 160/77
As posted by @N_ar all the Japanese pencils are terrific value, probably the best value of all.
I like zebra & pentel.
do yourself a favour,,,get one of these first
Pentel GRAPHGEAR 1000
Here's a great website that seems to review every mechanical pencil made since the beginning of time.Looking to acquire a nice pencil, I usually permantly borrow them from work but wouldn't mind a nice shiny addition to my growing family of writing implements.
It'll be mostly used for writing and the odd bit of sketching.
I'm liking the look of the Lamy safari as I know the grip from the pens and like writing with them.
Any other recommendations?
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