You might have, or can inexpensively buy, a mechanical pencil which has the feeder button on the side rather than on top, as usual. With the pencil in hand, [ptkrf] shows you the simple procedure ...

A mechanical pencil takes only one lead size ... which feels less balanced in the hand and also has rubber ovals on the grip that are distracting and don’t add much value.

The SharpDraw Mechanical Pencil is available on the C.H. Hanson ... and other non-powered hand tool products for the industrial, construction, safety, and hardware/DIY consumer markets.

Most important, this pencil feels great in my hand. Many cheap plastic mechanical pencils appear easily breakable (some have cracked on me!) and are too thin to hold comfortably, while drafting ...

so he’ll stick to the environmental question at hand. Since both mechanical pencils and the regular kind contain similar “lead” (a combination of graphite and clay), the primary decision ...

Most mechanical pencils will take lead of any hardness ... Of the eight employees who hand craft all of the company’s products, three have worked with Yard-O-Led for over 40 years. The Victorian ...

She told us she fills it with whatever leads she has on hand; Kaweco’s mechanical pencil takes 0.7-mm lead from any brand, so you can switch up the hardness or softness depending on your project.

Mechanical pencils are also more comfortable to hold ... making it a strong and robust tool no matter the writing task at hand.

others because they feel particularly sturdy and resilient in my hand when I’m writing in a hurry. It’s worth noting, though, that I have a firm stance against most mechanical pencils.