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HomeHome Office Office Suppies PencilsPentel(R) Sharp™ Automatic Drafting Pencil, 0.5 mm, Black |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Glad one this is still around Nov 05, 2011
By Amazon Customer
I have been using this pencil since high school, and that was over 35 years ago! It hasn't changed a bit, and I'm thankful. There have been many variations and knock-offs over the years and they all fall short.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Best Pencil Jan 04, 2012
By Upset User!
I'm always taking notes in high school classes for students with special needs. Pencil works the best, but I always had trouble finding a mechanical pencil that was thin enough yet could withstand a lot of writing without breaking the point and wasting lead. This pentel 0.5mm lead pencil is the best. The elongated metal tip keeps the lead strong. I definitley recommend it!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
best mechanical pencil out there Dec 18, 2009
By Julie M. Noyes
"artist in waiting"
I discovered Pentel pencils back in art school. I do fine detailed drawings and this is my pencil! I have tried other products but nothing works as well and you can't beat the price for value. I would recommend this product to anyone that needs to use pencils for work... it will not fail you.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Best drafting pencil I have ever used! Nov 20, 2009
By Richard Kennedy
"bitfiend"
Works great! I would use this pencil over a wooden pencil or other mechanical pencils any day.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 The classic needs a revision Apr 20, 2011
By Ethan M.
What can I say? this is the classic Pentel P205. It's a wonderful pencil. So much good has been said about it I can't really add to that, so I'll point out some cons:
Eraser is sub-par. I understand some people who claim to be pencil enthusiasts believe you should never use the eraser on a quality pencil. This is nonsense. There are great pencils, Staedtler, Faber-Castell, etc, that have great erasers. It's not the size I have a problem with, the size is great and they are easily replaceable, but the compound used in the eraser is just not very good.
The body is plastic. It feels like it gives quite a bit while writing. Perhaps some people like this as it softens writing, but it feels somewhat flimsy and it not my kind of thing.
The mechanism could use some improvement. It's unfortunate no progress seems to be made on these pencils in 20 years. There is still the glaring and unforgiveable problem of how when a piece of lead is about used up the last few centimeters get stuck in the tip, outside the advancer, so you have to pull it out. This is absurd and ridiculous, and so many pencils still do this. The pentel eSharp is pretty good at keeping lead alive longer, but it's an even cheaper pencil and rather unattractive.
I can't give the product five stars because the old adage "don't fix what ain't broke" doesn't apply here: there are some big improvements that should be being made about pencils, and unfortunately Pentel is resting on its laurels.
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