#2 is classic. #5 has never let me down. But ive never understood how people use #7: shitty wobbly tip
Despite not having tried any of them I guess I’ll pick #1 since it’s the most robust looking one.
Currently I use one from Bic which works well enough.
1s are hella sturdy and awesome. I love em as mechanical pencils
Pentel Twist-erase 0.7 is the proper answer.
I have been using 3 for the last 6 or so years. I also like 1 and 4. Can’t go wrong with 2.
I’ll take the good ole #2 pencil. Just enough tech and no more.
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Where are my fellow Blackwing pencil enjoyers?
#8 all the way.
If I had to do sketch design drafting with a pen or wooden pencil in college and not a 0.5 mechanical, I would have probably become a school shooter.
Yeah, #8 and it’s not even close for me.
Agreed, I like both their mechanical pencils and pens, even if visually they are a bit too close.
I’ve been using Zebra pens and pencils almost exclusively for the last 20 years. My only complaint with the pencil is its eraser. If you need to erase something small it’s fantastic, but I always keep a separate eraser handy.
Honestly that’s a complaint I have about nearly every pencil, not just the zebra. They’re almost always hard and smudgy because the pencil has been sitting out either in a warehouse or on an office supply shelf for like 5 years.
I’d rather bring my own hi-poly brick eraser, or even better, a hi-poly retractable eraser that is a lot easier to control and keep a fresh, smudge-free surface on.Twist-erase 3 is bae
# 2 (lol), but only if I can provide my own type of pencil. Runner up gg1k.
My choice would’ve been 3 or 1 just by how they feel in my hand, but I got a new .3 Kuru Toga and god it’s too smooth for me not to choose 4
0.3mm, I love to write that thin but I can’t stop breaking the lead. Agreed that the kuru toga is the best in this lineup though, I’ve had one for most of the last decade.
I have #3 and the KH. The KH stays on my desk, but #3’s in my bag and goes everywhere because it has a fully retractable sleeve and I don’t have to worry about bending or breaking it.
Props for #2 being a #2, but of these I usually go for 6. My personal favorite though is Pentel twist erase.
Though all the kuru toga enthusiasts here have convinced me to give them a try.
I also buy 5s in bulk, those shitty bic pencils are the “little brother” option when my D&D players forget their own writing instruments.
- it rotates the graphite as you write so your lines are always sharp. it’s an absolute game changer and now i can never go back to a standard mechanical pencil
I already own that exact some Kuru Toga, so this one’s a no-brainer.
Anyone who deliberately picks the Sharpwriter or the Bic needs keeping an eye on; we need to keep those kinds of people on a list.
I think people use the sharpwriter because US standardized testing requires a #2 pencil and the sharpwriters are cheap.
Same for Bic
The bics also have nice colors. And you can often find one left behind on the desk from last class.
it‘s going to be a very long list, lol
Do I get to choose my lead size?
Yes
3 with .9mm lead
Ticonderoga. Hey if the lead still breaks at all from any of the others, it’s not worth it. Least with 2, you lose the point.
