Author Topic: Pencil fetish (Read 52996 times)

Efrogwr · « **Reply #300 on:** April 25, 2020, 11:04:43 pm »

Quote from: Sergeant Pluck on April 25, 2020, 10:18:59 pm

I have a Lamy 2000 pencil that I use quite a bit. It’s the 0.5 mm version - sometimes wish I had bought the 0.7 tbh.

I am finding the Lamy HB 0.5 mm lead too hard and want a darker line. Can I use a B from another brand? There are 0.5mm B leads from Rotring and Pilot but the length is not listed.

https://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/ink-refills/pencil-leads/

They are a standard length, so any lead will usually fit any pencil. There are a few weird exceptions, but they are fairly obvious.
I haven't tried Rotring or Pilot leads, but they should be good; other stuff from those firms is.

Woofage · « **Reply #301 on:** April 26, 2020, 10:20:26 am »

Quote from: Sergeant Pluck on April 25, 2020, 10:18:59 pm

I have a Lamy 2000 pencil that I use quite a bit. It’s the 0.5 mm version - sometimes wish I had bought the 0.7 tbh.

I am finding the Lamy HB 0.5 mm lead too hard and want a darker line. Can I use a B from another brand? There are 0.5mm B leads from Rotring and Pilot but the length is not listed.

https://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/ink-refills/pencil-leads/

I always use rotring B lead in my Lamy 2000 0.5mm pencil. I use the same in my Pelikan pencil too.

OTOH, I find Lamy 0.7mm HB leads ok for me despite my usual preference for a softer grade. When the factory supplied leads run out I normally refill with rotring or Pilot B grade.

Sergeant Pluck · « **Reply #302 on:** April 26, 2020, 10:16:20 pm »

Thanks both. A couple of packs of B lead on the way.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #303 on:** October 08, 2020, 09:16:48 am »

For your delectation
https://www.makerscabinet.com/products/brass-hovel

https://youtu.be/2SbHVehH004

robgul · « **Reply #304 on:** October 08, 2020, 09:38:17 am »

Quote from: mrcharly-YHT on October 08, 2020, 09:16:48 am

For your delectation
https://www.makerscabinet.com/products/brass-hovel

https://youtu.be/2SbHVehH004

That's insane - at least the price is. But nicely engineered

I shall continue with my Poundland sharpener (although I do have a nifty sharpener for those flat woodwork/carpentry pencils - and that was Aldi at £1.99 with 6 pencils)

Ham · « **Reply #305 on:** November 16, 2020, 10:39:03 am »

I'll just leave this here, in time for Christmas

https://www.makerscabinet.com/products/brass-hovel

chris n · « **Reply #306 on:** November 16, 2020, 10:49:58 am »

If you'd read the thread you could have got one in time for Halloween.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #307 on:** November 16, 2020, 11:05:09 am »

I was intrigued by the idea of a brass hovel, and am now a little bit disappointed.

Ham · « **Reply #308 on:** November 16, 2020, 11:32:36 am »

Quote from: Ham on November 16, 2020, 10:39:03 am

I'll just leave this here, in time for Christmas

https://www.makerscabinet.com/products/brass-hovel

robgul · « **Reply #309 on:** November 16, 2020, 12:34:45 pm »

Quote from: Ham on November 16, 2020, 11:32:36 am

Quote from: Ham on November 16, 2020, 10:39:03 am
I'll just leave this here, in time for Christmas

https://www.makerscabinet.com/products/brass-hovel

I'm close to perfecting my pencil sharpening techniques - either with a disc sander machine . . or a chisel.

The Hovel thing is great, just need to wait for $5 Chinese knock-off to be on Banggood or Aliexpress

Canardly · « **Reply #310 on:** November 23, 2020, 09:55:20 am »

Planting your pencil stubs for Christmas.

https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/11/22/you-can-turn-this-pencil-into-a-christmas-tree

road-runner · « **Reply #311 on:** November 23, 2020, 10:33:46 am »

That is a different (better, I dare say) Christmas tree from a pencil than I had in mind.

slope · « **Reply #312 on:** January 02, 2021, 11:46:41 am »

A mechanical pencil sharpener is required. The Mitsubishi KH-20 doesn't appear to be available in the UK

Does anyone have any thoughts or experiences of a Swordfish 'Curve' or 'Scholar'? The former is certainly more pleasing on the eye as well as wallet

ElyDave · « **Reply #313 on:** January 02, 2021, 01:39:42 pm »

Bought myself an OHTO SuperProMecha as I seemed to have misplaced my other good mechanical pencil. It really is lovely to use.

I also bought myself a new clutch pencil as my other one had disappeared "Oh, I borrowed that" says Daughter No1 "but the lead went blunt so I'm not using it any more"

She now knows how to use a clutch pencip sharpener, and I also bought her a nice mechanical pencil for Christmas as she'd been coveting my Ohto

T42 · « **Reply #314 on:** January 02, 2021, 01:58:41 pm »

Quote from: ElyDave on January 02, 2021, 01:39:42 pm

I also bought myself a new clutch pencil as my other one had disappeared "Oh, I borrowed that" says Daughter No1 "but the lead went blunt so I'm not using it any more"

In my first job in computers we had a programmer who sat beside the stationery cupboard. When his pencil went blunt he would simply help himself to a sharp one. We only discovered this when one of the other blokes went to get a new pencil and wailed.

At least they weren't chewed.

Programmer's name was Alex. I've only ever known two blokes called Alex and they were both shits.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #315 on:** January 02, 2021, 07:31:23 pm »

Quote from: slope on January 02, 2021, 11:46:41 am

A mechanical pencil sharpener is required. The Mitsubishi KH-20 doesn't appear to be available in the UK

It is available in the UK. Cult Pens have it for starters:

https://www.cultpens.com/i/q/UN28293/mitsubishi-kh-20-desk-sharpener

slope · « **Reply #316 on:** January 13, 2021, 03:56:42 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on January 02, 2021, 07:31:23 pm

Quote from: slope on January 02, 2021, 11:46:41 am
A mechanical pencil sharpener is required. The Mitsubishi KH-20 doesn't appear to be available in the UK

It is available in the UK. Cult Pens have it for starters:

https://www.cultpens.com/i/q/UN28293/mitsubishi-kh-20-desk-sharpener

It is again now, back in stock as of today BUT, this arrived today, so up yours Mitsubishi

And yes, intemperance and insanity are finally confirmed at Snowdon Towers

slope · « **Reply #317 on:** January 14, 2021, 02:03:26 pm »

Faber Castell No52/20 N desk pencil sharpener restoration

https://youtu.be/cF02NKnQeIk

Edit: SORRY - are adverts now the youtube? Did this happen this week?

woollypigs · « **Reply #318 on:** January 14, 2021, 05:18:44 pm »

Nice, that is a good channel to follow. But what adverts are you speaking about ?

* woollypigs got Ublock and Badger installed so don't see stuff like that

Davef · « **Reply #319 on:** January 15, 2021, 08:32:59 am »

If you are going to do it properly

https://youtu.be/wn1XnrZQabM