Graph Gear 1000 Mechanical Pencil, 0.5mm (PG1015)

I’ve used mechanical pencils for 40 years, and this, by far, is the very best I’ve ever used. The lead support cylinder seems to reduce the frequency of lead breakage. Plus, being able to retract the cylinder when not in use keeps it from puncturing other items and myself.

Great buy Good quality great durability Really comfortable

Nice pencil with good design

I absolutely love these pencils. Originally purchased one for woodworking and discovered how much I enjoy writing with them - beyond any writing device I’ve used before. The weight and texture are superb. The quality of the mechanism is flawless, ensuring the lead and tip retract every time it’s clipped onto a pocket. I’ve settled in with .5 and .7 for my daily use.

First of all, the value. I looked in many stores and found this device selling usually for over $20.00. It seems the art stores really gouge the real time shoppers. So, for about $10.00 I found this one. It even came in the mail a day or two early......great! It looks great, it feels great and it works great! Probably the only thing that seemed a bit odd was the rather large multipurpose pocket clip/retractor. Thats OK though. That part is really well made and pinned nicely. I don't think you will lose this one easily if you are going to carry it in your shirt pocket. It came loaded with HB lead and I like the fact that it used the standard Pentel erasers as well. I find that this model extends the lead perfectly every time! The lead holder retracts with a healthy snap. I feel confident that this unit is built well and will last a very long time. I bought the silver finished model of which is very beautiful to look at and to hold! Unless you are extremely particular, I don't think you can go wrong buying this nice little unit, especially if you can find it for $10.00. =KL=

Most important metric - when drawing, I don't feel it. Its a pencil and it does its job as it should. Onto the details - Very much a fan of the aesthetic - but you can make up your own mind with the photo. The whole outside is metal which (presumably) gives some solidity. Certainly reduces scratches and the like. Lead reservoir / eraser: As common, the leads are loaded at the top, underneath the eraser which is covered by a cap. Love the shape of the cap which mushrooms out at the top. Small feature - but it makes a difference! I have a habit of pulling it off with my teeth to get to the eraser while drawing and this very much facilitates the dynamic. Seems fairly unusual. The cap also has an indent in the bottom part which should assure that a tight fit between cap and pencil lasts well. I am very much a fan the Pentel eraser (I presume its common to all the Pentels - I've had it on all of mine in the past) which, unlike many others, sits inside a metal sleeve/ stopper so that it does not get pushed into the lead reservoir and, even once the eraser is gone, it is easy to open and close the lead reservoir. The mechanical lead extender action has a very satisfying "click" to it. It just ...feels good. And the metal lead guide retracts into the pencil body to keep it safe from bending and keep your clothes and legs safe from scrapes. What is ingenious though (I thought it was just a gimmick when I bought it, but am now thoroughly a fan) is that the lead guide retracts by springing open the shirt clip with a push of its top. I was struck by its simple genius when I went to put the pencil in my shirt pocket - and perforce pushed on the clip. Essentially - you get a fail-safe system whereby, as you put the pencil into your pocket, the lead-guide is retracted to preserve your shirt. One downside - There is a lead hardness window that is supposed to be rotatable to keep track of what lead you are using. However, the action is extremely hard. So hard that I thought that there is a trick I was missing or a release I couldn't locate, and I went scouring the internet looking for the trick. In the end, as others have written that their pencils broke in that area, I did not pursue the effort to shift the window. That's a pretty striking flaw in an otherwise lovely tool!

Bought in 0.5 and 0.7 These are excellent pencils. I use them for drafting on graph paper and for woodworking. I do dislike tiny erasers, but these do work well even though they’re tiny.

Love the retractable nib. All pencils should be made this way. Writes amazing. Worth every e.

Wirklich ein toller Stift. Sehr funktionell, sieht top aus und liegt perfekt in der Hand.

Je l adore . Ce crayon est parfait , il est robuste et tient bien en main . Je l utilise tous les jours pour mes croquis et dessins . J en ai plusieurs de la marque et je ne suis jamais déçue . Le prix qui peut paraître excessif pour certain est totalement justifié en regard de la qualité

Súper comodo al dibujar y realizar trazos, la calidad del Lápiz mecánico se nota desde el primer uso!

Lapiseira muito bonita, toda externamente de metal e pesada, aparenta ser muito resistente e acredito se for bem cuidada durará a vida inteira, vale cada centavo pra quem gosta de lapiseira pesada.

I ordered 0.5 mm graphite pencil but it came 0.3 mm . Pencil is good quality but I was not satisfied because of wrong item.