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March 8th, 2010, 11:21 PM
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| Mechanical Pencils: .5 or .7 mm lead?
Which do you prefer?
I prefer .5 because I feel it is much sharper and I can write smaller with it. However, I usually end up using .7mm ones because they are much easier to find and they're cheaper!
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March 9th, 2010, 12:45 AM
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I rarely do anything that requires a sharp pencil anymore, but I prefer precise writing instruments when I do, so I chose .5...
Man, I miss my radiograph ink pens... 0.30 down to 0.05.
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March 9th, 2010, 01:30 AM
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rarely write with pencil these days
try to avoid writing at all!
however when I do I use pen...
back in the days of college I used mech pencil, .5
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March 9th, 2010, 06:57 AM
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March 9th, 2010, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by RedFury  I rarely do anything that requires a sharp pencil anymore, but I prefer precise writing instruments when I do, so I chose .5...
Man, I miss my radiograph ink pens... 0.30 down to 0.05. | Yay for radiograph pens!
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Originally Posted by surreal It depends on my mood, I swing both ways. |
Any port in a storm so to speak....
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March 9th, 2010, 07:19 AM
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Any port in a storm so to speak....
| Oh no, it depends on my mood! Sometimes I want a nice bold fast moving pencil and sometimes I feel more precise  | |
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March 9th, 2010, 09:33 AM
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Depends on how heavy of a hand you have. I can't use .5's. I they keep breaking.
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March 9th, 2010, 09:19 PM
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well geeze you can't just have the lead sticking out a quarter inch from the tip of the pen | |
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March 9th, 2010, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Chuckiechan Depends on how heavy of a hand you have. I can't use .5's. I they keep breaking. | haha just how much pressure do you write with | |
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March 10th, 2010, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by super gerbil haha just how much pressure do you write with | probably has to use 30lb paper so he doesn't tear through it and into the desktop 
I bet he will never use a tablet for the PC either
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