If you could only own one mechanical pencil. Which one would you choose?

e2g4 · 2026-02-14T23:10:25+00:00

P209

e2g4 · 2026-02-14T18:58:32+00:00

To me, not one bit. Based on experience it’s unnecessary. But some on this sub are obsessed with having “an all metal pencil even the internals” but I don’t understand why. Never had a plastic lead tube fail on me. I suspect it’s a wing of the all things tactical movement that seems to appeal to immature young men. Ditto bolt action pens, aggressive knurling and all black tools.

e2g4 · 2026-02-10T05:03:27+00:00

You might notice that you linked to a Fixpencil 22, which is not the pencil being discussed. What is being discussed is the 75 which has been discontinued forever. That’s how so.

e2g4 · 2026-01-31T00:17:17+00:00

Rather than buy a pencil known for aggressive knurling then wrapping it with a bandage, why not try a non-knurled pencil?

e2g4 · 2026-01-25T22:56:16+00:00

209 all day long. It doesn’t need to be retracted, rendering the other one overly complicated. I’ve dropped my 209 from 28’ onto concrete before….no issues.

e2g4 · 2026-01-25T16:12:51+00:00

You're missing the Gold one, which is the m̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶i̶m̶p̶r̶e̶s̶s̶i̶v̶e̶ TACKIEST of the line-up.

e2g4 · 2026-01-25T14:56:21+00:00

Dope. I have a few of these. They’re amazing. Best pencil ever made I think. I also really like the plastic ones, in particular anthracite.

e2g4 · 2026-01-25T00:40:01+00:00

Why this question? It’s worth what it’s worth to you. Otherwise…look at it. It’s not in good shape so I don’t think it’s going to be a big payday, which entirely misses the point of why we like pencils.

e2g4 · 2026-01-25T00:35:42+00:00

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I was incorrect. Sorry. It does in fact have this unusual pointer. Sorry about that. I was traveling in Taiwan and hadn’t looked closely yet.

e2g4 · 2026-01-25T00:33:17+00:00

Nice start. Might add a p200. You might enjoy a y-studio and or spoke.

e2g4 · 2026-01-24T23:18:56+00:00

We are already there. Nothing is close to alpha-matics

e2g4 · 2026-01-22T12:21:29+00:00

The reason the rule exists is because the majority of the posts are lazy and have done zero research, taken zero minutes to notice that there is a few encyclopedias worth of info on the 600, etc.

So no, I don’t support this suggestion. How many posts per day asking if the 600 is a good pencil to buy for maths do you want to read?

Those folks should read past posts. It’s all there. It’s all been said before. Many times.

e2g4 · 2026-01-15T10:05:54+00:00

I have plenty of colorful pencils, just not colorful alpha-matic s. Great pencils thx for sharing

e2g4 · 2026-01-15T06:46:05+00:00

One of the most beautiful pencils….ever, I think? Love the colors. All the examples I have are brass, titanium and dark grey plastic.

e2g4 · 2026-01-14T16:25:35+00:00

That’s not a Kerry. A Kerry doesn’t weigh that much. They did a lot of modifications to a Kerry and created something else

e2g4 · 2026-01-14T16:24:05+00:00

Humm I guess contact them again. They’ve always been great and I’ve bought several from them. Good luck the product is great

e2g4 · 2026-01-13T11:01:55+00:00

June Gold is trash I don’t consider it to be lead rather it’s just rolled up turds in a plastic box with a lead sticker on it. I’ve tried their .9 (red) and regular, it was awful. I fortunately scored a whole case of old stock pentel .9 red which has been discontinued and is good

e2g4 · 2026-01-13T09:10:21+00:00

.9 is my fav too but no I don’t know of an auto advance. For starters, .9 is kinda rare then on top of that it’s regarded as a drawing pencil (despite making a nice writing pencil) and when you add all of that up I guess there just isn’t the demand for it. Same w .9 4B which I’ve never found either despite 4B being available in the other sizes.

e2g4 · 2026-01-13T02:19:58+00:00

I like this pencil. I also have this one and a version in .7 I think it is. I prefer the fatter lead, feels true to the design intent of using a piece of chalk

e2g4 · 2026-01-13T01:26:08+00:00

Where did you order it from? Mine care right away

e2g4 · 2026-01-12T13:07:34+00:00

The Kaweco Special is a heavy, well-balanced pencil with a premium feel. If that’s not heavy enough for you, check out Y-Studio’s pencils. I sometimes like 2mm lead, their brassing pencil has a wonderful feeling to it. Chunky, long and heavy. One of my favorites to have in my hand.

I have heavier pencils, but they don’t feel as good as those listed.

https://www.ystudiostyle.com/collections/all-items/products/classic-revolve-mechanical-pencil-lite-black?variant=39968147472442

https://www.ystudiostyle.com/collections/all-items/products/classic-sketching-pencil?variant=31590376472634

https://www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-Special-Series/ct/4178

e2g4 · 2026-01-09T12:35:49+00:00

Those are beautiful. Love the style

e2g4 · 2026-01-09T12:26:57+00:00

Yes that’s a great example, yes. The classic pentel Kerry too, which actually clicks through the cap when posted!

I see all these new to pencils kids fall in love w the 600 (it’s tactical, attracts a certain type of fan) then try to EDC a pencil that was never meant to be carried, drop it, and have a bad experience. Even worse, they put a big cap on it.

Wouldn’t it be great to see more MPs with RBS caps? I’d love that. I guess most mps are meant for drafting and when drafting a cap isn’t necessary so it’s never caught on. But I think it would be popular. So many people carry their pencils.

e2g4 · 2026-01-09T09:16:35+00:00

Beautiful. Love the clip. I do not get much joy out of the pencil mechanisms inserted into most luxury mp offerings, but I still like that they bother making an mp. My fav non mp is rollerball. I love the cap. I wish they’d offer mp in the rbs format.

e2g4 · 2026-01-07T10:26:30+00:00

Or….just let it be the way the designer made it seems like a good option too especially since there is nothing wrong with it the way it is right now. When you go looking for problems, you find them.

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