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Finely chiseled metallic grip inlaid with soft latex-free pads. Dual-function pocket clip releases heavy spring mechanism to retract tip. Sophisticated brushed metal barrel. Writes crisp, .5mm fine lines of consistent density. Refillable with Pentel Super Hi-Polymer Lead and Z2-1 refill eraser.
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4.9 out of 5
98.18% of customers are satisfied
5.0 out of 5 stars Sturdy and reliable!!
This is a quality pencil perfect for drawing. The lead it comes with is lovely and the overall feel is great. I love how heavy it is and I love how high tech it is for a mechanical pencil. It's easy to use and worth the price!!
5.0 out of 5 stars By far my favorite mechanical pencil
I like this pencil so much, I purchased all 5 sizes this time: 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9. My favorite lead is 2B. It's softer and much darker than the standard HB. H=Hard. The lead range is 4H, 3H...to HB, B...3B, 4B. When I'm checking construction sites, I use 0.9 to write erasable info on wood, walls, and other materials, wet or dry, regardless of temperatures. Not so with Sharpies and wax pencils. In the office, I use 0.5 and 0.7 for paperwork, blueprints, etc. The British all-time favorite is 0.4. I use the 0.3 for adding tiny details to building drawings and it matches my love for 0.38 gel-ink (ultra-fine) pens.GraphGear 1000s are great mechanical pencils. The only ones with fully retractable pencil points. I use Pentel Clicking erasers instead of the endcaps. It seems like too much work to stop writing, pull-off the endcap, erase, then put it back on. In half that time, I've grabbed an eraser and done. I had the same problem with the 0.7 pencil breaking like a couple of other Bolo reviewers. That blue ring in the middle of the pencil is plastic, which I didn't know until I found my pencil broken. Easy fix though. I put the two pieces back together and taped it super tight with black electrical tape - the good stuff (3M Temflex). Temflex is very durable, stretches a little, resistant to both water and extreme temperatures. 4 weeks later, my pencil still works like new and looks good. I kind of like the black tape. It's one more way of knowing which pencils are mine. Electrical tape comes in many colors. I plan to tape my other pencils too. So far, my new replacement 0.7 is not needed.NOTE: The price of lead refills varies a lot across Bolo. Also, Pentel has two sources. Ain Pentel is from Japan. I'm guessing the other is from China. ROtring, Staedtler, and Mars are brands well-known by engineers, architects, and draftsmen. Faber-Castell is well-known in the art world. Presently, I trying Mr. Pen because I really like their gel highlighters and lower prices. So far, no complaints. But I have both Ain Pentel and Pentel waiting in the wings. Also, I don't care about the little bar code sticker on all my pencils because my hands never touch it except during lead refilling. Buy the GraphGear 1000. It's pricey but worth it if you write with pencil a lot.
5.0 out of 5 stars Bliss
At first glance, quality, craftsmanship, attention to detail are the words that come to mind. Smooth edges and thoughtfully combined textures bring this mechanical pencil into a world of its own. There is no eraser because mistakes are not made with a pencil of this caliber.You pick it up and immediately notice the weight. Again, quality. You would hear this pen drop. The soft pads combined with a diamond patterned surface give excellent balance, control, and feeling.I lift my thumb only to press what could only be described as the most satisfying click of my life. The most precise amount of lead enters my field of view, begging me to bring it to its finally resting place; the piece of paper.I oblige and write my first word. Gliding effortlessly over, yet giving perfect feedback of every imperfection on the paper’s surface. My breathing intensifies as I realize the change that has just been brought to my life.Bliss.
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect line witpdth for sketching
I have the 0.5 and this 0.3 and I love both of them. I use the 0.3 with HB lead for the rough sketch and it works great. I can then ink my picture for just watercolor over the very thin, light lines. The graphGear design is wonderful as the tip can be fully retracted for traveling in my sketch bag. They are wonderful mechanical pencils and are very reliable.
5.0 out of 5 stars Overall great pencil for sketching
My granddaughter loves it. She loves the grip, not to big or to small. Eraser is just perfect to use on small areas. Very pleased with performance & durability l. And I’m most pleased with the price.
4.0 out of 5 stars My go-to "carry around" pencil
Like most people who have used mechanical pencils for a long time, I settled into my favorite couple pencils, bought a number of them and used them for years. For me it was the Y&C Double Knock and the Alvin Draftmatic dating back to the mid-90's. But then I started using "luxury" pen and pencil sets from Cross, Parker, Pelican and Waterman and lost touch with the "functional" mechanical pencil market. But both between a realization that these "luxury" brands aren't actually interested in making a good pencil as much as something good looking (don't get me wrong, they're good, but writing quality of their pencils is not what drives them) and my kids getting to the age where they could use a good mechanical pencil, I decided to dig back in and re-learn the current offerings. I decided to give my older kids (as stocking stuffers for Christmas) one of each of the viable contenders and then borrow them on occasion to see what I thought. It's now been a couple months and I'm reviewing them all:Best overall: Pentel GraphGear 500 (full review: http://www.Bolo.com/review/R2V3OHBEJN60WZ)Best value: Zebra M301 (http://www.Bolo.com/review/R1U5S4D5OEPY3F)Best retractable tip: Pentel GraphGear 1000 (this review)Best rubber grip: Staedtler 925-05 (http://www.Bolo.com/review/R1ZX77U5OV8OS6)Also rans (in order of preference):Alvin Draftmatic (http://www.Bolo.com/review/R1VQY95VWPF0YI)Uni Kuru Tora (http://www.Bolo.com/review/R2JV48N3D6KXH3)Pentel P205 (http://www.Bolo.com/review/R3C11TD28G7BUT)Click on the links above for my detailed review of each. And now for the actual review for THIS pencil, the Pentel GraphGear 1000:Really I have two different needs for pencils: one that I use at my desk and one that I carry around. I guess theoretically there could be one pencil that excels at both needs, but if there is, I haven't found it. As I mentioned in the lead-in, historically I used the Y&C Double Knock (RIP). I used it as my pencil that I carried around. It had a retractable tip and it's eraser, while small like so many others, was on the better side. Unfortunately it's rubber grip would break down over time and the tip wasn't as solid/stiff as some others, so my home/work desk pencil was the Alvin Draftmatic.But now with the Y&C Double Knock no longer being made, the best modern equivalent is the GraphGear 1000 with its retractable tip. Frankly I liked the Double Knock mechanism better, where a soft push advanced the lead and a hard push retracted the tip. The GraphGear 1000 uses the clip as the retraction mechanism. If you're actually putting it in your pocket, it's nice that doing so automatically retracts the tip, but in practice the mechanism makes it harder to slip it over the pocket material and as another reviewer mentioned, over time as the clip breaks down, you won't just lose the functionality of the clip, you'll lose the functionality of the whole pencil. Nevertheless, it's the best retractable tip out there, and it does so while keeping a very solid/stiff tip, more solid than my old favorite Double Knock.The other big desire for a pocket pencil is a big and high quality eraser. Sadly, there just doesn't seem to be a pencil out there that meets this. Ironically, Pentel makes a few different erasers in a pencil like casing. I guess if I wanted to carry multiple things in my pocket I could carry them both, but I'd prefer if they figured out how to put both of them together in one writing instrument. But back to this pencil, its eraser is small and useless, but no more so than its competitors, so it stays in the pole position for the pocket pencil.Also a bit disappointing is the grip. They "improved" on the GraphGear 500 grip by putting rubber bubbles along the otherwise great metal grip. While they're not horrible, I think the bubbles actually are a step back. They would have been better to stick with the 500's grip system.Finally, the clip. This is one of the only pencils that has has spring loaded clip and that's a big plus for it. I have a lot more confidence in its longevity over the flexing sheet-metal models and it provides much more consistent pressure, even when clipping on thicker items. If you pre-retract the tip, it slides nicely over your pocket material, but as mentioned above if you don't, it can be a bit hard to, mostly because the "V" you have to get the fabric into is quite small.Overall, while it doesn't quite measure up to the GraphGear 500 overall and it's price tag is in the high range ($10-$20) making it not as compelling as the Zebra M301 from a value perspective, it's still the 3rd pencil I'll keep in my arsenal as my pocket pencil. Thus it deserves a solid 4-star rating.
Pencil is like driving a luxury car
This is actually crazy, but I didn't believe the hype, I just needed a drafting pencil. Since using this, I have discovered new meaning to life, got inspiration to create, and basically elevated my intelligence. There can be only one. And this is the one!
Soild and well manaufactured
Great to find a very good mechanical pencil - well made and solid feel in hand
excelente produto
O vendedor entregou antes do prazo, excelente,
Excelente
Excelente
i use this with 4b lead, writes very nice and bold
Really love the product, came in plasic branded cover. This is my second one lost the old one, go for it.
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Pentel GraphGear 1000 Mechanical Pencil, (0.5mm) Point Size, Black Barrel, 1 Each (PG1015A)
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