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Graph Gear Mechanical Drafting Pencils

by Gert van Duinen Pro Jan 24, 2012
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  1. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    High Five to the postman! Arrived at my doorstep, some super sexy Pentel Graph Gear Mechanical Drafting Pencils.

    Graph Gear 1000™ 0.5mm
    Graph Gear 1000™ 0.3mm
    Graph Gear 500™ 0.3mm

    Ordered mine Japanese versions at Amazon

    Because Cult Pens says: "Pentel GraphGear 1000: probably the king of our drafting pencils - more features than you can shake a lesser pencil at."

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  2. Pro Photo Mike DelGuidice

    did you draw these??

    4 months ago

  3. Pro Mug_small Simon Ålander

    Oh yeah!

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  4. Pro A3_avatar Austin Andrews

    i have two of these they're amazing!!

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  5. Pro Dribbble_avitar Mike Jones

    Nice something new I need to get!!!

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  6. Pro Atavatar Alex Toth

    I love mine. I've had them for a couple years now and use them all the time.

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  7. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    I love the Graph Gear 1000™ 0.3mm.
    It feels heavy and super fine.

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  8. Pro Avatar03-09-12 Ryan Hamrick

    I have a perfectly good mechanical pencil, and now I have two more perfectly good mechanical pencils on the way.

    DAMN YOU, GERT! :)

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    4 months ago

  9. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    Ryan - Haha! I think I have more than 10 fine mechanical pencils, but just fell in love with these. Best thing is they exactly feel how they look like. I'm proud I made my first sale today, congrats mate ;))

    4 months ago

  10. Pro Profiili_460_0_0_0 Jarno Fabritius

    Nice, got my self some brush pens today as well, from Japan! waited for 6 weeks, good times.

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  11. Pro Dkdk5 Damian Kidd

    I want some!

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  12. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    Jarno - actually I want some brush pens as well. Which ones did you order?

    4 months ago

  13. Pro Famz_fb Faheema Patel

    I have one old pen pencil that I always use lol

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  14. Pro Profiili_460_0_0_0 Jarno Fabritius

    Gert, Mitsubishi UNI calligraphy pens. Found them from ebay.

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  15. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    Very nice Jarno, want want ;)

    4 months ago

  16. Pro Avatar_b&w_new Stuart L Crawford

    I've just bought the exact pack, on eBay. Stealin' your ideas... :)

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  17. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    Great deal Stuart ;)

    4 months ago

  18. Pro Z logo Lin Zagorski

    Graph Gear 1000™ 0.5mm with 2B, 3B or 4B graphite. With the exception of woodless graphite, it's the only pencil I use.

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  19. Pro Me Sergey Shapiro

    Mine Rotring 0.35 always breaks, doesn't get my pressure:)

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  20. Pro Azark-stamp Nate Azark

    Love those! Been using them a while now. Worth the upgrade!

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  21. Avatar4 Ema Hoffmann | Limeshot

    With Sergey on the frustration note, mine always break. These look swish though, worth a try. How's the grip though, is it metal or rubber? Does it get uncomfortable after a while?

    4 months ago

  22. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    Ema - it's a dual grip which is the best part, because it's made of aluminum and rubber pads! So it doesn't slip and it still feels very comfortable even after a few hours of sketching.

    Just read this from Pixiemall.com

    This full body aluminum professional drafting pencil has a fully retractable tip and a balanced body that makes it a joy to write/draw with. It also features a binder clip that can clip onto thick objects. The rubber textured grip gives you a comfortable and secure hold.

    Though a little bit dated featuring an older model, at Dave's Mechanical Pencils blog there's a more extensive review, which starts with:

    So first off, how does that grip section feel? It’s a fine diamond cut surface with little elliptical rubber inserts. Obviously this is an attempt to try and get the best of both worlds, and I’m pleased to say it’s reasonably successful. It doesn’t feel like an ordinary rubber grip, yet still has a bit of softness about it when you are holding the pencil.

    But I guess it totally depends on how and what you're using it for.

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  23. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    Ah! Just noticed the eraser and the adjustable lead grade indicator, lol!

    4 months ago

  24. Pro Cresk_avatar Gert van Duinen

    Lost myself in dozens of reviews, I've become a little mechanical pencil fetish, so the next ones to get are

    OHTO Super Promecha Pencil PM-1500P
    Staedtler 925-25 Silver Series Drafting Pencil
    rotring 600 Drafting Pencil
    Faber-Castell TK Fine Vario L Pencil
    Uni Shift Mechanical Pencil
    Uni-ball Shift Pipe Lock Drafting Pencil - Color Body Series
    Alvin Draft-Matic Drafting Pencil 0.3 mm

    Don't worry, these links are just for my own reference. Just want 'em all! ;)

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  25. Pro Logo-pax-head-white-200x200-only stéphane

    Aha Awesome! And wonderful references in your post as well, thanks!

    4 months ago

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