I finally found the perfect pencil. Well... almost.

Hey David, I found another one for you to check out. It's the Astier de Villatte Robusto mechanical pencil. I had to order one. Most of the sellers I found were either out of stock or in Europe but I managed to track it down at homebodydenver dot com.

I am curious if the lead is brittle: does it break or shatter inside if you drop it?

Fischer makes other pen designs that features the same space pen ink technology. Or just buy a zebra click pen and refill them with a space pen ink cartridge.

I can't believe I watched entire video......

The struggle is real. EDC pencils are hard! Thanks for this David! Just ordered a few 😍

i wish i was little bit taller, I wish I was a baller

I love those types of pencils. I found a few of the Staedler pencils like that in my dad's old drafting stuff. I also have one from Rockler for the shop. If you get frustrated with the tip blunting, there is a small sharpener that you stick the tip in a spin it around. Its perfect for the desk top.

The mechanism in the Koh-i-noor lead holder is the same mechanism that was in my engineer's mechanical pencil when I was in college back in the 1970's. They're much older than that, though. I still have one, though I don't use it. The sharpeners always created a very fine, long tapered point which would break off near the tip if you pushed just a little too hard. By the way, the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts all flew in spacecraft by engineers who almost universally used that type of pencil both for their calculations and for the drawings from which the blueprints for those spacecraft were made. That was long before CADCAM. The mechanism in that Versatil pencil has been part of Great Things.

I am happy you found that special pencil. I like .9mm and the Kaweco Special in brass may be the one but how many pencils does a person need? The next one.

Before drafting became a computer job we used these to hold all our different drawing leads and aluminum rods to draw on Mylar. 37 years Ford automotive product designer.

Heh...I was thinking "Use some thread lock!" right before you said it. I've always liked the Staedtler Mars 780, same size lead but longer. I'll have to try yours. And . . . not boring at all!

Man you sure geeked out on pencils , but why not! Good job by the way!

My favorite shop pencil is the “Pentel Twist-Erase III. It has 0.9 led and really resists breaking.
You should give them a try!

Red rocket!!! Lmfao

Nice one! Now get that metal lace and a tungsten blank! That way you can get the heaviest - yet small - pencil... 😉
I am curious on how to machine tungsten. 🙃

They are Drafting pencils. Back in the stone-age (pre PC) they were the go to tool. there is a swivel sharpener available. You can also get different weights of lead might want to try a B lead its softer and makes a darker line, easier to see

Check out the Fast Cap pencil from Fat Boy pencils. It's a clutch pencil designed for carpenters. Might have the extra beef you're looking for

Dude - low key, I love this video! I've been so annoyed with the pencils I've had in the shop lately. They break, they're flimsy, unreliable, etc. This was actually super helpful! The time savings of not having to search for another, not broken-pencil is kind of a game changer haha.

Faber Castell TK4600 (Best pencil for technical or free drawing.(Use only 9071 2mm leads,for the best performance)) - Pentel Graphgear 500 (Best for drawing,can also write great with its super high precision and control,but not for long time.Great for sketching too.Use Pentel leads) - Koh-I-Noor 5340 (Best for ANY use! Sketching is where it shines more. Highest control and precision,means it can produce,the most beautiful handwriting! It can also use Red Chalk or Sepia,Charcoal,Colored leads literally anything! Most versatile and highest performance pencil,in the world. Use only Kohinoor leads)
These are the BEST pencils you can get!!!

Glue a strip of sandpaper into your field book for sharpening purposes. Great pencil.

I love topics like this. Pencils. Sketch books. Pocket knives. Stuff like that

Came for the unidentified but undeniably Roland piece of audio gear. Space Echo? No… Certainly not one of the Jazz Chorus heads. But I can make out "chorus" though it’s blurry. Will do some reading.

But yeah, Dad was a designer cum technical illustrator cum engineer and still had Koh-I-Noor and Steadtler pencil holders. I was a big fan myself as a teenager in art school. But Dude… DUDE, you will freakin love the Cretacolor lead holder. Check it my brother

(Normally, I don’t use bro talk but I feel we are brothers!)

No joke lead holders or clutch pencils are honestly the best thing ever, you can even strip pencils and get their lead and put them in the graphite holder

I put loctite on top and bottom to prevent the parts unscrewing

Great topic man! Thanks!

Stop saying this is boring! We love pencils! Thank you

Good review man

I like the rotring rapid pro in 2 mm. I like the clutch holders but don’t like the way the lead flies out.

New subscriber here. Love the passion. Like hearing my own thoughts from another person.

For me the best everyday carry is the Pentel Twist erase GT, I actually like the Twist erase III more for actual use but the reretractable tip on the GT is more pocket friendly.

this is a legendary pencil since it was introduced in 1946 - 77 years in production says something about it

This defeats the purpose of it being mechanical imo you have to sharpen it ffs

Pencil is far from boring. Pentel Kerry:best edc. Pentel Graphgear 500:best drawing. Pentel Twist ersse:best writing. Kohinoor 5340:Best at anything,but I like it even more for sketching,especially outdoors,because of the huge variety of leads it can use + its general versatility.

Check out the Pentel Graph Gear in sizes from .3mm to .9mm

Buy a quality mechanical pencil, from Japan. Most mechanical pencils we get on this side of the world are crap. Of course it writes in the rain, the spacepen uses oil based ink like any other BIC, what makes it write in the rain is the paper.

dude keeps saying it's a boring video like a bunch of nerds aren't watching, honestly

haha in all seriousness nice video, good addition for my research on mechanical pencil

Hi, the small one has the sharpener in its end, too. My favorite pencil! For my A6 sketchbook sets. I use B2 leads, they are better for sketching😊

My Koh-I-Noor Versatil 5228 has a tip-sharpener in the removable thumb press. Not sure why yours doesn't. Also this kind of blew my mind when I discovered it on another video, but did you know that some people interchange things other than leads in theirs? such as biro refills and touchscreen stylus tips.

Psssssst….. your lead holder isn’t really any different than any other mechanical pencil other than you have to put a point on the lead when writing

Look for the Pilot Croquis Rotating Lead Holder

A bit thicker, have the rotating like your Pape Mate-pencil.

Any updates 3 years later? Have you finally found "The one"?

Did you ever find your perfect pencil. I made mine today by hacking a Staedtler 780C clutch pencil. Now it's on to the perfect pencil sharpener (or lead pointer). Great video.

I've been a mechanical pencil geek for years. If u r reading, try the bic Criterium.
Enjoy

rotring 800 2.0, 600 clutch or staedtler mars techno or 925

The dog comment was not needed. Not child friendly.

I always enjoy a good pencil review. This one had a unique, fun twist. You managed in the same video to sell then unsell a pencil. Interesting! 😂

Let’s talk about erasers next

You can use soft foam pencil grips to increase pencil diameter, but that will hinder pulling the pencil out of pocket.
I have the 5228 pencil as well and my metal tip also unscrews, going to use some 222 loctite, good suggestion.