C/f Mechanical Pencil Replacement Eraser

[Eccles]

My wife's C/F pencil needs a new eraser.

Does anyone know if they can be found, and where?

Or is there a substitute of some kind?

Pretty please??

Thanks for considering the question.

Glenn.

[Left FPN]

I have seen older pencil rubbers on ebay. Not sure if they have ever been for the c/f but keep an eye there.

[pen lady]

This is not a pretty solution, but it sometimes works when the correct one can't be found. If the original eraser cup is present, try prying the eraser out of a regular yellow wooden pencil (you know the kind I mean), trim and sand it it to the right diameter and length. Clamp the eraser cup round it and there you are! If the cup is missing, get a normal big eraser and use the metal tube where the eraser fits as a cookie-cutter, pressing it firmly into the rubber material. You might still have to do a bit of trimming, but it's better than nothing. Good luck. I feel your wife's pain, what use is a pencil with no eraser?

Edited February 28, 2015 by pen lady

[Eccles]

Thank you both.

Your answers are the sort of thing I expected... DIY... but it was well worth asking.

I shall just have to have fun improvising.

And in the meantime she'd better not make any mistakes with her Sudoku!!

Regards,

Glenn.

[Eccles]

A quick update: modern Bic erasers fit the metal collar of the original C/F pencil rubber... they are a firm push fit once you ream out the old red eraser.

Not sure if the 0.7mm leads that come in the combined pack are the right size, but don't really care... mission accomplished.

Thanks again for the advice.

Glenn.