Mechanical Pencil Question

[playpen]

Does anyone know of a site or company that produces mechanical pencil kits with .3mm leads?

 

If anyone knows about mechanical pencils, I would appreciate some feedback.

 

Does each pencil only take one size lead or are there any pencils out there that can accommodate many different sizes?

[Eagle]

Does anyone know of a site or company that produces mechanical pencil kits with .3mm leads?

 

If anyone knows about mechanical pencils, I would appreciate some feedback.

 

Does each pencil only take one size lead or are there any pencils out there that can accommodate many different sizes?

 

From what I ahve seen the only components available from the major manucturers in standard pencils are 05, 07, &2mm leads and a sketch pencil sometimes called a woodworkers pencil with a 1/4"(?) inch lead.

That being said.

Many pen crafters modify existing writing implements to produce a custom pen (or pencil)

If you have a source for a 03mm pencil I am sure someone can make you one.

[jmkeuning]

Huh?

 

Alvin Draft/Matic

 

I also have a Pentel .3

[captnemo]

0.3 mm is a standard size, although considerably rarer and harder to find than 0.5 and 0.7mm

 

I use a 0.7mm. I can write okay with a 0.5 but break the lead more often than I like. I've only known one guy, a strange little fellow, who wrote in this impossibly tiny but very legible printing with a 0.3mm. He could fit an incredible amount of information on one sheet of paper.

[*david*]

Do you want a kit for woodturners, to make your own pencil?

[Eagle]

Huh?

 

Alvin Draft/Matic

 

I also have a Pentel .3

 

 

Does anyone know of a site or company that produces mechanical pencil kits with .3mm leads?

Seeing as how this is a pen MAKING forum,

The operative word to me was"kits"

There are mainly three Mfgrs of "kits" that I know of and none of them offer 03mm.

However using the original hardware from Pentels and Alvins, custome pencils can be made.

[jmkeuning]

Sorry, did not realize I was in the MAKING forum.

 

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Seeing how you must be right... then you win.

 

No, there are no .3 mm kits.

 

 

[Titivillus]

0.3 mm is a standard size, although considerably rarer and harder to find than 0.5 and 0.7mm

 

I use a 0.7mm. I can write okay with a 0.5 but break the lead more often than I like. I've only known one guy, a strange little fellow, who wrote in this impossibly tiny but very legible printing with a 0.3mm. He could fit an incredible amount of information on one sheet of paper.

 

I think my Rotring at work is a 0.25mm but 0.3 lead fits nice. I don't use it often but it is a gret help in writing notes on already crowded P&IDs.

 

Kurt