Pentel Techniclick G Mechanical Pencil, 0.5mm tip, Black Trim & Ink Colour, XPD305T-A

This automatic clutch pencil is a delight to use Premier League because you could advance the lead from the side lever, so that you could carry on writing and then when the lead gets too short just press the side lever to advance the lead. It’s an excellent design and I have bought four of these already. I use them in my studio and they’re indispensable. It’s especially good for writing music because music copying uses a quite a lot of lead.Strongly recommended. It’s also very good price.

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Easy to use and the mechanism to replace the lead works smoothly.

Really good.However I wish it would be available with softer pencil insert rather than standard HB.

I love a good mechanical pencil. I've tried all sorts of them and this one is my all time favourite.While it would be nice to have a metal version of this, to look a bit smarter when used at work etc, this pencil operates consistently and reliably.By far the best feature of this pencil - the button to advance/retract the lead is on the side of the pencil, where it is easily reached without altering your grip.The only minor downside (which isn't worth removing a star for) is that I've not been able to find a suitable eraser refill for this pencil.

I absolutely adore this mechanical pencil and truly cannot go without it! I bought the original Techniclick years back when I was still at school and loved it so much that I’ve literally used it every single day since.Recently the plastic clip broke off and I was deviated that I could replace it with the exact same one. But this updated one turns out to be better with the improved metal clip and rubberised grip. Still as comfy to use for hours on end as my original one - and perhaps a slight bit better if I’m honest. I truly love it and would recommend anyone to at least try it out if you’re unsure.

Hmm the online pen company sell this pencil for £3.05…£6.00 with postage! Not a happy bunny!!

As an artist I'm very picky when choosing tools, I expect a good mechanical pencil to by comfortable to draw with for days at a time, the lead needs to not snap with the slightest pressure, and it needs to be a comfortable weight.This ticks all the boxes, its smart and so far the best mechanical pencil I'd purchased.