PentelGraphlet Mechanical Pencil, 0.5mm (PG505-AD)

This pencil is truly an instrument for writing. It is worth every penny. I bought this along with the Sharplet. They are both great, but the Graphlet is properly weighted and feels good to use. It works well and I am very happy with my purchase.

I love these pencils, even though the lead is very delicate and breaks easily. I'm an artist who specializes in fine art and a good automatic pencil is my favorite graphite tool for detail work. So far, of all that I've had, this brand and style is my favorite. I have them in many different lead thicknesses and will continue to buy more. Great product and well made. I say, give these a chance if the cost doesn't feel exorbitant to you.

Great little pencil to replace my bulky sumo grip 0.9 lead pencil. Has a small eraser hidden in the top in case you are without one (though I wouldn't rely on it heavily) and the metal grip rotates to "select" or show what type of lead it has. Obviously you should just know what lead you put in it but is a fun lil feature. Colors and material and build quality seem good.

i write a lot, mostly technical stuff, drawings equations and the like.. like a pen or pencil that fits my hand and does not produce fatigue. this is a nice pencil very light. below are some stats on various pencil diameters. i will update with the weights soon.. here are some pencils i have tried. all pencils are 0.5mm. diameters are taken where my fingers hold pencil. all diameter in inches.GRAPHLET Pentel PG505 0.330Draftmatic 0.315Kurutoga metal 0.385Kurutoga plastic 0.395Uni Point 0.340GraphGear 500 0.375Pental P205 0.315personally my favorite pencil is the DraftMatic and the no longer available UniPoint pencil. This Pentel pencil the PG505 and the old P205 are next. the Kurutoga Series is next the metal one is very heavy and they may work great for pure drafting. the Graphgear also falls in with the Kurutoga..i'm 6'2" so my hand is bigger than some, this will change the ratings. The DraftMatic however is a very nice pencil and i have given away many as Christmas presents all well received.i also have switched from the traditional 0.5mm Pentel lead to NanoDia Uni 0.5 2B lead. it is noticeably smoother than the Pentel lead and others i have tried. The 2B leaves a nice trace in the Mead Cambridge Canary colored spiral notebooks i use for my laboratory notebooks. again i have tried many notebooks too. The 2B lead does not need a heavy hand and erases completely with the Pentel Hi Polymer Eraser.the notebook works well with roller ball pens as well. the Pentel Precise V5 pens, black is the smoothest with Purple next in line, the Pilot p-500 0.5mm black pen is also a very nice pen and leaves a clean line suitable for writing equations. both of these pens ink dry quickly.hope some of this helps kind regards and just a thought if you have a good pen or pencil keep it, if you have a marginal pen or pencil.. get a good one there are so many choices today...

0.3mm Mechanical pencil seems to be well made.Features:•Replaceable eraser•Has a cap over eraser•Not heavy•Has a clip(holder) on side•Refillable lead (of course)•Light etching to provide a very small amount of grip•Made in JapanOnly con:It feels awkward to hold in hand to write, just a little bit. Not enough that would make me send it back.It’s completely rounded where your fingers hold the pencil.It doesn’t provide enough friction to keep your fingers from slipping down the pencil. (see pictures) there is some etching to provide friction but if your looking for a pencil that has a good grip to it, I would say look elsewhere(in my opinion)If you don’t care about that, then this is a good pencil…I’m happy with it & it should last a while.

Absolutely love this mechanical pencil! I had one similar when I started Nursing school 36 years ago that I found at the college store while purchasing my books. I accidentally found it in the drafting department & I feel like it gave me good luck throughout school. I recently found this while surfing Amazon & the price was good so I bought it. I love a 0.3mm led as I really like thin smooth writing and this is just as perfect as that one was!

I have been using this mechanical pencil in my art. I find that the lead last longer and you have more control. The .5mm size works well in most areas such as Sketching. This is very good for Drafting. Easy to hold.

I bought a few different 0.3 MM pencils and kits to try them out. Of all of the kits and pencils I bought, this one is the best. It doesn't break that frequently and it feels comfortable to hold and use.Edit: coming back on 12-27-24 to say that this pencil has now stopped pushing led...I have no idea why. I've taken it apart and put it together again and it's effectively useless as it no longer clicks or moves the led. Very disappointing.