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[Poll] Mechanical Pencils

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kdog3683
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States916 Posts
June 22 2009 06:48 GMT
#1
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Poll: What's your favorite type of lead?
(Vote): .3mm
(Vote): .5mm
(Vote): .7mm
(Vote): .9mm
(Vote): 1.1mm

Personally, I like .7 the best because it doesn't smear and is very smooth for notetaking.


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Multiply your efforts.
Atrioc
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States1866 Posts
June 22 2009 06:53 GMT
#2
Fuck that mechanical shit.
I'm not a robot and I want my pencil to be all natural.

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Writerman what
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
June 22 2009 06:58 GMT
#3
+1 Atrioc

Mirado Black Warrior FTW!
Jayme
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States5866 Posts
June 22 2009 06:58 GMT
#4
Have fun sharpening your pencils all the time natural fools.

7mm or bust. 5mm likes to break when the wind blows too hard -.-
Python is garbage, number 1 advocate of getting rid of it.
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
June 22 2009 06:58 GMT
#5
Back when I used mechanicals I always used .5mm though, and I liked it fine.
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10835 Posts
June 22 2009 06:59 GMT
#6
.5 but ever since i got to college the only writing utensils i use are pens
ModeratorResident K-POP Elitist
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
June 22 2009 07:00 GMT
#7
^^I can't use pens for anything that uses calculations.
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
June 22 2009 07:07 GMT
#8
Only people with no dexterity use .7. "It breaks too easily."
Avidkeystamper
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States8556 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-22 07:08:52
June 22 2009 07:08 GMT
#9
These things are the best I swear:
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Especially the triangular ones.
Jaedong
jhNz
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Germany2762 Posts
June 22 2009 07:08 GMT
#10
.7 all the way!
http://twitter.com/jhNz
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
June 22 2009 07:21 GMT
#11
.5 HH or H
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
selboN
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2523 Posts
June 22 2009 07:23 GMT
#12
.7 ftw
"That's what happens when you're using a mouse made out of glass!" -Tasteless (Referring to ZergBong)
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
June 22 2009 07:25 GMT
#13
0.7 fo life
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
June 22 2009 07:37 GMT
#14
when i have mechanical pencils i always buy .3 because they write so neatly.
U Gotta Skate.
FirstBorn
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Romania3955 Posts
June 22 2009 07:43 GMT
#15
I used to have a 0.5 mechanical pencil but I have more of a caveman writing style and the leads kept breaking. So I'm using a 0.7 pen now and I'm pleased with it.

One thing I never liked about pencils is the fact that I need to sharpen them every 3-4 minutes.
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
vlaric
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States412 Posts
June 22 2009 07:50 GMT
#16
0.5 breaks too easily for me. I prefer 0.7.
Wannabe zerg player
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
June 22 2009 08:01 GMT
#17
I use real pencils only. I hate writing with mechanical pencils. The lead blows.
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17743 Posts
June 22 2009 08:02 GMT
#18
0.5 for me
ils
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
Kentor *
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5784 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-22 08:20:41
June 22 2009 08:19 GMT
#19
LOL TABLET PC

i always liked 0.5. i like the fineness, the crispness
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9588 Posts
June 22 2009 10:02 GMT
#20
I mostly use 0.5 when writing but 0.3 are OK too. 0.3 are great for drawing graphs and mechanical stuff.
For the curse of life is the curse of want. PC = https://be.pcpartpicker.com/user/LathamTK/builds/#view=CrqmP6
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