Doing some math ๐ธ
this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
6 points (100.0% liked)
mechanicalpencils
26 readers
1 users here now
A community for those who appreciate a high quality writing utensil.
founded 2 years ago
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Oh I see, definitely a very efficient approach with the 0.3mm lead, the Graph Gear 1000 it's one of my favorites and pocket safe ๐ , the clip is very functional, you can attach it to your pocket very easily, and surely will last longer with that plastic part replaced.
I haven't use Pentel Ain Stein lead, it's very hard to find high quality lead where I live haha, would you recommend it?.
My pencil use is for studying math, I'm about to start computer engineering so I'm studying a lot harder these days, using these pencils give me motivation and comfort definitely makes the experience enjoyable! haha.
Which lead grade do you prefer?
Ain Stein lead is good for any purpose, but what it's best at it minimizing breakage. I use it in all my 0.3mm pencils.
If you aren't having problems with breaking leads you may want to try Pilot Neox. They are still harder than average to break and they are the smoothest writing leads I've ever used. You get both a better writing feel and a cleaner line with Neox.
Fortunately, all of the major companies make good quality leads these days. If you aren't having trouble with what you can get easily there's probably no reason to change.
In 0.5mm I generally use B grade leads. 0.3mm is enough finer that want at least B and I prefer 2B for a slightly darker line. I've tried some 4B, and it looked nice, but I go through the softer leads awfully fast.
We have a lot in common. I've been working as a software engineer for almost forty years. I do more consulting and architecture work these days, but I still write code almost every day. The field has changed just a bit since I started. :-)
I hope you enjoy college. I learned an awful lot from it, not all of it from classes. And I had a great time doing it. For what it's worth, I recommend not focusing entirely on your major. Take some classes outside of your field just because they sound interesting. Having a broader range of knowledge and, especially, a broader perspective on the world really pays off in the long run.