Mechanical pencil Pentel PG1013-E GraphGear1000, line width 0.3 mm, rubber (Z2-1N), 1 piece

Good pencil

A great pencil, nice design and easy to use.Would buy again, especially as they are on offer (16% off) at the minute.

First class writing instrument. Very happy with this-thanks!

The 0.7 lead is perfect for drawing or writing. I purchased some 2B leads for mine and it’s great for jotting down shopping lists etc. Nicely balanced, positive grip , well made and terrific value for money. Feels like it should last a lifetime.

Had a 0.5mm model for just over a year now. Very please with it in use. I use mine for woodworking - I find it far better for making accurate, fine marks than wooden pencils of any variety.I do have ongoing problems with refilling/reloading it though.As per the Q&A, you take the cap off and rubber out an pop more leads into the chamber. They should then feed through "automatically". However, I do not find that this happens. No amount of gentle shaking to get the next lead to drop through into the nib succeeds.I've ended up having to feed leads back in the 'wrong way' to get the next one in place. I don't know if there's a fault with my mechanism - I've trashed quite a few leads trying to get a reload. and the nib does seem to block quite easily with broken lead as a result. (5 amp fuse wire makes a good poker to get the old leads and broken pipeces out.) Once it is loaded though, it's great again. I would buy again despite the issues I'm having reloading it.

Got this in the 0.7 version as well.This is for the 0.9.Nicely weighted very positive in use,and draws nicely when used.Also feels much better as in lighter when you need to write or take notes/write numbers etc.Biros I find become uncomfortable compared to this mechanical pencil.Very impressed which is why I own the 0.7 as well👍

I’ve been using the 0.7 model for many years. Totally my go-to writing tool. It’s so-well made, easy to write with, well balanced in the hand etc. I like that there’s the option to set a visual at the top that reminds you what grade of lead you are using. I always use Pentel Ain Stein refills, and always 2B, but that’s not a fact I hold in my head every day, so when I go to order refills the “2B” reference is useful.This is my go-to tool for writing notes at work. And has been for years.What I don’t like - it’s quite long, even after clicking the button to retract the nib. Having said that, it still fits in any case or bag that in which I transport it.Other things - give it good quality lead. It works brilliantly with Pentel Ain Stein leads. They’re smooth when laying down text (I don’t have any experience of drawing with this tool)When I first got it I used whatever 0.7 leads I had to hand, and it was awful. The above Pentel leads are now available a lot cheaper - and are significantly better.Hope that helps in your purchasing decision. I have amassed quite a ‘collection’ of mechanical pencils including Rotring etc, but this one is totally the best. Not just slightly better- a lot better. My ‘collection’ isn’t really a planned collection- it’s stuff I’ve bought over the years on the journey to find a really decent mechanical pencil.Pentel Ain Stein Leads are equally key, in any pencil. Very smooth.

Fantastic mechanical pencil. Love everything about this pencil. A high quality pencil that feels great when using. I’m a joiner and use this every day, despite the abuse it gets in a very hard environment, it still works perfectly time after time. I’m sure with everything I put it through it will eventually break, but there’s no sign of that happening anytime soon. I couldn’t use another pencil now and when or if it eventually breaks, I will definitely buy it again.