rOtring Tikky Mechanical Pencil Lead 0.5mm HB, 12 Lead (R505 508 HB)

Perfect!

Finally ran out of lead for my Cross mechanical pencil in a set with the matching ballpoint pen. And Cross does not carry that lead! Wow! How many of those mechanical pencils must have been sold in the last 50 years? Well, the lead is 1mm in diameter and most lead is 0.5mm or 0.7mm. The 1mm is thicker and more durable, but alas, not to be found easily, except with this Rotring item. Fits perfectly and is a great darkness for everyday use. I'm seriously happy. :-))

I have an older Rotring engineer's pencil. Most are .9mm, but I wanted something a bit larger, at the time the Rotring I believe was they only one available. I especially liked the weight and design. The pencil tip casing is uniform and in two stages. Tapered tips move away from the barrel as the lead wears down. I know many brands of engineer pencils have the same design, but many do not. This way the line remains the same distance form the ruler as the line is drawn. I think the pencil may have gone out of production. Rotring was bought out and merged several times over. For the most part the product line seems to have been preserved, Rotring pens and pencils are solidly made, perhaps a little expensive, but not a like Mont Blanc came to be. I know 1 mm leads are available, but are not usually stocked in brick and mortar stores, so I went on line. Low and behold I found it. It comes in only 1 hardness= No 2 pencil, that's ok. I'll probably stock up on more. Rotring also makes a mechanical clutch pencil with a 2mm lead in several hardnesses also a great pencil. The 1mm has an eraser, the 2mm has an attached sharpener.Since this is about the lead I ought to say the lead is very good, I believe it is a polymer bond; it is uniform and hard with out being too brittle. I have not seen this size lead in to the more common pentel brand, maybe .9mm would do in a pinch. Other brands are out there but harder to find. Business is much easier with Amazon.

I love the pencil and how dark it writes and the size of the line.

bought as a substitute for the parker sealed mechanical pencil, they almost fit

me encanta esta marca para trabajar con mis proyectos, súper buena. lo recomiendo

Works

This is my favorite mechanical pencil (I have several). It's weighted so that it feels good in the hand. Wish they had other colors besides black. I got the red - my favorite!