Pentel Graphgear 500 vs Pentel Graphlet

The $3.50 price swayed me. And, happily, the leads don’t break more than my 0.5mm pencils

The very first thing that hit me is that it did NOT come in a nice blister package to signify it's brand new and unused! Next folks, is that this mechanical pencil is entirely too slim! Plus it's extremely easy to break the lead. This is a product to bypass with due diligence as it's so thin and easy to damage it possibly. This mechanical pencil is one to write off and keep shopping! If you especially have a heavier hand, you will be frustrated with this product. I read reviews but found nothing about how thin and light handed you MUST be with it

This is a nice pencil for the money. Nice weight towards the writing part of the pencil. Smooth action in advancing the lead. The metal knurled part feels nice in your hand, much better than common cheap mechanical pencils do

I gave it a 4 Star rating because of the lighter weight as compared to more traditional drafting/drawing pencils, but that may be a little unfair. The Grahlet is a welcome new tool for scribblers and sketchers and diarists.

None of those worked for me. What did work for me was the Prismacolor Magic Rub erasers and I keep one in my apron. They aren't perfect but they do a good enough job that some light planing or sanding can clean up easily.

I also carry a thin pencil eraser and a larger block eraser with me because, as a student and constant doodler, I erase a lot. (and when you're taking notes in a lecture you don't always have the time to take the cover off the back of your pencil to erase a mistake). The eraser also has a little metal rod stuck into the bottom of it that is also .3 sized to use if you accidentally break of small pieces of lead and they're stuck inside the tip

After I slipped one of my empty ballpoint ink pen's foam sleeve onto this mechanical pencil it went from being a good pencil to a great pencil. Very easy to hold and use for writing notes or drawing forms. I am a wannabe woodworker so I draw many different shapes and forms for something I am trying to make and this pencil is very good for this type of work. Before the use of that foam sleeve I mentioned, your fingers would be holding onto the ribbed metal barrel and is somewhat uncomfortable to hold while doing my thing

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