If you want a special wider or narrower lead, your options will change from the standard 0.5 or 0.7 mm lead options. Lead Size: Not all pencils are available in all lead sizes. Any damage to the pencils themselves was noted. After each of the pencils took the plunge, the lead inside was examined for breakage. To test durability, each of the pencils was allowed to roll off a surface and fall a distance of 32.25 inches, onto a hardwood floor. If the pencil came sporting an eraser, we tested it for how well it erased a heavier scribble of graphite and regular writing.ĭuring testing, we used each mechanical pencil, we wrote on a variety of different paper types, including: We also drew some diagrams with them and used a ruler and a helix for making circles.
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The TestsĮach one of the mechanical pencils in this guide was tested over the course of a full day’s worth of work, longhand letter writing, and note taking for a series of meetings. I fell in love with mechanical pencils after a miserable cold snap froze all my ballpoint pens when I was a young reporter in Quebec. Bleed-through is my pet peeve and a buttery soft page in a fresh notebook is my happy place. I still keep my huge stash of pens, highlighters, markers and pencils (and, yes, crayons for coloring) sorted by type, though I’ve graduated to a nice pen roll for my fountain pens. I was that kid with her crayons sorted by color in a small toolbox snagged from the barn. I’m a straight-up nerd when it comes to writing utensils. The only way to test mechanical pencils is to use them to write and draw-a lot. The only issue we had with this pencil is that its grip is smooth, which can make it slick in your hand while writing. The eraser is conveniently tucked in the plunger and works well, despite its small size. This makes it unnecessary to unpost the cap as you write. We loved that the Kerry’s cap has a button that activates the mechanism on the barrel to advance its lead. When used for drawing, the Kerry provided good line variation and shading. No matter which paper we tested it on, there was no noticeable drag or change in line width as you write and dull the lead. It writes well on a variety of paper-it was one of the only pencils in our test group that didn’t tear the basic Hilroy notebook paper. Overall, the Kerry performed well during testing. When advancing lead, the action is both consistent and smooth. The Kerry has an all-metal mechanism and nock (the part of the mechanism that advances the lead inside of the pencil). Remove the cap from the business end of the pencil and post it on the end of its barrel and the Kerry becomes a well-balanced writing instrument that is long enough to accommodate most hand sizes and writing styles. The cap protects the pencil tip when not in use, keeping it safe from breakage.
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