Looking for new mechanical pencil
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Originally Posted By: KingCake
Guys 0.9 is standard for engineering and drafting. Quit showing your ignorance.
I used to use it for the heavier border lines in drafting. The 0.3 was for dashed hidden lines. The 0.5 was for most everything else. I used the 0.7 almost exclusively for taking notes in classes. I also had a lead holder with a H lead insert that I used for guide lines. I even still have the heavy steel sharpener for the leads.
All of this may sound familiar to a few of you but will mean nothing to most who are under about 45 years of age. I still have my old drafting tools from the 80's. Some of them date from my dad's college days (1959-1963). One of these days I need to find a good home for some of those.
Guys 0.9 is standard for engineering and drafting. Quit showing your ignorance.
I used to use it for the heavier border lines in drafting. The 0.3 was for dashed hidden lines. The 0.5 was for most everything else. I used the 0.7 almost exclusively for taking notes in classes. I also had a lead holder with a H lead insert that I used for guide lines. I even still have the heavy steel sharpener for the leads.
All of this may sound familiar to a few of you but will mean nothing to most who are under about 45 years of age. I still have my old drafting tools from the 80's. Some of them date from my dad's college days (1959-1963). One of these days I need to find a good home for some of those.
Originally Posted By: DBMaster
Originally Posted By: KingCake
Guys 0.9 is standard for engineering and drafting. Quit showing your ignorance.
I used to use it for the heavier border lines in drafting. The 0.3 was for dashed hidden lines. The 0.5 was for most everything else. I used the 0.7 almost exclusively for taking notes in classes. I also had a lead holder with a H lead insert that I used for guide lines. I even still have the heavy steel sharpener for the leads.
All of this may sound familiar to a few of you but will mean nothing to most who are under about 45 years of age. I still have my old drafting tools from the 80's. Some of them date from my dad's college days (1959-1963). One of these days I need to find a good home for some of those.
I used 0.5mm and 0.7mm in drafting classes in high school and college, but never even touched or heard of 0.9mm until this thread. In college all my work and notes were done in 0.5mm.
Originally Posted By: KingCake
Guys 0.9 is standard for engineering and drafting. Quit showing your ignorance.
I used to use it for the heavier border lines in drafting. The 0.3 was for dashed hidden lines. The 0.5 was for most everything else. I used the 0.7 almost exclusively for taking notes in classes. I also had a lead holder with a H lead insert that I used for guide lines. I even still have the heavy steel sharpener for the leads.
All of this may sound familiar to a few of you but will mean nothing to most who are under about 45 years of age. I still have my old drafting tools from the 80's. Some of them date from my dad's college days (1959-1963). One of these days I need to find a good home for some of those.
I used 0.5mm and 0.7mm in drafting classes in high school and college, but never even touched or heard of 0.9mm until this thread. In college all my work and notes were done in 0.5mm.
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Merk,
You also need to consider the subtle hardness differences (4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H).
Have you considered a Kuru Toga? "The Kuru Toga sets itself apart with an internal mechanism that slightly rotates the lead every time you write, making sure that you’re always presenting the sharpest possible line to the page".
You also need to consider the subtle hardness differences (4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H).
Have you considered a Kuru Toga? "The Kuru Toga sets itself apart with an internal mechanism that slightly rotates the lead every time you write, making sure that you’re always presenting the sharpest possible line to the page".
my drafting classes were so long ago, i can't remember half of what I learned!
LOL
today we use computers for everything related to surveying, drafting, and mapping where I work.
So enjoy your .9 pencil or which ever one you choose merk.
today we use computers for everything related to surveying, drafting, and mapping where I work.
So enjoy your .9 pencil or which ever one you choose merk.
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