And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
SCOTTtheBADGER - University Bookstore's main store on State Street in Madison sold those Alvin Draftmatic pencils back in the early 90's for about $10, it is spring-loaded to reduce lead breakage and provide a more consistent line. I love my 0.5mm (black body), the 0.3mm (yellow body) was a little finicky - probably still have at least one in my drafting supplies. Amazon lists them at a really decent price (considering it is nearly three decades later), seek out Alvin DM03 or DM05. MikeTheEE
I've been challenged to journey into "Moscow of the Midwest" for the last fifteen years by my diesel F-250, but when I drive my wife in her sedan, we go to Funk Factory or other breweries, never stopping anywhere near campus! I might have to suck it up soon and go downtown. Most of my drafting gear is Staedtler, but there is a smattering of Koh-i-noor, Post, Pentel and Alvin - it only comes out if I'm drawing up plans for my wife (who doesn't have good spacial perception and insists on "seeing it" and I don't feel like muscling furniture around)! Have a great weekend, MikeTheEE
Back in the days of manual drafting you'd use different line thicknesses for objects, dimensions, and other features. Typically .7, .5, and .3 mm lead thicknesses.
.3 is very fragile and breaks all the time. .5 is what most mechanical pencils use. .7 is much more robust.
A drafting pencil for EDC? I mean I carry a couple pens in my pack but what kind of life is somebody leading where a pencil (even a cool one) is on his essentials list?
I want the pencil!
ReplyDeleteSCOTTtheBADGER - University Bookstore's main store on State Street in Madison sold those Alvin Draftmatic pencils back in the early 90's for about $10, it is spring-loaded to reduce lead breakage and provide a more consistent line. I love my 0.5mm (black body), the 0.3mm (yellow body) was a little finicky - probably still have at least one in my drafting supplies. Amazon lists them at a really decent price (considering it is nearly three decades later), seek out Alvin DM03 or DM05. MikeTheEE
ReplyDeleteThat is where I bought identical ones, under the Kho-i-noor brand! A .9mm is the greatest crossword pencil I know of!
DeleteI really gots to get down to the University Bookstore. I think the one at Hilldale would be easier to find parking for my crew cab F-150 at, though.
My Koh-i-noor .9 mm is Navy blue.
DeleteI've been challenged to journey into "Moscow of the Midwest" for the last fifteen years by my diesel F-250, but when I drive my wife in her sedan, we go to Funk Factory or other breweries, never stopping anywhere near campus! I might have to suck it up soon and go downtown. Most of my drafting gear is Staedtler, but there is a smattering of Koh-i-noor, Post, Pentel and Alvin - it only comes out if I'm drawing up plans for my wife (who doesn't have good spacial perception and insists on "seeing it" and I don't feel like muscling furniture around)!
DeleteHave a great weekend, MikeTheEE
I would recommend .7mm for everyday writing.
ReplyDeleteBack in the days of manual drafting you'd use different line thicknesses for objects, dimensions, and other features. Typically .7, .5, and .3 mm lead thicknesses.
ReplyDelete.3 is very fragile and breaks all the time. .5 is what most mechanical pencils use. .7 is much more robust.
A drafting pencil for EDC? I mean I carry a couple pens in my pack but what kind of life is somebody leading where a pencil (even a cool one) is on his essentials list?
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