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Pencil leads
I recently found this nice mechanical pencil / ballpoint pen hybrid that has been lying in a drawer for years (a cousin gave it to me as it wasn't working properly) and I managed to clean it up and fix it (I think, at least). I don't know the brand, model, or period, but it takes leads that are 0.5mm in diameter. Is there a standard dimension below 0.5mm? I browsed through the leads on swisherpens, and saw a few that are 0.3something. Is there such a thing as a 0.4? Does it matter if I put a 0.325 lead in a 0.4, or 0.35 pencil? And is there a way of figuring out what the pencil needs without buying and trying all different kinds of leads? Finally, does anybody know where in Palo Alto, CA or surroundings I can find a store that sells 0.3 leads (I haven't checked anywhere yet, so I apologize if every stationary sells them). Thank you. Matteo -- For my email address, remove .invalid and reverse the domain. |
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Matteo Slanina wrote:
I recently found this nice mechanical pencil / ballpoint pen hybrid that has been lying in a drawer for years (a cousin gave it to me as it wasn't working properly) and I managed to clean it up and fix it (I think, at least). I don't know the brand, model, or period, but it takes leads that are 0.5mm in diameter. Is there a standard dimension below 0.5mm? 0.3 is fairly common, but not available everywhere. If you search the stores, or order on line, I think you'll find them without too much trouble. New pencils don't have a size called 0.4 - I don't know about older ones. David |
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Matteo Slanina wrote in message ...
Finally, does anybody know where in Palo Alto, CA or surroundings I can find a store that sells 0.3 leads (I haven't checked anywhere yet, so I apologize if every stationary sells them). Try Mai Do Stationery in Town and Country Village, Palo Alto (El Camino and Embarcadero) phone (650)330-0284. They have 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 etc. leads and a staggering collection of different mechanical pencils from Japan. |
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