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ataradov:
I tried multiple self sharpening and "never break the lead" pencils, but they all are too bulky. I honestly prefer 50c BIC to any of those.

Plus Pentel I use is symmetrical, so I can rotate it however I want anyway, so that feature is kind of strange to me.

PlainName:
It's not that much bigger than a 'norm' one. In fact, it's more comfortable if your fingers are getting old ;)

I agree with staying cheap. I go through phases of treating pens/pencils as art and trying different shapes and mechanisms (so long as they're cheap).

Current phase is related: staple-less staplers. The mechanism on some is jolly clever and while they're all pretty similar they have differences that can, er, make a difference.

mc172:
I'm one of those people that feels more comfortable with a messy desk so I've got about 9 pencils of various type and length (i.e. age) scattered around and an open ream of printer paper that I take pages from to scribble on. I've also got about 4 pencil sharpeners and a Stanley knife for when I can't find a sharpener.

RandallMcRee:
Mechanical pencils--try this one (both 0.5mm and 0.7mm)!
https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-GraphGear-Automatic-Drafting-PG525A/dp/B0006HXQXA

As for pens--just don't.

Btw--true story--my office fired someone in the IT department. They made the mistake of letting him wander around to gather his stuff. Yep, the mechanical pencil shown above disappeared from my desk.  Unfortunately, I was in a meeting. |O

Hey, for paper I always have a pad of this:
https://www.amazon.com/TOPS-Engineering-Computation-Punched-35500/dp/B001J87JTM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=engineering+paper&qid=1598407161&sr=8-1

Black Phoenix:


Currently I have the following items that I use regularly:

rOtring 600 .5 Mechanical Pencil;
rOtring 600 Ballpoint Pen;
Pentel Graphgear 1000 .7 Mechanical Pencil;
Pentel Graphgear 1000 .7 Needlepoint Pen;
Ohto Multi MF-20K3B .5/ Needlepoint Black/Needlepoint Red Multi Pen

And from all of these the one that really have more use out of it is the Ohto Multi. The weight is perfect, more to the tip because of the 3 mechanism of their functions, the Needlepoint are great to write in any kind of paper, they simply glide without any problem, kinda like a gel pen.

The rOtring 600 is comfortable and have a balanced weight (mostly uniform, you can put the finger in the middle and the pencil will stay in equilibrium on your finger) but I can't recommend at the normal price other than a novelty or if you like the colour scheme of them (the black is textured instead of flat). If you can get on discount (sometimes Amazon have it) and you like go for it, you can't go wrong with it.

The Pentel Graphgear is a very well regarded and known double knock mechanical pencil with a hybrid grip, metal and rubber. Heavier on the tip. you can't go wrong with it. Regarding the Neddlepoint pen, it is almost impossible to find online and when available in sites as eBay costs more than 150$. The reason it is because Pentel released this pen in a design of the mechanical pencil back in 2003 as a limited edition. Two kits exists, the .5/.5 needlepoint in black grip and the .7/.7 in blue. Neddlepoint recharges are still available to be sold, in stock, the pens are discontinued and only the mechanical pencils are sold. I was able to snatch a kit back in 2006 in Japan in .7 (.5 was the first to go and it is the rarest of them).

Also I recommend as lead the Uni NanoDia in the hardness you like (I use HB but 2B is also great). This lead is very soft, and basically melts on paper, without feeling scratchy or look like is trying to fight your movement to write. Good resistance against smudging and easy to erase. Another alternative in terms of lead is the Pilot Neox in the same HB or 2B, very close to Uni NanoDia. Other alternative is the Pentel Ain Stein lead, although I find it a little scratchy to my tastes, but it works great if you practice lead rotation (rotating the mechanical pencil as you write, kinda like what the Uni Kuro Toga does automatically each time you lift the tip from the paper).

As paper, I've been using loose leaf from Kokuyo, dotted and it is a very good paper to write on. I don't know if they have in normal non perforated A4, I buy B5. They have different kind of paper formulations, some harder than others, that translates in a different feeling when writing. Can't recommend other paper because I only have as experience the normal 80g/100g copy paper that have lots of formulations depending of the brand.

For the future to add the collection, probably will try the Spoke 5, a machined aluminium or titanium mechanical pencil that uses the internals of the Pentel 20X series. Also in my sights are the Metaphysis mechanical pencil and ballpoint, mostly because of the design of it and the HMM mechanical pencil and ballpoint, from a design company in Taiwan.

Other than that, Platinum is also a brand I want to try, as Kaweco too.

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