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Pens and papers
PlainName:
Regarding graph paper, you can always print your own if you can't find the one that exactly matches your desired format/colo(u)r. I couldn't find the exactly right lab book that worked for me (at least, not at an affordable price) so ran off my own. Benefit is that I can have A4 or A5 or whatever depending on whim (A5 is more useful for 'mobile' jotting).
Just in case anyone fancies a roll-your-own, I've attached a 100-page A4 version (though, of course, any number can be printed). And an A5 slightly different version for comparison
jhalar:
Back when I was at uni, before the CAD days, I was introduced to the Staedtler clutch drafting pencil. Its still my everyday pencil.
I tend to press hard when drawing, the 1mm mechanical pencil keeps breaking for me.
krish2487:
Paper - a square ruled book in 5mm graticules so to speak, A4 size and smaller A5 as well.
Pencils - Staedtler mars micro 0.7mm, rotring 600 0.7 mm and a staedtler 1.3mm lead holder and a staedtler mars technico 2mm.
I love the staedtler pencils. I bought the rotring to find out how it feels in hand.. but it is way heavy for normal, continued use. Staedtler ( all of the models mentioned above) are fairly light that I can write for a long time without fatigue. Also worth mentioning, These are my firsts for staedtler so to speak. I havent lost one, broke them or anything. The oldest is the mars micro which is now about 11 years old. Other than the rubber grip going slight smooth, works perfectly every time and is usually my goto pencil.
Also, I found 0.7mm is the perfect balance between leads breaking and too heavy an impression on paper. I found 0.5mm breaks too easy and 0.99 and above are too abrasive on paper.
Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: jhalar on August 27, 2020, 05:50:09 am ---Back when I was at uni, before the CAD days, I was introduced to the Staedtler clutch drafting pencil.
--- End quote ---
Yes! I also used one of those all through my uni days. Less so now, but I still use my original occasionally.
Mortymore:
I'm always drawing or writing notes down on paper, mostly with mechanical pencils. I have a few of them.
I tend to use 0.5mm the most, with HB or B leads. But for some sketches I use a mix of 0.3mmm HB (or H) and 0.5mm HB to 2B.
I've been trying to discipline myself to draw or take notes of everything in a notebook, but I still can't help myself from drawing or taking notes on every piece of paper, envelope or something that comes to hand. In result, I collect lose papers, or lose them.
EDIT: The mechanical pencils I use the most are probably Rotring 500 or 600, Pentel Graphgear 500 and Pilot S10
EDIT2: Erasers are important also. For detail, I like the Tombow Mono Zero elastomer round and square as can be seen in a 3rd picture attached. Otherwise, Staedtler Mars plastic 528
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