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raptor1956:
I know a lot of us use CAD for drawings but it's still nice to be able to sketch things on paper.  What are your favorite pens and papers for doing this.  This isn't limited to electrical drawings...


Brian
0culus:
Oh man...

I do love me Lamy AL-star fountain pens with Iroshizuku inks. I have a couple of Pentel Graphgear pencils. For paper, engineering pads the whole way. It's laid out so you can consistently label your notes and it has the subtle graph paper printed on the reverse side, so it's easier to read written notes and interspersed hand drawn plots vs regular graph paper.

Lab notebooks that are intended to be a permanent record for inventions are also great if you want something that's hardbound.
ataradov:
Pencil Pentel P205B - https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Automatic-Pencil-Barrels-P205BP2-K6/dp/B000SBSAYE
Paper Blank Index Cards, 5" x 8" - https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Blank-Index-Cards-50/dp/B00006IFD6

I rarely use pens, but when I do, I use plain generic pen from MUJI - https://www.muji.us/store/gel-ink-ballpoint-pen-cap-type-0-5mm-blue-black-4550002796921.html I like them a lot.

I hate notebooks, since they don't ever go flat. And I don't like big size paper since it is hard to keep it in front of a keyboard.

I use quite a bit of that paper. I'm not too worried about invention/patent documentation requirements and all used cards just go into a common box just in case I ever need them. For the record - I never ever needed them. But sometimes it is fun to go through the stack and see what I was working on.
ANTALIFE:
+1 for MUJI pens https://www.muji.com/au/products/cmdty/detail/4550002794118

These are quite comfy, come in lots of colours, and are super easy to get replacement refills for
ChristofferB:
Gel ink rollers or felt tip is equally good for me, but I'm completely unable to use notebooks efficiently. Especially spiral bound ones, since I'm left handed.

My uni bookstore used to have these A3 graph paper (5mm) pads. They were inconvenient at best to carry but man it was sweet being able to make every lecture into a single poster sized overview.
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