Pacific Arc
Chromagraph All-Metal Mechanical Pencils

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I have been using this for about 4 weeks for just general writing and noticed a couple of nice features. I do not use the dial at the top that allows you to select what weigh lead you have but noticed that when you slide the clip up it will hold the dial in place. The eraser also comes with the metal pin stuck into the bottom of the eraser that helps clean out the lead if it jams in the point. With its all metal design the pencil itself has weight to it and is heavier than the GraphGear 1000. Overall it is one of my favorite pencils to write with.

 

I'm a biostatistician so I use the pencil a lot. This one has great weight, feels good, and the 0.9 mm lead doesn't break as easily as thinner leads. My wife is an architect and is always stealing my pencils. She liked this one so much that I bought one for her. Now we're both happy.

<p>Its often difficult to find a quality mechanical pencil for 0.9 mm lead. This pencil looks good, feels good in your hand, and seems to be very well made, smoothly advances the lead. DEW sent this to me quickly, and their website was easy to use.</p>

So the pencil has been fantastics in all facets but one. It looks and feels great and gets the job done but the problem is is that if you drop the pencil, the tip easily breaks or gets bent. And it could bend to a point that deems the pencil basically unusable in the case that the tip breaks off.