tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post7835982430168429257..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: The Great Blue ChallengeKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-86012887830005298342015-05-16T02:57:17.051+12:002015-05-16T02:57:17.051+12:00Hi Dave,
Just wanted to let you know Staedtler use...Hi Dave,<br />Just wanted to let you know Staedtler used to manufacture a 0.5mm non photo blue from 85-95.These leads are very different from the one you are using,they are extremely rare,and hard to find.There aren't even any examples on the web,however there is a tube on ebay right now!<br /> MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-64277587292171015092014-03-03T04:47:58.094+13:002014-03-03T04:47:58.094+13:00Quick message to say thanks - I do this kind of re...Quick message to say thanks - I do this kind of research myself and its great to have someone else do it for me! - I've just purchased the Eno Soft Blue from Cult Pens and i'm eagerly waiting to try it out - no more sharpening the light blue Faber Castell pencils! Cheers! WendyDark Iris Designhttp://www.darkirisdesign.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-85520003223241091982012-09-20T06:40:10.943+12:002012-09-20T06:40:10.943+12:00This was so amazingly useful, thank you so much fo...This was so amazingly useful, thank you so much for this run through!<br /><br />I'm passing it on to my artist friends too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-56806060040542843482011-05-12T23:01:28.780+12:002011-05-12T23:01:28.780+12:00There is a 0.9 and 1.3 colored leads from pentel
c...There is a 0.9 and 1.3 colored leads from pentel<br />check out these links:<br />https://www.pentelstore.com/index.php?grp=648&osCsid=f7d629ee9005e69971e53243726efa4a<br /><br />https://www.pentelstore.com/index.php?grp=710&osCsid=f7d629ee9005e69971e53243726efa4aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-30721157374889098702011-04-09T12:58:11.214+12:002011-04-09T12:58:11.214+12:00Wish I had read this post before buying the Staedt...Wish I had read this post before buying the Staedtler 0.5 blue. Not particularly cheap and absolutely awful. I very rarely break a normal lead but these just seem to fall apart with only minimal pressure.Neillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-11469612301267142292011-01-28T22:16:32.287+13:002011-01-28T22:16:32.287+13:00Thank you for taking the time to post this informa...Thank you for taking the time to post this information - I've been very annoyed with the Staedler blue 0.5 leads I've been using - to many breakages as you've mentioned - glad to have it re-inforced and I really want a strong lead - so now i've bought some 0.7 Pilot - looking fwd to using them - I wish that someone made a 0.9 or 1.3mm- maybe in the future........simplesimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656720899004678460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-81409227856261315452009-06-11T10:49:36.929+12:002009-06-11T10:49:36.929+12:00Thank you so much!! This is incredibly useful!
I ...Thank you so much!! This is incredibly useful!<br /><br />I wanted to finally try to rid myself of the drudgery of erasing all of my pencil lines before scanning in the finished artwork, but could find VERY little information about mechanical colored lead until now. I can't stand to use regular pencils any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-81219752242247806942009-06-05T07:55:24.346+12:002009-06-05T07:55:24.346+12:00You can get the UNI .5mm leads in soft blue also.
...You can get the UNI .5mm leads in soft blue also.<br /><br />http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/cPath/99_368/products_id/1370Northornhttp://northorn.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-7032668020416783662009-04-22T21:35:00.000+12:002009-04-22T21:35:00.000+12:00Wow... haha!! Thanks Kiwi D!
Oh, ya, maybe also ad...Wow... haha!! Thanks Kiwi D!<br />Oh, ya, maybe also add one more... the one in normal "room exposure". The results would be good as well as we don't usually take our writings under the sun. And for my notes, I put it "exposed to air" and it's gone as well -_-"<br />Ok, thanks for the effort made!! I know this is very troublesome to take note of every now and then. Appreciated it lots :)51rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022031285854995825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-36804681364817717832009-04-21T18:13:00.000+12:002009-04-21T18:13:00.000+12:00OK, well samples are taped up in my window, gettin...OK, well samples are taped up in my window, getting their dose of the autumn sun. Ahhh, if ever anyone needed proof of madness...Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-61119497693030344652009-04-11T23:53:00.000+12:002009-04-11T23:53:00.000+12:00Dave, you'll probably curse me for giving you this...Dave, you'll probably curse me for giving you this link but this site is Numero Uno among watercolorists world wide for technical issues - just check the "Lighfastness Testing" section as an example. http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/pigmt9.html. <BR/><BR/>2 1/2pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-74963728399380282009-04-11T18:11:00.000+12:002009-04-11T18:11:00.000+12:00Thanks man!!! Ya, just take your time when you fee...Thanks man!!! Ya, just take your time when you feel like doing it :)Jiahehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226839184702850761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-15207400148570267532009-04-09T19:37:00.000+12:002009-04-09T19:37:00.000+12:00Hi JiaheOK, well, no set in stone promises, but I'...Hi Jiahe<BR/>OK, well, no set in stone promises, but I'll see what I can arrange for a fade test.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-1950691663881598902009-04-09T05:27:00.000+12:002009-04-09T05:27:00.000+12:00Ya, it said that on mine as well. And didn't expec...Ya, it said that on mine as well. And didn't expect it to be that "bad". haha!! Anyway, I am not able to find all the brands of different colour leads in any 1 particular shop, so can't go in and do my "test" at 1 time. Would like to ask if you can do the test on my behalf? It's simple. Just take a piece of paper, colour it within a small box, then take a photo every 3 days. The test should be Jiahehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226839184702850761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-85162020731315720682009-04-06T21:03:00.000+12:002009-04-06T21:03:00.000+12:00Yep, you are right. I just checked my conatiner an...Yep, you are right. I just checked my conatiner and there is that warning on the back. Why I have completely ignored and forgotten about that I don't know. It's faded from my memory :)Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-62456137752098001912009-04-06T20:57:00.000+12:002009-04-06T20:57:00.000+12:00Dave, I was in Dymocks Superstore in Sydney just t...Dave, I was in Dymocks Superstore in Sydney just the the other day and I clearly remember reading the box that came with the pilot color enos warning of lighfastness issues when exposed to light -"this product will fade when exposed to light" or words to that effect. <BR/><BR/>2 1/2pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-70418681796403241082009-04-06T20:07:00.000+12:002009-04-06T20:07:00.000+12:00Hello Jiahe. Well thats news to me. No I haven't d...Hello Jiahe. Well thats news to me. No I haven't done any longevitiy tests. I never thought about fading. I can't give you any recommendations about that at all.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-30336694705045800752009-04-06T05:19:00.000+12:002009-04-06T05:19:00.000+12:00Hey! Cool review! I've actually bought the Pilot C...Hey! Cool review! I've actually bought the Pilot Color Eno Blue pen and used it. But now I realised a problem..... it's actually fades with time! And it's fading fast. My notes can "disappear" within 3 weeks "exposed" to air!! So would like to ask if you have done any "fading" comparison test with it and let me know the results? haha :P I just want a "fade-proof" pencil!! And I will buy whatever Jiahehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226839184702850761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-40015663185440580142009-01-08T17:13:00.000+13:002009-01-08T17:13:00.000+13:00I found the complete line of Mitsubishi Uni Color ...I found the complete line of Mitsubishi Uni Color and Pilot Enro Color at a Japanese bookstore. The differences between the brands are consistent, with the Pilot being softer and darker. Only the blues of the two are close. The Pilot Violet is particularly dark. Now all I need to do is find some Staedtler to compare!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-37978679199112995242008-12-29T22:36:00.000+13:002008-12-29T22:36:00.000+13:00Okay, ignore that. They're 2mm and you've mentione...Okay, ignore that. They're 2mm and you've mentioned that that is too big by your preference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-14876066330817544622008-12-29T22:24:00.000+13:002008-12-29T22:24:00.000+13:00Have you come across this lead? If so, have you tr...Have you come across this lead? If so, have you tried it? If not, will you compare it to the others?<BR/><BR/>http://www.shoplet.com/SAN02192_Office_Supply_2mm_colored_leads.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-91257248179038206252008-12-22T17:05:00.000+13:002008-12-22T17:05:00.000+13:00Sorry Wendell, haven't done any comparisons of red...Sorry Wendell, haven't done any comparisons of red or any other colour except blue.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-87759474303910683932008-12-22T15:12:00.000+13:002008-12-22T15:12:00.000+13:00Very helpful review! I've long wanted to use blue ...Very helpful review! I've long wanted to use blue leads but only knew of Pentel, which is too light for me. Have you found similar results for the different makes of red lead refills? I personally don't care about erasing but do need something more visible than the Pentel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-62213441986079004722008-12-01T17:15:00.000+13:002008-12-01T17:15:00.000+13:00Hello French-Anonymous. Glad to have been of help....Hello French-Anonymous. Glad to have been of help.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-90410977453559439822008-12-01T10:23:00.000+13:002008-12-01T10:23:00.000+13:00I'm a french reader ; last time I get totally ...I'm a french reader ; last time I get totally enthousiast about discovering drawing with blue after bought Staedler ones ( 4.40€ for a pack of 12 piece ). I found your article after start to be annoying with the break of them.... Always & Always.<BR/>So Thanks for your so full & deep test ; this is really interessant and make win time & money to a lot of drawers ! 5 *****Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com