Lead size in European Style Pencils?

[rjwolfe3]

Does anyone know what size lead is used in the European Style pencils?
I have a customer that is interested in a 0.9mm lead and can't seem to find much available.
TIA:biggrin:

 

[rjwolfe3]

Ok just found out from Berea Hardwoods that it is a 0.7mm lead. Is there any way to get or convert this to use 0.9mm lead??

 

[pianomanpj]

Rob,
I've made the one from CSUSA (050-5100) and it uses a .7mm lead.

 

[pianomanpj]

Rob,
Maybe you might consider the Pentel conversion. There are many threads here on the IAP about it. Perhaps there is a way to make the conversion into a European. Having never actually done the conversion, I could be completely full of hot air. (Was gonna say something other than "air", but Ed pointed out in a previous post that this is a family site. :wink

 

[rjwolfe3]

Mmm, that is something to consider. I am still working on my first Pentel pencil (had to find a nut to fit first) so am not sure how easy it will be to figure out the rest.

 

[rjwolfe3]

So the customer said he was interested in the pencil but only if I can supply it with 0.9 mm lead. Does anyone know of a way to convert a mechanism from 0.7 mm to 0.9 mm?

 

[DurocShark]

Rob,
Maybe you might consider the Pentel conversion. There are many threads here on the IAP about it. Perhaps there is a way to make the conversion into a European. Having never actually done the conversion, I could be completely full of hot air. (Was gonna say something other than "air", but Ed pointed out in a previous post that this is a family site. :wink

This is something I've been considering. Using the top half of the Euro as the click cap. I will most likely need to use some custom tube sizes to make it happen so the top slides over the bottom, so it's kinda low on my to-do list.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Does anyone have a picture of the mechanism from an European pencil so I can see how it goes together?