keithlong
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On a good 7 km lead pencil kit. I have not made one in a long time. I have a request for one. Thanks
Need suggestions
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Monty
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7km is a BIG lead. 
Alan Morrison
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Even 7mm is a big lead.
RunnerVince
Member
If you can abide the black stripe on the clip, the slimline pro is a quality 7mm pencil.
keithlong
Member
Yeah, I meant 7mm
RunnerVince
Member
Anyone know if there are alternative clips available for the slimline pro? The pen/pencil set I did for myself years ago has held up very well. I just hate the clip, and I'm pretty sure the standard slimline clip is too small.
neetnada
Member
There are also pencil mechanisms that can be used to convert some pen kits.
The Vertex, Spartan and Berea's Perfect Fit are a few examples.
I would recommend /against/ the Saxa though. The one I made gave me problems with the cap - being too short on one kit or just a little off tolerance on a different one.
The Vertex, Spartan and Berea's Perfect Fit are a few examples.
I would recommend /against/ the Saxa though. The one I made gave me problems with the cap - being too short on one kit or just a little off tolerance on a different one.
Curly
Member
7mm is pretty big being over a 1/4" thick. 5.3 or 4 is the biggest I know of, workshop pencils take them. Are you actually wanting a .7mm lead?
Pete
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keithlong
Member
The customer wants something bigger than a 5mm lead pencil. Her son keeps breaking the smaller lead.
Curly
Member
Best I can suggest 5.6mm Sketch Pencils that Penn State sell. There are other platings I think. Just pulled up the first couple I found.
Workshop/Sketch Pencil Kit Chrome
You'll find numerous uses around the house and shop for this heavy duty, practical and attractive mechanical pencil. The 5.6mm (nearly 1/4" dia.) lead will never break. The pencil includes a precision, mechanism has an integrated sharpener in the cap. Includes an 80mm length of 2H lead. Graphit
www.pennstateind.com
Deluxe Sketch Pen and Pencil Combo Kit in Gun Metal
Rugged yet refined, our Deluxe Sketch Pen & Pencil Combo Kit in Gun Metal is ideal for the artist, woodworker or executive. This design is perfect for someone who prefers a wider and more comfortable writing instrument. The kit includes the same quality 5.6mm pencil mechanism as our Workshop/S
www.pennstateind.com
keithlong
Member
Hey guys thanks for your response. I meant to say .7mm lead instead of 7mm lead. My bad, I don't get many requests for pencils.
SteveJ
Member
The Perfect Fit kit has a .7mm mechanism which fits it. Both the kit and the mechanism are available at Exoric Blanks.
MTViper
Member
Would be nice to know the age/size of the child. I love the PSI Duraclick .7mm pencils. My wife has smaller hands and she loves the Saxa EDC pencils also in .7mm
Woodchipper
Member
How big is the eraser? I have to watch to keep from spelling words that can be R-rated. Too many letters are too close.
egnald
Member
Ed at Exotic Blanks sells a Schmidt DSM 2006 Pencil Mechanism in 0.7mm that I have used to convert Cigar Pens into Pencils. For the Cigar it was a simple swap out the Parker ink for the Schmidt Pencil Mechanism. They also have them in 0.5mm and in 0.9mm, but the 0.9mm requires a modification of the pen in order to make it work. Although I prefer the 0.9mm lead size, so far, I have not tried to modify a pen kit to make it work. The 0.7mm however, worked great. - Dave
RunnerVince
Member
With the swap, how do you advance the lead? Via twist or click action?
egnald
Member
Twist to release and advance, then return to lock the lead. If the Cigar kit has a double action transmission I replace it with a single action one. The double does work, but the single I think is more intuitive. Twist one direction to advance and back to lock. - Dave
PS Exotic Blanks sells the Single Action Twist Transmissions individually as well as the Double Action ones.
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Bope
Member
I have done the same swap with several other parker twist pens. Some kits you need to ream the hole in the nib to get the pencil to seat. There ae a couple different pencil units out there. I have used ones form both Exotic Blanks and Beartooth.