Pentel Ain Stein Mechanical Pencil Lead, 0.3mm HB, 15 Leads 3 Pack (XC273HB-35)

Used mainly for sketching and calligraphy, I love how small the .03 is and allows me to make extremely fine details

Pentel Ain Stein Mechanical Pencil Lead, 0.3mmOK, so I prefer to write w poly leads and mech pencils rather than wood pencils...mostly.I have been using Pentel HB leads, and was marginally OK with them - BECAUSE I use 0.3 mm, and that is simply more fragile than 0.5 mm by a big margin. I saw some reviews of this lead and some other newer lead compositions, and figured for a few bucks, why not give them a shot?These leads REALLY are smoother, blacker, and stronger than my former HB leads.I had quite a bit of writing to do today - equations, mostly, and the start and stop of the writing in the equations often (grin) lead to lead breakage - so I tried this lead in 3 pencils: a Uni Kuru Toga, a Staedler regulator, and my favorite, a rotring Tikky II 0.35. Not one glitch in 3 pages covered in equations. Very sharp lines, and dark. Much improved viewing. The crowning glory are the Tikky I & II. I really like these pencils...been using for, oh, I dunno, a few decades. Can't get them any more. The smoothness is noticeable to anyone who writes regularly. I'm fine with the reduced feedback, with the blacker images and stronger lead. I am grateful that these lead companies continue to develop this technology. Now what to do with several boxes of

They work

I had to replace the other lead refills that I had ordered because they didn't fit, even though the packaging stated that it would fit my Pentel Graphgear 1000. This lead not only fit perfectly, but it is a very nice lead. It doesn't smudge as much as I'm used to with mechanical pencil leads so it is perfect for my zentangle drawings.

I know its not you, its me,its just that when it comes to precision and delicacy,I am Bull in China Shop,unable to stop.I think my Bull borders on a disorderFat fingers fumble .3 leads to floor,my ability to pick them up with fingers is poor.Only the tape's sticky side,gets them back to container's inside.Over and over, non stop the leads break,I swear I'm going to turn that Bull into a steak.I gave them stars numbering four,5 I couldn't do, my fingers are Pentel sore.The leads make me all Pentel mental,I'm so tired from it, I think I'm Pentel spent-el.

My son draws primarily with pencil. This gives him a lighter shade when drawing monsters or portraits!

Great to draw with, soft but durable, creates great lines.

Good quality lead & great price for pack

Attractive product quality

Son buenos y el estuche es de lo mejor 👍

Ottima qualità e molto comodo sia per ricaricare come per il suo uso

There's not much that one can write about a 0.3mm pencil lead. I get through a lot of these and they work well.

Aun siendo minas de 0,3, es decir, de las más frágiles, no se rompen a la primera y la escritura fluye sin contratiempos.