Will this sharpen a 2mm lead holder/clutch pencil/mechanical pencil lead? If so, anyone try sharpening 2mm colored lead?
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KUM makes a model for 2mm, but this is not it. Try searching Amazon for "KUM".
268289
No, once the lead is exposed it stays out. Wouldn't it be nice though if you could find mechanical pencils that did retract the lead? I've never founds one myself.
653305
No. This is not a good sharpener. It breaks the tips off pencils frequently. You would better off with a manual sharpener
1068910
No, it is probably 3-3 1/2. It is a little bigger than an tennis ball. BUT...if you break a lead in it, it is a major job to get it out so that the sharpener will work again...Ours is now in the basement due to this problem.
1598057
You can change it to indicate the hardness of the lead in the pencil. I like to have 2B in pencils I write with. HB is pretty standard, bit a little too hard for my liking.
745507
The frequency of sharpening depends on how you hold the pencil as well as on the softness of the lead. While I can't speak for anyone else, I never liked using mechanical (.5mm) pencils for sketching because a thin lead tends to go off the intended path very easily.
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It doesn't 'do' anything, its apparently to indicate what type of lead is in the pencil (you rotate it to the appropriate type yourself). A useless feature, in my opinion, but does no harm. If I were a draftsman, I'm sure I would better appreciate its subtleties :)
745509
The frequency of sharpening depends on how you hold the pencil as well as on the softness of the lead.While I can't speak for anyone else, I never liked using mechanical (.5mm) pencils for sketching because a thin lead tends to go off the intended path very easily.
996311
Yes it is your basic lead pencil. .7mm lead and I would think a regular eraser for lead pencils would work.
1967368
I just sharpen mine with an Xacto knife to maximize the lead. Works great ^^ But an answer to your question, you can use any sharpener although I recommend not using an electric one because they tend to "Eat" up the pencils.
1213337
You should have no problem with 2.2. mm line. I used leaded line (.687 mm) recently and the counter worked perfectly. Good fishing!!
2211474
Yes, it's exactly like a mechanical pencil. Once the lead is finished, you just replace it with the second one. It's a pretty simple mechanism and it comes with instructions
188346
The #2 refers to hardness of the lead, so it depends on the lead you use in the pencil - if you buy HB leads - whether 0.5 mm or 0.07 mm or 0.09 mm - that is equivalent to #2; there are other designations such as B or H which are different.
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it comes with one stick of 2mm lead. I cant say for sure type like hb or 2b if that is what you are asking. If I had to guess, I would say maybe HB.
1705645
These mechanical pencils require a 1.3 mm #2 lead refill, they do not take a .5 lead refill. So, yes, I guess it is a specialized size of lead. My husband loves them for working in the shop or making notes to prints.
513259
It will work as it is darker than an actual number two pencil (darker and softer). However, this pencil will be an overkill for that purpose. Many pencils will serve you well for test taking without having to go to this price point.
777739
The size of the sharpener only allows it to sharpen #2 pencils. I have used it to sharpen colored pencils which works as well.