Everyman Grafton Mechanical Pencil – Crimson | 0.5mm Lead with Deep Grooved Grip | Precision Aluminum EDC Pencil for Writing, Sketching, Drafting & Daily Use | Built for Pros & Students

The pen has a great tactile action and the lever is perfect for someone fidgety like me... but there isn't enough friction on the barrel where it's held, so until you get used to the pen you almost feel like your fingers are about to slip... it might get you to hold onto the pen more tightly, which isn't great for your hands... but you end up getting used to it after a few minutes and the hand relaxes from there. I love the pen... but it could possibly use a few grooves at the point of holding so that the grip feels more secure.Also the finish on the pen seems a little thin... I can already see some bare metal (aluminum?) at one of the joining ends.

I already had the ballpoint pen and when I needed a pencil couldn’t think of anything else but the same quality pencil.

Very expensive for what I found to be a mediocre pencil. I have a lot of mechanical drafting pencils, and I had high hopes for this one, but it simply does not measure up. Uncomfortable to hold and harder to write with than others I have used. On the plus side, one of these will likley last forever, so if you are just looking for a mechanical pencil that is durable, this one is for you!

I really like this pencil so I went and bought the pen to match. Great feel in the hand and nice weight.

Great Mechanical pencil, it’s both Functional and attractive. I’ve read a couple of reviews that complain that the eraser did not have a cap. Caps are a pain, you have to take them on and off to use the eraser and eventually lose them. This Mechanical pencil was designed to use, with an anodize finished it doesn’t scratch off easily and a replaceable lead advancement cartridge that works very well. I own multiple mechanical lead pencils some cheaper and some more expensive most wind up in the draw because they’ve stopped working or the eraser cap got lost that covered an eraser to small to use anyway. If you want a show piece buy one of those, but if you want a nice functional mechanical pencil, then this is the pencil for you!

For some reason the lead dose not go in when I tryed to refill it so I have to feed it in through the tip :(

Cons:-- Advertisement indicates the pencil weighs 1 oz. The pencil weight 0.8 ounces.-- Eraser always exposed -- no cap.-- Approximately one third of the eraser is accessible -- the rest is wasted.-- When one depresses the top of the pencil for lead advancement, the first quarter inch is just the spring. (This also occurs with using the eraser since the eraser is part of the lead advancement.)-- The lead advancement mechanism is not snug.-- The whole pencil must be disassembled to refill the lead reservoir.-- The pencil is essentially a large tube; I found this makes the pencil make annoying noise like I am holding a small metal pipe.Neutral-- The pencil mechanism works. It is definitely for writing.Pros-- Solid construction.-- Everything is screwed in, which theoretically means the pencil could have a high theoretical level of customization. For example, they could create a drafting insert.-- I found the pencil to be comfortable to hold. The ridges in the grip worked.

Recieved my Grafton Mechanical Pencil by Everyman and its wonderful. I Misread and thought it would be a bow to take both .5mm and .7 at the same time but later learned that you would need a separate inner adapter to take the bigger led. The stock led is .5mm and its bit on the lighter side but works well. One caveat is the eraser easily comes out but would be nice to have a cap off. Same size as a bic mechanical pencil but definitely durable!