The Paper Mate PhD line was specifically designed to reduce finger fatigue, and is endorsed by the American Physical Therapy Association. It is a rare New Old Stock (NOS) Item, and no more in production. If you’re looking for a tough mechanical pencil for some mid-length writing sessions, I’d seek one out, though if you’re in an extremely demanding location or are writing for a long time (the grip is poor) you might look elsewhere.Paper Mate Sanford PhD Mechanical Pencil 0.7 mm - Black (Made in Japan) The pencil really feels solid and good in the hand without being too heavy, and the writing experience is quite smooth. And aside from a few minor things, everything else does its job well enough. The retracting point and stainless steel barrel are nice features. Overall, this pencil exceeds my expectations. This is actually not as major a problems as it sounds, but I feel it should be mentioned. What it does mean that is annoying, though, is that if the lead is only advanced a slight amount, a problem this pencil tends to have, then one can easily push the lead back into the pencil and be unable to write. This is a major problem in pens for me, and hearing the sound again and again drives me crazy, but fortunately this pencil holds the lead tight enough that I only ever hear the sound at the start of a writing session. It has no shock-absorbing spring and when one pushes down just after clicking, the lead retracts and makes a distracting clicking sound. I was at first apprehensive when using this pencil. That being said, it’s broken about the same amount. It is standard HB but feels a bit smoother and more break-prone than other brands of HB I’ve used. This retractable tip means that the pencil will not scratch the inside of a pocket or something, which is quite nice. There is a metal cone that leads to a smaller, retractable metal cone tip the lead flows out of. It is a bit slippery, but not to a degree that it will distract you unless you’ve used a ton of pens and pencils. The grip is a fairly hard rubber with several lines running parallel that don’t seem to do anything to improve grip. The barrel is a medium-sized metal tube with a nice finish that simply says Paper:Mate (personally I’d’ve liked more info, but that is literally only me). It needs some finesse to clip on, but both holds well and is fairly easy to detach. Down from that is a clip with the Paper:Mate logo. Removing the eraser gives one access to the lead, and removing the eraser holder allows one to disassemble the pencil, which is handy (one would need to unscrew the front to do that). Removing the metal sheath reveals the eraser, which does its job. I haven’t had any issues with it, and the click is both minimal and satisfying. Starting at the mechanism, the button is quite small and has a slight angle to the top so that one’s fingers will just slide off that much easier. One that is around what might be considered “medium territory” is the Paper:Mate Design pencil (7mm #2), which has a few nice features that make it nicer than some others I’ve looked at. T’s always nice to try new mechanical pencils, and I’ve been looking at a few recently.
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