Sharp Mechanical Pencil
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The Pentel Sharp Mechanical Drafting Pencil will help you write with confidence. This automatic, refillable unit is ideal for drawing, writing and tracing templates. The Pentel automatic pencil is designed with the strength to stand up to regular use. It features a metallic mesh grip that makes it comfortable to hold. The barrel is color-coded to the lead size for easy refilling. There's a strong clip for hands-free carrying, which also prevents it from rolling off the desk. This 0.5mm mechanical pencil comes in a single-pack and is reusable over and over again to prevent you from having to get more wooden pencils. It doesn't need sharpening, so you can stay productive longer. Use it for mechanical drafting, drawing and many other personal or professional projects. It is also compact for easy transport.
Why r/BuyItForLife recommends it
7 mentions from real owners
- #1Dec 5, 2025
When your mom says, "We have a Pentel 205 at home."
The lead advance mechanism is the simplest possible design, which is why it lasts
View on Redditopen_in_new - #2Dec 4, 2025
Something you didn’t expect to be BIFL but outlasted your expectations?
Pentel P207 mechanical pencil that I bought 25ish years ago.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #3Dec 4, 2025
What’s the BIFL item that you love but everyone around you thinks is ridiculous?
Using mine since 2004 and still works perfectly. The metal part is a bit worn out (black instead of silver) and the text marks saying Pentel P205 are fading, but I actually like it, it shows that it's an old item still working as it's intended. In 2022 I bought three more for using with colored leads, Pentel really has my confidence.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #4Dec 4, 2025
When your mom says, "We have a Pentel 205 at home."
I've got a pentel p207 from my grandfather. Not sure exactly how old it is, but he passed away nearly 20 years ago now.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #5Dec 3, 2025
What’s the BIFL item that you love but everyone around you thinks is ridiculous?
My Pentel P205 mechanical pencil. It will probably work way past my lifetime and I love to write with it. Small thing, but it is mine to enjoy.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #6Apr 12, 2025
What is a pen that you have bought for life and you actually use it everyday and it is your first go-to, as if it’s become an extension of your arm and you feel connected with the page?
I'm a Pilot G2 0.7 guy, my wife likes the 0.38, so we made a compromise and all G2s that are black are 0.38, all that are blue are 0.70. I prefer to write in blue, she prefers to write in black. In college I'd take the cartridge out of a blue G2 and pop it in a red pen, so it would never walk off and, if it did, I always knew which pen was mine. In one calendar year, when I first started at my company as an intern during uni, I wrote seven 0.7mm cartridges to empty. They say they can draw a 2000m line, so I wrote/doodled/scribbled 14km in a year, about 40m/day (about 5-6 pages per day, which feels about right). Since they were either attached to my badge or my notebook, I didn't lose a single pen that year. I still have the Pentel Sharp 1.0mm drafting pencil I got on my first day (4 June 2007), but I have no idea how much lead I've gone through. Dozens of refill packs. Although I've gotten some fancier drafting pencils over the years, that Pentel is still clipped on my badge right now. Sharpie makes a 0.7mm gel pen that is the smoothest writing I've ever felt with a gel pen, but it does tend to smear a bit more than the Pilot. I can't attest to its BIFL status as I've only used a bit over the past year (it's my desk pen at work).
View on Redditopen_in_new - #7Mar 3, 2025
Where Does "Buy It for Life" Not Make Sense?
I never managed to break one of my Pentel Sharp mechanical pencils - not even the clip. They would occasionally disappear at school though. I had one I used at home, that was in my mom’s school supplies from the 70s. I used that all through high school, and in college whenever I visited home. When I moved my stuff out of my parents post-college, I took it with me, and it’s been kicking in my desk for another 15 years… along with a handful of modern duplicates I’ve stolen from work.
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