Comments on: Leadholder Lust http://newestindustry.org/2007/04/09/leadholder-lust/ Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:50:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Randall http://newestindustry.org/2007/04/09/leadholder-lust/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Michael Randall Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:35:10 +0000 http://crazycanuck.org/2007/04/09/leadholder-lust/#comment-655 <em>like</em> the knurled metal grip.<br><br>It does feel nicely made, though, and the plain surface is pleasantly grippy. The clip is a nicely designed touch, too - kind of hooks around half of the body.<br><br>If you like light weight pencils, the Caran d'Ache may be the one, but if you prefer a <em>bit</em> of weight, mainly towards the tip, the 780 takes some beating.<br><br>Though I have to admit, I'm almost exclusively using my Faber-Castell e-Motion now... like the knurled metal grip.

It does feel nicely made, though, and the plain surface is pleasantly grippy. The clip is a nicely designed touch, too – kind of hooks around half of the body.

If you like light weight pencils, the Caran d’Ache may be the one, but if you prefer a bit of weight, mainly towards the tip, the 780 takes some beating.

Though I have to admit, I’m almost exclusively using my Faber-Castell e-Motion now…

]]> By: Michael Randall http://newestindustry.org/2007/04/09/leadholder-lust/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Michael Randall Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:35:10 +0000 http://crazycanuck.org/2007/04/09/leadholder-lust/#comment-444 The Mars 780 is a great pencil. I've tried the Fixpencil recently, and it didn't suit me quite as well. It's quite noticeably lighter than the 780, and I <em>like</em> the knurled metal grip. It does feel nicely made, though, and the plain surface is pleasantly grippy. The clip is a nicely designed touch, too - kind of hooks around half of the body. If you like light weight pencils, the Caran d'Ache may be the one, but if you prefer a <em>bit</em> of weight, mainly towards the tip, the 780 takes some beating. Though I have to admit, I'm almost exclusively using my Faber-Castell e-Motion now... The Mars 780 is a great pencil. I’ve tried the Fixpencil recently, and it didn’t suit me quite as well. It’s quite noticeably lighter than the 780, and I like the knurled metal grip.

It does feel nicely made, though, and the plain surface is pleasantly grippy. The clip is a nicely designed touch, too – kind of hooks around half of the body.

If you like light weight pencils, the Caran d’Ache may be the one, but if you prefer a bit of weight, mainly towards the tip, the 780 takes some beating.

Though I have to admit, I’m almost exclusively using my Faber-Castell e-Motion now…

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