Pentel(R) Twist-Erase(R) III Automatic Pencil, 0.7 mm, Black

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 0.2 x 5.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IEH2
• Item model number: QE517A
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,647 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2006

Product Description

Erasing mistakes and strays with this refillable pencil will no longer be a problem. Refillable jumbo eraser dials left to right to advance or retract. It's also easily accessible as it advances and retracts with a simple twist. You'll always find convenience in the stationary tip, fixed sleeve and easy push to advance lead mechanism. Latex-free comfort grip will assure comfortable writing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best pencil I've ever used., November 19, 2005

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Paul M. Dubuc (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This pencil is very well made, very comfortable to write with. The 0.7 mm lead size is ideal, I think. It's not too thin so as to break all the time, and not too thick so as to make my writing more illegible than it already is. It as a huge, twist out eraser which is refillable.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Mechanical Pencil I've Ever Seen, December 22, 2008

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RSTJA "RA" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pentel(R) Twist-Erase(R) III Automatic Pencil, 0.7 mm, Black (Office Product)

After testing at least 15 other pencils, I chose this one. The things I like are the excellent mechanical construction, easy lead change, very effective retractable eraser, comfortable grip and excellent balance. The only small negative is the shirt clip is difficult to slide over a pocket. This thing is built like a tank, I love it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for casual writing/erasing, but not perfect., February 5, 2011

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Ethan M. (Holt, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pentel(R) Twist-Erase(R) III Automatic Pencil, 0.7 mm, Black (Office Product)

Different pencils suit different needs. Some people want an attractive, flashy pencil to carry around in public. Some people want a comfortable, ergonomic pencil for taking extensive notes. Some people want a nice tight, reliable pencil for drafting and on the job. Some people just want a pencil for casual writing, filling out crosswords, etc.

My main Pencil is a Pilot Dr. Grip. I just find it very comfortable and I like the weight and how it writes smoothly. My tight pencil is sometimes a Graph-Gear 1000 and sometimes a Pentel Sharp P207. My casual pencil, however, is the Twist-Erase III.

The Twist-Erase III is just as good in its purpose as any of the other pencils I use. It writes and advances lead like a Pentel. No worries there. The ergonomics are good, not as good as the Dr. Grip or anything, but good. Clearly the best feature of the Twist-Erase III, however, is the long, endless, replaceable eraser.

Let's face it: we all use pencil because we plan on eventually having to erase. With my Dr. Grip, the eraser is tiny, so I carry around a Pentel Hi-Polymer Block Eraser to school. This is fine when I make a mistake and need to erase a bunch of notes. In fact, when I'm writing extensive notes it would be unruly to try to erase using a pencil-end eraser. But if you're casually writing here and there, you're not going to want to carry around a bulky eraser. Moreover, if you're filling out crosswords or forms, a block eraser is too large to erase letters from individual blocks: if you put a block eraser on a newspaper it will mess up the ink, mess up the eraser, etc. With the Twist-Erase you can use the eraser right on the pencil.

That really is the best feature of this pencil, and that alone makes it better than anything else on the market for casual writing.

Unfortunately the eraser is also my only complaint with the pencil. The eraser just isn't that great quality. It's not as good as Pentel's Super Hi-Polymer block eraser. A PVC eraser would probably be better. Still, this is not so much a problem for casual-writing, and if you really want to do erasing jobs you wouldn't be using the eraser on the end of your pencil!

Really, the size and position of an eraser have as much to do with the utility of a pencil as does the writing component. The Twist-Erase fills this much-needed nitch purpose. If you use pencils in this manner, then you need to check out the Twise-Erase and make your life easier.