Pilot Color Mechanical Pencil Eno, 0.7mm, Soft Blue (HCR-12R-SL7)

Good

I needed an erasable mark-up red pencil and this does the job! It’s good

It's a nice pencil but the lead is soft so it breaks easily.

What I wanted -- a fine line red mechanical pencil

I normally use red lead pencils for work and home, but they seemed very expensive these days. So, I decided to try a Pilot mechanical pencil with red lead which works just as good. The mechanical pencil itself is made of plastic and kind of cheap looking (like a disposable pen), but it will do the job.

These are very good mechanical pencils.I use soft blue to draw in my sketchbook because it allows me to do some loose gestures in blue, and then use graphite to tighten up the drawing. If I get distracted and begin to press too hard, I will inevitably break the lead, but as long as I keep a healthy pressure, there are no problems, so this helps to train me to use less pressure when I'm drawing (something I'm trying to work on). The eraser is small, but does what it's meant for. If you plan on erasing much, I would get an additional eraser. These erase very well, and they also seem to not smudge as much as regular graphite.

This pencil was nice and wrote well, but I returned it. I bought it wondering if I could reel justified on the price, and I just didn’t. If you are looking for a great pencil, this is it! It just wasn’t for me.

Unless you are writing or drawing very lightly, the lead breaks really easily. If you make it through what you’re doing, it’s also hard to erase all the way. I love that it comes in tons of colors, though.