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0.9mm Mechanical Pencils

admin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:22:14 +0000

We stock 0.9mm (0.036″) Mechanical Pencils. These automatic pencils are ideal for producing continuously fine pencil lines for ruling-up, drawing and writing.With a thin enough lead, there is no need to sharpen your pencil, because the line will never be too thick.The thickness of the pencil lines produced will stay exactly the same – the width of the lead (0.9mm).Mechanical Pencils are refillable so rather than being disposed of, the pencil can be topped up with more leads. (Different grades of leads are available).The Pentel 0.9mm Mechanical Pencils come with 2 or 6 Hi-Polymer leads and a replaceable eraser.

0.9mm Mechanical Pencils

0.7mm Mechanical Pencils

admin — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:02:43 +0000

We stock 0.7mm (0.028″) Mechanical Pencils. These automatic pencils are ideal for producing continuously fine pencil lines for ruling-up, drawing and writing.With a thin enough lead, there is no need to sharpen your pencil, because the line will never be too thick.The thickness of the pencil lines produced will stay exactly the same – the width of the lead (0.7mm).Mechanical Pencils are refillable so rather than being disposed of, the pencil can be topped up with more leads. (Different grades of leads are available).The Pentel 0.7mm Mechanical Pencils come with 2 or 6 Hi-Polymer leads and a replaceable eraser.

0.7mm Mechanical Pencils

Rolling Ruler

admin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:57:39 +0000

The Rolling Ruler is a universal drawing tool for making parallel lines, circles and arcs.Draw Horizontal Parallel LinesHold the centre of the ruler and roll it up/down to draw the straight parallel lines.Draw Vertical Parallel LinesPlace the pencil in any hole and roll the up or down to produce a vertical line. Parallel certical lines can be produced by placing the pencil in the other holes.Draw Circle and ArcsPlace the pencil in any hole to act as a pivot. Place another pencil in any hole and swing the ruler to produce an arc or circle. Circle of up to 60cm diametre can be drawn this way.Draw AnglesFirst draw a horizontal line. Then place the ruler against the line using the protractor guide to get any desired angle.Rulers

Adjustable Set Square

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:57:45 +0000

Set Squares are a useful addition to your calligraphy Tool Box.They can be used to aid ruling-up including slope lines and as a guide to help keep your pen at the correct angle to the write-line.Both a 45° and 60° Set Squares are useful.However, the Adjustable Set Square (45°) is much more versatile.Although it is a 45° Set Square, one side of the triangle is adjustable, so it combines the functions of set squares and a protractor. It can be adjusted and set to any angle between 0° and 90°Adjustable Set Square