Alvin Draft-Matic Drafting Pencil - 0.3 mm

This is a fantastic pencil. Another reviewer called it a "rotring lite," and I am inclined to agree. I currently have a Rotring 600, and see many similarities. The draftmatic pencil has a significant weight to it, and it is exceptionally comfortable to write/sketch with.

Definitely worth the money, in my opinion.

My one complaint is that the tip of the pencil is easily bent.

This is a fantastic pencil. Another reviewer called it a "rotring lite," and I am inclined to agree. I currently have a Rotring 600, and see many similarities. The draftmatic pencil has a significant weight to it, and it is exceptionally comfortable to write/sketch with.

Definitely work the money, in my opinion.

My one complaint is that the tip of the pencil is easily bent.

6 stars out of 5... A bargin version of the Rotring 600 is a good way to describe this pencil...

I have put in more than a hundred hours behind this pencil and still totally enjoy using it. A lot of .3 mm pencils break lead like crazy. I have not found that to be true at all with this one, and I am using plain standard .3 mm HB lead, not one that is designed to be stronger or not break as often. Though it doesn't have all the fancy nobs & dials like some of the real expensive mechanical pencils on the market these days and channel 3 doesn't come in at all, it is still one of the most solid, dependable and reliable drafting pencils out there. In fact I would bet that a large number of these made today will still be in service, 50 to 75 years from now, it is that well made.