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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
...you scan your pencil!

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Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
This is scary.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
Bleh. You use .7 mm lead. I use .5!

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
I used to use .9mm, actually, but when my monthly pencil budget became $15, I realised it was time to cut back a bit.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
.9?!!!! That's ridiculously big. .5 is perfect. Great for technical drawings, which I've just started doing seriously..

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
Well, the .9mm lead is meant for drafting pencils (expensive drafting pencils ).

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
Is it? I find that anything bigger than .5 is too big and messy. .7 is great for shading, though

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
Well, .5mm lead always breaks too easily when I'm using it.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
Don't put so much pressure on the pencil and it won't break as often.

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
I don't, but the angle I hold them at requires more of the lead to be out, so it's more liable to break.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
I've noticed that a lot of people use some weird and wonderful positions and angles when writing... How do you hold your pencil? I rest it on my middle finger, place my index finger just above the black part (see above picture), and have my thumb on another side of the pencil in the same area as my index finger. Simple, yet effective.

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
I do the same thing, but I hold my thumb back a bit, bringing the back of the pencil (with the eraser etc.) slightly closer to the paper.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
That's a weird angle... I've seen stranger, though. I've seen people rest their pencil (or pen) on their third finger on the last joint before the tip putting their middle finger in the same place as I would usually have my index finger, their thumb in the same spot, and their middle finger above the thumb.

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
I just tried that...it's possible, but seems uncomfortable to me.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
It's uncomfortable for me, too. But, the people I've seen write like that have probably been doing it all their lives, so they're used to it.

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
Hmm...does anyone else have any interesting pencil-holding positions?

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
 
Oh my.

Go outside! Both of you! Take a drive, take a walk, take something!

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
Actually, I took several unlabeled chemicals about an hour ago.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
And I'm drinking Big 8 cola and eating Willocrisps...

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges

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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :
 
........ Did this conversation just take place!?

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
Indeed it did. And it can continue, if you want to join...

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Enterprise (Member # 48) on :
 
Oh brother........

Like my friend says, "Get a Hobby."

But, now that I think about it......no. I use a pen, nevermind.

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-- Worf

Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
-- In time of war the law falls silent.


 

Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
Brandon: You of all people should know that this is my hobby

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Ross: "Inter arma, enim silent leges."
Bashir: "'In the time of war the law falls silent.' Cicero. Have we become a 24th-century Rome, driven by the fact that Caesar can do no wrong?!"
-Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
 

Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
 
Staedtler 0.5 Polo. One of the most reliable Lead pencils out there, in my opinion. Writes well, doesn't cost too much. Some other Lead pencils can cost up to 5 dollars.

Unfortunately for me, I seem to be writing a bit too hard lately (stress perhaps?). Damn lead seems to be breaking all the time. Or maybe it's low quality lead? I just got a box of pencil leads a few months ago, and they keep breakin.

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Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :
 
Well, at least it's a box.

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Dilbert: "Then how do I turn you off?"
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Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :
 
Why climb Mt. Everest? Because its there.
Why scan a pencil? Because you can

Its a 1 1/2 year old aluminum Zebra 0.5 Mech. Pencil. Expensive but comfortable

...ok UBB uses different brackets...fixed
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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :
 
I own at least one Pentel 0.5mm pencil that's older than some of the forumites. For lead, I use the Pentel plastic-and-graphite compound. It's much stronger than the Scripto leads (I think they're pure graphite).

What other drawing implements do you use? I use two different triangles (a 30-60-90 triangle, and a 45-45-90 one) and an assortment of French curves. I also have at least two circle gauges and an ellipse gauge (a very useful device, if you ask me).

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Posted by Mythril (Member # 286) on :
 
I use pentel .7 pencils and leads. And various pens and marker, colored pencils. But the majority of my stuff is created by scanning then coloring on my computer.

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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :
 
For the hell of it...

I've used Pentel "Quicker-Clicker" pencils for seven years, ever since I found one under a bench at school... I use both .7 and .5... .7 more often 'cause it just happens to be the one that's kept in the pile of pens and pencils next to the monitor...

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
 
I can just imagine what's going to happen if this trend continues.

"I was bored today, and I didn't have anything to do, but then I looked down at my scanner, and I figured, hey, why not?"

The next day, we'll have to have AdultCheck installed.

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"20th Century, go to sleep."
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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :
 
This thread has the potential either for becoming the equivalent of watching paint dry, or for some rather alarming anatomical scans. Ooer Mrs!

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
 
Geez, CC, what's wrong w/ you? Everyone else can scan their pencils straight. Why's yours crooked? *L*

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Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :
 
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Pencils everywhere! We're being overrun by pencils! Run for you lives!

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7 alarm clock: "Do not touch me."
Dilbert: "Then how do I turn you off?"
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Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :
 
You know, CC's the head honcho, so he can have a crooked pencil. And one that's bigger than the other pencils.

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7 alarm clock: "Do not touch me."
Dilbert: "Then how do I turn you off?"
7: "Believe me, I am plenty turned off."


 

Posted by Mythril (Member # 286) on :
 
Did he have to set the scanner to high to compensate for some thing else. *this is a joke, dont take it in offense*

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :
 
Don't feel bad. Why, even Presidents sometimes have to use crooked pencils. It's what you WRITE with it that counts!

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :
 
BTW, I prefer to use my extra-long magic marker pen.
But that's just me.

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Posted by Mythril (Member # 286) on :
 
But presidents offten get in trouble when they *write* especialy if there using more than one peice of paper.

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :
 
But they can then get away with it because it's not how they would define 'writing'.

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Posted by Mythril (Member # 286) on :
 
True writing can be defined in different ways.

Okay no more writing metaphors

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :
 
I'd post one of those pictures of the pen with the lady's top coming off, but I'm sure that'd get me in trouble (that and I don't have one or a scanner even if I did. )

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
 
Well, hesitant to take up Sol's challenge and make everyone else feel that they pencils had too little lead in them (okay, getting beyond abstract now), I tried scanning my arse in.

Which isn't a good idea when the valve system isn't workijng quite right, and your, er, back-pen is leaking far more ink than it should.

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Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :
 
Hmmm... I am more than a little annoyed... I felt left out, and although I have no pencil, I thought I'd scan in my beautiful electric blue Star Trek Pen. It is now 1 hour after my first attempt, and all I can get is a crappy grey blur on a black background. I hate my scanner, but what I hate more is that I am so sad, that I actually spent an HOUR of my time trying to get a better picture!

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