Skilcraft Push Action Mechanical Pencil
Pencil with a retractable sleeve
I work as a biology field technician. My mechanical pencils live a rough life of being stuffed into backpacks, sat on, left out in the rain, or otherwise neglected.
I have looked for the perfect mechanical pencil for years. Most mechanical pencils on the market have one fatal flaw; the metal sleeve (the very last tiny piece of metal pipe that the lead comes out of) is delicate and sharp. They are prone to snapping off or bending when you sit on the pencil and they also tend to poke through backpacks, puncture waterproof bags, etc.
The Skilcraft Fidelity sliding sleeve mechanical pencil solves all of this by allowing the user to retract not only the lead but also the entire metal sliding sleeve back into the pencil when not in use. To retract the lead and sleeve, push down the clicky eraser cap and then push the lead and metal sleeve back into the pencil as you slowly release the clicky eraser cap. These pencils are dead simple and not over-engineered. I was first given one of these pencils from an employee working for the department of fish and wildlife and still use that same pencil today.
03/31/15Silcraft Push Action Mechanical Pencil - 0.5 mm Lead Size $24 /doz
