Do #2 Mechanical Pencils Exist? Lead Grades Explained

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[JetPens]

It was National Pencil Day yesterday, so we're taking the opportunity to shed some light on pencil lead grades. Do you prefer wooden or mechanical pencils?

[JCx_o]

I feel like I learned a little more about pencils here on this video than I do in art classes. In art class we learned which is hard to soft and 6h to 6b pencils and that’s it.

[sarahayala]

with how scary everything is right now, these videos bring me a lot of peace. thanks guys

[cazzabojangles]

Do American's only have 5 types of pencil grade then?
Bro you're missing out

[dizzylbnt]

I'm extremely curious about lead holders now! I don't think I'd ever even heard of them before today. I'm off to the blog to learn more!

[mimiko]

by far the most oriented, well made, simple, and very accurate pencil explanation video

[Mochibear_]

This would have been so helpful in elementary school! They always used to ask us for number 2 pencils and at the store they would use the European grading system! My mom would always tell me to just get the HB, but thanks for explaining. I didn’t know that there were two ways to grade lead.

[elaineharyono]

When I had exams with Optical Answer Sheets (OAS) or Scantrons, I was always told to use a 2B pencil, so that was what I grew up using the most and is the grade I generally prefer now. I use it for pretty much everything, from writing to sketching/drawing, and I find HB to be a little too hard for my liking

[snehageorge]

Thank you so much for this video!! It explains why the mechanical pencil I refilled does not write the same as it originally did! More importantly, how I can make sure it does, or even get the desired darkness I want as long as the lead size is the same 😄

[in_]

I’ve used not #2 mechanical pencils on standardized tests so many times and it’s always been fine

[eddyantoniogonzalez]

Hola!! Me gusta mucho su canal por aportar muchos conocimientos y la amplia variedad de accesorios que hay para nuestro trabajo, seria bueno que sus videos fueran subtitulados al español.. saludos!!!

[xxAryAryxx]

I had no idea Americans had a different grading system for pencils/lead. HB lead for mechanical pencils is very common here in Europe so I was honestly a bit confused at this video title. Interesting!

[alexiscolin]

I love this channel! Do colored pencils also follow this chart or do they have their own thing?

[nicky_stevenson]

Interesting video. Even though we have the letter and number system here in the UK, I never knew it went up to 12B! The problem with the darker shades is that they are almost impossible to rub out.

[fatkraken]

finally someone to pronounce Staedtler correctly

[clarapadilha]

I didn’t know the rest of the world most commonly used HB led. Here in Brazil we mostly use 2B

[christodd]

Thanks for making this time just a little bit better for us!

[epicfwend]

God as an artist lead holders seem like a dream! Definitely considering buying one

[alaattindal]

I use Staedtler 2B pencil in daily life. It is very enjoyable to write with this pen.

[Avyanisgoat]

Thank you so much sir I love your content. Truly your fan