Some my blue mess for daily use on my desk…
Which of these (also not pictured) leadholders is your least favorite?
EDIT: and most favorite?
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least favorite? I love them all - I need more of that lovely Staedtler blue in my collection. These are awesome looking - how long has it taken you to collect them?
BTW
I like the long, sharp point they have - what sharpener are you using?
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I’m not sure how long it took to collect them because they’re mostly leftovers from various auctions I won.
Since they were used a lot, I kept them for daily use.
Otherwise, the leadholders that I bought unused or almost unused, I keep in my collection and don’t use them. I have NOS pieces of all these pieces, of course and more. I will share them sometimes.
For sharpening I use a standard (non-vintage) Staedtler 502, where you can choose a long and short tip. I like the long one also.
EDIT: For Pan-Technico I use vintage sharpener Staedtler 505: 771 & 773 & 775 & 777… it is not 3096 only - #5 by majkycz_y
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All leadholders I’ve had the pleasure to write with were good. The one that I actually held in my hands and liked the most was a DJ Fugle Leadlok with the black vinyl grip. But the one that is my favorite and imo the best looking is the Staedtler Mars Lumograph 1002
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I really want a nice version of one of the gray 771 and 775.
They’re tough to come by!
Very nice
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Some (means not all 
) my Micrographs…
On the left with Half-Slide sleeve, on the right with Fixed sleeve. Which type of sleeve do you prefer?
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I really like the matching colors from Staedtler across models…
Staedtler Micro (in blue) was my first mechanical pencil ever… Staedtler, my love for life 
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Halfslide
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That lead holder is 
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