The Best Drafting Pencils with Retractable Tips

Drafting pencils are great tools for any desk, but their long, pointy lead sleeves can poke holes in your pockets and pen cases. To protect you and the pencils, manufacturers have invented drafting pencils with retractable, pocket-safe tips. Read on to learn more about these fascinating tools!

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The 800+ adds a handy capacitive touchscreen stylus to the well-loved 800. With most stylus pens and pencils, the stylus tip goes on the far end, which means the pen or pencil isn't as comfortable to hold when using it as a stylus. Rotring found an interesting solution - add a hole to the stylus part so the pencil mechanism can push through it. The stylus still works really well, and doesn't get in the way at all when using the pencil. Heavy metal hexagonal barrel with cylindrical knurled grip.

Rotring 800+ Stylus Mechanical Pencil Black 0.5 mm

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OHTO Promecha 1000P Drafting Pencil - 0.4 mm

Alvin's Draft-Matic drafting pencil is of professional quality and is equipped with convenient features. This cushion pointed pencil has a plastic barrel and a metal knurled grip as well as a lead grade indicator. There is also a capped eraser.

Alvin Draft-Matic Mechanical Pencil .9mm

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The 800+ adds a handy capacitive touchscreen stylus to the well-loved 800. With most stylus pens and pencils, the stylus tip goes on the far end, which means the pen or pencil isn't as comfortable to hold when using it as a stylus. Rotring found an interesting solution - add a hole to the stylus part so the pencil mechanism can push through it. The stylus still works really well, and doesn't get in the way at all when using the pencil. Heavy metal hexagonal barrel with cylindrical knurled grip.

Rotring 800+ Silver Stylus Hybrid Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm

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