Pentel 0.9mm Ain Stein HB Refill Lead

I found a lovely mechanical pencil that had lain used for over thirty years, but was uncertain of the lead size. I read on a pen-related website that general purpose pencils made in the 70’s and 80’s normally used a 0.9mm lead, so took a chance on these. They fit perfectly and the softness of the B grade makes them ideal for newsprint crosswords. Very pleased.

Smooth, black and doesn't keep breaking. I believe this is the best lead I have ever tried.

I am currently using these 2B leads in my pencil for woodworking. The leads are well presented in a clever twist lid dispenser and seem to be robust enough even for marking up wood, but soft enough to give a nice dark line.

Great, these are pencil leads in a pretty dispensing box and they draw nice lines. But can anyone tell me where this mad cost, claimed at £44.76 per box came from? Well worth the £2.. something I paid but I am genuinely curious where the original price came from.

Good, solid and more difficult to break leads. I'm using them in a vintage Parker 51, which was known for leads jamming and breaking and so far no broken lead despite a couple of drops.

9mm lead seems to be an oddball....but it works 9mm leads seem to be an oddball ....but it's what I wanted and it works

I wanted a quality pencil lead for my propelling pencil. They're consistent in diameter, length and shade. I got what I wanted and I recommend this product.

I have used the Pentel Ain Stein leads before in various sizes and found them to be stronger than ordinary leads, I also wanted a good black contrast that could be provided by these leads. I ordered the B, (would have liked the 2B, but it was not available at the time), but I actually received HB. I did not check it carefully on arrival and did not notice for nearly a month that I had the wrong leads. However "LBM The Art & Stationery Store" via Amazon Marketplace were really excellent and handled this error very professionally.