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Lloyd
January 12th, 2023, 11:02 PM
Is there any industry standardization of lead hardness? Is there a device or technique to measure where on the HB scale a lead falls?
Can a 2B not be a 2B (sorry Shakespeare)?

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christof
January 13th, 2023, 12:29 AM
My experience is that 2B (or other grades) is not always the same hardness. Not even with the same manufacturer. Not even with the same pencil type of the same manufacturer (!).
Lloyd
January 13th, 2023, 02:54 AM
My experience is that 2B (or other grades) is not always the same hardness. Not even with the same manufacturer. Not even with the same pencil type of the same manufacturer (!).
So, like nib size...

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Chrissy
January 13th, 2023, 03:00 AM
Therefore your Shakespeare analogy "2B or not 2B" seems to be true as far as pencil leads go. LOL
Lloyd
January 13th, 2023, 04:09 AM
Therefore your Shakespeare analogy "2B or not 2B" seems to be true as far as pencil leads go. LOL
Maybe that's why Shakespeare didn't use pencils.

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Monsoon
January 13th, 2023, 04:05 PM
https://pencils.com/pages/hb-graphite-grading-scale

Explains it.
Lloyd
January 13th, 2023, 04:21 PM
https://pencils.com/pages/hb-graphite-grading-scale

Explains it.
Thanks a lot, Monsoon!

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