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Detailed Credits:

Thank you to Vadim for the genius idea to take my guide and put it in a website!

Mechanical Pencil Terms:

Knock: A knock is the button you press to dispense or let go of lead. This can also be used as a verb, meaning to press the knock.

Lead: A thin piece made of a mixture of graphite and clay that is inserted into a mechanical pencil, and is what touches the paper with you write with the pencil. Though is it called lead, there is often no lead in the stick.

Lead Sleeve: A thin, cylindrical tube that surrounds the lead of a mechanical pencil.