Well on an art supply run to Hobby Lobby (new in town) I always make a pass through the pen and pencil supplies. I am a fan of 2mm lead holders and drafting pencils, I have a small collection of vintage ones. I use them pretty often and so need the acompanying equipment as well.
Erasers are often a sore topic for pencil users and draftsmen like me. The gold standard has been the Staedler Mars white plastic for most people, for a long time. It is far superior in mark removal than most any other out there, even other white plastic erasers. I use them, I love them, but they have one draw back - dust. These erasers create a fine "dust" or the particles as a result of removing a mark. To me there is nothing more irritating than to be in a long drawing session and have large amounts build up under my arm, or if using multiple sheets they get between them. But I have been stuck with using the only eraser to give complete removal, until now.
I found the MOO Professional Eraser. It is a stange creature, not falling neatly into one category. The four catagories are; Pink (remember those!), plastic, gum and kneadable. The MOO is a light grey eraser, 14mmx14mmx68mm, and looks like a normal plastic eraser. There is one big difference, it does not creat dust granules! It will produce one long snake of swarf that is easily picked up and moved or thrown away. No more dust collecting in your lap, under your key board, or on the floor. I was compelled to try it out. Surprisingly enough, mark removal across th board is as good as the Staedler plastic erasure! The part that doesn't allow it to be neatly categorized is that you can use it like a kneadable erasure for lifting lose graphite from the surface by "dabbing" or "blotting".
The one drawback is that it is a fair bit softer than the Staedler, being used much quicker. Although at $2.49 for a two pack I can't complain too much! If you are a regular pencil user, I highly recommend you try one of these! They claim it will not damage paper, even from vigorous over rubbing, I have yet to really test that out, but so far I believe it to be true based on its performance.
So if you have stuck through such a long post for such a trivial item, congradulations! Now reward yourself with a new eraser and peace of mind that your notes, ledgers, drawings and doodles will look as good after a mistake as they did before!
-Xander
Erasers are often a sore topic for pencil users and draftsmen like me. The gold standard has been the Staedler Mars white plastic for most people, for a long time. It is far superior in mark removal than most any other out there, even other white plastic erasers. I use them, I love them, but they have one draw back - dust. These erasers create a fine "dust" or the particles as a result of removing a mark. To me there is nothing more irritating than to be in a long drawing session and have large amounts build up under my arm, or if using multiple sheets they get between them. But I have been stuck with using the only eraser to give complete removal, until now.
I found the MOO Professional Eraser. It is a stange creature, not falling neatly into one category. The four catagories are; Pink (remember those!), plastic, gum and kneadable. The MOO is a light grey eraser, 14mmx14mmx68mm, and looks like a normal plastic eraser. There is one big difference, it does not creat dust granules! It will produce one long snake of swarf that is easily picked up and moved or thrown away. No more dust collecting in your lap, under your key board, or on the floor. I was compelled to try it out. Surprisingly enough, mark removal across th board is as good as the Staedler plastic erasure! The part that doesn't allow it to be neatly categorized is that you can use it like a kneadable erasure for lifting lose graphite from the surface by "dabbing" or "blotting".
The one drawback is that it is a fair bit softer than the Staedler, being used much quicker. Although at $2.49 for a two pack I can't complain too much! If you are a regular pencil user, I highly recommend you try one of these! They claim it will not damage paper, even from vigorous over rubbing, I have yet to really test that out, but so far I believe it to be true based on its performance.
So if you have stuck through such a long post for such a trivial item, congradulations! Now reward yourself with a new eraser and peace of mind that your notes, ledgers, drawings and doodles will look as good after a mistake as they did before!
-Xander
