Für das präzise Radieren gedacht ist der Radarline des japanischen Anbieters SEED.
Der 20 × 74 mm große und nur 5 mm dünne Radierer ist vergleichsweise fest, was bei dieser geringen Dicke wohl auch nötig ist. Eine der beiden großen Seitenflächen ist längs geriffelt, doch den Grund dafür kenne ich nicht. – Im Gegensatz zum aus Vietnam stammenden Radar wird der Radarline in Japan hergestellt.
Mit dem Pentel Black Polymer 999
Die ersten schnellen Tests waren vielversprechend: Der Radarline radiert sehr gut, hinterlässt nur wenige Späne und ist recht sparsam. Auf die Ergebnisse im täglichen Einsatz bin ich gespannt!
Der mit zwei unterschiedlichen Manschetten erhältliche Radarline kostet in Japan 120 Yen (knapp 1 Euro); ich habe ihn bei Luiban für 1,90 Euro erworben.
Another great eraser by Seed, that I use daily at the office!
A bit thicker (0,5mm) than the Tombow Mono Smart, and I would say slightly softer too. It also comes in square section, but I prefer the „flat“ one, to erase just a „line“ of writing, or part of it.
I see Gunther is cheating (I’m kidding) by using an easy to erase Pentel Black Polymer pencil there, but the Radarline does a good job erasing most pencils on most papers, despite being harder that usual block erasers
I’m happy to hear that you like this eraser too!
Yes, it’s indeed a little softer than the Tombow Mono Smart, and I like that. – Doesn’t the other variant have actually a cross-shaped section? (Maybe it’s because such a section has more corners for precise erasing.)
The reason why I have shown a Pentel Black Polymer 999 for size comparison was that I could like to the post about that pencil ;-) Yes, the Radarline erases other pencils very well too!
I wasn’t too much into Seed erasers until a certain highly-knowledgeable pencil gentleman from the land of the likes of Faber and Staedtler pointed me towards them. Rings a bell?
Glad I did, cause apart from their gorgeous looking Clear Radar (which is not an all-around performer), all other erasers I’ve tried from them, have proven to be awesome alternatives to my best-in-class erasers. Currently I’m using the cross-shaped Radarpoint version, which has 10mm faces on each side. Guess said cross-shape is much more functional when writing Kanji, than Spanish or English, but still works pretty well.
It shares the same packaging than the Radarline, so I assume is part of the same product line -even if they don’t share their brand name. Another oddity with this eraser, is that it comes in two different packaging colors: black or white, but the erasers inside, are pretty much the same, or at least, I have been unable to find any discernible difference.
Always fascinated by the myriad innovations Japanese-stationary makers introduce into their items.
Yes, that rings a bell ;-)
All the SEED erasers I have tried so far work perfectly (except for the Clear Radar), and I’m happy to hear that you like them too.
Yes, I also think that they belong to the same product line. I’m sure they are the same but the different sleeves are not new – the Radar issued on the occasion of its 50th anniversary was available with 50 different sleeves.
Yes, the Japanese stationery innovations are truly fascinating!
Once upon a time, I had the illusion of collecting every single Japanese eraser that I spotted online. I now know that this is an exercise in futility!
That was a very ambitious undertaking! ;-)
Eine Antwort auf die offene Frage nach der geriffelten Fläche: Die Rillen sollen das Radieren größerer Flächen erleichtern. Mit dem Ergebnis eines Praxis-Tests kann ich allerdings nicht dienen.
Viele Grüße
Kai
Danke für dieses Detail! Das klingt plausibel.