Tombow Mono One Air Touch

 I hate using the erasers that comes with mechanical pencils. That's just me, getting obsessive compulsive about the looks of the eraser despite being encased in something as part of the pencil. The stock mechanical pencil eraser will only be used in dire situations only. So. I picked up this eraser the other day.

Tombow Mono One Air Touch Packaging Front

Tombow Mono One Air Touch Packaging Rear

Main reasons for picking this over the trusty Staedtler Mars Plastic is that this is more portable size-wise. The cylindrical shape can fit in my pen sleeve unlike the boxy Staedtler. You can hold it like you hold a pen, thanks to the plastic holder, which can give you a bit more control. The plastic casing also help keep the eraser clean when you lug it around.

What I don't like about the whole eraser design is that they put a cover on it. A clear cover that you can easily misplace. I'm just taking photos and already it rolled away on my desk.

This eraser has a rubbery, silicone like lining at the edge of the case. Perhaps this is to grip the eraser rod in place as it gets laterally swayed back and fourth. It makes for a pretty accent, but the downside is that it catches on to the paper when the eraser gets thin and it gets dirty.

The blue silicone ring of gets dirty if you are not careful.

Some rub-offs get inside.

There is a hole at the bottom cover, in case you want to strap it to a lanyard and EDC an eraser.

Overall, this is a fun yet effective eraser that I can just slip inside my pen sleeve. If I finish this eraser, would I buy refills? Yes. As for more serious work, there are far more cost-effective options out there but this doesn't mean I won't pick this up whenever I'm at my work desk.