Ledin Spring Dividers with Pencil Holder 150mm are hand forged and ground in Saint-Etienne, with flat polished carbon steel legs braced by a bowspring and a clever double bored conical nut that can be angled and slid into position, then re-engaged under spring pressure to fine tune the setting.
- Pencil holder: takes standard pencils up to 8mm diameter
- Capacity: maximum spread equal to the full 150mm arm length at a 60° opening
- Legs: flat polished carbon steel with sharp hardened points
- Origin: made in Ledin's own factory in Saint-Etienne, France
Swapping a steel point for a pencil turns this into a true compass, useful anywhere a visible, erasable line is preferable to a scribed one, while keeping the fine bowspring adjustment that spring dividers are chosen for.
Use cases: drawing circles and arcs directly onto timber, panels or paper, laying out curved details before cutting, and marking where corrections need to be rubbed out and redrawn rather than scribed permanently.