Eraser Tool erases too much

Not new to Illustrator, but not super proficient either. I've begun to use Illustrator to create technical drawings for patent illustrations.
When creating contour lines, it'd be great to use the Eraser Tool to make them, but Illustrator's Eraser Tool is heavy-handed. The screengrabs illustrate my point.
The first image are my contour lines
The second image is the Eraser Tool erasing... what I'd like to have when it's finished is exactly what is shown in the second image.
The third image shows the the tool erases too much.
I've looked around for answers. I've tried expanding the stroked lines as well as using the Path Eraser Tool. Nothing works.
Any ideas?

I see what you mean the eraser is not precise, acts like there is a fidelity update after you draw.
You may want to instead draw a shape with the blob tool,
The use transparency >> make opacity mask >> and these settings, uncheck clip and invert mask if you blob stroke is black..
If you double click on the blob tool you can take the fidelity down to .5px, which should stay true enough to the path you draw.

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