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Comment on The hidden life of copying pencils by dave saville

dave saville — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:37 +0000

I have used copying pencils purchased in the early 90s for carpentry (they are Turkish – name ADEL). Either scribing round timber connections or when repairing old timber frame houses. The activation by moisture of the dye allows very light contact by the marking pencil, this is useful for long scribes of adjoining timbers in awkward places (log buildings or in situ repairs) and also when working outdoors on wet wood. I heard that they may be poisonous hence rarely use nowadays! when not wet seem to be like ordinary pencils hb perhaps but purple when wetted.

Comment on Comments and Questions by Toine

Toine — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:14:07 +0000

Hi everyone,

I’m searching for a manufactur of 1h pencils, which also will print your name/logo on the pencil. I’m an cartoonartist, and I give cartoondrawinglessons to childeren. I live in the Netherlands, and there we have Bruynzeel as a manufactur. For all my life i use the Bruynzeel 1h pencil for sketching and would love to give the children the same pencil to work with. I already contacted Bruynzeel and they only make the HB pencils themself. So they could not print on the 1h, they get them from somewhere else, already stocked in a can with pencils of other harnedness. Now I’m looking for the manufacturer of this 1h pencil, or an other manufacturer who makes 1h pencils and also does custom prints for them.

Maybe someone knows a good company…

Thanks in advance! Toine

You can see the 1h pencil here: http://www.twiskbv.nl/images/T/140050.jpg
You can find an example image of the set here: http://www.penciltalk.org/2007/05/bruynzeel-high-grade-1605-pencil

Comment on Mechanical pencil lead diameters by David Nishimura

David Nishimura — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:29 +0000

For those looking for Victorian lead sizes — 1.0mm, 1.5mm (VS), and 2.5mm — I recently managed to buy a good supply, and they are listed here: http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_nibs_parts.shtml#lead

Also got creative with my lathe and made a little device to turn down 2.0mm leads to other nonstandard sizes, such as 1.6mm

Comment on Comments and Questions by Jüri Käosaar

Jüri Käosaar — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:19:28 +0000

I have special plastic so called belts with pockets as bandoleer.
See my utility model discription on my web.

Comment on Derwent Onyx pencil by Sung Nee

Sung Nee — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:53:59 +0000

For dark pencils with no sheen (reflect light) do an internet search on “carbon pencils”. You will receive a range of brand names. Depending on your location you can then buy from the country nearest to you (or with the lowest shipping cost).

Comment on J. R. Moon pencils by Virginia Garcia

Virginia Garcia — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:28:11 +0000

Hi! I have a couple dozen Try-Rex B23 blue pencils for my Special Education studenets. BUT I am having a hard time finding eraser tops that will fit these pencils without splitting. Do you know where I can buy ones that are big enough to fit them? Please help!
Virginia, Special Education Teacher

Comment on Replacement Pencil Sharpener Blades by Mike

Mike — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:43:31 +0000

Re the earlier question on Dux blades:
http://www.manufactum.co.uk/replacement-dux-sharpener-blade-p838456/?category=193719

This I find fascinating, I’d never have guessed such a thing was made:
http://www.manufactum.co.uk/dux-precision-pencil-sharpener-p838455/

Way too expensive for me though :)

Comment on General Pencil Co. and the Kimberly pencil by Mason

Mason — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:18:19 +0000

My art teacher’s name is Kimberly

Comment on Ruwe Pencil Co. 205 No. 7S pencil by Will Meisser

Will Meisser — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:42:42 +0000

Robert Otto – please reach out to wmeisser@gmail.com we have common ancestors – great aunt Daisy Meisser Ruwe. Have some remaining X-mas pencil gifts and memories that I treasure – e.g. just for you from Daisy Ruwe.

Comment on Blackwing 602 pencil by Theo

Theo — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:00:30 +0000

Surprised more pencil users aren’t noticing the strange business practices of the folks putting out the Palomino Blackwings:

http://blackwingpages.com/facts-fiction-and-the-blackwing-experience/
http://blackwingpages.com/2012/04/26/work-on-display/

And the guy left holding the bag on the custom made 9′ long Palomino Blackwing props: they promised to purchase them, but not, then left the artist to try to sell them on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Giant-Blackwing-pencil-prop-/281104529969?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417322ba31

Makes me like their pencils even less….seems they are just cashing in with a Japanese clone!

Comment on IBM Electrographic pencil by Dick Lieb

Dick Lieb — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:27 +0000

This is for Charles–post march, 2011—-I still have IBM electrographic pencils if you’re interested
email me at zishank@verizon.net Thanks, Dick

Comment on IBM Electrographic pencil by Dick

Dick — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:11:06 +0000

Hi Bill Busch
I still have 5 dozen (almost 6)IBM electrographic pencils. Thanks, Dick*