📏 Silver Streak Welders Pencil 96101 by Markal - Pack of 12 Review

I bought these on a whim, so tired of markers, soapstones and markers. You have done a great job. I bought a small pack of sharpeners to put in the box and that's the only minor complaint I have. They're pretty soft and I have to sharpen them often, but they leave very sharp lines that don't wear out. They aim no matter how bad steel, they don't walk and they don't have a huge spike that reduces accuracy. Haven't tried them on wet steel but that's about it.

I have 3 portable pencil sharpeners at the store that they don't sharpen. The lead breaks in the pin and falls out. I have to go to my house and use a wall sharpener with dual spiral rotating blades to sharpen them without breaking the lead. Otherwise I like them, they draw well on black for layout. If I need to see the line when welding, e.g. B. butt joining thin material or in a three sided corner and the line is hard to see I use a silver marker or chalk which are brighter and keep me from…

I love these pencils. They don't rub off like soapstone. Even a strong wind can erase a soapstone track overnight. Especially rain, and these pens can withstand that too. But they still rub off with some grease on their elbows and saliva or the rough tip of a gloved thumb. The lines are sharp, clear and easily visible when cutting and welding. But to my surprise I found today that they are identical to Prismacolor colored pencils. The same as the artists use. The color you can get is Metallic…

I personally prefer this to soapstone. There's such a fine line. It doesn't burn under a torch (I know soapstone does too). the red turns white under the torch, I prefer a sliver to see the torch better. It leaves a more permanent mark than the soapstone: you can run your glove over the line you made, it won't fade, blur or lose air. It has a "similar" consistency to a pastel or china pencil and when the steel is hot the tip melts faster but leaves a lighter or more defined line leading to the…

I'm new to welding but I'm very picky about writing instruments. For woodworking, plain old American #2 pencils do the job just fine, but as I started researching the various options, soapstones seem to pop up everywhere until someone mentions these pencils. I liked the results and bought it straight away and still have no regrets. The label backing is softer; soft enough to leave marks on the skin, which I haven't tried yet. So with that in mind, you'll need to sharpen it often, but a small…