A mate of mine used to use them for marking glass for engraving. He split with his wife a year ago & took up with a young lady & moved to the west coast of America so I cant find out his supplier. Lucky sod.
No we didn't introduce ourselves, the light was off !!! (only kidding) but i bet mine is scarier (not kidding!!!)
KESH, dear chap, chinagraph pencils did you say, well then, PAPERMATE still manufacture one, it's actually as follows.. SANFORD PEEL-OFF CHINA MARKERS: £14.30p FOR A PACK OF 12..COLOURS ARE BLACK,BLUE,RED,YELLOW AND WHITE: QUOTE::Wax china marker,ideal for working on glass,ceramic tiles, smooth plastics and other glossy surfaces: Easy to sharpen by pulling a fine cord to unwrap a new section of wax core: we buy them from a company called ANTLER OFFICE SUPPLIES on 01322-613229 mail order available: contrary to popular belief, in an old carpentry/joinery/cabinet makers manual circa 1898, (that is one of my prized possesions,) it states that the marking device, namely the carpenters pencil, is shaped thus(refering to illustration)so that a nice wide chiselpoint can be achieved so as can be applied to render a nice distinct line when laying out the cuts to be performed.it also has another function in that the lead centre will not wear down as quickly as a standard lead/pencil impliment will do! and how many off you aspiring chippies/cabinet makers, will go over any scribed line in hard/dark woods with a white pencil..?? regards matt
like a scene from topgun er (old movie with tom cruise) *** wolfs around, thought ud b in bed,by now. could never get on with fat pencil, and always nick the kids pencil sharpeners out of their bags b 4 school:-( , happy new year 2 u wolf.x [Edited by: admin]
good movie that was!!!! mega on the ol' surround sound, hacked off neighbours though!!!!! and a happy new year to you to B&S, dear chap!! regards matt
He He, seeing the line about lead in the pencil reminds me of a great one liner my father came out with in reply to my mother when she asked if he still had lead in his pencil. He sat across the dinner table and smartlty replied "the question is not wether i have enough lead in my pencil, but wether you can still get your pencil case open!" At that point i sprayed the mouthful of dinner i was eating across the dinner table in uncontrollable laughter!
Kesh, as bilco says, art/craft shop. Ask for a stabilo "all" 8046. I use them all the time for marking laminated tide tables!!! Cheers, Marky I flippin posted this on the wrong thread, sorry coggy, probably think I'm mad, nite nite now
OI!!!! MURDERATOR!! i do wish that you would buy a ruddy DI*-SHON-HAIRY....please!!!! i am getting feed up of this over zealous inter-jection ith the original QUEEN'S ENGLISH........B-U-G-G-E-R means as follows, exhuasted,to ruin, a specific type of person!!!!! etc: it is only recently(last 10-15yrs) that the Q's ENGLISH has been b*******d by deroggetory words creeping in !!!!!! SO STOP IT!!!! [Edited by: admin]
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