Thread: How many pencils do you need?

the sharpener was in the button to propel the lead

Mine's got one of them but it clogs up, so I bought the little plastic jobbie.

My old man nicks all my wooden pencils but he hasn't been game lift the clutch pencil yet.

Grab the biggest box of pencils you can find... stand in the doorway to your shed/workshop facing outside then one by one throw the buggers over your shoulder till the packet is MT!

Goddamm!!
How many do you guys need?????
I've 2, one with hard lead & one with soft. They are Staedtler Technical pencils. Had the bastards for over 10 years & never lost them
Get a grip.... buy one that costs you serious money & you won't lose it

I just use Crayons

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

Goddamm!!
How many do you guys need?????
I've 2, one with hard lead & one with soft. They are Staedtler Technical pencils. Had the bastards for over 10 years & never lost them
Get a grip.... buy one that costs you serious money & you won't lose it

Yes, like sunglasses. You always lose, sit on, drop etc the cheap ones but if you spend $200 on a Maui Jim pair, you take bl00dy good care of them!
Cheers,
Graeme

I borrow chalk from my three year old ! Yellow stuff works great for rough cut lines on recycled material and is easy to spot in the workshop.

I have about 8 pencils in the workshop at the moment, common locations are on my tablesaw rip fence, on the bandsaw, a few on various woodpiles, in my overall pocket, in the washing machine etc etc. I'm with Mick on the school style sharpener, takes just a jiffy to sharpen up a good 1/2 dozen then you can leave them scattered about the place and always find a sharp one.

Justin.

Next time your at the local club or casino, grab a handfull of those perfect size keno pencils. saves someone from a gambling problem in the process.

G

I'm do the pencil dance, stomp around for about 10 minutes cursing and swearing looking everywhere for the bloody thing, blame the kids etc...only to find its behind me lughole.. I hate that!


Cheers

A little maths helps me sometimes .

Firstly at home:
There are 52 weekends = 104 days @ 2 pencils per day = 208 pencils
(see note 1 below)
Then at work:
12 periods of man arts per weekx 42 weeks per year x 10 pencils per period (see note 2 below) = 5040 pencils

6 teachers in staff room @ 1 pencil per week (see note 3 below)
=252 pencils

Sub total = 208 + 5040 + 252 = 5500 per year

Now I know that experienced wood workers will say that I have under estimated the requirements but we are on a budget. I also have not taken into account the random and as yet unexplained fact that pencils are radioactive and decay randomly into base metals

note 1:
I have a particularly strong infestation of pencil hobbits in my shed

note 2
The three most common reasons for needing extra pencils are
a) pencil hobbits attacking students on the way to school and stealing their pencils
b) since pencil hobbits only steal good pencils students often come to school with pencils that look like a piece of soft black crayon ie very blunt, very short and very soft
c) good pencils dissappearing up dust extractors

note 3
Younger teachers do a subject in second year called Advanced Theft (pencils). We are fortunate to have a number of younger teachers who passed the subject with distinction

I wear a tool belt in my shed. In it I keep a pencil or two, my tape measure, a square and the shed keys. This ensures that I always know where these items are. Now if I can only find where I left that tool bag!

Originally Posted by MajorPanic
Goddamm!!
How many do you guys need?????
I've 2, one with hard lead & one with soft. They are Staedtler Technical pencils. Had the bastards for over 10 years & never lost them
Get a grip.... buy one that costs you serious money & you won't lose it

I tried that idea a few years ago.
It Didn't work.
Now I even buy GMC tools!!

I have one pencil, it stays in my pocket. Its one of those clutch pencils with the lead refills. I now have a box of chalk too.

sounds likeyou need to get a grip, on your pencil that is...

Inspired by this thread, I went out today and bought a clutch pencil.

I had the choice of paying $27.95 for the Staedtler or $11.95 for a clone (metal fittings, plastic case).

Sorry to say that I bought the clone.

I also bought a packet of 12 2H leads: $20.95 :eek:

I guess that I've got a lifetime supply now.

As the lead sharpener was $19.95, I thought I'd see how I go with using the pencil end cap.

One thing that used to bug me with the HB pencils was how often I'd have to sharpen them. Hopefully the time between sharpenings will be less now.

Originally Posted by craigb

Inspired by this thread, I went out today and bought a clutch pencil.

I had the choice of paying $27.95 for the Staedtler or $11.95 for a clone (metal fittings, plastic case).

Sorry to say that I bought the clone.

I also bought a packet of 12 2H leads: $20.95 :eek:

I guess that I've got a lifetime supply now.

As the lead sharpener was $19.95, I thought I'd see how I go with using the pencil end cap.

One thing that used to bug me with the HB pencils was how often I'd have to sharpen them. Hopefully the time between sharpenings will be less now.

Your me ain't ya???? $19.95 for the sharpener????? :eek:
I bought 2 in a tiny cardboard packet for $5.50 a couple of years back. Little plastic numbers with metal blades. Looks like a regular sharpener but in miniture.
Psssst... wanna buy one, I sell ya one for $15.00

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

Your me ain't ya???? $19.95 for the sharpener????? :eek:
I bought 2 in a tiny cardboard packet for $5.50 a couple of years back. Little plastic numbers with metal blades. Looks like a regular sharpener but in miniture.
Psssst... wanna buy one, I sell ya one for $15.00

No mate. This was the Staedler (sp) patented lead sharpener. Basically it looks like one of those el cheapo plastic barrel sharpeners. You stick the pencil in the top and whizz it around to sharpen.

I thought it would be two or three bucks.

I'll keep my eye out for one like you describe.

Cheers
Craig