Round or flat soapstone for metal

[scooby074]

Im a round convert. I Like the round holder and the soapstone marks sharper, longer.

What do you use?

 

[readhead]

I prefer flat. Seems more durable and runs along a straight edge better. I gave up on holders and just keep some laying around.

 

[sberry]

Pieces of flat.

 

[rlitman]

Flat, like my carpenter's pencils.

 

[BuffettFan]

Only used flat, don't know I've ever used a round one.

 

[koditten]

Pieces of flat.

No kidding. Lol.

Just yesterday I laid my flat SS down on the fab table. Grabbed my center punch to mark out some holes to drill in some sheet steel. Noticed it wasn't sitting flat on the table. Figured it was warped. Center punched the holes, grabbed the flat steel to head over to the drill press.

I now have pieces of flat soap Stone and found out the sheet metal was not warped.

 

[Provincial]

If you are not using a holder, round rolls.

 

[oldwino]

Have both...havn't used round in years (wasted money on a holder cause they looked like they would help)...flat easier to follow a straight edge like a carpenters pencil.

 

[dogdog]

I like it triangle. why ? never dull moments.. but the world s no fun.... they don't make them

 

[MJD1]

Both have there place. Plenty cheap so there's no reason not to have both. Silver streak grey pencil gets used more than either style soapstone.

 

[AMCguy]

Flat soapstone. In a holder. Sharpen it to a bevel on the side of your grinding wheel. Push very lightly make very precise marks. Sharpen often, soapstone is cheap.

Glenn

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

Doing iron work I used flat for torch work. When mig/tig welding automotive type stuff where I'm not cutting with a torch, I just use a Sharpie or scribe.

 

[Lwel9226]

Silver Streak….

LW

 

[Blain]

Silver Streak….

LW

This. I tried most everything, even the silver streak regular pencils but the "silver" was brittle in those and they didn't last. But the silver streak mechanical holder is perfect. $17 on Amazon

 

[BD1]

Flat works well and easy to bevel. Round in compass for radius or circles. Sharpen in pencil sharpener.

 

[sqznby]

Silver Streak….

LW

I prefer my Silver Streak as well.

 

[Spareparts]

Silver Streak is $11. at TSC but when I needed replacement lead they didn't stock it. So another pen was purchased, then another, now they have the lead. At least I can usually fine one of the pen's, maybe.

 

[Copymutt]

My new go to. high Vis.
Jim

 

[koditten]

My new go to. high Vis.
Jim

Those work great. Only problem is the cap welds itself on over the weekend.

 

[3xpendable]

Flat


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[strength_and_power]

Silver streak is my go to but I keep plenty of round on hand scatter about the shop so I don’t have to go far.


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[caseywheels]

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Whatever shape comes off of this with a whack of the hammer works just fine for me... (Real soapstone..dug out of my buddie's back field)

 

[bad_idea]

Flat

 

[joe49]

Flat

 

[seanc_mt]

These rock!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B71J9WG/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_4?smid=A1BBNV161L5Q2R&psc=1