A buddy of mine is in the middle of a construction project and I went over last night to check out the progress. While there, I noticed the architect was using the strange ...
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A buddy of mine is in the middle of a construction project and I went over last night to check out the progress. While there, I noticed the architect was using the strange ...
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Cameronl
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Will make good stocking stuffers for the kids.
Plus will order a couple for myself...
Plus will order a couple for myself...
Cool idea for sure. But for $3 plus shipping, couldn't i just get a whole bag of mechanical pencils from the local office supply store?
They need to find a better manufacturing supply and get the price point on these things below $1. Then I can see it taking off. Right now, it's just not worth it.
They need to find a better manufacturing supply and get the price point on these things below $1. Then I can see it taking off. Right now, it's just not worth it.
Kevin54
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Mechanical pencils aren't a good choice for marking and cutting lumber though as it seems the lead always gets broke. I always use a #2 when outside cutting lumber and I see a place for one or two of these. And the fact is that while it's on the pencil, it will keep the pencil from rolling and dropping on the floor.
OP
I dunno... $3 is $3 to me... Not really all that high of a price considering the convenience... If it is as convenient as it seems. We shall see...
willymakeit
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Does it work on carpenter pencils?
arizonaadam
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Seems if you're essentially sharpening backwards, you could never have a point sharper than the thickness of the lead. But hey, maybe that's the kind of engineering genius that's worth 3 bucks.
30 seconds later ...
Nope, a quick review of the website shows that marketing, not engineering solved this problem: "This produces a stronger thicker point and greatly extends pencil life"
Still a cool idea.
30 seconds later ...
Nope, a quick review of the website shows that marketing, not engineering solved this problem: "This produces a stronger thicker point and greatly extends pencil life"
Still a cool idea.
timberseal
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bought some for the kids and myself 
Pretty ingenious idea if I do say so myself
BTW theres a few coupon codes online that will get you a 10- 20% discount. TWITTER is one that I used. There's one from a blog site too but I cant recall what the code was.
Pretty ingenious idea if I do say so myselfBTW theres a few coupon codes online that will get you a 10- 20% discount. TWITTER is one that I used. There's one from a blog site too but I cant recall what the code was.
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yeh, I think leaving the lead thicker is one of the benefits of it... would be good for marking stuff like wood, where (as mentioned earlier) typical mechanical pencils with very thin lead break easily.
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babzog
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I use a mechanical pencil for sketching and writing and the big, flat, fat pencils when I'm cutting and sawing.
bought some for the kids and myself
BTW theres a few coupon codes online that will get you a 10- 20% discount. TWITTER is one that I used. There's one from a blog site too but I cant recall what the code was.
Code "twitter" will get you 20% off.
Code "facebook" will get you 25% off. That makes it just $2.25 per.
Shipping is $1.50 for up to 5, so if you really like these, get 5 for $15 - 3.75 = 11.25 + 1.50 = $12.75 shipped / 5 = 2.55 each.
At least they have a smart makreting dept who understands the value of tracking the sources of customers (uinique codes)
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mikeyr
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same here ordered 6 (2 for me), pretty cool stocking stuffer for friends too cheap to buy me anything.
Tman
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Sorry, that is the geekiest thing I have seen in years. Almost as bad as putting the condom on BEFORE the date!
diggertodd
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Step1 - WalMart will see it
Step2 - WalMart will send the idea to China
Step3 - It will be for sale at WalMart for 29cents in a few months
there is no use inventing anything worthwhile anymore
Step2 - WalMart will send the idea to China
Step3 - It will be for sale at WalMart for 29cents in a few months
there is no use inventing anything worthwhile anymore
Stuart in MN
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Interesting product, although I don't think I've ever seen an architect using a regular wood pencil.
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mikeyr
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I find it breaks the lead while sharpening, I tried using it after 
and just as the lead was showing up out of the sharpener it would break a 1/4" in the pencil and I could pull out a 1/4" to 3/8" of lead and start over... its scoring the lead as it comes out...
tried a other one since I bought a few and it works fine, of the 2 I gave away for one breaks the lead and one does not, so I am 50-50, you have to fine tune the blade to make it work.
I gave the rest away, back to a real pencil sharpener for me, not satisfied with this thing at all.
and just as the lead was showing up out of the sharpener it would break a 1/4" in the pencil and I could pull out a 1/4" to 3/8" of lead and start over... its scoring the lead as it comes out...tried a other one since I bought a few and it works fine, of the 2 I gave away for
one breaks the lead and one does not, so I am 50-50, you have to fine tune the blade to make it work. I gave the rest away, back to a real pencil sharpener for me, not satisfied with this thing at all.