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1.5mm still a bit thick. If your not deep-hole marking I would go with an Ultrafine Sharpie with a 0.3mm nib (it like a permanent felt tip biro) for outlining and cut marking.
There is also a version with a graphit core and different colors. There are even water jet resistant cores. At least her ein Germany. They are awesome.
You should also check out the "Dixon Reach" marker. It is practically the same thing, but made by a different company. I think they go for around $4-$5 on amazon.
I bought immediately after I saw you use it on Tested a few years ago. There’s also a Pica automatic pencil that I absolutely love: www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDS76SF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_1ymkEbNKNZTNW
These videos on Adam's favorite new tools or storage systems or just talking about past projects is super fascinating. Please continue these short videos just talking about tools and your new improvements to the shop. They're inspiring and make me want to invest in my tool collection.
The pica pencil with the green holder is my favorite, as it can go about 7” with the lead fully extended. It even come with a pack of multicolor inserts.
Yes. I've seen them at local hardware stores for quite a while I think. Now just recently thought to grab one and see if they're anything good. Man I'm glad I did as it's by far the best lead pencil I've used. It's compound is solely something incredible and I was astound how well and effortlessly it marked wood on first try. Also the integrated sharpener is just something awesome. Bought pack of those colored sharpies from them too and they're great too.
I bought a handful of these a couple of years a go after watching a tested video (maybe a one day build?) and they're honestly so handy, i keep one in various places that i may need one and even gave one to my dad and granddad who both had positive feed back! Definitely worth investing in
Its not new, i had them at work the last 8 years, they dont last so long, they dry out quick. Ill work in construction, and buys 10 pens every year, they also come in grafhite pens, thoose are better
I use them in my work daily, there awesome. And a tip if they do dry out, open them en put a little bit of (rubbing) alcohol in them and they work like they're new again.
Can't agree more with you Adam. Bought my first set when I was 12 to calibrate my diy 3d printer I had just built. From that day on I had a new respect for accuracy and taking measurements.
Wait, it wasn't always on the bottom? Every version I've gotten was always on the bottom. Just changed the pencil holding part with either the yellow plastic "spring" or the black nipple.
I almost feel like I raised enough people to get info on what pens these were that we inadvertently caused this video to become a thing. I'm very glad the video was made either way for anyone who was curious like I was because those pens are awesome and I can't wait for mine to show up.
Also very nice the pica-dry pencil. With integrated sharpener even more pointier. Got one here for markings in my new kitchen, electric etc. I absolutely love it and don't want to miss it.
Love these pens, thank you for introducing me to these. Use them as work and it is a life saver for the amount of precision these pens offer compared to a Sharpe or marker.
FYI These are available in several different brands. I've had ones from the brand Lyra for years and Artline and Edding also makes them, plus I've seen them in various brands I don't even remember. I've always bought mine in wood ware shops. Not saying that anyone is better than the other, just that you can find them both cheaper and more expensive if you google them. They're usually called long nib pens or carpenter pen.
Fastcap's long nose marker is another that comes in gold and silver as well. Also, Dixon has a wood body pencil called the "Reach" pencil that's about 3/16" in diameter that I've enjoyed using.
I've seen the Artline one for $ 2-3. The Lyra one is generally a bit pricier ($ 3-5) but sometimes easier to find. Lyra also makes one with a lead nib and built in sharpener. I haven't tried that yet but it looks interesting 😊.
I've been using these for a couple years now and they are great. They make some great pencils and crayon markers (the best!) as well which are fantastic.
Love that you can see the blood on his bandage at about 1:38. Truly a maker extraordinaire! Thanks for sharing! I’ve been coveting those since I saw them on tested! Perfect for our 6-12 grade makerspace!
Other than he doesn't know the difference between denatured alcohol and xylene/toluene. Listening to these guys will give your 6th graders cancer after they've been huffing sharpies.
as an artist who has markers that are as thin as .05 mm, hearing you call what looks to be a .7 mm tip "incredibly thin" just makes me want to show you the wonderful world of art supplies. I can label the size of anything and have all the labels take up basically zero space, and its still completely legible.
Hey Adam! I've found these to be just as useful as you do, thankfully you can get these (or at least knockoffs) at your local home improvement store. I cleared them out, and I use them every day!
I have used a similarly styled marker for years in construction, and I'd have to agree with you completely, it is invaluable tool for small tracing type of jobs
I use and love the Pica-dry Automatic Pen, its the same design but with a mechanical pencil made for transfer and you don't want to leave markings behind, and its the same price as a normal mechanical pencil. Well worth it.
Pica gear is awesome. I've used other long tipped markets, but nothing holds the tip like Pica. Came across these in the Lee Valley catalogue (probably the best place to buy in Canada), so I bought all three colours (red, black and blue) along with the awesome Pica 'Pen' which is a 2.5mm pencil. I use them all for both industrial trades work along side personal projects. Definitely recommend all the Pica products.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it (I’m not going to scroll through 420 comments to find out) but FastCap makes these in Silver, Gold and Black and I’m pretty sure the barrels are a little longer. They also have a chisel tip on the opposite end. They are called “Long Nose” and they also now have a “Thin Black” version for the times you need an even more precise outline. I have the original three colors and they are amazing. I used them for tracing out my tools for Kaizen Foam.
I love these pens!! I keep them in my tool bags and NEVER let anyone else use them on the site...did that only once and never saw it again... But the question I have is this: What are those very 'Ark of the Covenant' looking angels in the background there? They look very exquisite...why, pray tell, are you possibly building such a detailed and beautiful Ark? The severe Indiana Jones fan in me couldn't take my eyes off of them for the entire video....
prottentogo Thank you, wollt's grade schreiben...lol A Stabilo Fine Liner would also do the trick much better than a Sharpie. I never liked Sharpies because of beeing so bold.
I've been using Pica markers for over ten years. They are truly awesome markers and are some of the best I have ever bought. I have been using the same pica markers for over FIVE years and they still work like new. As a side note.... You can actually cut a small slice off of the worn tip of the marker and slide the protective metal sleeve back, providing a brand new tip.. They are not cheap, but they bare no resemblance to cheap quality markers either. Lowes does have some long reach markers and pencils now and I have a black dixon long reach marker that is comparable to the Pica, but the Pica's seem better designed.
I highly suggest investing in a Rotring mechanical pencil. I have an 800 .5mm and love it. They feel great in the hand, will probably last a lifetime, and aren’t too expensive. I think they’re around $25 and lead refills are fairly cheap. They were originally designed for technical drawing and the brass feed tube for the lead is relatively long and very thin which helps get close to the edges of objects for transferring.
I know the inventor of this markers. It's actually a nice story. He worked for a big company and invented them for them. But they were not interested in releasing them as a product. With his retirement agreement he took the patents and founded his own little company.
I've always wanted a marker that is like a tiny spray paint that you could put down holes and it would spray all the way to the edges, but the spray would be something like chalk dust that you could then easily wipe away.
Thank you Adam. Now I know what to get for my husbands birthday. Also going to buy their pencil model. My husband keeps raiding my mechanical pencils for wood working in his shop and then I can’t find them. 😁
Thanks for the video. Just discovered the fantastic range of Pica markers. Just bought some and can't wait to get delivered. Would be nice that you show the reversing tip feature. Definiterly it's a great tool, and a person like you, who reaches a lot of people, if you show this feature, a lot of people would get really interested with this tool even more and get the full benefit of it. Sorry for my english, I'm from Barcelona. Kind regards.
Reminds me of the Pilot Razor Point markers I used back in the late '70s and '80s. They were very fine point, came in a good variety of colors, and I used the heck out of them tracing out and color-coding signal paths on complex electronic schematics at a manufacturer where I worked. I liked them enough to pay for them out of my own pocket; work did not provide them.
I'M SO EARLY!! I've loved your work since I can remember, and it's inspired me to be the creative thinker and costume/set creator that I am today. THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS
The Markal 96270 I have had good luck with. Its not a marker but the crayons leave good marks even on aluminum and steel. Thanks for the video and links.
I've used a similar long nose marker from FastCap in the past. They have a few colors that show up on black so you can make patterns for their organization foam.
Just wanted to say that there are graphite based picas, too. They are called "Pica Dry". Its good if you dont want permanent markings as you can get rid of the marking using a wet towel.
Don't forget the party trick....the metal can be pulled back and you can trim the black tip once it gets maffled. Before trimming though, you can also pull it out and flip the whole thing over for the first tip fix so you dont start shortening it prematurely.
Pica also make a nifty mechanical pencil that has that same needle nose shape, it is excellent and the only pencil I ever use for woodwork, and it’s available with several different coloured leads. They also do the marker that Adam has in blue, and they have great permanent wax crayons with holders too. All of their marking tools are fantastic.
These pica pens are available quite some time where i live (the Netherlands) and not only the marker filling, but also a carbon pencil filling and wax filling which dispenses by clicking on the top end. And handy sharpening blade in the pen holder.
We're going to release them every couple of weeks, and look especially to spotlight the tools that people ask about when they see them used in the One Day Builds.
Adam Savage, you should try the Pica-Dry! It´s like a Pica pen but as a pencil with integrated sharpener. So it´s even more precise as you can use a very tiny point to pain!
Comes in blue too. Also, use some tweezers or needle nose and pull out the felt a bit. It’s long and you can get more reach. And if you damage the felt or chowder it up somehow, pull it out, flip it around and put it back in.
Another option is to take tracing paper and do a 'grave rubbing' by turning the part over. And another way (admittedly more complicated) is to photograph the object from far away while zoomed in (to eliminate parallax distortion) and then import the picture to a CAD program and scale it to a CAD object of known size, then trace around it with lines.
A handy trick is that you can revive Sharpies by using a bit of rubbing alcohol. It extends the life of the marker. It's best if you can take the back off and put a few drops in, but you can also just add a bit to the tip.
There is also a normal soft dark pencil version that has a sharpener at the end of the cap. i prefer that at is works really well at wet surfaces, and can be sharpened to trace lines even more accuratly. You can also buy refills for it so no need to buy a whole new marker.
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1.5mm still a bit thick. If your not deep-hole marking I would go with an Ultrafine Sharpie with a 0.3mm nib (it like a permanent felt tip biro) for outlining and cut marking.
There is also a version with a graphit core and different colors. There are even water jet resistant cores. At least her ein Germany. They are awesome.
I don't mind this kind of monetization, because i'm also getting a good quality product Tested by Adam (pun intended)
You should also check out the "Dixon Reach" marker. It is practically the same thing, but made by a different company. I think they go for around $4-$5 on amazon.
I bought immediately after I saw you use it on Tested a few years ago. There’s also a Pica automatic pencil that I absolutely love: www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDS76SF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_1ymkEbNKNZTNW
These videos on Adam's favorite new tools or storage systems or just talking about past projects is super fascinating. Please continue these short videos just talking about tools and your new improvements to the shop. They're inspiring and make me want to invest in my tool collection.
The pica pencil with the green holder is my favorite, as it can go about 7” with the lead fully extended. It even come with a pack of multicolor inserts.
The pencil is a fave tool.
Mine too 👍😀
Same
The sharpest sharpener on all three 2.8mm. I swore by marksal PRO for years but the sharpener was its downfall. Pica takes the cake
Yes. I've seen them at local hardware stores for quite a while I think. Now just recently thought to grab one and see if they're anything good. Man I'm glad I did as it's by far the best lead pencil I've used. It's compound is solely something incredible and I was astound how well and effortlessly it marked wood on first try. Also the integrated sharpener is just something awesome. Bought pack of those colored sharpies from them too and they're great too.
0:37 Wow, that explains so much...
I bought a handful of these a couple of years a go after watching a tested video (maybe a one day build?) and they're honestly so handy, i keep one in various places that i may need one and even gave one to my dad and granddad who both had positive feed back! Definitely worth investing in
In Belgium, every tradesman uses these. Carrying and using this marker is super easy when you have the holster in your work pants, it's one hand use
Have had a green pica pen since 2012.. it is still my favorite.
I use a drafting pencil, if you extend the lead you can get in to those hard to reach spaces.
I was given one of these for my electrician internship, like SIX years ago and the marker is now finally running out :c
Extremely solid, do recommend
huh...saw those in the DIY store and thought I'd need one and bought one....now I research what I have bought and look at that... :-D
The amount of pens I have is crazy time to go get these too
24 bucks per pen you better not get many.
@@secondswell I think I saw that it was a 3 pack
Edding 8850 is another alternative. They are cheaper if you don't crave the really big cap.
Its not new, i had them at work the last 8 years, they dont last so long, they dry out quick.
Ill work in construction, and buys 10 pens every year, they also come in grafhite pens, thoose are better
Seeing you sniff that sharpie made me recoil in horror. So now we know where Adam’s energy comes from 😂
In the builing industry Been using them for a couple of years love them so much . Thanks Adam !
I use them in my work daily, there awesome. And a tip if they do dry out, open them en put a little bit of (rubbing) alcohol in them and they work like they're new again.
Can't agree more with you Adam. Bought my first set when I was 12 to calibrate my diy 3d printer I had just built. From that day on I had a new respect for accuracy and taking measurements.
I use Pica Dry pencils for my woodworking job and love it. Got so bored of sharpening a pencil and found out about Pica thru Tested
Been using these for years...
You should try their pencil - it's awesome. Especially with the latest version where they relocated the sharpener...
+1. Pica pencil is great.
Wait, it wasn't always on the bottom? Every version I've gotten was always on the bottom. Just changed the pencil holding part with either the yellow plastic "spring" or the black nipple.
I use these all the time. They're fantastic.
I love my Pica pencil! It draws on wood, metal, and whatever else you need :)
I almost feel like I raised enough people to get info on what pens these were that we inadvertently caused this video to become a thing. I'm very glad the video was made either way for anyone who was curious like I was because those pens are awesome and I can't wait for mine to show up.
MOOOOOOOOORE ADAM'S FAVORITE TOOLS VIDEOS! KEEP. THEM. COMING!
I've used these a lot, they're great. They can really be lifesavers.
Also very nice the pica-dry pencil. With integrated sharpener even more pointier. Got one here for markings in my new kitchen, electric etc. I absolutely love it and don't want to miss it.
Love these pens, thank you for introducing me to these. Use them as work and it is a life saver for the amount of precision these pens offer compared to a Sharpe or marker.
If you like fine-tips, try Rotring. I've never seen a line so fine. Perfect for pen design work.
I love the staedler pigment liners. Available in many sizes. The 0.05mm is my goto
FYI These are available in several different brands. I've had ones from the brand Lyra for years and Artline and Edding also makes them, plus I've seen them in various brands I don't even remember. I've always bought mine in wood ware shops. Not saying that anyone is better than the other, just that you can find them both cheaper and more expensive if you google them. They're usually called long nib pens or carpenter pen.
I have the Edding 8850 Carpenter Pen. It's about the same for half of the price.
Fastcap's long nose marker is another that comes in gold and silver as well. Also, Dixon has a wood body pencil called the "Reach" pencil that's about 3/16" in diameter that I've enjoyed using.
I've also used the Dixon Reach from Lowe's. About $3 if I remember correctly.
I've seen the Artline one for $ 2-3. The Lyra one is generally a bit pricier ($ 3-5) but sometimes easier to find.
Lyra also makes one with a lead nib and built in sharpener. I haven't tried that yet but it looks interesting 😊.
The Pica is the original the other are just copies
I've been using these for a couple years now and they are great. They make some great pencils and crayon markers (the best!) as well which are fantastic.
Love that you can see the blood on his bandage at about 1:38. Truly a maker extraordinaire! Thanks for sharing! I’ve been coveting those since I saw them on tested! Perfect for our 6-12 grade makerspace!
Other than he doesn't know the difference between denatured alcohol and xylene/toluene. Listening to these guys will give your 6th graders cancer after they've been huffing sharpies.
Man I am loving tested 2020. More shop tips and shop builds More more bring it on!!!!!!!
I've seen you using them before and looked them up. I know use them for all my jobs that require marking, it's great! Thanks :)
I have the black one and it works beautifully.
i agree a beautifully designed pen i must find them for myself as a DIYer and make all of my own patterns for every type of materials
I used them for years now. Really excelent products
There is also a pica deep hole marker in blue
The Pica is also my first pick when i have to make markings. I should by another one if i missplace my only Pica.
The Pica Pencil is also a great tool. We use them all the time for marking Aluminium AND it has a built in sharpener
Can't wait to see you at C2E2 Adam! I'm always inspired by your costuming work and hope to be able to show you my cosplay!!!
As an electrician, these pens are fantastic for marking locations of deep screw holes for attaching equipment and parts to other stuff.
as an artist who has markers that are as thin as .05 mm, hearing you call what looks to be a .7 mm tip "incredibly thin" just makes me want to show you the wonderful world of art supplies. I can label the size of anything and have all the labels take up basically zero space, and its still completely legible.
Also available in Blue and as a pencil with coloured leads.
Hey Adam! I've found these to be just as useful as you do, thankfully you can get these (or at least knockoffs) at your local home improvement store. I cleared them out, and I use them every day!
These are awesome, agreed! There's a pencil version as well that comes with a sharpener in the handle. Best money ever spent on a marking tool.
There's also a graphite version of this pen, with more colors! it's called PICA-dry 3030 (It also has a built in sharpener)
I have used a similarly styled marker for years in construction, and I'd have to agree with you completely, it is invaluable tool for small tracing type of jobs
I got myself the long life dry one, essentially a mechanical pencil but I freaking love it
Love my Pica Dry pencil for marking things in my shop.
Im going to have to get a pair of these, especially for patterning in styrene.
Im a builder and we use these at work all the time. Expensive but fantastic pens!
I use and love the Pica-dry Automatic Pen, its the same design but with a mechanical pencil made for transfer and you don't want to leave markings behind, and its the same price as a normal mechanical pencil. Well worth it.
Love these tool videos! Ordered one right away to try, looks super handy!
There is also an alternative called a FastCap pen, same long nose, slightly cheaper, bonus wide marker on the other end.
Fastcap makes some markers like this as well for use with their Kaizen foam product. Very handy style of marker. Thanks for sharing.
As a German I just red "Tieflochmarkers"... did some research and... Bin stolz auf ein gutes deutsches produkt!
thank you been looking for this for a long time
This is funny to me because here in Brazil, "pica" is a slang term for penis.
And it doesn't help that it is named "Pica Deep Hole Marker" hahahaha 😂
Meu deus do céu HAHAHA
“Need to trace this thing, where’s my dick pen?” Oh well.
apparently it's short for picard
@@Matt_E_96 Yes, pica is a unit of measurement that was used in printing.
Every Brazilian word means either dick or ass
Pica gear is awesome. I've used other long tipped markets, but nothing holds the tip like Pica.
Came across these in the Lee Valley catalogue (probably the best place to buy in Canada), so I bought all three colours (red, black and blue) along with the awesome Pica 'Pen' which is a 2.5mm pencil.
I use them all for both industrial trades work along side personal projects. Definitely recommend all the Pica products.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it (I’m not going to scroll through 420 comments to find out) but FastCap makes these in Silver, Gold and Black and I’m pretty sure the barrels are a little longer. They also have a chisel tip on the opposite end. They are called “Long Nose” and they also now have a “Thin Black” version for the times you need an even more precise outline. I have the original three colors and they are amazing. I used them for tracing out my tools for Kaizen Foam.
Thanks for sharing Adam.
I love these pens!! I keep them in my tool bags and NEVER let anyone else use them on the site...did that only once and never saw it again... But the question I have is this: What are those very 'Ark of the Covenant' looking angels in the background there? They look very exquisite...why, pray tell, are you possibly building such a detailed and beautiful Ark? The severe Indiana Jones fan in me couldn't take my eyes off of them for the entire video....
Wonder how many items sell out on Amazon after all us nerds go buy one after watching Adam's videos. :D
I really love picca pens using them for a while now amazing for those hard to reach areas eh take care really love all your videos 😊😊😊
Tieflochmarker. German at it's finest. ;-)
prottentogo
Thank you, wollt's grade schreiben...lol
A Stabilo Fine Liner would also do the trick much better than a Sharpie. I never liked Sharpies because of beeing so bold.
@@TheElrondo sharpies also smell obnoxious
I've always loved the word Wasserfester, saw it on a pen many years ago and it still makes me happy when I see it now!!
It also comes in blue :) have used them for more than 4 years. Love your work, and please more videos like this one. From Denmark :)
I've been using Pica markers for over ten years. They are truly awesome markers and are some of the best I have ever bought. I have been using the same pica markers for over FIVE years and they still work like new. As a side note.... You can actually cut a small slice off of the worn tip of the marker and slide the protective metal sleeve back, providing a brand new tip.. They are not cheap, but they bare no resemblance to cheap quality markers either. Lowes does have some long reach markers and pencils now and I have a black dixon long reach marker that is comparable to the Pica, but the Pica's seem better designed.
I highly suggest investing in a Rotring mechanical pencil. I have an 800 .5mm and love it. They feel great in the hand, will probably last a lifetime, and aren’t too expensive. I think they’re around $25 and lead refills are fairly cheap.
They were originally designed for technical drawing and the brass feed tube for the lead is relatively long and very thin which helps get close to the edges of objects for transferring.
Not even close to the same application. He's talking about a 15$ carpentar's marker, not a 50$ drafting pencil.
I know the inventor of this markers. It's actually a nice story. He worked for a big company and invented them for them. But they were not interested in releasing them as a product. With his retirement agreement he took the patents and founded his own little company.
Wow, I really need to pick some of these up..
FWIW Dixon makes a similar marker (they call it the "Reach") that's less than 1/2 the price of these Pica markers.
I've always wanted a marker that is like a tiny spray paint that you could put down holes and it would spray all the way to the edges, but the spray would be something like chalk dust that you could then easily wipe away.
Thank you Adam. Now I know what to get for my husbands birthday. Also going to buy their pencil model. My husband keeps raiding my mechanical pencils for wood working in his shop and then I can’t find them. 😁
Them markers are very popular for electricians in Ireland
Thanks for the video. Just discovered the fantastic range of Pica markers. Just bought some and can't wait to get delivered. Would be nice that you show the reversing tip feature. Definiterly it's a great tool, and a person like you, who reaches a lot of people, if you show this feature, a lot of people would get really interested with this tool even more and get the full benefit of it. Sorry for my english, I'm from Barcelona. Kind regards.
Reminds me of the Pilot Razor Point markers I used back in the late '70s and '80s. They were very fine point, came in a good variety of colors, and I used the heck out of them tracing out and color-coding signal paths on complex electronic schematics at a manufacturer where I worked. I liked them enough to pay for them out of my own pocket; work did not provide them.
They do also make a Pica Dry Longlife pen, that is actually pencil. They sell multiple lead color refills for it as well.
I have a tub full of these on my workbench. I use them almost exclusively.
I'M SO EARLY!! I've loved your work since I can remember, and it's inspired me to be the creative thinker and costume/set creator that I am today. THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS
The Markal 96270 I have had good luck with. Its not a marker but the crayons leave good marks even on aluminum and steel. Thanks for the video and links.
I've used a similar long nose marker from FastCap in the past. They have a few colors that show up on black so you can make patterns for their organization foam.
Just wanted to say that there are graphite based picas, too. They are called "Pica Dry".
Its good if you dont want permanent markings as you can get rid of the marking using a wet towel.
i use the pencil type Pica a lot, great stuff
Look at that little happy point!
Were you casted in the new Aladdin, because you just showed me a whole new world!! 👍
A new fantastic point of view!
I went through 3 of these "pens" (markers) before I realized you can adjust it and extend the tip hahahaha.
Don't forget the party trick....the metal can be pulled back and you can trim the black tip once it gets maffled. Before trimming though, you can also pull it out and flip the whole thing over for the first tip fix so you dont start shortening it prematurely.
"It's not inexpensive as far as markers go"
Me: *laughs in fountain pens*
Yeah, I was think 40-50$. I click the link “oh, cheaper than a Lamy Safari”
Add a couple of o‘rings to the back stem (particularly on the green pencil version) and the lid stays attached on the back! 😊
Pica also make a nifty mechanical pencil that has that same needle nose shape, it is excellent and the only pencil I ever use for woodwork, and it’s available with several different coloured leads. They also do the marker that Adam has in blue, and they have great permanent wax crayons with holders too. All of their marking tools are fantastic.
These pica pens are available quite some time where i live (the Netherlands) and not only the marker filling, but also a carbon pencil filling and wax filling which dispenses by clicking on the top end. And handy sharpening blade in the pen holder.
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We're going to release them every couple of weeks, and look especially to spotlight the tools that people ask about when they see them used in the One Day Builds.
I like their pencils. Also Fastcap has a similar pen
Adam Savage, you should try the Pica-Dry! It´s like a Pica pen but as a pencil with integrated sharpener. So it´s even more precise as you can use a very tiny point to pain!
Comes in blue too. Also, use some tweezers or needle nose and pull out the felt a bit. It’s long and you can get more reach. And if you damage the felt or chowder it up somehow, pull it out, flip it around and put it back in.
You can refill them several times. Keeps cost down. I use ink with a bit of paint thinner.
Another option is to take tracing paper and do a 'grave rubbing' by turning the part over.
And another way (admittedly more complicated) is to photograph the object from far away while zoomed in (to eliminate parallax distortion) and then import the picture to a CAD program and scale it to a CAD object of known size, then trace around it with lines.
A handy trick is that you can revive Sharpies by using a bit of rubbing alcohol. It extends the life of the marker. It's best if you can take the back off and put a few drops in, but you can also just add a bit to the tip.
There is another on the market, the Dixon Industrial Reach pen .
Very useful information sir thanks for sharing 👌 👍
Just got myself one of these for this exact purpose, I first saw Izzy Swan using them years ago.
They are my favourite as well some of the best by far but they can be quite expensive
Sharpie makes fine point models. I like their retractables.
There is also a normal soft dark pencil version that has a sharpener at the end of the cap. i prefer that at is works really well at wet surfaces, and can be sharpened to trace lines even more accuratly. You can also buy refills for it so no need to buy a whole new marker.