Does anybody make a decent round soapstone holder???

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I've tried several.  I've been through a few of the Wypo brand with the brass body and nut on the back and the no-name "Made in USA" in aluminum with the nut that tightens on the front.  They all slip.  Anybody found a good one?
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Originally Posted by biguglydave

I've tried several.  I've been through a few of the Wypo brand with the brass body and nut on the back and the no-name "Made in USA" in aluminum with the nut that tightens on the front.  They all slip.  Anybody found a good one?
Reply:They use to make good round holder.But cost was high for round so back to rectangular and silver pencil lead rectangular for fine work.Dave

Originally Posted by biguglydave

I've tried several.  I've been through a few of the Wypo brand with the brass body and nut on the back and the no-name "Made in USA" in aluminum with the nut that tightens on the front.  They all slip.  Anybody found a good one?
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Originally Posted by M J D

I've stopped using using round soapstone ( and pretty much flat also) one of the reasons being the POS holders. Pretty much just use the " silver steak" mechanical pencil. What I did do before using the silver streak was to put a piece of heat shrink tubing over the soapstone and treat it like a wooden pencil.
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Originally Posted by biguglydave

Silver streaks are a whole other rant.  The standard silver streak mechanical pencil never seems to hold up for long and then I lose the little silver cap.  I’ve also been through 2 of the fatter “Pro” versions and they both stopped feeding after after the third refill.  I really like the line a silver streak makes but also run into holder issues…
Reply:I just use the flat soapstone about 3" long and keep sharpening it on the side of the bench grinder wheel. When it gets too short I file 13 it and start over. Carbide scribe works good on shiny stuff.Ol' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
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Originally Posted by mla2ofus

I just use the flat soapstone about 3" long and keep sharpening it on the side of the bench grinder wheel. When it gets too short I file 13 it and start over. Carbide scribe works good on shiny stuff.
Reply:Couldn't pay me to own a mechanical pencil.  I hate 'em.For over 20yrs I've used a silver art pencil.  They work great EXCEPT that the damn lead always breaks, or small sections simply fall out of the end of the pencil body.LWS recently switched to a "welders pencil" from the art pencil, which I'll probably find to be just as bad at shedding the lead............but maybe not(shrug).  I guess I'll find out the first time I use one.  Got a bunch of the old pencils to work through first.They all suck, but if you need a fine, and accurate line, there's no substitute.

  Cost about 75 cents apiece  I think.