Hello:

I'm looking for a source of thin pencils like the ones found
in Doug's PSK. the small red one's.

I'm looking for maybe 30 - 40 of them.

Anyone know where I can buy some.

The golf score card one's are too big for my use.

Thanks,

Ikea - free!

Thanks for the replys.

Well, there's no IKEA in Vermont. What kinda store is it anyway. And None of the art store in my area have
pencils that skinny.

Thanks for the thoughts anyway.

Ikea is a furniture store. they give golf pencils to customers so you can write down on the piece of paper what stuff they want and do a little planning.

here you go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...85&rd=1

Matt

I saw the link to ebay for the golf pencils.
I can get tons of those. I'm looking for the smaller diameter ones. Like the small red ones in Dougs PSK.

They are about 1/2 the diameter of a stanard golf pencil.

Thanks,

You could get out yer pocketknife and custom whittle them to whatever diameter you desire - storebought is not the only solution to every problem...

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One German company has them: http://www.bleispitz.de/ - it would be the 5.5mm diameter

Could these be termed "Bridge pencils" by some makers? http://www.atlaspen.com/static/products/811.php?item=811&pv=1

This company has something called a toothpick pencil. You can see it here.

Those toothpick pencils are what I'm looking for.
Problem is I need 50 not the minimum order of 500.

thanks for all the input.

I notice Doug's PSK's (saw some at a camping store) now come with normal golf pencils.

If you want an ultra-tiny writing implement, you could use a piece of the lead from a drafting pencil. You can get those leads at art stores. They're a little smaller in diameter than those toothpick pencils, i.e. still thick enough to write with if you're a little careful. I think 2mm thickness is standard.

(Edit:) Googling found this: http://www.pencilpages.com - wow. More pencil info than you could want, and a classified ads section where you could ask about particular types of pencils.

If you find a source, we would dearly love to hear about it. The only known source we've ever found ceased production not long after we started shipping PSPs and AMK finally used up all their stock that they had purchsed. We're now stuck using golf pencils, but it's not our first choice... <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Not a pencil, but Fisher Space Pen refills are small. They come in 2 sizes. The normal "Bullet pen" refills are 3.5" which is too long for my PSK, but the "universal" or "triple actions" refills you can break off to just over 2.5". They are also thinner; about 2mm rather than 5mm. Cost about 2$ individually.

Doug: http://www.equipped.org/ubbthreads/showf...o=&vc=1

Jame finally posted (after reading for a year), offering to help find something, and got kind of slapped down by CK. He hasn't been heard from since, that I've seen. Maybe he could help you find things you're looking for, if he's still around.

Sue

Here in Hong Kong, this pencil http://www.zebrapen.com/pencil-pocket.html is readily available and tiny. If you can't find a source, let me know.

Susan:

My remark to Christina about how she was going to practice using a slingshot by shooting her sisters in the fanny was nastier than anything in the thread you highlighted.

You have to read more of CK's postings to understand that he did not slap down Jame, he just couldn't believe someone would respond to such an old post which he had given up on.

Jame should be commended for helping and I think he responded to that post because he finally felt it was an area he could contibute to, but if CK's method of writing offended him, it shouldn't have.

Lest you think I am brown nosing, I have probably had more of my posts removed and shut down than most of you, and I have learned to adapt and respect the parameters of the forum.

Jame:

If you read this and were in fact put off by anyones comments, read some of my posts and the people I have taken issue with and you will find we agree to disagree and we hold no malice toward each other no matter how wrong all my detractors are. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

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My POINT was not "nasty", my point was that he brushed off a possible source of supply.

If I were to translate CK's response, it would be something like this: "Oh, dear, someone responding to a 4-yr-old question again. This SO interferes with my current endeavors and train of thought. I'm sure you don't have anything to offer us, so why don't you go somewhere else and play."

FACT: D.R. sometimes has trouble finding what he is looking for.

FACT: Someone offered to help find needed items and was blown off.

A slight case of tunnel vision?

Sue

I know that this in not what you were looking at, but, I found a pencil that has a series of 12 leads in plastic that come out one at a time, pre sharpened and very light weight. I found it at school.

Just neatly saw a regular pencil in half or thirds and sharpen it. Or grap a few at the casino next time your'e in Vegas.

Dave

similar to westky site.

but still has to be purchased by 1000's
http://www.jo-bee.com/toothpick.html

I don't have a commercial source, but I just put an old pencil in my drill (you could easily use a belt sander also) and sand it down to the thickness I want, then I cut it to the length I want (I usually make 2 or 3 out of a used pencil). Since you can pick up a pencil just about anywhere, it doesn't really cost anything. If you started with new pencils, you could probably make 5 out of each, so 10 pencils later, plus your time, and your set.

Unfortunately for Doug, this method is a tad labor intensive for his purposes, but it works great for my tiny kits.

Greg