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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: silex on October 25, 2004, 08:59:52 AM

Title: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: silex on October 25, 2004, 08:59:52 AM

Is there any chemical or household product that will darken  up a roll of shiny pencil lead....what reacts with lead (slowly!)??

Steve

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: Matuka Jack on October 25, 2004, 09:44:56 AM

Vinegar should do it.  Soak it in it for a day.

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: Fish Assassin on October 25, 2004, 10:34:00 AM

Leave it outdoors overnight.

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: DragonSpeed on October 25, 2004, 10:53:31 AM

Quote from: silex on October 25, 2004, 08:59:52 AM

Is there any chemical or household product that will darken  up a roll of shiny pencil lead....what reacts with lead (slowly!)??

Steve

Put it in the river..it'll darken in a cast or two :)

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: silex on October 25, 2004, 11:12:08 AM

Thanks guys!

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: The Gilly on October 25, 2004, 03:08:53 PM

Magic Marker's.

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: silex on October 25, 2004, 05:13:22 PM

Can't believe it. I put the roll outside in the drizzle for about two hours and it darkened right up! Must be that nice acid rain from Vladivostok!

Steve

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: Sandhead on October 26, 2004, 08:10:40 AM

I've found that the shiny pencil lead seems to be stronger and harder to cut with pliers than the non shiny pencil lead. Anyone else experience this?

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: Rieber on October 26, 2004, 10:56:12 AM

Use dognail trimmers to cut your pencil lead. They cut fast and easy and always leave a perfect hole. I've been doing this for about five years now. What's really neat is you can trim off a short 1/4" section off to use as crimp on shot or simply to fine tune your existing weight. Also works great when salvaging pencil lead found on the shore. Try it - you'll be amazed as to why you never used them before. You can buy them cheap at Dollar stores or spend the big bucks - $5 at Zellers/wal-Marts.

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: 2:40 on October 27, 2004, 09:52:01 PM

Yeah that shiny stuff is harder and more brittle too if I remember right.

Must be how its made.

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: The Gilly on October 28, 2004, 08:15:40 AM

Quote from: Rieber on October 26, 2004, 10:56:12 AM

Use dognail trimmers to cut your pencil lead. They cut fast and easy and always leave a perfect hole. I've been doing this for about five years now. What's really neat is you can trim off a short 1/4" section off to use as crimp on shot or simply to fine tune your existing weight. Also works great when salvaging pencil lead found on the shore. Try it - you'll be amazed as to why you never used them before. You can buy them cheap at Dollar stores or spend the big bucks - $5 at Zellers/wal-Marts.

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This style. Correct?

Title: Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
Post by: Rieber on October 28, 2004, 10:09:06 AM

That looks exactly like one of the trimmers in one of my vests. Use it.