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Shiny Pencil Lead
« 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!)??

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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2004, 09:44:56 AM »
Vinegar should do it.  Soak it in it for a day.
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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2004, 10:34:00 AM »
Leave it outdoors overnight.
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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #3 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 :)
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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2004, 11:12:08 AM »
Thanks guys!
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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2004, 03:08:53 PM »
Magic Marker's.
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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #6 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!

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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #7 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?
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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #8 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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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #10 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.

This style. Correct?
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Re: Shiny Pencil Lead
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2004, 10:09:06 AM »
That looks exactly like one of the trimmers in one of my vests. Use it.
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