pica pencils

At the Festool Connect Event yesterday I was talking to oodles of people standing in line to buy reconditioned tools.  I noticed someone that had a bunch of Pica markers in his product.  It turned out that it was Andrew of Artisan Tools!  I told him that I was looking for a harder lead than the standard and he handed me some graphite refills to try.  I can't wait!

Here is a link to those leads:  https://www.artisantool.co/marker-leads/pica-dry-refill-h-hardness

Peter
 
Went to go order one today and got errors on the web site.  [sad]

Hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

k
 
Hi
  Well worth having and mine is in my pocket each and everyday - I had a habit of losing pencils and now on occasions wear glasses so the usual storage place had also been lost  [blink]......use mine with a 2h lead.
They also make a Carpenters pencil as well now
rg
Phil
 
[member=41214]Phil Beckley[/member] where do you get the 2h refil from? I never really used mine as lead supplied as standard is too soft
 
msc said:
[member=41214]Phil Beckley[/member] where do you get the 2h refil from? I never really used mine as lead supplied as standard is too soft

Hi
I got mine from Holz Handwerk in Nurenberg - not sure about UK supplier though but I am sure someone will chip in on this.
rg
Phil
 
I bought 4 on friday 1 for me 3 for others and also a picadry pen.
They were bought frm Mosswood Tool Supplies, Cwmbran South Wales if any help
 
andyman said:
I bought 4 on friday 1 for me 3 for others and also a picadry pen.
They were bought frm Mosswood Tool Supplies, Cwmbran South Wales if any help

....thanks for adding this
rg
Phil
 
kelauben said:
Went to go order one today and got errors on the web site.  [sad]

Hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

k

Also encountered errors there, but was able to add items to the cart by clicking the shopping cart when the items were shown in the list/thumbnail type view.

Before that I would get an error each time I tried to add something to the cart

Clint
 
Lee Valley sells them here in Canada in store as well as their online stores for Canada and USA
 
I bought mine at WoodCraft locally. It has become my go to pencil for carpentry and shop projects. I love this thing. I am now going to purchase a second and the 'H' harder lead now that you guys bought it to my attention.
 
Hi!

The pencils are great, also love their carpenter pencil sheath and the ink / marker variants.

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Kind regards,
Oliver
 
Peter Halle said:
At the Festool Connect Event yesterday I was talking to oodles of people standing in line to buy reconditioned tools.  I noticed someone that had a bunch of Pica markers in his product.  It turned out that it was Andrew of Artisan Tools!  I told him that I was looking for a harder lead than the standard and he handed me some graphite refills to try.  I can't wait!

Here is a link to those leads:  https://www.artisantool.co/marker-leads/pica-dry-refill-h-hardness

Peter

It was good talking to you Peter, sorry I couldn't keep chatting, I had tools to buy! Thanks for posting the link.

kelauben said:
Went to go order one today and got errors on the web site.  [sad]

Hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

k

The add to cart errors should be resolved. If you have any issues at all PLEASE let me know, either PM me or contact us through the website.  We recently completed a major website upgrade and are ironing out the kinks. Thanks for you patience!

We carry the Pica Drys, ALL of the refills, including the colored leads, the Inks, the Gels, the Pica BIG mechanical carpenter pencil and the BIG refills.

We carry the Pica Pocket as well but are currently sold out waiting on shipments to arrive.

We are also looking for dealers to carry Pica-Markers.
 
ase618 said:
Peter Halle said:
At the Festool Connect Event yesterday I was talking to oodles of people standing in line to buy reconditioned tools.  I noticed someone that had a bunch of Pica markers in his product.  It turned out that it was Andrew of Artisan Tools!  I told him that I was looking for a harder lead than the standard and he handed me some graphite refills to try.  I can't wait!

Here is a link to those leads:  https://www.artisantool.co/marker-leads/pica-dry-refill-h-hardness

Peter

It was good talking to you Peter, sorry I couldn't keep chatting, I had tools to buy! Thanks for posting the link.

kelauben said:
Went to go order one today and got errors on the web site.  [sad]

Hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

k

The add to cart errors should be resolved. If you have any issues at all PLEASE let me know, either PM me or contact us through the website.  We recently completed a major website upgrade and are ironing out the kinks. Thanks for you patience!

We carry the Pica Drys, ALL of the refills, including the colored leads, the Inks, the Gels, the Pica BIG mechanical carpenter pencil and the BIG refills.

We carry the Pica Pocket as well but are currently sold out waiting on shipments to arrive.

We are also looking for dealers to carry Pica-Markers.

Remarkably, After Artisan, I saw the note that Tool Nut had the pencils and went to order there and they also had an Internet burp. They answered me directly.

"We are currently experiencing an issue on our website that is causing this check-out error. Please try to checkout as a guest, or give our Sales Team a call at (914)621-0200 ext 2 and they can take your order over the phone.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may be causing.

Sincerely,
Matthew Lennon "

Some of these companies must wonder about a flood of orders only to find out someone on FOG has touted their product.  Orders for these pencils have apparently  clogged the system. My next try was to be Lee Valley but I did not get around to it. I guess now back to Artisan because I want the hard lead too....

 
Sorry if I caused a problem by posting and then causing a spike in orders, I was only passing on info that I got.

Peter
 
Peter Halle said:
Sorry if I caused a problem by posting and then causing a spike in orders, I was only passing on info that I got.

Peter

Yes, so much is your fault... I have spent more money on your "passing info I got" suggestions and mentions ( eg. TSO and now Pica pens,) then anyone else on FOG. Perhaps you should have a blog for your reviews and suggestions. I would instantly subscribe based on your credibility.

Artisan site is still down, still registering error message when attempting to order. I wrote them but no answer yet.
 
Have to say I was part of the ordering horde. Ordered from Tool Nut (along c Granat packs x 2 to get free shipping) with arrival sched 9/21.
 
clark_fork said:
Peter Halle said:
Sorry if I caused a problem by posting and then causing a spike in orders, I was only passing on info that I got.

Peter

Yes, so much is your fault... I have spent more money on your "passing info I got" suggestions and mentions ( eg. TSO and now Pica pens,) then anyone else on FOG. Perhaps you should have a blog for your reviews and suggestions. I would instantly subscribe based on your credibility.

Artisan site is still down, still registering error message when attempting to order. I wrote them but no answer yet.

Thank you for the compliment.  Enjoy your stuff!

Peter
 
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