pencil lead for surveyor

[wwcanoer]

After 30 years, I need another piece of pencil lead for my surveyor. Haven't been able to find this in any of my supply catalogs, or the local drafting-arts store. Any thoughts?

Carol

 

[DMC]

Light a pencil on fire and recover the lead (graphite) ?

What is diameter.

My other thought is....ITS FRIDAY!!!!!

 

[Mike2]

Pm the address I think I have a gross left and would ship a couple your way. My .02 $$$$

 

[DMC]

Contractor pencil lead from Home Depot. (Big Rectangle shaped pencil)

Again...light wood on fire.

As an option.

The above post sounds better?

 

[Rex Kramer]

Light a pencil on fire and recover the lead (graphite) ?

What is diameter.

My other thought is....ITS FRIDAY!!!!!

lol hell yea its friday....but yea I keep a "burnt" pencil on my casting well for stirring gold alloy Im still casting for FGC's, great oxide scavenger...

rex

 

[AJEL]

Drawing Lead: Eagle/Berol/Sanford Turquoise | Leadholder - The Drafting Pencil Museum
I have red, green, brown, black & yellow get the 2mm for your surveyor. I mostly use the red(carmine),but the brown is good when checking 2 paths.
search Turquoise Eagle Drawing Leads on ebay, you should get a few pages of choices.
Lot 3 Turquoise Eagle Drawing Leads 2H 6H Carmine Red | eBay

 

[denturist-student]

2mm black using a 2h lead....I think they are available from Staples....I owuld not use the standard hb because it is messy. The 2h will give you a finer line and is less messy.

 

[wwcanoer]

Thanks for all of advice, but unfortunately I think my surveyor takes a 3 mm diameter lead. I found a source for 3 mm lead on Amazon, shipping is twice the cost of the lead though.

***: I know it was Friday when you wrote:

Contractor pencil lead from Home Depot. (Big Rectangle shaped pencil)

, but getting a rectangular lead (the contractor pencil in my garage has rectangular lead) to fit a round circle is a bit more work than I want to do! And the nearest Home Depot is 90 miles so it's not overly cost-effective

Happy weekend! Carol

 

[denturist-student]

Could be...what kind of surveyor do you have? Never heard of a 3 mm shaft. Maybe you are missing the sleeve on a NEY surveyor.

 

[YMS96]

Could be...what kind of surveyor do you have? Never heard of a 3 mm shaft. Maybe you are missing the sleeve on a NEY surveyor.

Go to a drafting supply store and get the lead for mechanical drafting pencils. Thick pieces, multiple colors and hardnesses.

 

[wwcanoer]

I have an old "Jelenko" surveyor. The collit requires a minimum 2.5mm diameter, current insert rods are 3mm, there is only one drafting store in the county, and the largest lead they carry is 2mm and unable to order anything larger from their catalog.

C

 

[araucaria]

I had similar difficulties a long time ago but if I get an awkward situation now I'll try to innovate with telescoping pieces of steel rods and tubing to custom-make a lead-holder. Some model-making suppliers have stocks of tubing at small diameters as well as ortho suppliers. Internet is a great tool to find peculiar items.