The sharpener for the Silver Streak mechanical pencil is the cap/button. Pull it off place it over the lead and spin it between your fingers. Perfect point every time. 👍
Also, for bright finish materials, Markal makes red pencils too which don't get visually washed out by glare/shine. I hadn't seen the mechanical ones before, so I don't know if they make red leads for them, but you can certainly get it in a traditional pencil format.
@@kingplumber For what it's worth, they use the same size of lead as a drafting "lead holder" and you can buy sharpeners intended for art or drafting supply channels.
An old dog here, learning new tricks that didn't exist when I ran a Miller stick welder. Some of these tools would have come in real handy forty years ago. Thanks for your efforts on my behalf.
A lot of interesting tips here. One thing I would add is that you don't have to rush out and buy all of these things straight away. If you have the money ok go for it, but otherwise make a list of things that you need and then buy something gradually. Keep an eye on your local tool shops for their regular sales. Or if you buy online, budget your purchases to qualify for the free postage.
Great ideas. Inflation has really hit this stuff. It is still worth it, just takes a little longer to get the collection. If a guy was starting out welding he could do worse than go to Stronghand Tools and just ordering 1 of everything. If you can't afford that get one of everything that is under $50.
My favorite "marker"... masking tape. It wouldn't hold up to heat like soapstone or a scribe, but if your cutting "cold", it works great and leaves nothing behind. There's also no way that you won't see your mark. You can also label the part on the tape.
Chris, this is a good list, but allow this old welder to expand. Dividers that hold a soapstone Chain grips with extentions Wedges Center finder Good magnetic torpedo level Centering punch Ball peen hammer Saskatchewan socket set ( Newfoundland, it's a TUMWRENCH, Lord thundering....) Pin/prybar and spud. Torchguide of choice ( can be a length of stock iron) Dogs of various types (shop made usually) Wrap around. All this stuff is cheap too. But heavily needed. Edit: forgot the torch (MAGlight)
My little brother is taking welding classes in jobcorp and I wanted to get him some good tools as a automotive technician I don't know much about welding but I know the value of having the right tools and good made ones. Thank you for making this video!
Great video for those starting out. You earned a new sub, even though I've been welding for over 30 years, I can see that I'd wished I had this video then. God bless brother, work safe.
A lot of "top whatever" videos just show a product and talk about it for a second. Thanks for going the extra mile to show them in use in a practical application.
As Rusty dodge said below the sharpener is built into the cap at the back end. The other cool thing is that the silver streak reflects very well through the visor helmet, when you’re welding
Outstanding, no bs, and unpretentious video. I greatly appreciate your sincerity and no nonsense approach to delivering helpful information to our community, sir. Subscribed!
Appreciate the 3rd Hand shoutout! Great video Chris. I use these tool all the time as well. I’d absolutely call everything you’ve shown “must haves” 🔥👍🏼🔥
Bought my first pair of Auto-Adjust vise grip type of pliers in 1984. I got 4 pairs for $6.40 each. I put my tool owners manuals with receipt & copy of warranty in file and saw the receipt. Same year I bought my 150 Amp MiG. Back then a 125 Cu. Ft. tank of 25/75 shield gas set me back $18 plus $1.50 delivery fee. I keep the extra tips & wire rollers in zip bag next to 6 SnapOn distributor wrenches. They look cool next to the chrome Tach/Dwell meter. Does that make you experienced or old? I think both. Cool tools! Better than the 1968 set of “Globe Master” tool kit I used. I still have one Phillips, I put a 3/4” heater hose over the handle and ground the chrome cadnium tip into a nice hole punch. It won’t break? I enjoyed the video. ASE Master Tech since 1978 (NIASE until they shortened it)
While I have the same Markal silver pencil I typically just use it part numbers or orientation marks. For accurate cuts I always use a scribe. My favorite is a retractable tip model I get from McMaster-Carr.
That mechanical pencil you have has a lead sharpener in the end of it, so very easy to keep it sharp. It pulls out like the pencil eraser on some pencils, you sharpen your lead with it and put it back on the end of the pencil.
Old school here! a tool is just a tool it doesn't know or care what it's used for as long as you use it and appreciate for what it allows you to do. However if I catch you using my wood chisels for scraping or a pry bar your a dead man!
On my third hand I have them set up for grounding. If you have a part that is grounding through a bearing and it arcs you will ruin your bearing. The third hand lets me put the ground next to the weld. I have several sizes with a brass tips.
I use lots of 1-2-3 blocks in my machine shop, for woodworking and for welding. They’re great. But, I do have to say that you’ve got to do something about spatter. Spatter will weld itself to these unprotected steel blocks. And about torch holders. I have the silver one shown here. I ended up bending it to better work with my MiG torch. Here’s the problem; the torch isn’t held at much of an angle. It’s almost straight up. If the holder isn’t right at the edge of the table, the trigger will often touch it. Well, we know what happens then, it turns on and the wire shoots out. It it touches something, weld city! So I bent it to keep the torch more horizontal, and that solved the problem. I just tried to buy the Ollie 8” squares, but he’s sold out of every product. Hopefully, he’ll make some soon, as now I really want to try them. Said I saw them here.
Another cheap tool that is a game changer to remove rust on metal... Amazon 4-1/2" x 7/8" Strip Discs Stripping Wheels that Fit on Angle Grinders. They easily remove rust, don't scratch the metal or wear out like flap discs and they are cheap 6 discs for 23 bucks.
Thanks Chris these are things people do not talk much about . But your throwing light on them was actually an eye opener.I liked it very much. But please tell me is it very essential to have a full metal table top? Can its conductivity be an issue ? Yes for magnetic apparatus as you showed they do add to your convenience, but are there more advantages to it also ? Asking just out of curiosity.
I work with stainless 95% of the time. Anything magnetic don’t work and pencils don’t work. Clean it off and use the sharpie or a wax pencil for roughing out
Awesome tips and tricks Chris, thanks for sharing! The clamps have been a life saver for me as well! :) I might go shopping because of this video anyways though ;) Thank you!
Amazon threatened to take down the video because the images I screenshotted showing the product are property of Amazon. So in order to keep the video up I had to blur them… sucks…
Thank you! I got in trouble from amazon for posting screen shots of the actual items in recommending from their website. So I had to blur the screenshots. I thought it was helpful to show people what the tool looked like… they said it was a copyright infringement.
for vice grips i now buy mostly the harbor freight Bremen brand not the pittsburgh. they are pretty much as good as real vice grips . the pricing is decent . the c clamps are like 11 bucks . the pittsburgh ones are like 4 -5 bucks but they are weak.the bremen ones are good.
Amazon threatened to have the video taken down over the copy written images I had screenshotted from their website, so I had to blur them to avoid taking down the video
I like your videos but have to turn the volume all the way up to hear you speak most times. Would be great if you could fix that. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the feedback. Maybe it’s Mt headphones but when I edit I always check my levels and actually felt the need to turn this audio down a bit. I’ll look into it and make sure the volumes more universal next time! Thanks!
I'm still using paint markers. I haven't tried the steel pencil yet. Would it work with a cutting torch? With the paint marker the color of the paint will go away but you still have the mark with the marker. How is it with the steel pencil?
Hey, I’ve never seen your channel before, but your logo looked super familiar so I clicked. You may want to talk to a lawyer about Copyright laws. Look up “discraft Paul McBeth logo” looks like you’ve had your logo for the full 3 years you’ve been posting and Discraft only started to sponsor Paul in like 2018 or 19. The logos are nearly identical. You may be able to do something about that since yours was created first. Might be something to look into before the big guy decides you are the issue first. :) just lookin out.
