This project was inspired by all of the pencil grips I've seen. However, I've only seen giant kindergarten-style grips, or worse, the ones that are molded with little indentations to fit your fingers. I need a pencil that is thin, because the thick ones just feel clumsy, and the form-fitting ones can't be rotated to keep the lead pointy.
I've been using this Pentel 8500 for a while now. I carry a pencil in my pocket at all times, and I'm impressed with its durability and ability to resist snapping under all the bending that a pocket pencil goes through. It fits the "thin pencil" requirement, but the plastic barrel is just a wee bit slippery, and I have a tendency to let it slide out of my hand when I'm not paying attention to it.
Time to fix that!
I've been using this Pentel 8500 for a while now. I carry a pencil in my pocket at all times, and I'm impressed with its durability and ability to resist snapping under all the bending that a pocket pencil goes through. It fits the "thin pencil" requirement, but the plastic barrel is just a wee bit slippery, and I have a tendency to let it slide out of my hand when I'm not paying attention to it.
Time to fix that!
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-Pencil. Surprise, surprise. Or a pen, I suppose, but I only use pens with caps, so this wouldn't really work.
-Sugru. A 5g sachet is more than enough. Pick whatever color works best, I used black on a dark green pencil.
-Alcohol and wipe of some sort. If you've used the pencil before, it has your finger oils on it.
-End effectors. Hands work well if you have them. If you're a robot, try a grapple or grasper.
-Work surface. The residue seems to wipe off my desk without a problem, but for rolling it out I put down a piece of glossy paper. Waxed paper, aluminum foil, plastic wrap would probably work equally well.
-Pencil. Surprise, surprise. Or a pen, I suppose, but I only use pens with caps, so this wouldn't really work.
-Sugru. A 5g sachet is more than enough. Pick whatever color works best, I used black on a dark green pencil.
-Alcohol and wipe of some sort. If you've used the pencil before, it has your finger oils on it.
-End effectors. Hands work well if you have them. If you're a robot, try a grapple or grasper.
-Work surface. The residue seems to wipe off my desk without a problem, but for rolling it out I put down a piece of glossy paper. Waxed paper, aluminum foil, plastic wrap would probably work equally well.
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The Ideanator
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Oct 11, 2010. 1:14 PMReplyI told sunny to do something like that for an entry, oh well.
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Sunbanks
in reply to Oct 11, 2010. 7:32 PMReplyI didn't have a pencil that needed a pencil grip!
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The Ideanator
in reply to Oct 11, 2010. 9:56 PMReplyI said sharpies though, everybody uses sharpies!!
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CameronSS (author)
in reply to Oct 11, 2010. 10:01 PMReply
But who writes with Sharpies for long enough periods of time to need a grip?
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Lithium Rain
in reply to Nov 12, 2010. 3:28 PMReplyI do! Sharpie pens are teh_rock0rz. :)
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The Ideanator
in reply to Oct 12, 2010. 7:27 AMReplyI dunno about sunny, but my sister does epic Sharpie tattoos on her friends, and I do small murals with em.
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CameronSS (author)
in reply to Oct 11, 2010. 1:24 PMReply
I can't help it if Sunnybanks is a slacker...
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The Ideanator
in reply to Oct 11, 2010. 6:12 PMReplyTrue, but I didn't give you the idea either, you came up with it all by yourself (as far as I know).
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projectsugru
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Nov 1, 2010. 5:57 AMReplyHey, I love how many hacks you got out of a single sachet, smart :)
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