Comments on: The mother of all lead pointers… https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/ Art Instruction for Beginners and Professionals Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:57:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: David Jamieson https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-299262 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:57:49 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-299262 In reply to Chris Tyler.

Oh wow! That sounds fabulous, Chris. Now I’m going to be searching for this!

]]> By: Chris Tyler https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-299261 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:12:53 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-299261 I used these in school (drafting class) with regular wood pencils. The secret is a companion device which looks like a regular wall-mounted hand-cranked helical pencil sharpener, but it only removed the wood, leaving the lead untouched. After using that sharpener you’d have a pencil with a conical wood end and a cylindrical lead sticking out of it. You would then point the lead with the lead pointer. Fantastic combination, but I have no idea who produced those sharpeners.

]]> By: Maria Dickson https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-297626 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:07:52 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-297626 In reply to Iris.

I have the Tru-Point 58 0510 instructions and the pencil lead pointer in original box. I’ll donate it to your collection if you want it. I inherited it when cleaning my parents’ house & it’s just taking up space.

]]> By: Rob https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-266422 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:07:33 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-266422 In reply to Laurie.

Emptying is very simple, just unscrew the cap holding the cover (rotating part) in place, pull up the cover and dump into the trash. Do not worry about getting it all out as leaving some in makes the operation run smoother. When replacing the cover, make sure the part where the lead comes through is INSIDE the abrasive cup.

]]> By: Rob https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-266421 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:01:40 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-266421 In reply to John.

I have two of these myself and the particular lead holder you’re asking about, the 780 works well in both the variable lead pointer and the fixed one. As a matter of fact, I have several different lead holders and I have yet to find one that doesn’t fit nicely in these.

]]> By: John https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-258635 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:23:48 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-258635 Do you happen to know if Staedtler 780 lead holders fit into them nicely?

]]> By: Laurie https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-253267 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:24:03 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-253267 I just inherited a pencil sharpener just like the one you described. It seems to be full of graphite. How do I empty it?

]]> By: Arthur dorstewitz https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-248682 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:22:15 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-248682 I have a Ebay site called DIGNUND my grandfather started tru point if you contact me I can probably list the items you’re looking for

]]> By: Iris https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-240174 Sun, 19 Jul 2020 18:59:00 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-240174 Hi,
I recently took a job in a drafting department and while cleaning up the place, I found quite a bite of hand drafting tools. That gets me started to look for lead pointer and collect them. Is anyone has got a user manual on either tru-point or Boston lead pointer to share?

]]> By: Bryce J. https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/the-mother-of-all-lead-pointers/#comment-200220 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:18:02 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=4558#comment-200220 I am using the d33760 and i would like to know how to take it aart to clean out the abrasive cup. I am a new student in drafting and i have one of these great lead sharpeners but no idea how to take it apart. Any help would be great.

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