Pica30402 Marker Kit and Lead Case 4020

I now have two of these, one on my tool belt and one in the shop. This is a fantastic pencil and I love the sharpener. Pocket clip could be a little longer, but overall design is good. A little expensive, but value is there.

you never knew you needed this till you had one! I bought this off a youtube review, and I use it all the time! There is just something about having a strong, thick, high quality pencil on the jobsite. After I got mine, everyone else on my crew got one too.

I've purchased and lost many carpenter's pencils over years. Is it going replace the 10 cent 1/2"x1/4" traditional pencil you buy by the gross? No, those are great for framing, decks, fences, etc. But this thing is way better designed and much better built than the multiple Rockler cabinet builders pencils I've purchased and broken.Thick lead, easy to use sharpener, different marking sticks for wet wood, solid surfaces, and concrete. It just works. The "sheath is something I thought would be a pain. I leave the sheath in my pocket and just pull the pencil out to use. No broken tips or marked up clothes. I've purchased several for my crew. We all love them.

I’ve been looking for a way to mark cuts in different materials and on different color items. I tried magic markets, and paint pens. They worked ok ,but, they dried out or took time to prime them for the paint markers. I saw a few posts on Facebook on this system. I’ve been using it on wood and the regular graphite color worked fine. Today, I had to cut a few inches off the legs of a piano bench. It was stained and finished. I swapped out the graphite with yellow. It worked great. I was able to use my jigsaw and follow the yellow line no problem.This is a great tool for any shop.

I bought the knock off a few times before I spent the money for a real pica, now I wish I did it sooner! First off there lead and colors marking are maybe 3x better contrast and will actually mark on objects the other crap brands won't, 2nd off their lead does not snap off as easy as the knock off do, the pica cap stay in place and having the easy pocket holder is probably the best thing, you can drop it into the holder and it stays put, while the other brand you have to force it and it might stay if your lucky. The only thing I'm not happy with is the sharpener blade, I might have got a defect, or their design is muck, but ever time I tried sharpening the lead, it catches funny and just snaps, in started using the shapes that came with the knock off, seems to work much better. I'm still sold on the product and will buy more, as it's faster and easier to use then others.. to pica engineering team, look at adding a built in sharpener in the inside, so you do not have to remove to sharpener.

Having a good marking tool in the shop is important. I like this, a little awkward to hold but gets the job done. You're not going to be writing essays with this but marking wood and steel for cut lines this gets it done. The leads are soft but pretty dang durable at the same time.

How durable it is and the way it is made.

I use it for marking lines and measurements for leather projects. The colors are great for contrast.