Markal 96276- Markal Pro Holder Refills, Multi Color Pack , 2 Red, 2 Yellow & 2 Black

I'm on the fence about this. Yes, it's better in some ways than soapstone and not so great in other ways. The actual pen is solid and heavy duty. Mine has been dropped and the crayon does not break like soapstone would, that's a plus. The sharpener in the end, nice touch but rarely used by me. When the crayon gets small, it gets stuck in the bottom and won't come out without the assistance from a 3/32" welding rod. The crayons. I got the yellow and silver. You really have to watch your stick out on the crayon, it seems to break pretty easy at times. I use mine a lot and there are times I say, "glad I bought this" and other times I'm calling it a piece of something cause the crayon breaks several times in a row. It does mark metal good but I would suggest silver and another color, red/yellow as the silver does not do so well on bare metal, cleaned for welding. Sometimes they don't work so well on new pipe with that slick shiny coating, not the green underground coating but looks like a clearcoat. Seems the pipe is so slick it don't mark well, then the crayon breaks.Overall, I would buy again.

Only had it a short time, but really like the pencil, very well made and works great. My only observation is that especially the colored lead refills are fairly soft, close to a crayon, but they are really nice and work on all types of surfaces. Wish I had bought one of these a long time ago. Also since the pencil does have the needle nose tip, it is a little awkward to hold when using it more in a traditional way.Edit: now that I have used it more, I have ordered the regular graphite because I’m using it for a woodworking project and thought that the graphite would be harder than the colored refills, but the lead seems to pretty much be the same. It is quite annoying because it’s not like any pencil I’ve ever used because after sharpening and drawing a 12” line the the lead needs to be sharpened again. Only the first 2” of the line is crisp line after that it’s almost a 1/8” thick. I looked to see if they offered any different types of graphite, but there only seems to be the one that I bought. I guess that it will be useful for marking through holes that a regular shaped pencil or sharpie wouldn’t fit, but at least for me won’t be a do-all pencil and unfortunately will have to look for a better option for my general needs.

After reading tons of reviews, i purchased one. Funtionality is great, sharpener works great. Lead that comes with it is too dark for slightly rusted metals. The colored refills, i found yellow provided the best visibility for most of the metal i work with. But like others mentioned, the colored refills are more like a crayon, very crumbly and need resharpening often. You have to run minimum stickout or they just break. Pros, the markings do not blow away with a nearby grinder/cutoff. Cons, way too much money for what you get as far as usability. If they could figure out how to make the colored lead out of the same/similar material as the silver lead then i might be able to justify the cost. I want to love this thing but each time i use it i just get more disappointed. One other Pro' it is very durable and easy to hold/use, gloved or bare handed.

Junk!!! I have had the maker 4 2 months it has not work right sence day 1. First problem is the led is so Fragile it's constantly breaking. And the push button eject does not work I . bought a 6-pack of refillable in month through the 1st 3 in the 1st 2 Now every time I want to extend the marker I have to use a piece of wire to push it out. Junk do not waste your money

Pros: This is a good solid product for marking and can do fairly detailed work if your using it to mark metal/wood in a semi open environment. It also has multiple colors to choose from for refills(comes with 1 silver).Cons: The description for the product being able to fit into small places is not accurate or slightly misleading depending on the kind of work your doing. The reason I purchased this product and was willing to spend $22.00 plus another $12.00 for yellow refill sticks was because I needed to have something that would fit through a #6 hole for a machine screw. This does not. The metal tip is almost a 1/4 " outside to outside. The lead itself will fit through a #10 machine screw hole and if sharpened will be able to mark it semi accurately.

I received it very quickly and it looks great in the package. Cut the end off the plastic package and the black push button part (with red sharpener insert) fell off in my hand. It took me a few seconds to realize that it was BROKEN and not supposed to come off. It should be either metal or a lot thicker plastic. Looking at where it was sheered off you can see that there was very little material holding it together in the first place. Apparently the other items that Amazon put in the box with it (wire brushes, welding sleeves, and wire crimpers) were enough to press against the package this holder comes in and snap the plastic end off. Unfortunately I bought a bunch of different refills and it looks like Amazon will ding me over $5 in fees to return those so I have no choice but to order another one of these and hope for the best so I can use the refills. But based on some of the other negative reviews it looks like the breaking issue is pretty common... and I can see why after looking at this thing in person. As you can see pretty clearly in my picture, it has a major design flaw of a stress riser... the metal sleeve ends from the bottom side and the female threads for the red cap end from the top side right at the location the designer decided to put a taper in the plastic body... EXACTLY where it was broken and I suspect where they ALWAYS break. It is a shame because otherwise it seems OK but I can't fully review it since it was broken right out of the package!

The Markal Pro is very well made, refills (silver & multicolour) work perfectly --- I don't see any need for improvement. The Markal Pro fits your fingers with or without gloves --- strong enough to take some drops with minimal to no effect --- the built in sharpener ensures clean narrow lines when required --- coloured refills allow for several lines close together being identifiable even while welding. ALL IN ALL A GREAT PRODUCT --- VERY VERY SATISFIED!!!

This marker was great while it lasted, which wasn’t long. The lead it comes with works well on aluminum and stainless steel but not well on black steel. It’s main advantage is supposed to be toughness. Well it is mostly fairly tough except for the plastic part on top which broke after rolling off the table onto the floor. Definitely not worth the money. Get the Markal Silver Streak instead. It’s cheaper and better.

Extremely expensive pencil and refills. Expected better quality noting most refills were very crumbly, easily broke , would not sharpen and rendered this splurge purchase as one of the lesser satisfied purchases I have made. Reviews helped to justify the decision to buy and maybe others found value, quality and satisfaction for their purpose. Probably one of those items that gets shelved and forgotten as value and functionality of Dollar Store items is where I’ll return to

Buena calidad, el color de repuesto que trae incluido no sirve para metales , se pierde, los repuestos muy caros y limitadas las opciones de colores, posteriormente compre repuestos y se quiebran de la nada y no marcan o escriben bien, espera que por las opiniones de los demas compradores funcionara el producto a la perfección, perome deception, aparte no contestan mis mensajes para cambiar el producto.

el precio no es bajo pero creo que es lo justo para la calidad de estas minas, requieres un porta minas que acepte el grosor de estas, pude marcar metales con todo y su lubricante que traen para protección, no encontré algún material (solo vidrio) que no pinte. Las comprare de nuevo cuando termine este paquete.