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   heck22 | Sep 11, 2002 11:04pm | #1

   http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=23076.1

   Now just scale down.....

   Just kidding....:)  How about permanent markers,or a 3 corner file?

   jw

   what the heck
   was I thinking?

2. 
   Piffin | Sep 11, 2002 11:20pm | #2

   Soapstone marker - just like welders use.

   Excellence is its own reward!
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   Egg | Sep 12, 2002 12:45am | #3

   Got another one for you.  Go to Office Max or similar store and pick up a correction pen.  Or white out in a pen dispenser, paints a line about 1/16" wide and clearly visible.  I have used it on hot roll steel, worked great.

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   joeh | Sep 12, 2002 01:01am | #4

   Silver artists' pencils work well for marking out on hot rolled or rebar. I never had much luck with soapstone, it doesn't leave much of a mark.

   Joe H

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   MarkH128 | Sep 12, 2002 01:42am | #5

   Chalk works ok.

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   ReinTaul | Sep 12, 2002 04:29am | #6

   When you say crayons failed, were they lumber crayons? Those have worked well for me.

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   bill_1010 | Sep 12, 2002 05:46am | #7

   lipstick, pick your color.

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   4Lorn1 | Sep 12, 2002 12:12pm | #8

   Recently I faced a situation where I needed a mark so the rebar could be moved to a cutting station and cut there. Lots of things kept me from getting a good measurement to call down. It was one of those odd place and mark situations. Nothing on hand worked until I tried a simple slip knot on a piece of masons line. Tied tight the slip knot doesn't slide and it can be done one handed. It seems no slower than digging for a keel and hoping you can find the mark later.

   Had I had any handy I might have used those plastic covered tie wraps. In a bright color the mason line catches the eye and is free, pick up what you need off the ground, on most job sites. A friend tried it but his would slip off. The trick is to go around the rebar and form the slip knot around the other end and then pull it tight. A timber hitch works well also.

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   JohnSprung | Sep 12, 2002 08:14pm | #9

   How about white paper tape (like film editors used to use), then for really accurate marks, pencil on the tape.

   -- J.S.

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   timkline | Sep 12, 2002 08:57pm | #10

   You will find what you need here:

   http://www.laco.com/cat/index.html

   Click on Valve Action Paint Markers

   We get them from our fastener suppliers. They work really, really well. carpenter in transition

8. 
   jonblakemore | Sep 13, 2002 04:02am | #11

   Use a tie wire.   If you had a lot to mark (and I mean alot) you could buy a 100' reel of tie wire and one of those belt mounted dispensers and, with a pair of lineman's pliers, mark happily all day.

   Jon Blakemore