Has anyone tried using this to hold a pencil? I'm a teacher looking for something to attach to student desks.
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Hi Mark, the hole is much to large to hold a pencil, it will slip out if you are hoping to ahdere to the desk. It may however stay if you adhere to the top center of the desk and center the pencil. I will still have the potential to slip out though.
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Hi Mark. I just tried it and the pencil slopped right through. Maybe a smaller size clip would work?
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Instead, take a look at the Pen Pal holders (can get in 50 or 75 PC bags). Or the Victor ClipEn Pencil Holder. Or the FixFind Pencil & Paper Holders. All available at Amazon.com, but I have not used any of them.
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I tried the #17017CLR-VP with the pens and mechanical pencils I use. They fit nicely. I'm sure the 'old school' #2's should work too.
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Yes, if you do not expect each slot to hold more than one sharpie per slot. The elastic is tight at first for normal width pencils. I can get 4 in each slot at a time so I can hold a full set of 48 colored pencils in a relatively small area. Works great with my backpack. Hope this helps as this is very well designed and of high quality. I would definately recommend this product.
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It holds pencils snugly, and if its longer than a standard no2 pencil, probably not. depends on the size of needles.
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Hi Danielle:I am a teacher and have not used it yet this year ... that is what I plan to use it with ... it should work, but cannot promise. maybe google more info on it. Sound good? Rita
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try taking the clip off, bending in carefully the part that clips to the pencil, and then put it back on, or you could try super glue, since there's not much reason for it to come off, i love these pencils too, they are my favorite
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I tried it and it doesn't work well at all. I would not recommend using it for that purpose. It works well if using a marker or an ink pen but not a pencil. Go figure huh???
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I mounted it to the wood cabinet in my classroom using blue painters tape. It is strong enough to hold and easily removes without leaving any sticky behind. I mounted the three open sides of the cardboard backing and tear away months as they pass. You could also use magnetic peal and stick tape.
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I've only used hard pencils, but I think it would be good for soft pencils too, because is very powerfull and delicates at the same time!
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I think this could work well for a desk drawer. I used it for a drawer with pens pencils and stuff in my kitchen so I think it would work well for a desk. It matched my kitchen drawers closely so if it matches your desk then I say go for it.
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I'm chuckling. It's strong relative to what it is perhaps? Only the black side is magnetic. It's perfect for magnetic blackboards, filing cabinets etc. I can toss a 1 foot by one foot sheet at my blackboard and it sticks. I love the stuff. Great for teachers for sure. Hope this helps.
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Yes it will work with colored pencils, but most art instructors will tell you not to. The fear is that the softer lead will be ground down too easily. The auto shut off will help prevent that from happening tho so personally I don't have a problem with my students using it - judiciously.
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I can not answer that question. I do not allow my students to sharpen colored pencils in it. They use the individual sharpeners for them. I have heard to many times that colored pencils can tear up a pencil sharpen and I do want to take that chance. But it sharpens the heck out of a #2 pencil. :)
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I would think so. I bought it to hold a plastic caddy (which is light) with an eraser and five markers for a white board. It's strong enough to hold all that on the whiteboard.
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I would not use for that purpose! Look on a can of Magnetic/Chalkboard Paint for the brand of extra-strong magnets recommended by the magnetic paint company.
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yes and no. The sticky back will stick to wood, I use it to hold cables on my desk. However, I wouldnt assume it can hold a lot of weight, especially over time. If your just tying up cables, or something relatively light, these will work fine.
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Yes, they should be able to hold that easily. My students used them as pencil pouches this year and kept 8 pencils (along with other little treasures that were NOT supposed to be in there, ha!) Many did break (zippers, pencils punctured holes through plastic) at some point during the year, but many also lasted all year long. I will be ordering them for my class again next year!
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I have mine in the art classroom for more than a month without problems. I wonder if the person whose sharpener broke after 1 month mistook the overheat shut off as a breakage. Mine sharpens very fast and keeps the lead centered... very important when running a fast paced art room of middle schoolers. The last two sharpeners I had each lasted a couple of weeks before showing problems. They also did a poor job of centering the lead of colored pencils. I would recommend this to any classroom teacher.