Markal MRK96100 Red-Riter Welders Pencils Specialty Markers

The Markal MRK96100 is a Red-Riter welder's pencil specialty marker, red, 12 per dozen and 6 dozen per case.

A welder's pencil is a marking tool built for the one place ordinary pencils and markers fail: the surface about to be welded.

The requirement is heat. A mark near a weld gets hot — not incidentally, but as a matter of course — and an ordinary marker's pigment burns off, taking the layout with it. A welder's marker is formulated to survive that, so the line is still there when the torch arrives.

Red is the colour and it is chosen for contrast against bright or ground steel, where the silver markers in this range would disappear. A shop working both dark scaled plate and clean machined surfaces needs both colours, which is why both exist rather than one being better.

The specification this data does not state, and which matters: chloride content. Any marker used on austenitic stainless must be low-chloride or chloride-free. Chlorides left on stainless and heated cause stress corrosion cracking — a delayed failure in a joint that passed inspection. Fabricators running stainless order certified markers specifically, and verifying that certification before selling into stainless work is worth the phone call.

Applications include welding layout, cutting, fabrication, and pipe work.

Users include welders, fitters, and fabricators.

Brand

Markal

SKU

MRK96100

Category

Painting & Marking Supplies

Weight

0.12 lbs

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.75 x 0.75

Price

$14.95

Availability

Call for pricing

Rating

4.46 / 5.0