The scriber point can reverse for safety. The alloy magnet picks up small parts and retrieves steel chips from hard-to-reach places.

This is General Tool’s tungsten carbide scribe and a magnet that marks hard materials including hardened steel, stainless steel, ceramics and glass.

Everything about this screams quality, and I am jubilant with my purchase.” – Amazon’s Customer Review.Īvailable here. My only qualm is that I can see how this could loosen up around the tip, as one reviewer indicated that it had, but if that is an issue in the future, I will adjust my review accordingly. I have another scribe with a tiny carbide tip, but this Starrett with a steel tip blows out of the water. Starrett does sell a carbide-tip version (70AX), but it is appropriately priced at about 3x the price. The point is not carbide as others noted, but the description never said it was carbide. It has a hard, sharp point for marking measurements or points or whatever on hard surfaces like metal and wood. As for not coming with directions, this is a scriber. The tip stores reversed in the scribe so you can keep it in your pocket without gouging out part of your leg accidentally, and they also shipped it like this for safety. “First of all, to those saying it does not come with a tip, you have to unscrew the end, pull the tip out, and turn it around. Technical Specifications By The Manufacturer: The point can be reversed, telescoped into the handle and locked by the chuck, when not in use. The scriber point is finely tapered, so the location of the point is not obscured. The hexagon head prevents rolling. Knurled chuck holds scriber firmly. The handle is also made of steel is knurled and nickel plated. This is Starett’s pocket scriber with a hardened steel point.

Sheet metal scribe white cap