how do I prevent my eraser from hardening?

[cyclohexane]

it gets to be unusable after about 2 months, regardless of what brand it is. How can i fix this?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Aren't erasers supposed to be hard usually?

 

[Zim Hosein]

<-- Grabs a lawnchair & a cold :beer: , this should be fun!

 

[Lash444]

Find some erasers made from real rubber

 

[laurenlex]

Thinking of Rosie O'Donnel naked keeps my eraser soft.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

think about baseball.....er wait...

 

[cyclohexane]

could I heat it up? would that help?

 

[jspeicher]

sing a sad song, in a lonely place.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: cyclohexane
it gets to be unusable after about 2 months, regardless of what brand it is. How can i fix this?

i have never heard of this happening. where are you storing it?

 

[cyclohexane]

just in my backpack, it's got a little paper cover thingy on it too.

 

[mryellow2]

http://www.joewoodworker.com/erasers/erasercollection.htm

 

[Shawn]

I have never heard of an eraser going bad after a few months. WTF are you doing to it?

 

[Gibsons]

It's oxidation, from oxygen and/or ozone. Probably more trouble than it's worth to try to stop. scrub off the outside with some abrasive and you can get to some "fresh" eraser goodness.

 

[jonessoda]

Get white vinyl erasers (Staedtler makes good ones) instead of Pink Pearl or art gum. And especially not the kneaded erasers.

 

[kt]

Stop using it as a butt plug.

 

[amdskip]

I have one that is about 10 years old, still works great.

 

[Regs]

You sound like you're on a tight budget there champ.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: Regs
You sound like you're on a tight budget there champ.

:laugh:

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I use the Staedtler erasers myself, no issues at all and would reccomend them.

 

Buy a new pencil.

 

[cyclohexane]

nah, it's just that this have been happening to me for like the past ten years (i go through ~ 10 erasers a year)

 

[nakedfrog]

What kind of erasers?

 

[BigPoppa]

Immerse it in your name?

 

[cyclohexane]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What kind of erasers?

magic rub, staedler, etc

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: cyclohexane

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What kind of erasers?

magic rub, staedler, etc

The outside may form a hard surface but for me if you just rub away that outer layer the inside is perfectly fine. Although I have to say I've never had this problem with Staedler and magic rub erasers.