FastCap Marker - Is this normal?

[moparfreak]

I know this is a small thing, but I usually have a Fastcap Long Nose Marker around. I get them from Menards, and they are quite useful for marking inside holes (such as drilled a hole in a 2x4 and want to line it up on a secondary piece). Thing is, it seems this thing can't contain its ink so well. The tip end inevitably starts filling up with ink, to the point anytime I open up the cap, it sprays ink everywhere and bleeds and is just a general mess. Second one this has happened to me. Is this normal?

Here you can see the entire tip is just covered in leaking ink.

 

[DadsTools]

Seems like it might just be the nature of the design with all that exposed tip constantly drawing ink from the reservoir via capillary action. I can see how it would be very useful in certain situations. Maybe you have to accept it's a short-life consumable. You may also contact the mfr to see what they have to say.

I don't know of any other brand markers like that with the long tip. Maybe other members will have a suggestion.

 

[FigureItOut]

Normal? Mine doesn't do that. I store it horizontally in a drawer. I've had about a year I guess, with no sign of leakage. I only recently started using it for other things than cutting Kaizen foam, and yes it's very handy at times.

 

[cheechi]

Yeah I go through those real quick. They just don't last, I opened a pack of sharpies about the same time as I got my last shipment and 2-3 of the fastcaps later I still haven't dried up one sharpie.

 

[HighPlainsWrencher]

The one I bought is doing that and ive had it about 8 months. I store mine vertical and admit it doesn't get used much.

 

[firworks]

I store the few I have horizontal in a drawer and they're probably a year old. They don't look like that they're clean.

 

[moparfreak]

I guess I'll keep it horizontal from now on. I usually store it in a tin can w/ the rest of my sharpees, I figured it could handle that like most other markers in the world....

It's still a useful marking tool....maybe they'll improve on it eventually.

 

[RoyArms]

Mine don't do that, maybe there is a bad batch. I've been using those for a couple years now. They are stored vertically in my tool bag, and seem to last a lot longer than regular sharpies or milwaukee sharpies. I gave a few out to coworkers and they now buy them as well because they find they last longer as well.

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[Lelandwelds]

Cool marker. Never seen. Does the tip deform?

 

[mike93lx]

Send fastcap an email. Their CS is quite good.

Let us know what happens

 

[moparfreak]

Cool marker. Never seen. Does the tip deform?

No, not that i've noticed. In all other regards it's quite useful. I use it most for marking through thick material such as lining up holes drilled in 2x4s. The tip is pretty rigid, doesn't seem to deform at all under normal use.