sharpies

[mbshop]

I find sharpies to dry out rather fast for my taste.
I liked the ones from lowes but now they no longer carry them. Any suggestions on ones that last longer than a few months ? Thanks,

 

[Advan]

I think the Milwaukee Inkzalls are great, and longer lasting than Sharpies....

 

[Thumper68]

I keep mine in a cup on the bench cap down and they last a long time.

 

[nbruno]

Love milwaukee inkzalls, both the marker type and paint pen type. The tips are much more wear resistant than sharpies.

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[txvwnut]

Another vote for the Milwaukee’s.

 

[Dingleburry]

Milwaukees are amazing!!...for what they are. Also oil based felt tip paint markers. Have some made by mitsubishi pencil that are awesome.
Sharpies ****. My company stocks sharpie "industrial" for the whole plant so i got an unlimited supply. And they ****. I dont even use them.
Any bit of dust, throw it out.
Any bit of oil or dirt throw it out.
Left cap off? Throw it out.
I like milwaukee, but i like felt tip paint markers better.

These ones here
https://www.amazon.com/Uni-Paint-Oil-Based-Marker-Assorted-6-Count/dp/B00006IFFX

 

[scubadoober]

When a sharpie dries out just pour some lacquer thinner in the cap, and **** it up with the marker. Boom, keep writing for another few months. You can do this two or three times after it dries before thinning/fading occurs.

 

[Musicinabottle]

Milwaukee Inkzall yup!

 

[mbshop]

Thanks all. Will try the milwaukee ones.

 

[lethalranger]

Black sharpies dry out faster then the colored sharpies don't ask how i know

 

[AZ Pete]

Just put the cap on tight between uses. My sharpies last years, even in central Arizona, where everything dries out.


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[Kaizen]

I love sharpies. Just the normal ones that I steal from big conference meetings. Love silver on metal work


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[HanShotFirst]

I keep mine in a cup on the bench cap down and they last a long time.

THIS^^

Put the cap back on promptly after use, store them tip down with the cap on. Even if you store them tip up, if you put the cap back on promptly after use, they last pretty well.

 

[jessesandy]

Still using Sharpies from the 80's.
It's easy to forget a Sharpie is still in your pocket when your shift is over.

The green and red ones are easy to clean off HPL (Formica) with a swipe of lacquer thinner.
The black ones are a little hard to clean off.
The blue ones will leave a permanent stain.

 

[stonesg]

Still using Sharpies from the 80's.
It's easy to forget a Sharpie is still in your pocket when your shift is over.

The green and red ones are easy to clean off HPL (Formica) with a swipe of lacquer thinner.
The black ones are a little hard to clean off.
The blue ones will leave a permanent stain.

I store mine cap/tip down in a coffee cup on my desk or bench.

I mark the top end with a ring to show the color as I normally have red and black.

 

[nbruno]

Milwaukees are amazing!!...for what they are. Also oil based felt tip paint markers. Have some made by mitsubishi pencil that are awesome.
Sharpies ****. My company stocks sharpie "industrial" for the whole plant so i got an unlimited supply. And they ****. I dont even use them.
Any bit of dust, throw it out.
Any bit of oil or dirt throw it out.
Left cap off? Throw it out.
I like milwaukee, but i like felt tip paint markers better.

These ones here
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IFFX/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Love those markers, I had a box of black that we used to use to permanently mark x-ray film. They write on everything

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[mbshop]

I do all the tricks also but still dry out quickly. Some work takes more than a few seconds and it starts to dry out. Put cap on, shake and back to work. Royal pain.

 

[firworks]

I carry an Inkzall for graffito tagging old machines abandoned out back of our facility. I drew Kilroy on the moldboard of a motorgrader.

That's not why I carry it but it does appear to INK ALL. Writes perfectly on a neglected piece of equipment out in the elements and it's still on there to this day.

I'm not sure about the longevity though. I haven't typically had an issue with Sharpies drying out either. I just know the Inkzall is way cooler.

 

[Provincial]

Years ago in the machine shop where I worked we used Sanford "Hi-Impact" markers. They were left a much darker mark than Sharpies and didn't dry out. I guess that is why they were discontinued.

 

[DFB]

Chisel tip Milwaukee Inkzall is what I like best. More so than the fine point tip version. And I have a box off them! We use both the big and small sharpie markers by the dozens at work to mark shipping boxes and write out signage, The Milwaukee marker pen IMO much nicer all the way around and seems too last a lot longer, It is smaller and lighter has a nice little pocket clip too.

 

[redvalkyrie]

Might look at Nissen brand marking tools. I've had good luck with them.

 

[Marctrees]

Whatever Pen you choose - IF it fits the Job...

Mason Line necklace through the pocket clip... at a calculated height... start longish and shorten to where you like it.....ready access to remove and replace in cap w one hand.

Marc

 

[danski0224]

My experience with Inkzalls has been mediocre compared to the claims on the packaging. Works just as poorly as Sharpie on oily, wet and dusty surfaces.

So far, Sharpie "Professional" has worked the best and lasted the longest.

I used to use Ideal paint markers in black, but the tips wear out quickly.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I like Sharpies and haven't tried the Milwaukee brand. I do have some different Sharpies that I haven't opened the pack yet to try.

The Sharpies are readily available everywhere, I think Dollar General has been about the cheapest place to buy them. Any time the the wife drags you into one of those places that you really don't want to be in, start looking for garage supplies.

 

[Jazz1]

I like the Studio TM metaliques for some things. Its similar to Sharpie but metallic colours available. Gold or silver. Lettered the vise with one. I will now be trying alternatives to Sharpies

 

[Fender1325]

I only use snap on markers. The ink is american sourced and the comfort grip allows me to color in my coloring books for hours

 

[Ign]

Black sharpies dry out faster then the colored sharpies don't ask how i know

This is the only guy who nailed it.

I use mostly Milwaukees now but if it must be a Sharpie it MUST be blue. . Black ones are just ******* your money away.

 

[theoldwizard1]

i keep mine in a cup on the bench cap down and they last a long time.

this !

 

[Two Speed]

Anybody else find that sharpies just ain't that good anymore?
I use them alot at work, and I've noticed that the ink (black) is no longer true black, it is more transparent, this is extremely obvious when I am adding maintanence dates inside equipment on aluminum surfaces.
Old sharpie dates are pitch black, brand new sharpie, transparent, industrial sharpie, general consumer sharpie,makes no difference, the new ones lack pigment. Even had an old sharpie in a little used toolbox that was worn down to a nub, tried it out, pitch black still, so something did change.

 

[CafeTools]

this !

Good theory.

 

[hefnerconstructionlc]

I have found the inkzalls to be much better than a sharpie. Paint pens are handy and sloppy I think. Could also do wax pencil.

 

[cheechi]

I like the inkzalls. However they are more expensive per pen than sharpies, so I still have mostly sharpies.

I bought a lot of the silver ones for cheap, I use them where it's appropriate. I like to write sizes for things like set screws on big machines, silver works pretty well against most colours of power coating. I store them point down in the shop in pencil cans, except for a few in tool bags.

I really like the black, the very fine 'sharpie pen' ones. Last week I chucked one in the DP to make a dot so I could align the lasers. Because they have the really thin bit they make good 'trace through a hole' pens too.

I have a few of the 'mini' keychain ones whatever you call them. Come in very handy when I pack my tools and either forget a real one or need multiple colours but don't have pocket space. Several keychain ones on a carabiner is both easier to find and easier to throw into a bag or find in a bag when you need it. Nothing world changing but potentially useful for those who need to pack up sometimes but not fully mobile.

 

[Sine Swept]

We use pink metal markers where I work, they can be safely painted over, the original ones we used were Japanese made. At some point they switched to a New Jersey made marker that would dry out quick and the actual marker would not last long. The Japanese ones would last and last even with the cap off if you weren't a stickler for keeping the cap on. If only I could read Japanese, I could tell you who makes them.

 

[anndel]

Milwaukees +a million. I have sharpies as well and they dry out fast even if capped tightly. I store all markers in a empty cleaned out Tostitos salsa bottle on my bench.

 

[gtae07]

I never have problems with sharpies drying out, as long as I don't leave the cap off all day. I generally only use the ultra-fine point ones and the industrial ones.

Then again, I tend to lose them before they die.

 

[mbshop]

I loved the keychain ones but can no longer find them.

 

[hangfirew8]

Sharpies have always left a purplish, semi-transparent mark for me. I use them sometimes because they're reversible, at least, with a little acetone.

Sharpie Extreme is probably the black most people are looking for. I have one literally in every drawer of my auto toolbox.

Longest lasting permanent marker has to be a Marks-A-Lot that kicked around my shop since I moved in here, and my previous shop before that. I finally threw it away last month. Was probably 2 decades old. I should buy more.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MIJ54M/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Bryan Burns]

Sharpies are awful. They dry out in my office desk for crying out loud. The tips mush after a few strokes. Funny that metal barreled Sanford Magic Markers from decades ago still work but a sharpie doesn't last three months.

I like the Milwaukee inkzall too. Home Depot carries them and the price is reasonable.

 

[SantaAna12]

I only use snap on markers. The ink is american sourced and the comfort grip allows me to color in my coloring books for hours

Hahahaha!

"Sharpies ****"???

Man, didn't get the memo. I have some years old and still fine. I do live in a mild climate these days. Will try the Milwaukee next HD visit.
And I agree about the pro one.

 

[rockinacummins]

Paint pens here.

Sharpies generally last me pretty well, though I don’t use them much at all.