Tip: Retractable Sharpie metal marker
 

My brother-in-law, who works for an office supply company gave my wife a new ultra-fine tip retractable point Sharpie marker. What a great idea; it's got a tiny trapdoor that seals it when you clip the end, just like a retractable pen, but instead of ink, its got a trusty ultra-fine Sharpie inside.

It sure beats fumbling to remove a cap when youre holding two pieces of metal in the proper place, sort of. I love this thing :D

Since its new, they might not be in your favority office supply store yet (but I've got mine :p; but if you're going to get a marker, you may want to look for this as they sure are handy.

No, I don't work for Sharpie or any office supply company. Come to think of it, I don't work at all; I'm retired!

If it 's blue it's ok but if it's black it has been outlawed at the airlines and production floor.. Black has carbon that creates corrosion.

Was the black restricted because of carbon from pencils or markers as well? I know pencils are not allowed but I never heard of sharpies. Back a few years we had to restrict the use of markers on fall protection harnesses and composite rigging. Evidently the ink degraded the strength if you used Marks a lot brand, I think that was the brand but we banned them all to eliminate confusion.

Those retractables are nice but the Pilot brand Avery sells are THE best I have ever used.

I bought a package of these at WalMart with 5 different colors and none were black. They are very handy.

Yes black sharpies outlawed.. I gave mine to my neice.. We use blue now..

I'm just curious where you work that has outlawed them? Not disputing anything, just curious, as this is the first time I've heard anything about a particular color of Sharpie being a problem.

I use mostly Blue sharpies because legend has it that they last longer.....:)

Sanford....
 

I'm surprised they didn't just order these Sharpie markers.....

http://www.markingpendepot.com/index...ROD&ProdID=109

I wrote to Sanford and they have only analyzed (and certified) one Sharpie (the one above - which is black...:)...), and it does not have carbon in it.

I vote for uban legend....:)

gil A

It is a fact that the blue Sharpies will bleed through primer when applied. With the black I'd have to remake my note when the primer dried.

Here's the form letter reply to the metals lab. We only use blue because we can't keep track of the different black markers.


Dear xxx

Thank you for your inquiry regarding our Sharpie Marker.

Actually, the Sharpie Marker may have high levels of halogens
and Sulfur, which may cause corrosion on metal. We have not
performed any testing on this marker to know for sure.

However, we offer a product called the T.E.C. Marker (Trace
Element Certified.) Every batch of ink for the T.E.C. Marker is
tested in accordance with the GE Aircraft Engine Spec D50TF8-S6
and the Dept of Energy Nuclear Spec RDT F7-3T. The actual
analysis and a certification letter, certifying that our marker
ink is in compliance with these two specs, are supplied with the
marker.

These markers are specifically intended for safely marking on
aluminum and other metal surfaces. I subsequently found out that
any reasonably large stationery store that carries Sanford
products can order these pens for you. But you have to know the
correct part number. So, here 'tis:

Sanford 13501 (may be shown as SAN-13501). This is a black broad
tip marker.

Sanford 13401 (may be shown as SAN-13401). This is a black fine
tip Sharpie

As you can see, the choice of color is not difficult.

It may well be that the regular Sharpie is safe for aluminum
without the certification. But to be absolutely certain, the
T.E.C. markers are the way to go. .

Red does too - I "acquired" a few of them from my office...:D