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N941WR

N941WR

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My wife was kind enough to pick up some blue fine point Sharpies.

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Two things I don't like about these new pens.

1. The color strip is down on the shaft and when you have a few mixed colors in a cup, you have to pull them all out to find the color you want.

2. Simply put, I suspect but don't know if they have changed the ink formula or the construction of the tips as these new pens do not put down the ink like the old ones. It is very hard to draw on aluminum or fiberglass with these new pens. If you can locate some of the old ones, buy as many as you can.
 
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I picked up a (blue) three pack of these to try......The line rubs off the aluminum too easily. It draws a nice fine line.
I don't see a reason to change from the old fine sharpie classic. I prefer blue to black. My two cents.
 
I've been using the Pilot pens that I got from Avery with my toolkit. They work great, as long as you remember to put the cap back on. They dry out pretty quick in the open air.
 
Yep - you got something different

The Sharpie MSDS collection is good for finding ingredients...:)

http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/MSDSSheets/default.html

You pic is of a "Sharpie Pen"

Water (7732-18-5), glycerin (56-815), pigments, resins, ethylene glycol (107-21-1), additives

The old ones I have are marked "Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker"

Dyes, n-butanol, diacetone alcohol, ethanol

You seemed to have picked up a water-based pen, not an alcohol based one....:(

Sharpie still lists the ones we want, perhaps you need to try a different store?

http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/ProductCategory/permanent_markers.html
 
lorne green said:
... I prefer blue to black. My two cents.
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Same here and for those who missed it, the picture above was of a "blue" Sharpie.

az_gila said:
The Sharpie MSDS collection is good for finding ingredients...:)

http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/MSDSSheets/default.html

You pic is of a "Sharpie Pen"

Water (7732-18-5), glycerin (56-815), pigments, resins, ethylene glycol (107-21-1), additives

The old ones I have are marked "Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker"

Dyes, n-butanol, diacetone alcohol, ethanol

You seemed to have picked up a water-based pen, not an alcohol based one....:(

Sharpie still lists the ones we want, perhaps you need to try a different store?

http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/ProductCategory/permanent_markers.html
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That explains a lot. The problem is, I can't find the old Sharpies in any of the local stores.

Luckily you can order these
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from the Sharpie web site.
 
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We have a craft store chain called 'Joann Fabrics'.
They have stocked the 'Sharpie Ultra Fine' permanent
marker in the past. I bought a three pack earlier
this year.

Tom
 
My Home depos still have them. If you can not find them let me know I will help. I bought 12 of them today. Hope that is enough for the fuse.
 
I let family worry about sourcing the perfect Sharpie. The standing order for my mother is to ONLY get me a fresh new box (or two) of the correct sharpie pens at Christmas. She knows it is her duty and its importance. It makes her feel good to have something to put under the tree, and I do enjoy always having a fresh new sharpie.
 
I started using those retractable Sharpies almost a year ago. After a little over a year, every single retractable sharpie has now gone dead or were too unreliable. You make a mark and realize it wasn't made. Then you waste your time drawing lines twice or 3x just to make sure. What a waste. I never had these issues with the original sharpies.

Ironically, the original sharpies I got with my avery toolkit some 5 years ago, also all started to die at the exact same time.

I went out and bought all new original sharpies.
 
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