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Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 15 1:14 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

You won't find a lab without them.

Thankfully our hound doesn't know how to use pens yet. I do find Sharpies are good for plant labels and the pens don't seem to run out quickly like many other markers.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 15 1:15 pm Post subject:
Step away from the Christmas Cracker jokes.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 15 3:47 pm Post subject:
sharpies are good but so are brushes ,fingers and chinagraph crayons depending on the surface to be marked for papermache i would probably go for brush and paint . ps brushes are as varied as pigment mixes ,crop tip for dots works well and for non run dots a thickish pigment mix is best.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 15 4:43 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

Nick wrote:

You won't find a lab without them.

Thankfully our hound doesn't know how to use pens yet. I do find Sharpies are good for plant labels and the pens don't seem to run out quickly like many other markers.

Ours got hold of a lipstick once. I thought there was blood everywhere....

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 15 4:49 pm Post subject:
bagel found a lippy on a bus,i had a similar panic

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 15 5:44 pm Post subject:
They're good but I find they run out quite quickly. (I use them for the base drawing on my black and white linocuts). EV

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 15 6:45 pm Post subject:
I think pentel are better

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 16 1:33 pm Post subject:
Sharpie also makes an "Industrial" version if you're working with a solvent that takes away normal sharpies

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 16 5:30 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I think pentel are better

Yeah, but you like Kenwood mixers...

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 16 6:07 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

tahir wrote:

I think pentel are better

Yeah, but you like Kenwood mixers...

And Volvos.

lorrayne

Joined: 17 Dec 2004
Posts: 239
Location: Hampshire

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 16 4:04 pm Post subject:
Where else can you post about a pen and get a couple of jokes, an insight to another downsizers preferences and a couple of sensible answers - love it ! Thank you L

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 16 10:59 pm Post subject:
I don't think you'll find a Volvo useful in the reproduction of aboriginal art, the chef on the other hand is one of the most versatile tools ever invented...

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 16 8:12 pm Post subject:
Chef Chef Chef. Er, Sharpies...love'em, though contrary to a previous post, I've found they DON'T make good plant markers - much to my dismay when I found pots of seedlings with indistinguishable leaves and labels!

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 16 10:22 pm Post subject:

gythagirl wrote:

Chef Chef Chef. Er, Sharpies...love'em, though contrary to a previous post, I've found they DON'T make good plant markers - much to my dismay when I found pots of seedlings with indistinguishable leaves and labels!

Nope only short term labels of starts in the greenhouse. Even the industrial fades in the sun. Graphite Pencil wins out for that usage.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 16 11:32 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I don't think you'll find a Volvo useful in the reproduction of aboriginal art, the chef on the other hand is one of the most versatile tools ever invented...

Only if you you cater for industrial quantities. It won't mix a three egg cake mix.

I find sharpie works fine for plant labels. I even recycle them from one year to the next.

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