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magicmonkeyphoto Regular user 151 Posts |
I know lots of magicians that use sharpies to have a card signed, but for some reason, I can't get mine to write well on the back of my rider back cards. I am trying to set up some cards with thick letters and numbers and designs, but when I use my sharpie, it gets on the card, but not in a solid kind of way. I sort of swirls the ink a bit, and looks kind of sloppy. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Lincoln
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magiciangirl902 New user Charlottesville, VA 74 Posts |
Are you sure it isn't the sharpie?
Most magicians do magic tricks, I do magic
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chrisrkline Special user Little Rock 965 Posts |
Are you using a sharpie with at least a fine point or larger. The ultra fine does not work well. I have never had a trouble with a sharpie not writing.
Chris
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magicmonkeyphoto Regular user 151 Posts |
I only have the fine point right now, but I did try a few of them with the same results. Also, they are brand new out of a 4 or 5 pack package.
Maybe the thicker ones will work better? Any one try the new metalic sharpie on cards yet? Lincoln
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Chris Toomey New user Rhode Island 56 Posts |
Sharpie markers tend to dry out quickly. I noticed this when I went to Rick Thomas' show, and saw that when he signed autographs, he would use 2 sharpies. He would do one signature, then cap that marker, do the next with the other marker, and continually switch the two. Basically, I assumed he was just giving the markers a moment to "recharge". So if you keep that in mind, along with the fact that if the ink is not dry, you can move it with the point of the marker, you should be fine. Just draw in a few lines of the thick object you want, then give the marker a minute to recharge recapped. Then, draw over these lines, filling in any gaps.
You could also most likely use a broader tipped marker. There isn't any broad tipped sharpie out there I don't think, as the "Super Sharpie" only has a larger ink reserve. Good luck. Chris |
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Partizan Inner circle London UK 1682 Posts |
Get a soft eraser and rub the area you wish to write on. Do this very softly using a long flat side of the eraser.
Give you pen a good shake and always store point down. you may need to get it flowing by writing a few lines of text. Dipping the nib in isopropanol (tape head cleaning fluid) will also help to revitalize a dry point. The main reason they can fail is if they are writing on a greasy surface, so a clean surface is a must. Also to any Americans... Don't you have any generic permanent markers or is sharpie a term for this. also why do you call them so?
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
If you want fat lines get a different kind of wide pen at Staples. The ones I like are called "Marks A Lot" -- let me know if you find 'em.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
I've found no difference between the faces and backs of playing cards.
This sounds like a cute effect though. The pen that won't write on one side of the cards.
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Jordini Inner circle 2765 Posts |
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On 2004-06-26 00:18, Chris Toomey wrote: I had to laugh when I read this post, because this is just not true. I was going to do a magazine prediction involving four magazines and four sharpies to choose from. I did all the set up, and the last part was to dry out the markers. I had them sitting on my windowsill (in full sunlight every single day next to an open window) for over a month! They all still wrote on the magazines, and I have since thrown out that whole trick, and I still use the sharpie pens. These will not dry out anytime soon, especially if left uncapped for a few minutes. There is also a rumor that metallic sharpies dry out quickly. THAT IS FALSE! They do not dry out, they simply run out of ink, because you can't store much of that silver material in one pen. |
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James Luff New user Eastbourne, UK 74 Posts |
Hurray, I'm not alone! I posted a thread about this a couple of weeks ago, check out:
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......;forum=2 Not really any solution, but at least I know it's not just me now! Regards, James Luff
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Partizan Inner circle London UK 1682 Posts |
Dude, gime me a pm and I will send you a marker that will write anywhere [offer only open to Mr. Luff]
"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."
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T. Joseph O'Malley Inner circle Canada 1937 Posts |
Uh, did you take the cap off?
I'm joking! I am very surprised to hear this, I use sharpies for marking cards, fine point, and they work very well on Bicycles. I can't understand why this wouldn't work. My world has turned and I've been left standing still...
tjo'
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chrisrkline Special user Little Rock 965 Posts |
What cards are you using? I have never, ever, had a problem with a sharpie (fine point or higher) writing on a card. Leave the cap off for 15 minutes? It still writes. Something else is going on here.
Chris
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Carron Special user UK 958 Posts |
I've been using sharpies since I started in magic and I've never had this problem, perhaps it is on pbrand new cards and the ink is being applied to the thin powder layer that is on new cards
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trenchant New user 54 Posts |
Quote: We have the same generic term as the Brits: permanent marker. "Sharpie" is the brand name of the most popular permanent marker and is becoming a generic term, much as "Kleenex" is used to refer to facial tissue, "BandAid" is used to refer to what you would call a plaster, and "Xerox" has been (mis)appropriated to mean photostatic copy or copier.
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Partizan Inner circle London UK 1682 Posts |
We just call them permanent markers or the other sort is dry-wipe markers.
When I first heard the term sharpie used, I thought it ment a craft knife or scalpel.
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magicmonkeyphoto Regular user 151 Posts |
It was an actual Sharpie brand marker. I tried a "marks-a-lot" marker today and found it worked better than the Sharpie brand. I know Sharpies work, as I have seen many people use them with no problem. So, I still don't know why it didn't work for me, or for James.
Lincoln
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Steve Dela Special user U.K. London 961 Posts |
When you get a new Sharpie I find that to allow for the full thickness line I have to press the nib down hard onto some paper before it can write well on Playing cards.
Jordini...I also do a trick where I give a sharpie to some one but don't actually want it to write! for this I pour super glue onto the point of the sharpie and leave it to dry, this seals all the ink in and keeps the end looking wet and full of ink. In Magic Steve Dela |
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Caleb Wiles Inner circle Indianapolis, IN 1132 Posts |
I don't have this problem while having cards signed, but if I'm doing an effect where I need to draw a picture on the back of a card (Sankey's One Car Garage) I have had this same problem. I always found that the pen would work for a few lines and then I would have to scribble on some regular paper before drawing the next lines. Regular ball point pens have this problem sometimes.
The simplest solution to this problem that I've found is to use a Sharpie marker with Super Permanent Ink. It will write on anything. I'm not sure where you could find one at. I just happened to find one in my family's junk drawer. It has lasted me a very long time and has yet to have any problems. I think it also has the word "industrial" somewhere on it. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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James Luff New user Eastbourne, UK 74 Posts |
Just want to say a public thanks to Partizan who sent me a bumper load of marker pens of various shapes, sizes and colours. I wasn't expecting to get that many, I really appreciate it mate, thanks a lot. I shall give up on the Sharpies now in favour of these!
Many thanks, James Luff
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