fine point silver marking pens

[joejansal]

hi all, need some input on fine point silver marking pens [or white or gold] I trace shapes onto my shells which are dark purple, have tried lots of paint pens not really a good choice very runny when you get it to work. any info would be greatly appreciated. I use regular point silver pens which work fine except the line is to thick, need fine point have looked on line, in stores, no luck on silver fine point thank you joejan

[Drummond Island Rocks]

For my cabbing of rocks I have always used Sharpie Ultra Fine markers for precision lines. I have only used the black ones but it looks like they do have colors. Every color but white or silver, lol

www.sharpie.com/markers/classic/ultra-fine/SHUltraFine.html

Chuck

[Pat]

I have a set of Sharpies in gold, silver and bronze.

[drocknut]

Would a scribe like people use for marking cabs work? I think that's what they are called.

[hummingbirdstones]

Sharpie makes metallic paint pens in fine point and extra fine -- they also have white.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QNWC3M/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_zg_dy_0_2?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B007QNWC3M&pd_rd_r=QB9S1S87D51ACRMVZ2N1&pd_rd_w=m9Gya&pd_rd_wg=N58QU&pf_rd_i=desktop-rhf&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=902ed387-12c1-4636-bef9-c154d9595e4c&pf_rd_r=QB9S1S87D51ACRMVZ2N1&pf_rd_s=desktop-rhf&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=QB9S1S87D51ACRMVZ2N1

Saw that Michaels had them, too.

[Don]

a scribe would only work if the metal is softer than the shell. I haven't used an aluminum scribe for years. switched to fine point sharpie markers a long time ago.

[Deleted]

While Sharpie type permanent markers work well for hard pieces where you'll grind away the marking (such as for preforms), they can penetrate and permanently stain porous materials to the extent that no amount of soaking and scrubbing with alcohol will remove it (folks with granite and marble countertops beware - it can go right through sealers). I've tossed a few slabs where the Sharpie price marker couldn't be sanded off without taking it down beyond where I wanted, so I'd be wary with shells. Not all the paint pens are runny, and some acrylic-based pens do come with fine tips. Wax pencils or crayons (need frequent resharpening) and welders pencils are other non-penetrating options.

For layout on stone, tin or aluminum wire make cheap and durable markers that are non-penetrating, stand up to water/oil when cutting and can still be easily removed with a bit of scouring powder. These don't work on polished surfaces, though.

[stephan]

Have used the metallic Sharpies quite a bit in cabbing. The line is easier to see than a black one, in many cases. I also use them for marking up the top of the cab to find the rest of the scratches. The metallic ink seems to stay on the surface, whereas the dark ink sometimes penetrates deep, and is hard to remove, even with acetone.