Two Helpful Points to Find Out About Felt Tip Markers

Some things you need to know about felt tip markers include the way to create your own markers and how to store them.

Felt tip markers are amazing tools for artwork or making a certain word or phrase stand out, but these types of markers require specific ways of keeping them so they can last longer. You can also make your own homemade marker when one of your marker's ink runs out.

Creating your own marker

*Empty an old casing

Grab an old broad chisel top marker, particularly one which no longer works or one that you don't use anymore. Open its top and set the cap aside. Then take the felt tip at the center out of the casing, discard this into the garbage bin, and set the old casing aside.

*Calculate and cut the quilt batting

Have a quilter's cutting mat and place this on a flat area. Then place quilt batting which is made of natural pressed cotton on the cutting mat. Measure 3½ inches by 1/8 of an inch of the quilt batting and slice it properly.

*Put on gloves

Get a set of latex or vinyl gloves and put these on.

*Soak the quilt batting in ink

Put a shallow plate on the table and put the cotton quilt batting in it. Then, pour indigo ink of your preferred color on the cotton quilt batting in an amount which is sufficient to cover the quilt batting thoroughly. Leave the cotton quilt batting to be fully soaked by the ink for around half an hour.

*Insert the cotton quilt batting in place

After letting the cotton quilt batting absorb the indigo ink, eliminate it from the plate and place it in the middle of the marker's base and then carefully insert it through the tip. Continue to press the cotton quilt out with the tip until about ¼ of an inch of it has emerge.

*Return the seal and form the tip

Return the seal of the marker casing into place. Then, with a sharp pair of scissors, form the tip into your ideal shape, for instance bevel or spherical.

Keeping your marker

*Always put caps back on quickly

Exposure to air will allow markers to dry out. Even if you store them in their own vinyl packaging, they should still be tightly covered with their individual caps. Even if you go from one marker to another and back to the same marker again, you need to refrain from leaving them exposed to the air.

*Put caps on tightly

It's not enough that you cover the felt tip markers using their individual caps; you need to also make sure that they are put tightly in place. To find out that they're put tightly, you need to hear a snapping sound as you put the cap on the marker. This sound indicates that you have tightly placed the cap on and ensures that the marker is covered from air.

*Put them in accessible areas

There are several pen containers which you can purchase to store your markers; nonetheless, you may also just use cups or mugs to hold your markers. If you rarely use your markers, you need to put them in the cabinet where they are shielded from light.

To keep your markers from the possibility of leaking, always position them in their containers with the caps pointing up.

Written by Ludwig G. Moore. Learn more about vinyl packaging by visiting http://www.dominoplastics.com/vinyl-packaging