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wakest ⁂

the first example that comes to mind is Krink, a tagging marker company started by a famous tagger in NYC. The markers are nice but also over priced and not meant to be refilled. so this only checks off one of my boxes.

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wakest ⁂

I would also like them to be made of something sturdy that feels nice to hold. maybe used copper tubing like from hot water pipes in US bathrooms (they use the really skinny stuff in older houses there and it ends up getting ripped out and throw away alot)

wakest ⁂

random internet image of the type of pipe I am thinking about. maybe the pipes are too thick tho. only good for realllly fat tip marker

rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua

@liaizon

The most difficult part is the tip.
Once you have found something good for it it's pretty straightforward to make a container for the ink.

wakest ⁂

@GustavinoBevilacqua my ideal marker is openable from both ends and uses some standard screw dimensions so changing the tip is as simple as unscrewing them. maybe a nut on each end so as something to help unscrew them when they get all dried with sticky ink

vince

@liaizon Montana makes refillables, I think there are industrial companies that make other refillable markers - I know some of the graff ones are a little squishier so you can force a high volume of ink through the felt. Have you come across the enamel pens that you can pressurize by pushing on a little plastic bulb on the end?

wakest ⁂

@vince no I haven't seen those. Lets make some cool markers at my studio when I am back!

yr

@liaizon krink markers are refillable, and you can replace the nibs. not sure if they sell nibs directly but here's a third party artprimo.com/catalog/krink-nib

wakest ⁂

@_ oh interesting have you ever refilled them? I guess most markers that have replaceable tips could be refilled if you had the right tools

wakest ⁂

@_ interesting the website you shared has a bunch of standards of markers I had never seen its cool to see that written. I wanna learn more around marker standards! who are the marker geeks? send them my way lol

yr

@liaizon they don't post online they post on walls lol

wakest ⁂

@_ when will walls support activitypub I wanna federate

yr

@liaizon yes, large art markers are mostly made to be refilled, but even sealed markers like a sharpie or crayola can be refilled by injecting ink with a needle.

wakest ⁂

@_ maybe the issue I am getting at then is just more knowledge about how to reuse already existing old markers instead of throwing them away

Joe Mama

@liaizon youre not supposed to refill krink markers?? I thought that was half the point of getting them.

wakest ⁂

@joemama I was corrected in my assumption in the thread already. I guess I just didn't know.

wakest ⁂

@joemama I think I want a marker thats easier to refill and doesn't need any special extra tools

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