Hymark highlighter?

[ChrisN]

Is there a highlighter that will fit into the Hymark kit? I figure before I go to a lot of trouble to find out, I will see if anyone here has done that already. No need to reinvent the wheel!:biggrin:

 

[Mortalis]

I have been curious to make a few of these myself. The description says that any fine or ultra fine Marks A Lot pen will fit. I am concerned that the cap will not seal well enough to keep the pen from drying out.

 

[ChrisN]

The Hymark looks almost identical to the Sherpa pen. Sherpa says it fits Liquid Expresso and Vision Elite pens, among others. It also is supposed to fit Accent highlighters. I can confirm the Hymark fits the pens, but I don't have a highlighter to test.

 

[Wood Butcher]

I'm not familiar with that kit but I have made a highlighter out of a Cambridge kit. Go to the Cross Pen site and look for "refills" and you'll find a highlighter refill in yellow, works well with the mentioned kit.
WB

 

[Monty]

I have been curious to make a few of these myself. The description says that any fine or ultra fine Marks A Lot pen will fit. I am concerned that the cap will not seal well enough to keep the pen from drying out.

I made 5 of these a week ago and put new Sharpies in them. When I tested them at my show today, all 5 had dried out.

 

[ChrisN]

Well, I got some Sharpie Liquid Highlighters, and they fit quite well. I just hope they don't dry up...

 

[jaylopez]

I made one two weeks ago using the Hymark kit. Today I tried to use it, and the marker was bone dry. I was careful to try to make sure I kept the cap on, but I think air still gets to the felt tip.

 

[Crashmph]

I have been curious to make a few of these myself. The description says that any fine or ultra fine Marks A Lot pen will fit. I am concerned that the cap will not seal well enough to keep the pen from drying out.

I made 5 of these a week ago and put new Sharpies in them. When I tested them at my show today, all 5 had dried out.

Well that is not sounding to good for this kit. I will have to check on mine. I made a dozen a few weeks ago.

Michael

 

[ed4copies]

I made one when they were introduced, so I could take pics of it.

After reading this, I tried it (it has been sitting with the rest of my pens, untouched) and it wrote instantly. I used a Sharpie brand, blue.

Can you say what brand and color of marker you are using, please??

Thanks--I would like to isolate the problem so we can solve it.

Ed

 

[Monty]

Both the Sharpie brand extra fine point and the Sharpie brand fine point dried up in about a week in mine.

 

[jaylopez]

I used Sharpie Industrial Super Permanent Black, Fine Point, Item 13601.

Link: Amazon.com: Sharpie Industrial Fine Point Permanent Markers, 12 Black Markers(13601): Office Products

 

[smargison]

Hymark dries out

I just started with the Hymark pen and have found that markers dry out in about 1 day. I cannot find anything amiss with my construction (I'm not new to this) and I have tried both fine and ultrafine markers. The only difference is the UF dry out in a few hours. I'd like to know if anyone else has this issue and if there is a fix for it or something very subtle that I have done wrong. I think this will be a good seller (I have clients who are teachers!) but I can't sell these until I know they are not problematical.

 

[jttheclockman]

Steve welcome to the site. Have to say sometimes it is just better starting your own new thread topic than reviving a 3 year old thread. People look at the date on the first page and just do not bother reading any more. I wish you well in your quest. and again welcome to the site.