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4.5
The Sharpie Pro Chisel Tip marker is definitely an upgrade from the standard Sharpie Chisel Tip marker.The couple of differences between the Pro Chisel Tip and and Chisel Tip mainly have to do with construction of the marker and the ink in the marker.I have shared a couple of pictures of the comparison of this Sharpie Pro Chisel Tip versus the Chisel Tip and the other markers in the Sharpie Pro family (King Size, Magnum). You can see that the Pro Chisel Tip has a round body that is made from aluminum where the Sharpie Chisel Tip body is oblong and made out of plastic. The aluminum body feels better than the plastic, looks better than the plastic, and will last longer than the plastic. You can stand the Pro Chisel Tip upright, you can't with the Sharpie Chisel Tip.The Pro has a better looking chisel tip than the Standard one. The Pro chisel tip is about 1/8" wide and the Standard chisel tip is about 1/4" wide. The thickness of the Pro chisel tip is about 1/16" and the Standard chisel tip is about 1/8". I wrote out the names of the Sharpies and you can't really see the difference between the two when writing at the broadest section of the chisel tip but you can see that the Pro Chisel Tip has a finer line width than the Standard Chisel Tip.Performance wise I prefer the Pro over the Standard. The ink on the Pro dried quicker than the Standard and the ink was darker too. This led to better performance when covering up labels from delivered packages. I felt that the Pro ink was a dark purple color and the Standard ink was closer to a dark blue. I did try writing on wet cardboard and I did not get great results. I would suspect that I had too much surface water to make a mark. I will update later after more tests. Everything that was dry I could write on (glass, plastic, leather, nylon, etc.).When using the Pro Chisel Tip I felt that this was the best choice for writing text on smaller items when compared to the King Size and Magnum. Labeling boxes, equipment and glassware was where this marker excelled. Crossing out label information can be done with this marker but if that is your main use for a Sharpie then I would go with the King Size or Magnum.I would recommend the Sharpie Pro Chisel Tip over the standard Sharpie Chisel Tip because of ink coverage performance, durability and functionality. I would also recommend the Sharpie Pro Chisel Tip over the King Size and Magnum for writing smaller, legible text on boxes, glassware and paper.[Pictures: #1 is a size and design comparison, #2 and #3 are the chisel tips of the Pro and the Standard, #4 and #5 are the broad/thin line widths differences between Pro and Standard writing, #6 is a comparison of Sharpie Pro Magnum, King Size and Chisel Tip markers.]I have many knives and can slice my own bread... Hence forth I will refer to all things new and awesome as "The greatest thing since Sharpie PRO"!Over the last 10 years of carrying markers every day I have ruined at least two dozen pairs of pants from caps coming off, plastic housings breaking and seemingly spontaneous leakage caused by angry gnomes or evil spirits. About a year ago I picked these up just because they said "marks through wet and oily surfaces"... yeah right. No way Jose. Wrong. Me. I was wrong. These mark on just about everything. Every day I mark lengths to cut on Aluminum bars, Steel bars, Delrin rods, brass, copper, foam even teflon, and no matter what cutting oil, WD40, lubricant, tapping fluid or whatever has been smeared on it I can wipe it with my dirty finger/hand and mark with these pens.I call them pens because they are the perfect size bullet point. Take a look at the picture and note a few things: 1) That pen has been in my pocket for 6 weeks, used every single day and the tip is flawless. 2) the top line measures .030" or roughly 50% wider than the Sharpie Ultra Fines I used to carry that only mark on things they deem appropriate at times they are willing on days they feel like working. I jest, they are are fine (pun intended), but frequently wont mark on metals with the slightest bit of oil or moisture. 3) The third line down is just rotating the pen slightly with the same mark and measures 0.090". 4) Yep... looks like it absorbed an IED blast from constant un-relentless abuse but rather than cracking open and spilling black pants ruiner all over the place it just keeps on keepin on.Favorite markers/big pen I have ever used. I use them almost hourly every day and wont be without them.These fluctuate in price so be warned. I bought some when the price was down….All metal barrel, NOT plastic. Write very well, good flow. Spouse ran over one with a garden tractor and flattened most of the barrel and the point end didn’t deform and leak, and it STILL writes. Recommend totally for being more sturdy, like markers used to be.Remember the metal barrel El-Mario? These are very close. Glad to find a sturdy metal barrel marker still being made.I started an art project last month where I was drawing on primed canvas with Sharpies. The canvases are pretty big, a little larger than an exterior door.When I tried this type of project last year with the regular fat Sharpies, the tips would clog on the gesso and I would run through about 4 or 5 for the simplest line work. These markers have /never/ clogged, they lay down a consistent dark black ink, they dry almost instantly, and one marker was enough for me to cover a canvas and a half before it /started/ to run dry.I bought a pack of 12 thinking that I'd need a ton of them to finish my artwork, but they turned out to be much better than I expected. Well worth the money.Product arrived 1 day early so I am always happy about that. I had not used the Bullet Tip before its not something that is sold anywhere I can find locally here in LA but I really like it. The tip is firm and dose not feather like a find tip or chisel tip. The sharpies are flat so they dont role. After an extensive local search of all hardware stores and art stores in LA the only place I found the professional markers were the large chisel tip at home depot.I bought these for artistic purposes to draw on a semi gloss wall and because they do not smear when the wall is cleaned with 409 when wiped but they will come off if the wall is scrubbed.My 8 year old son writes and draws his own books almost daily. He says these permanent markers are the best, since they are the perfect size to write and draw in his book.If you're picky with your permanent markers, these are great!My techs love these marchers and they are so much more inexpensive then our office supply merchant.Can't go wrong with a sharpie
