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I have ordered most of mine from creativeplaystamps.com and oozak.com and sometimes iheartpapers.com if I need them superfast since she is in nj like me. I physically buy them at Pearl paint and Dick Blick sometimes in Manhattan if I need them same day but they cost a lot more retail.
Oozak.com has excellent prices and free shipping over $50, and they ship quickly. They are adding a lot of stamps and stamping supplies to their product offering. Be sure to register and login as that will change the prices!
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I see prices go up in August too. EEK! Now I know where to purchase them from but need to know the best way to actually do it--as in how do you refill a marker. Thanks!
My local store has stopped stocking refills, but they're more than happy to order them for me. They replenish their Copic stock at least once a month, so I don't have to wait long. Maybe your stores would too.
Jeannie -
You had asked in a post in the middle there *how* to refill your copics.
Marianne Walker has some helpful hints on her site, here.
While you can refill without this tool, if you are going to order your refills on-line, I recommend picking a "refill booster". Basically a syringe needle type thing that screws on the top of the refill ink bottle. Comes in a set of 3. You slide the needle down along side the chisel end of the Copic, and gently squeeze the refill bottle to transfer the ink to the marker. I then rinse out the needle with regular rubbing alcohol, so that there is no color transfer for later refills.
The Copic site says "The most direct method is to carefully �drip & dab� ink straight from the dropper onto the dry nibs. 30-40 drops will recharge your marker for a while." I'm afraid of how much ink would end up anyplace *but* the marker, if I tried this.
Which ever way you do, be careful to not overfill. The refills have a transparent gauge on the side so you can see how much you've used. You can always add more later if needed.
HTH!
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Does anyone know what the price is for a sketch marker if you login? We have a local Jerry's Artarama that has them for $4.87=tax. Is Oozak's price competitive? Thanks.
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Jeannie -
You had asked in a post in the middle there *how* to refill your copics.
Marianne Walker has some helpful hints on her site, here.
While you can refill without this tool, if you are going to order your refills on-line, I recommend picking a "refill booster". Basically a syringe needle type thing that screws on the top of the refill ink bottle. Comes in a set of 3. You slide the needle down along side the chisel end of the Copic, and gently squeeze the refill bottle to transfer the ink to the marker. I then rinse out the needle with regular rubbing alcohol, so that there is no color transfer for later refills.
The Copic site says "The most direct method is to carefully �drip & dab� ink straight from the dropper onto the dry nibs. 30-40 drops will recharge your marker for a while." I'm afraid of how much ink would end up anyplace *but* the marker, if I tried this.
Which ever way you do, be careful to not overfill. The refills have a transparent gauge on the side so you can see how much you've used. You can always add more later if needed.
HTH!
Truthfully I find it quicker and easier to drip the ink onto the chisel tip (I have used both methods) as long as you are paying attention to what you are doing it doesn't seem to take any longer and the "dry" marker really wicks away the ink to fill it - the only time I had an "accident" I wasn't paying attention and overfilled my colorless blender.
The ink bottles have a slender nozzle that fits easily into the end of the marker. I find it easiest to pull out the chisel nib, you can do it easily with your fingers but if you don't want to get ink on your fingers they sell a tweezers just for pulling out the nib! There are a few tips that will help you avoid mishaps:
Lay down a paper towel.
Remove the cap from BOTH ends of the marker. This allows the air in the barrel that is being displaced by the ink to dissipate through the brush end of the marker.
Unscrew the top of the ink bottle.
Then remove the chisel tip nib with that end of the pen pointed up. This is probably obvious, but just in case. . . ;-)
Look at the ink level on the bottle. Turn the bottle and rest the nozzle in the opening of the pen. Gently squeeze, you can watch and count the number of drops. I add ten drops, check the super brush end, add ten drops, check the super brush end....
WATCH the super brush end which should be pointing straight down. The minute you see the least amount of shine on the nib or that it has lost the dry look, STOP!!!
Note: Because both caps are off, you will avoid the dreaded "blow back" that can occur where a bubble of air that is being displaced by the ink has no place to go but back up through the opening you are dripping ink into!
Reinsert the chisel nib while both caps are still off, then cap both ends, and cap your ink bottle.
Hope this helps. It is very, very easy to do. I hope I have not made it seem more complicated than it is, but these tips will make it even more simple in actual practice!!!
:-)
In MN, they have a refill station at Pine City Scrapbooking Co in Pine City, MN--north of the Twin Cities on 35.
I also purchase from Oozak.com
Just wanted to say hi! I live in Pine City, and teach classes at the PC Scrapbooking Co.!!! Maybe I've had you in class before?!? It's so handy having such a fabulous store so close!
Sorry for the hijack! I usually order my refills from oozak, too! Their prices are really good and the shipping is pretty quick!
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