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tbanning · Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 30 Location: USA Wa Bonney Lake

Do you date and sign your projects and if so what type of pen or marker works best??? Brick wall

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kiteguy · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:53 pm Post subject: Sign my kite

Yes, I sign most of my kites. I use a silver paint pen, or a black permanent Sharpie. Depends on the color of the material where I sign it.

Gary · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:47 pm Post subject:

Hmmmm...

Well, it's like this:

The silvery paint pens flake away after a while.
Black (or any other color) Sharpies tend to 'run' when they get wet, especially on flagcloth (200 denier Oxford Nylon).

The best marker we have found so far is a permanent laundry marker.

The jury is still out on the brand new silver Sharpie markers.

The absolute best method is to have a sewing machine that wll embroider letters. But that is probably too 'big ticket' an item for some kitemakers. For me, it was the best invention since e-mail . . . <g>

But, yes, absolutely, date and sign *every* project. It is very rewarding to handle or fly a piece, a decade after it has been made, and see how much has been learned in between.
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KiteSquid · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:01 am Post subject:

I use a laundy marker, and have bought a Silver Sharpie, but I need to do some tesing with it.....
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Steve D · Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 743 Location: USA GA Newnan

Try a Sharpie Extra Fine marker. If you look closely, the material in the tips are different - suggesting the inks might be different (yet still permanent).

I tried one to initial and date all the sleds today - worked perfectly - no bleeding at all. Gives a nice fine line too!

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tbanning · Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 30 Location: USA Wa Bonney Lake

Scott E. Spencer · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:38 am Post subject:

But were to sign is the question?
A fine humerous kite maker once told me.
If you sign the piece on the back it's a craft.
If you sign the piece on the front it's art.

windjunkie · Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 72

This is just me, but since I know my signage isnt art Laughing

, I try to always sign on the back right along the spine if there is one. If not, as close to the center at possible, then to the right just a bit.
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Stan · Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 591 Location: San Diego

I can't come up with a reason to sign my kites, so pens aren't a problem.

Contrarian Stan

kiteguy · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: