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William Wortman Veteran user Omaha, NE 301 Posts |
I perform mostly with sharpies and I know a few people do as well. So I'm writing to help people starting out with sharpie magic. Make sure the Sharpie you use for magic is dried out.
The reason for the dried out sharpie is because I love performing Greg Wilson ReCaped. When I used a sharpie with ink in it I always get sharpie all over my hand, so I just dry it out. To dry out a sharpie you can't just leave the cap off. You have to remove the ink inside the sharpie. Take a pair of pliers and remove the plastic that is holding the tip (it will be the same color as the cap). It will take sometime to take it off on a new sharpie. When you remove the tip you will see a long sponge with the color of the sharpie, that is the ink take a napkin and just pull the ink off the tip. Now just to make sure the tip does not come off again, take some supper glue and glue the plastic tip back the the sharpie base, let it dry for about an hour then let the sharpie dry out for about a day and then you should be good. Now removing the ink will make the sharpie lighter. I hope this helps someone out there. Thanks for reading my post William |
Brian Proctor Inner circle Somewhere 2323 Posts |
William, you are the man! Thank you for the tip!
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William Wortman Veteran user Omaha, NE 301 Posts |
No Problem, I've been really working with sharpies for a while now and I figured people should know this little tip. Also making the sharpie lighter you can do a flip stick easier.
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professorwhut Inner circle Posts R US sold me 1353 Posts |
I tried to dry a sharpie out a couple of years ago for a Jay Sankey effect. Never would dry out.
I think I am going to revisit it, and do it this way. I feel really dumb for not thinking of this...thanks for the tip! (tip!)
After much soul searching about a signature, I decided not to have one.
TG Pop [aka ProfessorWhut] |
KPhilip New user Around the Globe 57 Posts |
Thanks for the tip, I already was wondering about the fact that you'll get ink on your hands doing magic. I will definitly work on magic with the sharpies now.
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Christopher Lyle Inner circle Dallas, Texas 5698 Posts |
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On 2009-09-20 00:15, William Wortman wrote: I've been doing this for a few years now as you describe for a routine I do. I'll share it here for all you Café' folk. Dry out the marker as William describes above. Take a playing card and roll it very tight like a cigerate. Push it into the plastic tip (where the ink use to be) and then place it all back into the marker casing. You now have a card to impossible location set and ready to go. When I perform at restaurants, I usually open with my 2 Cup routine and my Sharpie is my magic wand. So the marker is out on the table the entire time. At some point, I have a card selected (force of the duplicate that's in the marker) lost in the deck, and then found by Springing it off the top. I show it and get applause (TOP CHANGE to a BLANK CARD). I toss down the blank card and tell them it's their turn to do the Magic. They will vanish the card...SERIOUSLY! Have them snap their fingers. Nothing happened. Again! Still nothing? They turn the card over to reveal the face of the card vanished. Acting confused, you hand them the Sharpie and tell them to just write the name of their card onto the blank card. They take the marker, uncap it and begin trying to write the name of the card...but the marker doesn't write? I take the sharpie back and pull the top off the marker to reveal their card. If you don't like that routine, then you can always do everything up to the TOP CHANGE and after revealing their card, to a Tent Vanish or a Rub a Dub (or insert your favorite move) and the reveal it in the marker. Lot's of differnt ideas to think about here. For what it's worth! Christopher
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MarkTirone Inner circle palming not 1 coin, but 1139 Posts |
Great advice I think if you put clear nail polish on the tip of a sharpie it wil dry out but I could be thinking of something else
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Christopher Lyle Inner circle Dallas, Texas 5698 Posts |
I have tried that and it makes it sticky and takes longer for it to dry. It also gives the tip a very faded look it.
Super glue is the best. Dries within minutes and doesn't leave a haze on it.
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Christopher Lyle Magician, Comic, Daredevil, and Balloon Twisting Genius For a Good Time...CLICK HERE! |
Mark Boody Illusionist Inner circle 1366 Posts |
Christopher
Great routine! Direct & to the point ( almost literally ) Thanks for sharing a great idea. Mark
Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. Frank L. Gaines
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wwhokie1 Special user 512 Posts |
Another way to dry it out permanently is to write with it for a long time, a really long time. I like you way better, I did the first, my arm got tired. Both methods will work, one is just a lot faster.
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wwhokie1 Special user 512 Posts |
Another tip. When using the pliers to remove the end, put a cloth between the pliers and the tip so you don't scratch up the tip.
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djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts |
Dear Christopher,
Thank you very much for sharing your routine. The work that goes into them is extreme and sharing it very generous. Best wishes Danny |
Dr_J_Ayala Inner circle In search of Vlad Dracul and his 2169 Posts |
I have been using the method mentioned by William for some time now to dry out a Sharpie and it works like a dream!
As far as using super glue to seal the tip, I have found that the liquid glue is best because it can penetrate the pen tip and get all the way to its base. I love doing ReCap with a Sharpie, and I have also been doing Son of Recap by Apollo, which is a very strong routine that used the Greg Wilson version as the starting point. I also love doing an effect called "Sharp Money" by Ben Williams, which is similar to the idea Christopher put forth above (a very good little set - thanks for sharing Christopher!), only this is done with a borrowed and signed note ending up inside the marker. Very strong when done well. |
wil3923 New user 60 Posts |
Is it possible to dry out the sharpie JUST by coating the tip with clear nail polish? I tried to use a pair of wrenches wrapping with paper towel and twist the sharpie, finally the sharpie breaks a bit on its grey surface. What's more, it leaves some obvious scratch mark on it.
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Romano911 Loyal user 287 Posts |
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On Jan 6, 2017, wil3923 wrote: I don't use pliers for that reason. My method is to hold the sharpie, with cap on, in both hands, palms down. Place your thumbs about where the cap meets the body. Slowly, firmly, wiggle it back and forth. May take some persistence, but I have always been able to get any sharpie apart using that method with no marks or damage to the sharpie. The other step I take after removing the ink cartridge is to flush the nib with hot water for a minute or so until it runs clear. Let it dry overnight, apply some clear coat, and voila - you will have dried out sharpie.
Commonly known as Mariano Blanco.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
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On Jan 6, 2017, wil3923 wrote: By using a pair of wrenches, you are defeating yourself, working against yourself. Don't use a wrench, use a pliers. Next you want to pad the black area of the tip, if you don't have an old piece of scrap leather around, just start wrapping it with plastic or electrical tips. wrap it so it is at least 1/8" thick. Place the pliers on the tape area. Not hold the gray stem. Now pull straight out. You will have to wiggle some, not twist, wiggle up and down, and side to side, while pulling. You can twist slightly, but not much. There are straight line ridges that prevent the tip from twisting. All moves are performed while pulling on the pliers straight out. Do this over several sheets of newspaper laid out, as the fiber ink stem can fall out sometimes. Hope this helps. |
wil3923 New user 60 Posts |
Thanks for your suggestion Bill. Will follow your tips and see whether it works.
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illusiveleon New user Lubbock, TX 4 Posts |
Thanks Bill for the tips! I just stumbled onto this almost 5 years later. Ha!
PS: Not sure why this is showing as my 1st post. Something reset?
Shows me as a new user but I have been on Magic Cafe since 2007.
I have been a magic hobbyist / performer since the '70s. Also an SAM Member for most of the last 40 years. As iron sharpens iron... so one man sharpens another! |
David asecas New user 54 Posts |
Wow, this has helped me a lot, thank you very much William
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