Yea i had a cd marker that came with my burner and the tip collapsed THOSe BASTARDS! peace http://db.etree.org/paelsasser1 Email me for BnPs or FTP trades ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alasdair Macdonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [etrade] cd markers
> I work next to a factory that makes pens. In the UK, they are a household name. > Abroad ... I don't know. Anyway, I have been told by a guy who used to work > there that they had a production failure and they discovered the pens they were > making, the ends would break off too easily. > > Then someone had a bright idea - sell them to a niche market - for writing on CDs. > If the pressure applied is too great - the tip collapses. Hey presto! - Manufacturing > disaster + marketing bright-idea = problem solved. > > To what extent the pens on the market today are *designed* around the needs of > CD-R pens - who knows? The question of chemical attack of the CD surface is > largely unspoken. > > Alasdair > > > > On 6 Feb 2002 at 20:34, Peter Braverman wrote: > > This topic has been discussed to death on e-tree in the past, though I > recognize that newbies may not have seen it. > > Synopsis: some people think Sharpies will damage your discs (if I'm > not mistaken, Sharpies are water-based), though nobody has any kind of > real proof. Sorry, one damaged disc is not real proof in my book. My > collection of well over 1,000 SHN discs shows no problems after a few > years, and that includes the ones without a protective coating on the > top, like the Fujis. I use the blue Sharpies, so maybe the black and > red ones are the real problems. (It's a joke, folks.) The consensus is > that the "CD markers" are really just Sharpies with a different label > and a higher price. > > Nobody thinks that writing on the clear inner hub does any damage. > Well, nobody who's not sharing quarters with John Hinckley, anyway. > > pb > > > > I think that TDK makes a CD safe marker also, something about it > > being acid free. The things are a little pricey, however. I have > > used some in the past, but find it safer to just leave it blank. > > What is the consensus on writing on the inner hubs? > > > > Chris Jones > > > > WOB: two people ick one show each from my list SHN ONLY (freebie > > style) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of feeweasel Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 5:09 PM To: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [etrade] cd markers > > > > > > there has been alot of questions about cd markers here of late, and > > from what i have read it is not wise to use sharpies to mark your > > cd's. > > > > just wanted to let everyone know that just today i found actual cd > > markers (even labeled that way) at office depot here in wisconsin. > > the markers are made by staedtler and called "lumocolor" cd/dvd > > marker. > _______________________________________________ > etree.org etrade mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etrade _______________________________________________ etree.org etrade mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etrade
