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This article is about shot peening titanium for the purpose of creating a more scratch resistant surface finish, not to improve the mechanical properties like shot peening is normally used for. Titanium is an excellent material for many applications that require strength, light weight and corrosion resistance, but even in it's strongest and hardest alloy (GR5), it is still relatively soft metal compared to steel and therefore scratches easily. When using titanium for applicat

MARKSMITH is designed to be a permanent marker (or highlighter), but many customers like the large size and want to know if it could be used as a pen. So I created a pen refill insert that is compatible with PILOT ISO Standard G2 refills. This is a popular standard refill size that is produced by many different companies and offers many options. Watch this video to learn how to install the PARKER G2 compatible pen refill insert into your MARKSMITH: The ISO standard G2 "Parker

Order your Marksmith from our webstore - http://marksmithti.engineerable.com/ Or from Amazon - https://amzn.to/3o3QZXO My buddy Gaston brought his MAP gas torch to the shop to demonstrate how to heat (flame) anodize titanium. Specifically the body of our Marksmith Titanium Bolt Action Permanent Marker. We used this MAP gas torch kit by Bernzomatic - https://amzn.to/3azSVSr My buddy Gaston Liang is going to demonstrate how to flame anodize the titanium Marksmith body. He has a

In the previous update, I showed the bodies and tips after machining. Later I received pictures of the clips and bolts. All these pics are from post-machining, but before the final surface finish. Here are the clips: MARKSMITH Clips (This looks a bit haphazard, but any scratches are removed in the final finishing process.) Here are the bolt slides: MARKSMITH Bolt Slides post machining I've been told that the first production batch is finished. The packaging (gift box) has bee

The machine shop has finished machining the MARKSMITH parts for the first production batch, and they have sent some pictures. This is the raw machined parts, and the next step is to apply the surface finish. Only the bodies are shown in the following images since the surface finish has to be applied before the final assembly. I'm very excited to see this progress and look forward to receiving them. It's taken longer than anticipated, but you're going to appreciate the detail

I received a lot of questions as to whether the MARKSMITH FINE would be compatible with highlighter cartridges. Watch the video below to see the results. I'll be doing a GIVEAWAY for a MARKSMITH production sample with a set of 5 highlighter cartridges (to be shipped with your Marksmith). All you have to do is LEAVE A COMMENT ON YOUTUBE VIDEO (About whether you would like to see the highlighters available as an add on (or don't care), and if you prefer a specific color, or wan

The overwhelming feedback from everyone has been "no logo", so that's what I'm planning to do. I've heard from many backers that the minimalist and clean appearance is what made them pledge for the Marksmith, so I won't be changing that. Therefore, there will be no logo on the marker body for all Kickstarter backed Marksmiths. Watch this video where I discuss some of my thoughts on a logo for post-Kickstarter Marksmiths, and also the packaging design. I'd like to hear your fe

The MARKSMITH 2nd Production Samples arrived yesterday, and I immediately unboxed and thoroughly examined them in this YouTube video. Check it out! I'll be doing a GIVEAWAY of 2 of these 2nd Production Samples (to be shipped with your Marksmith). All you have to do is LEAVE A COMMENT ON YOUTUBE VIDEO (about a future piece of Titanium Gear that I should make) and BE A YouTube SUBSCRIBER (Link To SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel if you haven't already). I will choose the BEST a

A few backers have been asking for more regular updates. I'm the "save it up and pack a lot of info into one update" kind of person. I will try to be the "spread it out into more regular updates" kind of person for you all. Therefore I'll save some (non-critical) info for another update. Production Status The machine shop has confirmed that the 2nd Production Samples have been shipped, so I am now waiting to receive those. I spoke with them on a regular basis during the machi

Grab a coffee or a cold one, and sit back in a comfy chair or hammock, because this is going to be a long and detail-rich update! Production Update The production samples arrived! There were some delays with the samples due to broken drill bits. A broken drill bit holding up production? That may seem trivial, but the drill bits used to remove the material from inside the marker body are specialty bits that you don't just have on hand. They are a specific diameter, carbide, ex