By PuckhoundHockey Hounds Universe editor
In Hockey Hounds Universe's never-ending quest to make hockey hounding more affordable, we're always looking for economical hockey-hounding supplies. Sure, a box of Sharpies is a gimme. Life's too short for thick scribbles. It's speciality items, though, like these Metallic Marker silver and gold markers, where costs can quickly add up.
These markers, found at a Michaels arts and crafts store, cost about $2 each, more than a two-pack of silver Sharpies but less than a full-price DecoColor paint pen. At the least, they serve as an introduction to another Hockey Hounds Universe feature: product reviews.
The pens, made in America, work best on photos. One problem, though, is the ink needs time to dry. We're not talking minutes, but at least 10 to 15 seconds. Any less leads to smudging. The gold and silver inks also work well on dry stick tape.
The silver marker's ink sticks on pucks, but requires significant drying time. Set aside a minimum of 15 minutes before any heavy handling. In most cases, however, that's far too long. Even after 24 hours, the gold marker's ink smeared on pucks.
Forget all hockey cards, even if they've been erased. Both colors smear, even after a minute of drying time. Same, too, for mini helmets.
HHU recommendation: These Metallic Marker pens don't work across enough autograph platforms, as in photos, cards, pucks and helmets, to become a staple in your hockey-hounding bag. At best, use them for photographs.
Speaking of costs and pucks where do you get pucks from the Junior teams?
ReplyDeleteI order OHL pucks from the Erie Otters, WHL pucks from the Red Deer Rebels and the Q pucks from the league's website. I haven't ordered any yet this year, but they were at least $5 a puck, plus shipping.
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