Full Version: What do you use for trophy plates?
From: basehorawards [#1]
8 Feb 2007
To: ALL
Reading the discussions on cutting out trophy plates and business cards got me thinking. I have always used metal for trophy plates but now I am wondering - am I the only one who still does?
If you do use metal; do you cut them before or after you engrave?
Also, if you have both a laser and a rotary engraver which do you use to make them?
I have been doing them on a sheet and adding short vector lines to use to line them up for cutting after engraving.
From: Vicky (ANDERI) [#2]
8 Feb 2007
To: basehorawards [#1] 8 Feb 2007
From: Laser Image (LASER_IMAGE) [#3]
8 Feb 2007
To: basehorawards [#1] 8 Feb 2007
I just did about 65 trophies for a client and all I used was laser engraved and cut rowmark. I don't have rotary engraving so it was really my only choice, unless I subbed it out that is. They were very happy with them and will give me their work for the 4 times per year that they need trophies. It's not really my niche market but it is very easy work and still fills my day with $120/hour laser time.
Gary
From: Rob (AWARDZZ) [#4]
8 Feb 2007
To: ALL
Greetings from the snow packed, snowbelt of NE Ohio;
We still use metal with the rotary engraver, mostly for little league, youth basketball, and midget football.... for high school awards, we sublimate school logo onto plate along with "info", corporate we tend to use laser on laser brass... of course we will do what ever the customer wants and is willing to pay..
Regards
Rob
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5]
8 Feb 2007
To: Rob (AWARDZZ) [#4] 9 Feb 2007
Get ready for a shock. A lot of brass manufacturers are dropping some laser brass products. Over the last year the cost of a special blue laser brass that I buy has doubled in price. It is used for my biggest client so I still need it. It is no longer made. (I have to be able to burnish it also for those 'within one hour' plaques because someone forgot to order that one.)
Now all they have in that color is laserable brass plated steel. I do not like the idea of edge rust and they do not even know if it can be burnished to result in a brass finish. Shipment just came, was going to test it on my backup engraver here, then remembered that I just stole the controller for a different unit, sigh.
From: Joe (SMITTY61) [#6]
8 Feb 2007
To: basehorawards [#1] 9 Feb 2007
From: Joe (SMITTY61) [#7]
8 Feb 2007
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5] 8 Feb 2007
From: Mike (MIKEN) [#8]
8 Feb 2007
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#7] 8 Feb 2007
My biggest award client also uses a blue marblized "brass". Except taht when I bought the brass it looked awful; tried everybody's coated steel and finally found a really good quality product at Continental Trophy at about twice the price of everybody else. It looks twice as good.
The number that I buy is M74-BL.
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#9]
8 Feb 2007
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5] 8 Feb 2007
The laser blk/gold laser steel is burnishable.
Like you, I wouldn't welcome the rusted edge factor.
From: geebeau [#10]
8 Feb 2007
To: basehorawards [#1] 9 Feb 2007
For trophies, I use black laser sublimation on gold aluminum. Readable, quick and inexpensive.
Steve
From: basehorawards [#11]
9 Feb 2007
To: Joe (SMITTY61) [#6] 9 Feb 2007
Good point. Even faster than the laser.
Seems the answers are as varied as the members. Not really surprised.
From: Vicky (ANDERI) [#12]
9 Feb 2007
To: Joe (SMITTY61) [#6] 17 Feb 2007