Full Version: What do you use for trophy plates?
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5]
8 Feb 2007
To: Rob (AWARDZZ) [#4] 9 Feb 2007
quote:
we tend to use laser on laser brass...
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
quote:
I can cut plates faster than the Xenetech can.
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
quote:
I can cut plates faster than the Xenetech can.
LOL! Yeah, but the machine does a neater job than I do (while still keeping my fingers attached to my hands, that is). :P Besides, I'd rather let the machine do the hard work while I sit at my computer chatting with you nice folks. :-)