Lou,
It was mentioned among the myriad responses you got to this question but
it's definitely worth trying the custom placards from PVLabels.com.
https://www.pvlabels.com/custom-placards/
You upload a simple graphic through their website and they'll ship them out
within a day or two. We only us
After years of having a local vendor do my engraving and using a couple of
different thermal printers, I settled on a Brady BMP 51 label printer. All
kinds of colors and UV protective labels. The machine remembers your labels
in a file and has battery backup. Definitely best to keep the labels out
Hellermann Tyton seems to be big into labels. They also sell a thermal
printer which is branded as theirs, but it can also be found at
www.creativesafetysupply.com, branded as a Labeltac 4.0, at half the price
of Hellerman. $699 at present vs. the $1,500 Hellerman. That's where I
bought mine about
Lou. .
We got the Express engraver. All in it was around 5 grand.
We were spending over $ 1500 per year ar our local trophy engraving store
plus coordinating and they would go on vacation right when we needed
placards. For us it made sense to bring this process in house.
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024, 1:
Aloha Wrenches,
Kirpal, I was looking at the Vision product line. What model did you
purchase?
We work out in the boonies and driving 35 minutes to town to pick up a $75
directory from the trophy shop is getting old.
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 5:48 PM Kirpal Khalsa via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches@lists
Hi Lou and all.
We dove all in and got a Vision Engraving machine. They offer several
models and the most basic version works just fine. It was a big investment
but we can make our own placatds in the same day.
We have a dedicated cheap laptop and a vacuum attachment they sell which
keeps the work
Generic stickers are easily gotten but site-specific placards are often
required. I recommend Tony :::
Tony Nguyen
We send him a PDF doct and the size/font requirements. within a couple days
I receive a perfect red placard with white lettering, 3M sticky on the
back, at very reasonable pricing. T
I once got a trophy company to engrave some plaques and it was stupid
expensive. ($50/ plaque) Then I started using PV Labels.com, and their
pricing is quite reasonable (under $10/ plaque). Turn around time has
always been quick too. I'd have to be printing a lot of plaques for
doing it in h
Lou:
I tried this with my little, cheap shapeoko CNC router. It can be done but
it kind of became more of a hobby than I wanted. Your bed has to be dead
nuts flat, much more so than through-cutting parts (like interlock plates,
for example). Holding the material tight to the bed really requires
I use a thermal printer with labels that are UV rated. (duralabel). The
problem with engraved is if you make a mistake and have to have it
redone. The labels from my printer are best placed out of the sun
although UV rated. I do see fading after 8 or 10 years.
On 3/30/2024 4:33 PM, Dana Orze
Good question I’m curious on this also, I have to say the ones that I’ve had
made are not inexpensive
Dana Orzel
C: 208.721.7003
E- d...@solarwork.com
On Mar 30, 2024, at 12:58 PM, Lou Russo via RE-wrenches
wrote:
Aloha Wrenches,
Anyone out there making their own engraved plaques and labels
Aloha Wrenches,
Anyone out there making their own engraved plaques and labels?
If so, is it worth it and what machine are you using?
Thanks for your time and insight, it is always appreciated.
Aloha,
Lou Russo
Owner
l...@spreesolarsystems.com
808 345 6762
Spree Solar Systems LLC
CT-34322
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