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Scott Shepherd
09-14-2012, 12:32 PM
I'm looking for 1" x 3" polished metal as a blank. Not dye sub blank, but just a blank. I can find solid brass tags all over the place, but I can't locate any that are solid metal with a highly polished surface on the front.

JDS doesn't carry them, Johnson doesn't have them, and I can't find them anywhere.

Just a simple .020", 040" or anywhere in that area polished silver blank.

Anyone got a source for them?

I could even get away with a brushed finished if I have to, but I'd prefer the polished. I saw someone had something like that, in alumamark, but you have to buy them in a pack of 100 and I only need about 6.

Mark Sipes
09-14-2012, 1:01 PM
Do you just need a straight cut 1 x 3 piece of bright aluminum?? or do the edges need to be beveled? rounded?

http://www.idplates.com/stock-parts/badge/inserts/product-details?id=571-1029&c

Mike Null
09-14-2012, 1:02 PM
Steve

Can you use coated bright aluminum (mirror finish)?

Scott Shepherd
09-14-2012, 1:10 PM
Thanks, the one in the link is 1/16" smaller all the way around, which I can't get away with in this case.

I can't use the coated stuff if it's dye sub coating, but anything else, I'm probably fine with. I'm looking to color laser transfer an image into it. I did some brass ones and they look fantastic, now the customer wants some polished silver to match.

I can route the blanks, but that's a pain and takes too much time. We don't have a shear, so I can't just shear something and round the edges. I'm looking for a premade, polished silver blank. I guess it can have lacquer on it, but no dye sub coatings.

Mike Null
09-14-2012, 1:20 PM
Steve

I'll make these for you. I use JDS metal that's coated. It doesn't matter if it's sub metal or not. That's the beauty of CLT.

Here is one using brushed, coated JDS metal.

Mark Sipes
09-14-2012, 1:50 PM
any trophy shop will sell you 1x3 bright alum blanks.....cut to any size.

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Martin Boekers
09-14-2012, 2:17 PM
I use metal ones from here, but not quite the size you want. .75x3 these are standard AF Service Dress tags, the have a "frog" back.
Gravograph sells them to but at twice the cost. Not sure if they will do custom size or not.

www.supplyroom.com/ (http://www.supplyroom.com/)

You have a few other options beside CLT, I set up a jig to set the tag in, with outdoor vinyl and laser cut the name out, quick and easy!
Have you thought about printing to vinyl sheets and die cut on your cutter? I use a pigment ink printer and it's very durable. This way you could use
a dye sub blank if you found it.

Tony Lenkic
09-14-2012, 3:57 PM
Scott,

If you need stainless check out web site "Engraving Specialties dot com"

Martin Boekers
09-14-2012, 5:42 PM
Scott,

If you need stainless check out web site "Engraving Specialties dot com"


Tony it looks like the dot com site is under construction. It appears that dot net may be what you are looking for.
I'm bookmarking it as it may come in use sometime down the road. Thanks!

Tony Lenkic
09-14-2012, 8:43 PM
Did not verify the extension. Maybe be dot net it is but entering the name is google search will get you there.
I know that valve tags are polished stainless, I used them in the past.

Scott Shepherd
09-15-2012, 8:32 AM
Thanks Guys! Mike telling me that I can use color laser on top of dye sub coated metal solves my issue for this order.

I do LOVE the way the polished brass looks with color laser transfer on it, so I'll be ordering some polished silver blanks for sure.

It's a VERY classy look.

Bill George
08-08-2014, 9:55 AM
Thanks Guys! Mike telling me that I can use color laser on top of dye sub coated metal solves my issue for this order.

I do LOVE the way the polished brass looks with color laser transfer on it, so I'll be ordering some polished silver blanks for sure.

It's a VERY classy look.
Scott I know this is a Old Thread but did you get the blank tags from Engraving Specialties and did you use Cermark or will it work on these?