A question to anyone who may know????

[monkey boy]

Does anyone know how to make metal plaques where the letters and graphics stand out, and are 3D to touch like its been casted or ingraved??? I know it nothing to do with bushcraft but I have an idea that I would like to try, and cannot find the info anywhere

 

[Outdoordude]

I would of thought they would be done on a milling machine?
Dont take my word for it though.

 

[Toddy]

The plagues given to exhibitors at annual rallies are cast. I've got one for 'making an exhibition of myself at a steam engine rally' I was demonstrating spinning of all things


Like this
http://www.brassplaques.info/#/contactabout-us/4532760943

cheers,
Toddy

 

[decorum]

The plagues given to exhibitors at annual rallies are cast. ...

:yikes::yikes::yikes: Bit severe ...



:sad6: Sorry Mary .

 

[Andy BB]

Best way to do it is to draw the letters on a piece of cast iron, then chisel away the rest

 

[tartanferret]

Relief casting

 

[Stood]

Hi MB,

If the product can be 'resin' rather than metal then I can supply details of a guy in Wales that makes very good items that look like cast iron and are weather resistant etc with just about what ever you want on them.

Prices from £10 to £35ish for any name and/or logo i/e vehicle, football team and the like.

Cheers


Boots

 

[monkey boy]

Thank you every one that has been helpful indeed
Stood that can be an option does this chap have a website?

 

[Stood]

Hi MB,

Will look it up on laptop and forward the details asp.

Boots

 

[pastymuncher]

No one has mentioned embossing.
Either stamping, pressing or hammering a sheet of metal to the required pattern/relief

 

[Stood]

Hi MB,

The below is the link to the plaque maker I have used a number of times.

According to his ebay shop he is away untill 7th January so only one plaque to be seen at the moment.

I can vouch for the items he provides, they are made to order, take a couple of weeks or so and look just like cast iron and weather very well.

If the link fails then just search for RedDragon-Plaques


http://stores.ebay.co.uk/RedDragon-Plaques It works!



Cheers


Boots

 

[Keith_Beef]

You can do your own with low-temperature metal alloys, a bit like the "lead" for toy soldiers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_casting