I have been thinking about etching names on baseball mits for awhile now and have recently had a few people approach me on this. Now that baseball season is coming up has anyone done this before and if so any issues?
I have been thinking about etching names on baseball mits for awhile now and have recently had a few people approach me on this. Now that baseball season is coming up has anyone done this before and if so any issues?
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Leather engraves very well. Focus may be a problem but you should do well with it. Ease into your settings froma power standpoint.
The black will not show up nearly as good as the tan.
Mike Null
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Mike thanks I have done some leather before but I guess from a business standpoint do you think this is something to pursue as I have a bunch of towns around that have their own little leagues.
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Daniel
There are certainly a lot of prospects but I have no experience with that kind of thing.
Do you have the ability to take your laser to the site?
Mike Null
St. Louis Laser, Inc.
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Daniel
Your timing could not be better. I am in the midst of the same thing. I have an order for 12 gloves to be engreved but cannot decide where to put the logo and names.
I just did 60 bats and that was no problem but am perplexed about the gloves. Where do you propose to engrave yours?
Dr. Rags
I always wrote my name on my glove just below the hole where your pointer fingers sticks out. look at this pic. just to the left of the Rawlings logo but the name runs along that seem where the yellow mark is. I always liked it there.
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Rags,
I meant to ask where they wooden bats or aluminum?
Dan
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I tried it on a grey glove but there was not enough contrast. Tan or red works good. Baseballs engrave nice also (game ball in a trophy shaped like a glove) but test the ball first some work better than others. I have had better luck with artifital leather balls.
Thanks Daniel
My client wants their convention logo, name, and presenter on there and I just don't know if it will all fit.
The bats were all wood bats. From 18" ---36"
Dr. Rags
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Dave J
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Dave, I don't know if this will help but we did some 18" bats for a local charity, we donated our laser time and they supplied the bats. They wrote us a thank you note for tax purposes stating the value of our donated services at $125.00 for 25 bats-or $5.00 per bat. I personally have charged as much as $20.00 for engraving a bat with team names for the coach. Never thought of doing the gloves though!
Leigh Costello
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Careful engraving regulation bats, especially aluminum ones. We looked at it when we first got our laser and were told that laser engraving them would void the warranty of the bat, and with bats running into the $400 range these days (yes, people actually buy their kids $400 bats these days), it could end up being a mess.
Not saying you can't do it, or shouldn't do it, just noting that engraving a bat might very well void the warranty on a very expensive item that you wouldn't want to have to replace.
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