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Thread: Outdoor machine nameplate material ?

  1. #16
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    RICHARD - And if they ever need a new one . . . i before e except after c.
    Boy! you must have eagle eyes! I'll have to trash that picture with the misspelling of "receive". BTW: that error was caught 'n corrected 'fore the sign was delivered to the customer; thank Heavens. I won't be using that photo 'gain for any purpose. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

    Bill
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    Thanks for all the help and info ! I'm going to go with LaserMax 1/8". The customer supplied detail drawings for all nameplates required and specifies 1/8" thick, black with white letters.

    The holes are centered on each side and not in each corner. I plan to CNC router engrave them rather than laser.

    Thanks very much again

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  3. #18
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    Steve 'n All -
    Depending upon the size 'n length of your signage - you may want' a consider more mounting holes. ? ''Though I get the idea yours won't be very large. While the UV Lasermax materials hold up well in sunlight, I have had outdoor signs warp occasionally; a bow to the sign - 'cause of heat, I'm sure. So, I've gotten in the practice of using more holes. Anybody else have this warping experience? (adding this: I'm talking 'bout having used the 1/16" thick; the 1/8" is sure to help.)

    Bill
    Last edited by Bill Stearns; 07-31-2014 at 9:45 AM.
    (Using Epilog 35W Mini 24)

  4. #19

    outdoor lasting

    how about these -- aluminum and hard board
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Null View Post
    The stuff made by Horizons is called Alumamark and it is not UV stable.
    It is if you give it a spray coat of Krylon UV spray. I earlier posted a test piece that sat on the top of my shed in the sun for a year with no fading of the coated side at all.
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  6. #21
    Bill

    The spray may well solve the problem but I have had a costly UV issue with this material and have chosen not to use it again. I haven't tried Durablack.
    Mike Null

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